Species don't have goals. When in history have a majority of humans ever agreen upon a common goal? You seem suprised that humans are not all clones, some of us even have thought processes of our own. Of course this means that they may hold opinions in oposition to your own opinions.
WE are only species on the planet uniquely equipped to have even a chance of surviving the inevitable destruction of the Earth.
Unless you plan on destroying the earth soon, that is a very short term thinking. We may be the most advanced species right now, however that may only be because we made all other species that had a chance extinct. In any case there is always cosmic panspermia that doesn't require our level of intelligence to spread.
I just don't get this "HUMANS BAD" crap that so many are spewing.
At least that moral argument was backed up with a justification. Where is the justification for humans are not bad?
Golden path anyone???
Quotes from Dune are not arguments for or against anything.
While this is true, there's a quickly closing time window where it might be possible to keep that lifestyle while still having a planet to live on, by switching to alternative power sources when they're sufficiently developed.
At one point in the past, stone-based tools allowed humans to improve their lifestyle. As soon as better alternatives were developed, a switch occurred. This isn't any different (except for the irreparable implications of not making the switch soon).
That's a bloody big exception. So what happens if the new technology is not developed at all or even delayed? We just keep on destroying what we have until its gone?
And if one of the players has never played before how will that be an interesting experience for him or the group? Your counter argument appears to fail and countering the original argument. Are you a politician or a journalist?
AC hits the nail on the head again. How is blizzard going to get their cut if you can just mod your offline game instead of buying from their exchange?
This is the heart of the anti-Apple rant. Some of you are so stubborn that you'd rather change your own oil, even if it costs you MORE money to do so than to let somebody else dictate the steps (proper steps that work just fine, mind you) and process to change the oil. It's this mentality that the has driven the rest of us to coin the phrase, "he's so damn smart he's stupid", when it comes to talking about our software developer coworkers.
My understanding is different than yours. Some of us want to choose who changes our oil (DIY or 3rd party) and don't want to be locked into $car_manufacturer who would likely cost us $x * %30.
Most people... && Unless you are planning on making money from an iOS app, you won't go out and buy a Mac just to allow you to put a few apps on your phone.
I believe this was the key point. Professional software developers do not enter into the argument.
I can't find the link I was after but here is a similar one
I wouldn't use the word belief. Its just my observations and I'll be happy to change it given evidence. Without some external "magical" process the simplest explanation is that thought occurs within the brain. Thoughts appearing, without the processing of external inputs or internal feedback, sounds very similar to divine inspiration, and we are back at god. What do I have against god? Once god is used as an explanation it is no longer possible to have a reasonable conversation or argument.
While I have seen babies born, I can't speak about your personal experiences. However, The womb is not the dark silent cave you may imagine. There is plenty of inputs for the brain to start processing. I would rather search for the reason behind your second child's anger rather than believe it was due to an unexplainable spontaneous emotion.
Brains do more than compute. They originate ideas, they dream, they create, they appreciate, they love and they hate and they hurt. Machines can't and won't do any of those.
Dreaming, creating, love, etc, its all output based on input just like a computer. I haven't seen any evidence otherwise. Just because its not currently understood how it works does not mean its magic. That path leads to god.
A computer is binary, on or off. It's just logic gates (and, or, nand, nor) strung together.
Sure current popular ones are. There is work on more complex wetware computers though. In any case brains are either on or off, its just harder to get them back to on once they are off.
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Species don't have goals. When in history have a majority of humans ever agreen upon a common goal? You seem suprised that humans are not all clones, some of us even have thought processes of our own. Of course this means that they may hold opinions in oposition to your own opinions.
WE are only species on the planet uniquely equipped to have even a chance of surviving the inevitable destruction of the Earth.
Unless you plan on destroying the earth soon, that is a very short term thinking. We may be the most advanced species right now, however that may only be because we made all other species that had a chance extinct. In any case there is always cosmic panspermia that doesn't require our level of intelligence to spread.
I just don't get this "HUMANS BAD" crap that so many are spewing.
At least that moral argument was backed up with a justification. Where is the justification for humans are not bad?
