Tom Friedman begins his latest op-ed in the NYT with an anecdote about Dutch chess grandmaster Jan Hein Donner who, when asked how he'd prepare for a chess match against a computer, replied: 'I would bring a hammer.'
Funny, that's how I'd prepare for a chess match with Tom Friedman, too.
An initial assessment of Microraptor fossils from China suggested the animal spread its legs out laterally and maintained its wings in a tandem pattern, in a similar manner to dragonflies."
No go. Whatever granularity of "aheadness" you set, the crucial asset needed to complete the project will come after that. Maybe not every project, but at least it's frequent wrt the projects I work on.
Theoretically, sure - in the sense that an invisibility cloak is theoretically possible. Right now we don't have the technology to make the nanostructures (and when i say nano i mean very nano) necessary for shielding the right EM frequencies.
Your questions are premised on the untrue assumption that you are your body. You aren't your body, nor any result of that body's physical operation (ie the mind). A little introspection is sufficient to convince yourself of the truth of that. Otherwise, Doug Hofstadter is an excellent place to start reading...
I know that in our marketing-driven world it's hard to believe but I agree that strategically, firewalls aren't preferable. I cut my teeth in security at a major government-funded computing infrastructure site and the head of security there didn't believe in firewalls either. I was initially dubious but eventually was convinced. This book touches on it I think.
Kills me every time i see this. Please don't compare e-voting to atms anymore. The crucial functional difference is that ATM transactions can (and are) traced back to a specific person. Votes are (supposed to be) anonymous once they are cast.
Think about that for a few seconds. It's a massive difference.
I think the fact that most people understand that their banks would never consider returning that "honesty and ethics" factors into the equation. I for one have been forced to "prove" all my bank's errors before they paid me back. They've never approached me first.
Yeah right indeed. Just because you don't know about the academic conferences/events doesn't mean they don't exist. I was on a development committee for Supercomputing '02 and I personally witnessed presentations of several genuine (and interesting) research projects. I also have it on good authority that work on it has only increased since then.
Here's a link from the conference a few months ago, perhaps you might be interested to read it... http://www.sc-conference.org/sc2004/tech_ov er.html
...there will be a link to an SGI rep discussing what they brought to the show this year. He specifically discusses the Intel-based stuff they're working on.
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Tom Friedman begins his latest op-ed in the NYT with an anecdote about Dutch chess grandmaster Jan Hein Donner who, when asked how he'd prepare for a chess match against a computer, replied: 'I would bring a hammer.'
Funny, that's how I'd prepare for a chess match with Tom Friedman, too.
I think most folks would agree it fails 1b as well
You know, except for all the other animals that are picky too...
Ex. Orcas, as widely described (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whales_of_Eden,_Australia)
You mean given the number of errors? ;-) its a slippery slope, that grammar correction thing...
Not clear?
From TFA:
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An initial assessment of Microraptor fossils from China suggested the animal spread its legs out laterally and maintained its wings in a tandem pattern, in a similar manner to dragonflies."
No go. Whatever granularity of "aheadness" you set, the crucial asset needed to complete the project will come after that. Maybe not every project, but at least it's frequent wrt the projects I work on.
exactly - and last time i checked, magnetic fields aren't bad for people. even really strong ones. eg fMRI...
Theoretically, sure - in the sense that an invisibility cloak is theoretically possible. Right now we don't have the technology to make the nanostructures (and when i say nano i mean very nano) necessary for shielding the right EM frequencies.
On a submarine? I believe the primary coolant is seawater. That man must have had nerves of steel to put down a tall glass of salty goodness.
Your questions are premised on the untrue assumption that you are your body. You aren't your body, nor any result of that body's physical operation (ie the mind). A little introspection is sufficient to convince yourself of the truth of that. Otherwise, Doug Hofstadter is an excellent place to start reading...
I know that in our marketing-driven world it's hard to believe but I agree that strategically, firewalls aren't preferable. I cut my teeth in security at a major government-funded computing infrastructure site and the head of security there didn't believe in firewalls either. I was initially dubious but eventually was convinced. This book touches on it I think.
Kills me every time i see this. Please don't compare e-voting to atms anymore. The crucial functional difference is that ATM transactions can (and are) traced back to a specific person. Votes are (supposed to be) anonymous once they are cast.
Think about that for a few seconds. It's a massive difference.
I think the fact that most people understand that their banks would never consider returning that "honesty and ethics" factors into the equation. I for one have been forced to "prove" all my bank's errors before they paid me back. They've never approached me first.
I think I hear that soapbox cracking...
this has to be the funniest sexist blunder so far.
unbiased? as you would know if you had watched, the truth has a well known liberal bias.
RTFA
the speculation is that it wouldn't be a VM but rather a native api, obviating your speed argument
you might wanna keep your DUHs to yourself
Their enrollment is substantially smaller.
Yeah right indeed. Just because you don't know about the academic conferences/events doesn't mean they don't exist. I was on a development committee for Supercomputing '02 and I personally witnessed presentations of several genuine (and interesting) research projects. I also have it on good authority that work on it has only increased since then.
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Here's a link from the conference a few months ago, perhaps you might be interested to read it...
http://www.sc-conference.org/sc2004/tech_o
...there will be a link to an SGI rep discussing what they brought to the show this year. He specifically discusses the Intel-based stuff they're working on.
http://www.sc2002.org/
in qt and real
Aaron
SC'02 webcasting committee