So I'm over at my new (i'm recently married) brother in-law's house.
His wife's mother mentions that the school is close by, and starts complaining about it. The bus doesn't stop here!, The school expects them to walk a MILE (if that)
Then she starts talking about how she's going to to got PTA meetings and bring the milk cartons with missing kids. About how America was supposed to stop this sort of thing!
I had to bite my tongue. All I could think of was how great it would be if the kids were close enough to walk. And how child abduction is at its lowest ever. And how if you coddle your kids then they'll never grow up.../digress
Sapient, Sentient, Conscious and Self-Aware aren't all the same?
I'd say: Babies are Sentient (Can feel and perceive), Marginally Sapient (can make basic judgments only), Conscious (aware that stuff is going on[when they're, you know, awake]) and not very self-aware (not much identity of self)
Regarding the dog conversation above, I dont think this is much different than a dog. I heard a line once "A kid is like a dog that grows up and learns how to talk". (don't hate me, kids are cool)
The robot? It can perceive, it can act based on stimulus. Feel?- No. Sentient no not really. Then none of the other things either.
I'm not sure the Babies are human and therefore have human intelligence makes sense. A person in a persistent vegetative state is human, but not sentient.
I'm all for DIY home innovation and experiments, but this is going to be illegal pretty soon. Well not outright illegal, but like this: DIY Home Science Under Attack
And maybe we won't. Ever wonder why we've never visited by aliens? (And I mean an actual visit, with hand-shaking or gun-shooting, not some drunken redneck staring at weather balloons or lights.)
Maybe it's because the gap across stars is too large to cross, and there's simply no science to bridge the distance.
In a finite universe somebody has to be first.
Clearly the enterprise doesn't carry around a fuel tank 500 times itself in size. Instead they run on magic (the fuel never runs out).
Sweet dilithuim magic. They never do seem to run out even though they're always ejecting the cores at enemies
"I might send a text message on my cell phone once every month or two. I also sometimes post on web forums, but don't really consider it an efficient form of communication." - You say in a web forum.
I have a hard time believing you read and post to slashdot without knowing what twitter is.
"A place where everyone is constantly talking about themselves, and where no one is listening because they are all too busy talking about themselves and don't give a shit about anyone but themselves anyway."
-Although this part is probably true of many things online or off.
I POST images from my phone. When I got my android I actually started using facebook. Its pretty convenient to post pics for my family when we're out doing stuff.
Ironically this means I don't have to use my phone to actually call people as often.
I'm thinking of voting 3rd party across the board. To reference south park, the options are between a shit sandwich and a giant douche. If I vote for neither (but still vote) at least I'm saying the status quo isn't acceptable.
I don't care if it's a green party hippy or a libertarian wing nut, if we start spreading our votes away from the republocrats and democains then eventually the third party option might be viable. Which at best would cause the D's and R's diversify and we'll still have a third option.
Or at least we'll go from shit sandwhich and giant douche to shit sandwich, giant douche and a choad.
Slashdot Mirror
I wouldn't mind having a Tricia Helfer robot, so long as it was programmed not to try and kill me.
How is creating a new government not revolution?
Big Money loves subsidies, and regulations that bar new competition.
They don't love regulations that protect regular people.
(regular people - people making less than $250K)
I would if I could
What's the most valuable use of time?
How does this apply to video games?
Many games are available on multiple platforms but many are tied to a single platform.
Wii sports is tethered to the Wii. If a law like this passed would they have to make it available on Playstation, Xbox and PC?
Sorry a little off topic but...
So I'm over at my new (i'm recently married) brother in-law's house.
His wife's mother mentions that the school is close by, and starts complaining about it. The bus doesn't stop here!, The school expects them to walk a MILE (if that)
Then she starts talking about how she's going to to got PTA meetings and bring the milk cartons with missing kids. About how America was supposed to stop this sort of thing!
I had to bite my tongue. All I could think of was how great it would be if the kids were close enough to walk. And how child abduction is at its lowest ever. And how if you coddle your kids then they'll never grow up... /digress
Whoever can effectively land and start taking minerals first.
The Earth is down.
Screw that I'm going to go build my own moon mine, with hookers and blackjack and whiskey.
In fact, forget the moon mine!
Even to keep it in the realm of aircraft there's the F-22, JSF, Stealth Bombers, SR-71s, ...
In commercial aircraft there's still the A380 and the 787...
Transcontinental high speed railways.
Your laptop can feel? What does it feel?
Are you thinking Sapient?
Sapient, Sentient, Conscious and Self-Aware aren't all the same?
I'd say: Babies are Sentient (Can feel and perceive), Marginally Sapient (can make basic judgments only), Conscious (aware that stuff is going on[when they're, you know, awake]) and not very self-aware (not much identity of self)
Regarding the dog conversation above, I dont think this is much different than a dog. I heard a line once "A kid is like a dog that grows up and learns how to talk".
(don't hate me, kids are cool)
The robot? It can perceive, it can act based on stimulus. Feel?- No. Sentient no not really. Then none of the other things either.
I'm not sure the Babies are human and therefore have human intelligence makes sense. A person in a persistent vegetative state is human, but not sentient.
What are the qualifications to be be considered sentient?
I'm all for DIY home innovation and experiments, but this is going to be illegal pretty soon. Well not outright illegal, but like this: DIY Home Science Under Attack
Whatever happened to Veeb's stuff anyway?
Tomacco?
.... Porn studios want to sue a bunch of people? They call Andrew Crossley. Layers make millions.....
...reality and fiction.
So the trend here is: The more clothes your women wear the more guns you need?
I'm in the photo too. If you look down on Earth in the bottom left of the photo and "enhance" 300x you can clearly see me washing my car.
You don't see me suing though.
And maybe we won't. Ever wonder why we've never visited by aliens? (And I mean an actual visit, with hand-shaking or gun-shooting, not some drunken redneck staring at weather balloons or lights.)
Maybe it's because the gap across stars is too large to cross, and there's simply no science to bridge the distance.
In a finite universe somebody has to be first.
Clearly the enterprise doesn't carry around a fuel tank 500 times itself in size. Instead they run on magic (the fuel never runs out).
Sweet dilithuim magic. They never do seem to run out even though they're always ejecting the cores at enemies
"I might send a text message on my cell phone once every month or two. I also sometimes post on web forums, but don't really consider it an efficient form of communication." - You say in a web forum.
I have a hard time believing you read and post to slashdot without knowing what twitter is.
"A place where everyone is constantly talking about themselves, and where no one is listening because they are all too busy talking about themselves and don't give a shit about anyone but themselves anyway."
-Although this part is probably true of many things online or off.
I POST images from my phone. When I got my android I actually started using facebook. Its pretty convenient to post pics for my family when we're out doing stuff.
Ironically this means I don't have to use my phone to actually call people as often.
(queue posts claiming i misused "ironically")
I'm thinking of voting 3rd party across the board. To reference south park, the options are between a shit sandwich and a giant douche. If I vote for neither (but still vote) at least I'm saying the status quo isn't acceptable.
I don't care if it's a green party hippy or a libertarian wing nut, if we start spreading our votes away from the republocrats and democains then eventually the third party option might be viable. Which at best would cause the D's and R's diversify and we'll still have a third option.
Or at least we'll go from shit sandwhich and giant douche to shit sandwich, giant douche and a choad.