And technology does do bad things, for one we're helluva lot better at polluting the planet than we were without technology
You said yourself: "we're helluva lot better at polluting the planet"... the culprit isn't technology. The culprit is people. Technology can clean up pollution, even eliminate it at its source in some cases. You're blaming the gun for the thoughts and actions of the person who decided to fire it, which is wrong. Guns and technology have no way to say "No, wait, don't do that!"
I agree, but not with your comparison. A gun was designed to kill, or at least harm or threat. Technology in general, on the other hand, was not meant to pollute.
Thank you for your reply. It explains on the re-usability of the robots. But that was not entirely my point
My questions were meant somewhat sarcastic and rhetorical. What I meant was: say I want to throw money and build a house the quickest possible, when can you deliver it? to me that is build time. The raising from the ground is only a part of it. If that is shortened than I am positively surprised, but I expect it is not yet so, except maybe if I'd want the construction of a large and very monotone building, i.e. a soviet-style flat.
The first prototype -- a watertight shell of a two-story house built in 24 hours without a single builder on site -- will be erected in California before April. The robots are rigged to a metal frame, enabling them to shuttle in three dimensions and assemble the structure of the house layer by layer. The sole foreman on site operates a computer programmed with the designer's plans...
Maybe the house can be built in 24 hours, but how long does it take to build the metal rails for the robots? Are the robots reusable or do we have to add the build time for the robots? How long does it take to program the robots?
The process can probably be optimized by firing the people who work on this project and replacing them by robots.
Linux just requires someone to install your computer properly. If it works, you get to the window manager, have a menu with the programs you need, people will figure the rest out themselves. The problem is that ignorant people try to install Linux themselves. That does requires training.
Revolutions happen by accident if at all, not on purpose.
Ehm... no. Revolutions are time bombs waiting to go off. Marx for instance triggered the Russian revolution. He was sent in WW1 to stop Russia as an ally.
Humble apologies for my minor correction.
More interesting (and a bit scary) is that the SP, which started as a maoistic party in 1971, received 17% of the votes. They had 6% of the votes in 2003. Although they claim to be a a more socialistic at this time, it still is the farthest left in dutch politics.
Public Function Speak(language as variant) Speak = true End Function
Private Function RunWindows(language as integer, pattent as array) If pattent(language) == True Then RunWindows = false else RunWindows = Crash endif End Function
Private Sub Crash MsgBox("Keyboard not connected, press F1 to continue...") Crash = true End Function
Or something like that. And please pattent, just in case.
Christians believe in Christ. That is the only connection in the many types of Christianity, but is there true Christianity? Right Christianity is personal and a matter of debate.
I am not Christian in the sense that I believe in a god or go to church. (Please don't judge a atheist by the action of other atheists). But just like a 'good' Christian I believe there are good choices in life and bad ones.
This man probably believes he is doing the right thing, believes he does good. I disagree with his teaching since
he judges others
and tries to scare others to follow his point of view. This is just as bad as Islamic radicalism is in Islamic countries. It disallows a free point of view, it limits thinking. It wants to influence others. This scares me.
But is he a bad man? Can we judge him by his belief? His intentions were good and he was a strong believer. Therefore he was a good Christian. He may only have interpreted the bible wrong, in the point of view of others. But as mentioned the right point of view is very subjective. We therefore can only judge his actions.
I think there is wisdom in the bible, although dated, as there is in other religions. The wisdom of the bible hasn't been adapted in time, however. It contains old insights and explanations. It shouldn't be taken too literally for that reason.
I know there are good Christians, and I do not want to disrespect their believes. Believe can give hope and compassion and certainties, people need that, and I respect that.
Memory in neurons, as shown by Kandel, requires changes in the synapse. For instance memory involves changes in the number and types of receptors. A synapse doesn't just transmit a zero or a one like computers, a synapse is a location where many signals collide. Although threading may be an interesting option for higher order memory, something like conscious memory, memory on a cellular level as known at this time works on a different level.
