I really don't see what the problem is. What is Einstein going to do with his brain?
"Would you like it if someone kept a piece of one of your relatives after they died? Without even asking your permission or letting you know what they were doing? No, you wouldn't" And what gives you the right to put words in my mouth? People can dig up my relatives if they want and chop them up and put them in jars. It makes no difference. They're dead!
Yes, you would still have to bring water with you. However, getting water is generally quicker than preparing a meal (even army rations) as all you have to do is open your canteen and tip your head back. Also, the less you have to carry with you (and thus the lighter your pack), the more efficient you will be. Sometimes it's the little things that determine whether you live or die.
It seems that in all the Sci-fi novels and movies, the paramount concern with AI is that our creations will turn on their masters (take Frankenstein, for example). Rather than creating AIs that will enslave and kill off the human population, however, what are your views on the possibility that we might simply leave our bodies behind to take on the machines that we are designing (it seems that flesh and blood may soon be rendered obsolete with new technologies)? Evolving into a non-carbon based body rather than humanity simply being wiped out.
If you're looking for more really nifty backgrounds, an excellent place to start is www.digitalblasphemy.com. Unfortunately you have to pay to get at the entire collection, but he has put up quite a few backgrounds for free. Some will blow you away. Very cool.
I'm curious how they decided which five were top. Maybe my personal experience isn't indicitave of the general population, but I've personally met many more people running Debian than TurboLinux. Are they selecting based on the size of the corporation that owns that distro? Number of copies in use (and if so, how do they measure)? File size? It seems to me that most of their choices for "top distro" are the ones that have been in the mainstream news lately (Caldera, Corel) rather than the ones that are most popular or best suited for the jobs they selected.
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I really don't see what the problem is. What is Einstein going to do with his brain?
"Would you like it if someone kept a piece of one of your relatives after they died? Without even asking your permission or letting you know what they were doing? No, you wouldn't"
And what gives you the right to put words in my mouth? People can dig up my relatives if they want and chop them up and put them in jars. It makes no difference. They're dead!
Yes, you would still have to bring water with you. However, getting water is generally quicker than preparing a meal (even army rations) as all you have to do is open your canteen and tip your head back. Also, the less you have to carry with you (and thus the lighter your pack), the more efficient you will be. Sometimes it's the little things that determine whether you live or die.
It seems that in all the Sci-fi novels and movies, the paramount concern with AI is that our creations will turn on their masters (take Frankenstein, for example). Rather than creating AIs that will enslave and kill off the human population, however, what are your views on the possibility that we might simply leave our bodies behind to take on the machines that we are designing (it seems that flesh and blood may soon be rendered obsolete with new technologies)? Evolving into a non-carbon based body rather than humanity simply being wiped out.
If you're looking for more really nifty backgrounds, an excellent place to start is www.digitalblasphemy.com. Unfortunately you have to pay to get at the entire collection, but he has put up quite a few backgrounds for free. Some will blow you away. Very cool.
I'm curious how they decided which five were top. Maybe my personal experience isn't indicitave of the general population, but I've personally met many more people running Debian than TurboLinux. Are they selecting based on the size of the corporation that owns that distro? Number of copies in use (and if so, how do they measure)? File size? It seems to me that most of their choices for "top distro" are the ones that have been in the mainstream news lately (Caldera, Corel) rather than the ones that are most popular or best suited for the jobs they selected.