Creating a robot that is as capable at general tasks as a human is pointless, at least from the economic standpoint (unless you need a Terminator). Humans are cheaper than robots.
They are now. Calculators used to be more expensive than hiring ten people to do the job.
Then, imagine fixing such a robot.
Since we're talking about the distant future, I imagine the thing will eventually be able to fix himself. Or be fixed by his peers.
Usually it is not necessary to install games as root, unless you want to install in Program Files. Any time you want to install something and make it available to all users, a system requires Administrator access (or any user who can write to such directories).
Most desktop computers are single user systems, and in such cases the border between regular user and Administrator is arbitrarily defined.
Some games are poorly designed, and require Administrator access even if you want to install into My Documents, and sometimes games are so poorly designed that they require Administrator access to play.
My question is: Why are spammers doing things like that? I mean, here you have a person who obviously does not want spam, and has specifically set up a filter
This is a known fact that some people know, some people understand, but others won't believe no matter how many times they see it. People are STUPID. Nobody likes spam. Over 50% of Americans have bought something from spam. Even the ones who rant and rave about it, and the ones who set up filters and challenge response systems, etc. Many of them will buy something or get scammed by spam. Economics professors, computer engineers, successful billionaire businessmen, etc are not immune.
It upset our oil supply, thereby raising the price of oil. The oil cos, and subsequently the Bush family, liked that. Halliburton got paid way too much for a government contract that was handed to them on a silver platter. Every stock holder in Halliburton, including most of the Bush administration liked that.
I'm sure there were many reasons we went to war. They all point to money and power.
Linux is free, no? Linux is easy to install, per every Penguin T-shirt wearing promoter's repeated claims. Linux is more open. Linux has all the office, email, and web applications most people need. Linux is more stable. Linux is more secure. Linux is better in almost every way, they tell us.
How, exactly, is Linux not a valid alternative?
Linux is all of those things. However, Windows is easier to install. It comes pre-installed. Windows has better marketing. Linux has word-of-mouth, but Windows has lots and lots of cash. And regular people have heard of Windows. Windows has historical precedence. Lots of companies have custom programs that run on only Windows. While Linux is more stable now, Windows was kind of stable when Linux was still in diapers (Windows 95 vs Linux 1.x). Windows has momentum. They have a monopoly now, and monopolies are always hard to dislodge, regardless of superior alternatives.
This country is going to hell in a handbasket economic wise and these technological industries are one of the US's last hopes.
What I find ironic is our own government is trying to stifle a major breadwinner for this country, while the rest of the world thrives at our expense.
Wake up America. Compete and embrace our home grown successes or go out of business, not to mention Microsoft uprooting itself and moving to a more economic friendly country.
But where does Microsoft's money come from? Mostly from American companies and American people. Where does the money go to? I bet most of it stays here in America, but a lot of it goes to foreign stock holders. So, does more money go out, or come in? Even if more money comes in, or it is neutral, that is probably overwhelmed by the lack of efficiency in the exchange. Nobody makes 100% profit. And don't forget all of the American money lost due to cracking MS systems, sales lost due to reliability problems, and man-hours lost due to maintenance issues. And how much money would the competition make, if they were allowed to exist?
Am I the only one who things MS had a major case of trademark infringement on this one calling their format Office Open XML?
The problem is that Microsoft called their Office Suite "Office", and Sun called their free Office Suite "Open Office". Multiple companies using generic names for their products is bound to cause confusion. If one or more of them had named their program something like "Firefox" or "Poopaladoo", we would not have such confusion.
Every Time I see OOXML, I have to stop and think and then remember that it's not related to OpenOffice.
I call it MOO-XML. You can also remember the mnemonic phrase, "It's not open, it's not XML, and it's not a standard."
At universities, this has replaced e-mail as a primary form of communication. I ask people I meet for an e-mail address. They tell me to look them up on facebook. At a university, you would literally be cutting out much of your social life if you never used facebook, because most of the people at the school expect that you will communicate with them through it.
The only time I ever [tell people to look me up on facebook] is when I don't actually want someone to get ahold of me.
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I agree. If someone says they don't have an email address, they are probably lying. Doesn't facebook require that you give them your email address when you sign up?
My take is that collective sum of knowledge does not change much over time, neither growing nor shrinking. Could you build a crossbow? How hard would it be for you to even FIND a person that could buid you a crossbow?
I disagree with your point, too. The sum of human knowledge does indeed improve over time, by most definitions of "sum of knowledge." We still have records of almost everything that was done since recorded history. What has been lost is not nearly as much as has been obtained. Maybe you don't know how to smelt bronze, nor I, but it is a part of the sum of human knowledge. With a little research, and some time to learn we can do anything the people of 3000 years ago could. They couldn't do a lot of what we can do now.
One of the most important advances we have made is in research. We have libraries and the internet. We can obtain knowledge much faster and more efficiently than our ancestors could.
My real name is very common. Over 1 million hits, and none of them on the first few pages are me. I tried my online nickname. Over 2 million hits, 1 of them on the first page is me. wk2 is my online nickname initials.
One of the reasons I chose a common online nickname is because it is cool, and great minds think alike. The other reason is because I WANT to remain anonymous. If an employer wants to research me, they will have to ask for help. They can ask me for a starting point, and for links to my work. I don't think this has hindered me getting a job in the past, but you can never be sure.