A lot of knowledge about the working of memory comes from a snail called Aplysia californica. Surprisingly maybe, these snails already have the neural mechanism that works - allthough on a much larger scale - in our brains:
Nobel-prize winner Kandel elucidated a mechanism of memory with the gill reflex in Aplysia: the response to a water jet on the gill which could lead to long term- and short term memory. Two possible 'directions' of memory are habituation and sensitization.
Habituation is a downregulation of the response to a signal. In snails the response of the gill reflex will decrease over time, just like you forget a source of noise if you hear it long enough.
Sensitization is a mechanism in which the response to a signal is increased. The response of the gill reflex can be increased when it is coupled by another stimulation. For instance a small electrical shock on the head. This model was already known from Pavlov's studies on dogs: a bell can induce a 'food' response when previously associated with food. The aplysia model was more suitable for study on a cellular scale, however.
to quote the article this is how communication between neurons work:
The synapse allows two neurons to communicate with one another. Each synapse involves a transmission point that sends a signal across a small gap to a receiving area.
Signals are sent in the form of a chemical substance, known as a neurotransmitter. These chemicals move across the gap and bind to receptors embedded in the receiving area.
Here I should mention the transmission at a synapse involves many signals, not just one. The synapse is a location that is carefully regulated. Sensitization and habituation occur at the synapse. The synapse changes physiologically in these events.
This AMPA receptor is one of the receptors that is associated with the learning response. It isn't the only receptor, though, and signals in the synapse are very complex and regulated through many signaling pathways.
100% of these comparative studies are highly speculative.
Take into account:
10% of the DNA codes for proteins (this DNA was sequenced in HUGO on which most comparative studies were based)
90% was named junk-DNA, but isn't really. It is now recognized that it is functional in the sense that it regulates the expression of other genes. This DNA can differ a lot more among individuals and species.
The functions of 'junk'-DNA are only partially known, but it is clear that in addition to some proteins (expressed by the 10% DNA) 'junk' DNA is responsible for differences among cell types. Every cell expresses it's own subset of genes (produces it's own set of proteins, has it's own function). Since we barely know which cell expresses what genes, how can we even try to compare among species?
It is the same as stating galaxy X is 90% the same as galaxy Y. What do these comparative studies want to prove anyway?
If 90% of the bibles have the same content, tell me about religious people.
It can cot businesses millions if their website is not available to customers. If DDOSing hurts business, then why should it not be a civil issue? Let the civil jurisdiction deal with it, because it certainly isn't something that is worthy of jail time.
Its is often accompanied by blackmail and extortion. I think a severe punishment is in place, although the definition needs to be refined.
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But mars is the god of war, not of peace, so hippies won't work.
how about as an opposite of highly-driven, task-oriented people:
through-the-dirt-crawling trigger-happy soldiers?
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well, if you have to design a crime, why not do it open source?
not plutonium was used, but polonium.
I agree, but not with your comparison. A gun was designed to kill, or at least harm or threat. Technology in general, on the other hand, was not meant to pollute.
Mod parent dupe up.
Thank you for your reply. It explains on the re-usability of the robots. But that was not entirely my point
My questions were meant somewhat sarcastic and rhetorical. What I meant was: say I want to throw money and build a house the quickest possible, when can you deliver it? to me that is build time. The raising from the ground is only a part of it. If that is shortened than I am positively surprised, but I expect it is not yet so, except maybe if I'd want the construction of a large and very monotone building, i.e. a soviet-style flat.
Maybe the house can be built in 24 hours, but how long does it take to build the metal rails for the robots? Are the robots reusable or do we have to add the build time for the robots? How long does it take to program the robots?
The process can probably be optimized by firing the people who work on this project and replacing them by robots.
Measuring with your thumbs and feet, that's just so barbaric!
you can reinstall a kernel without black screen with:
NVIDIA-[...].run -a --kernel-name=[NEW KERNEL NR] --no-x-check --no-runlevel-check --kernel-module-only
NEW KERNEL NR is the number for the new kernel as in `uname -r`
Maybe they could be called 'branch cells' instead
If you want to laugh read through the comments. Laugh or be concerned, that is.