Golden path anyone???
Quotes from Dune are not arguments for or against anything.
Technically you're correct, however I was just going with the majority usage of the word here. English is a living language...
Real slashdot readers would not be fooled so easily.
Queue the protests
If we didn't keep them (patent clerks, businesses, courts) busy with patents they may have got up to much worse antics.
There was no solution posted though. If you don't trust the client it doesn't matter if you store the data client side or server side.
While this is true, there's a quickly closing time window where it might be possible to keep that lifestyle while still having a planet to live on, by switching to alternative power sources when they're sufficiently developed.
At one point in the past, stone-based tools allowed humans to improve their lifestyle. As soon as better alternatives were developed, a switch occurred. This isn't any different (except for the irreparable implications of not making the switch soon).
That's a bloody big exception. So what happens if the new technology is not developed at all or even delayed? We just keep on destroying what we have until its gone?
Who plays Diablo 2 offline???
Many many people.
And if one of the players has never played before how will that be an interesting experience for him or the group? Your counter argument appears to fail and countering the original argument. Are you a politician or a journalist?
Follow the money. How will they capture a recurring income stream without forcing always online play? DRM is possibly just an added bonus.
AC hits the nail on the head again. How is blizzard going to get their cut if you can just mod your offline game instead of buying from their exchange?
Fantastic, all we need to do is marry Muhammed to Jesus and peace and harmony will reign for 4400 years.
Eclipse works perfectly well with KDE.
Why should we not pay for free wifi? Do you complain about having to pay for the sidewalks so that visitors can walk around the city?
Thats great, but how do any of those features enhance the offline single player game?
You seem to be confusing jail breaking and rooting. They are not the same thing.
This is the heart of the anti-Apple rant. Some of you are so stubborn that you'd rather change your own oil, even if it costs you MORE money to do so than to let somebody else dictate the steps (proper steps that work just fine, mind you) and process to change the oil. It's this mentality that the has driven the rest of us to coin the phrase, "he's so damn smart he's stupid", when it comes to talking about our software developer coworkers.
My understanding is different than yours. Some of us want to choose who changes our oil (DIY or 3rd party) and don't want to be locked into $car_manufacturer who would likely cost us $x * %30.
Most people ... && Unless you are planning on making money from an iOS app, you won't go out and buy a Mac just to allow you to put a few apps on your phone.
I believe this was the key point. Professional software developers do not enter into the argument.
The only solution is to swap our names for guids. I've named my son: 18wVuacCmFcpwh1b8EE2RFtK4K4vkv4ty3
Sorry, too busy generating bitcoins to participate.
I personally keep my used condoms in the freezer, it is eaiser on the nose that way.
I can't find the link I was after but here is a similar one
I wouldn't use the word belief. Its just my observations and I'll be happy to change it given evidence. Without some external "magical" process the simplest explanation is that thought occurs within the brain. Thoughts appearing, without the processing of external inputs or internal feedback, sounds very similar to divine inspiration, and we are back at god. What do I have against god? Once god is used as an explanation it is no longer possible to have a reasonable conversation or argument.
While I have seen babies born, I can't speak about your personal experiences. However, The womb is not the dark silent cave you may imagine. There is plenty of inputs for the brain to start processing. I would rather search for the reason behind your second child's anger rather than believe it was due to an unexplainable spontaneous emotion.
Brains do more than compute. They originate ideas, they dream, they create, they appreciate, they love and they hate and they hurt. Machines can't and won't do any of those.
Dreaming, creating, love, etc, its all output based on input just like a computer. I haven't seen any evidence otherwise. Just because its not currently understood how it works does not mean its magic. That path leads to god.
A computer is binary, on or off. It's just logic gates (and, or, nand, nor) strung together.
Sure current popular ones are. There is work on more complex wetware computers though. In any case brains are either on or off, its just harder to get them back to on once they are off.
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How many beads do I have to string on an abacus before it becomes sentient? A computer is simply an abacus with billions of beads.
What does it take to become sentient, a soul? Our brains are just a differently configured abacus.
Nanotech already done