That is exactly what I was going to say. The primary reason I have kept my no-longer-activated cell phone is to dial 911 if needed. I have to find out if it has this bug, and disable it if I can, or get another phone. This truly is a fatal flaw.
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I wonder if they would let me use a pirated copy.
'nuff said.
You're not supposed to do that. Dropping HDDs voids the warranty.
The ocean is a closed system?
Dude! It's on the internet! What's not to believe?
P.S. This post is a joke.
Microsoft recently had an AI Santa Claus you could talk to over some service of theirs. It was definitely interesting.
They are now. Calculators used to be more expensive than hiring ten people to do the job.
Since we're talking about the distant future, I imagine the thing will eventually be able to fix himself. Or be fixed by his peers.
It isn't XML either.
So Microsoft supports everything for up to 10 years, except for stuff that is almost 10 years old?
Usually it is not necessary to install games as root, unless you want to install in Program Files. Any time you want to install something and make it available to all users, a system requires Administrator access (or any user who can write to such directories).
Most desktop computers are single user systems, and in such cases the border between regular user and Administrator is arbitrarily defined.
Some games are poorly designed, and require Administrator access even if you want to install into My Documents, and sometimes games are so poorly designed that they require Administrator access to play.
Yep. And the frequent injections weren't so bad after they got used to them.
I paid over $100 for a graphics card in 2003. I paid $30 for my graphics card about a year and a half ago. It is a Nvidia 5500 FX 128 MB.
I'm not a hard core gamer though.
He can redeem himself, as long as he drinks Mountain Dew.
Real life banks are not secure. They are just as likely to be hacked as any other web site. In the U.S., they are FDIC insured, though.
This is a known fact that some people know, some people understand, but others won't believe no matter how many times they see it. People are STUPID. Nobody likes spam. Over 50% of Americans have bought something from spam. Even the ones who rant and rave about it, and the ones who set up filters and challenge response systems, etc. Many of them will buy something or get scammed by spam. Economics professors, computer engineers, successful billionaire businessmen, etc are not immune.
It upset our oil supply, thereby raising the price of oil. The oil cos, and subsequently the Bush family, liked that. Halliburton got paid way too much for a government contract that was handed to them on a silver platter. Every stock holder in Halliburton, including most of the Bush administration liked that.
I'm sure there were many reasons we went to war. They all point to money and power.
Linux is all of those things. However, Windows is easier to install. It comes pre-installed. Windows has better marketing. Linux has word-of-mouth, but Windows has lots and lots of cash. And regular people have heard of Windows. Windows has historical precedence. Lots of companies have custom programs that run on only Windows. While Linux is more stable now, Windows was kind of stable when Linux was still in diapers (Windows 95 vs Linux 1.x). Windows has momentum. They have a monopoly now, and monopolies are always hard to dislodge, regardless of superior alternatives.
But where does Microsoft's money come from? Mostly from American companies and American people. Where does the money go to? I bet most of it stays here in America, but a lot of it goes to foreign stock holders. So, does more money go out, or come in? Even if more money comes in, or it is neutral, that is probably overwhelmed by the lack of efficiency in the exchange. Nobody makes 100% profit. And don't forget all of the American money lost due to cracking MS systems, sales lost due to reliability problems, and man-hours lost due to maintenance issues. And how much money would the competition make, if they were allowed to exist?
The problem is that Microsoft called their Office Suite "Office", and Sun called their free Office Suite "Open Office". Multiple companies using generic names for their products is bound to cause confusion. If one or more of them had named their program something like "Firefox" or "Poopaladoo", we would not have such confusion.
I call it MOO-XML. You can also remember the mnemonic phrase, "It's not open, it's not XML, and it's not a standard."
Burn!!
I agree. If someone says they don't have an email address, they are probably lying. Doesn't facebook require that you give them your email address when you sign up?
victoriassecret.com was working fine last time I checked. For research.
Just ask a search engine.
I disagree with your point, too. The sum of human knowledge does indeed improve over time, by most definitions of "sum of knowledge." We still have records of almost everything that was done since recorded history. What has been lost is not nearly as much as has been obtained. Maybe you don't know how to smelt bronze, nor I, but it is a part of the sum of human knowledge. With a little research, and some time to learn we can do anything the people of 3000 years ago could. They couldn't do a lot of what we can do now.
One of the most important advances we have made is in research. We have libraries and the internet. We can obtain knowledge much faster and more efficiently than our ancestors could.
I think he meant from the actual movie, not a quote from the audience's reaction.
My real name is very common. Over 1 million hits, and none of them on the first few pages are me. I tried my online nickname. Over 2 million hits, 1 of them on the first page is me. wk2 is my online nickname initials.
One of the reasons I chose a common online nickname is because it is cool, and great minds think alike. The other reason is because I WANT to remain anonymous. If an employer wants to research me, they will have to ask for help. They can ask me for a starting point, and for links to my work. I don't think this has hindered me getting a job in the past, but you can never be sure.
That is exactly what I was going to say. The primary reason I have kept my no-longer-activated cell phone is to dial 911 if needed. I have to find out if it has this bug, and disable it if I can, or get another phone. This truly is a fatal flaw.