Linux just requires someone to install your computer properly. If it works, you get to the window manager, have a menu with the programs you need, people will figure the rest out themselves. The problem is that ignorant people try to install Linux themselves. That does requires training.
and no bugs as in "bush"
More interesting (and a bit scary) is that the SP, which started as a maoistic party in 1971, received 17% of the votes. They had 6% of the votes in 2003. Although they claim to be a a more socialistic at this time, it still is the farthest left in dutch politics.
Unless you were the first to invent it, probably.
Christians believe in Christ. That is the only connection in the many types of Christianity, but is there true Christianity? Right Christianity is personal and a matter of debate.
I am not Christian in the sense that I believe in a god or go to church. (Please don't judge a atheist by the action of other atheists). But just like a 'good' Christian I believe there are good choices in life and bad ones.
This man probably believes he is doing the right thing, believes he does good. I disagree with his teaching since
- he judges others
and tries to scare others to follow his point of view. This is just as bad as Islamic radicalism is in Islamic countries. It disallows a free point of view, it limits thinking. It wants to influence others. This scares me.But is he a bad man? Can we judge him by his belief? His intentions were good and he was a strong believer. Therefore he was a good Christian. He may only have interpreted the bible wrong, in the point of view of others. But as mentioned the right point of view is very subjective. We therefore can only judge his actions.
I think there is wisdom in the bible, although dated, as there is in other religions. The wisdom of the bible hasn't been adapted in time, however. It contains old insights and explanations. It shouldn't be taken too literally for that reason.
I know there are good Christians, and I do not want to disrespect their believes. Believe can give hope and compassion and certainties, people need that, and I respect that.
Memory in neurons, as shown by Kandel, requires changes in the synapse. For instance memory involves changes in the number and types of receptors. A synapse doesn't just transmit a zero or a one like computers, a synapse is a location where many signals collide. Although threading may be an interesting option for higher order memory, something like conscious memory, memory on a cellular level as known at this time works on a different level.
Nobel-prize winner Kandel elucidated a mechanism of memory with the gill reflex in Aplysia: the response to a water jet on the gill which could lead to long term- and short term memory. Two possible 'directions' of memory are habituation and sensitization.
Habituation is a downregulation of the response to a signal. In snails the response of the gill reflex will decrease over time, just like you forget a source of noise if you hear it long enough.
Sensitization is a mechanism in which the response to a signal is increased. The response of the gill reflex can be increased when it is coupled by another stimulation. For instance a small electrical shock on the head. This model was already known from Pavlov's studies on dogs: a bell can induce a 'food' response when previously associated with food. The aplysia model was more suitable for study on a cellular scale, however.
to quote the article this is how communication between neurons work:
Here I should mention the transmission at a synapse involves many signals, not just one. The synapse is a location that is carefully regulated. Sensitization and habituation occur at the synapse. The synapse changes physiologically in these events.
This AMPA receptor is one of the receptors that is associated with the learning response. It isn't the only receptor, though, and signals in the synapse are very complex and regulated through many signaling pathways.
Here's more about memory:
http://www.journals.royalsoc.ac.uk/(vzapqd45k3ktb
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/full/25/23/5
100% of these comparative studies are highly speculative. Take into account: 10% of the DNA codes for proteins (this DNA was sequenced in HUGO on which most comparative studies were based) 90% was named junk-DNA, but isn't really. It is now recognized that it is functional in the sense that it regulates the expression of other genes. This DNA can differ a lot more among individuals and species. The functions of 'junk'-DNA are only partially known, but it is clear that in addition to some proteins (expressed by the 10% DNA) 'junk' DNA is responsible for differences among cell types. Every cell expresses it's own subset of genes (produces it's own set of proteins, has it's own function). Since we barely know which cell expresses what genes, how can we even try to compare among species? It is the same as stating galaxy X is 90% the same as galaxy Y. What do these comparative studies want to prove anyway? If 90% of the bibles have the same content, tell me about religious people.
It can cot businesses millions if their website is not available to customers. If DDOSing hurts business, then why should it not be a civil issue? Let the civil jurisdiction deal with it, because it certainly isn't something that is worthy of jail time. Its is often accompanied by blackmail and extortion. I think a severe punishment is in place, although the definition needs to be refined.
All these years my sister used the phone while I wanted to be on the internet. I was right all along!