I see from your link that you have to use approved libraries. But it says, "In the case of a MOD, a copy of the original game must be available to install.".
This raises some questions for me. Co you can bring in any game you want and make a "mod" for it? What's the reasoning behind restricting users to approved libraries, if they can use any existing game? If you're making a mod, you would usually have access to the original game's sound/music/graphics. Does the music, sound and graphics that you use have to be created during the 48 hours? Doesn't the fact that you allow mods seem a little unfair to those who just made everything from scratch?
To summarize, why wouldn't you level the playing field by making the available tools much more restrictive? For example, allow only a few languages (C++, Java, C#, VB) and a few graphics libraries (OpenGL, DirectX, Swing).
Also, did any of the contestants even make a mod?
Thanks... just curious. These kind of contests, like ACM, are fun.
"Their capacity to excel mentally and physically is widely known. These findings suggest that this may be achieved not by greater effort but by reducing effort when not needed and increasing it in relevant conditions. They appear to be able to appropriately tune their behavior to the environment."
by this large 8th grader on the bus. He pretty much bullied everyone.
One day I was ignoring his insults so he punched me in the arm. I turned around and punched him in the nose with a solid left hook. Blood splattered the back of the bus.
Never got bullied by him again. Thanks Mom, for all those years of Tae Kwon Do starting at age 4.
I got suspended for 1 day. Him, 3 days. Mom didn't mind so much, as I followed her rule: "You can defend yourself, but never throw the first punch."
I believe the quote is: “The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.”
You see, his point was that computers will never have human-like intelligence. Humans don't think in binary. Humanity exists in part because humans are able to forget... that we all age evokes compassion. Children are special to humans because they cannot be easily reproduced. Computers can be mass-produced.
These are some reasons why a computer will never have a need for intelligence in the way we think of it. Therefore computer "intelligence" is fundamentally different than human intelligence. IT seems to me that you're missing Dijkstra's point altogether. It's not about speed. It's about applying a term incorrectly. The speed of submarines is interesting. They can go faster than fish. Dive deeper than fish. See underwater. But they don't "swim" because swimming is something that living things do. Likewise, computers could solve problems faster than humans. Recall more information. Derive better solutions. But "thinking" is something that living things do.
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For what it's worth, what you did seems awesome. IMHO, seems like you needed a marketing department to go along with your nerd department.
Well escuuuuuse me for wanting to see a picture of a giant slime blob/future overlord.
Hilarious idea, BTW. Potentially incriminating, but still funny.
By what logic would you recommend a fixed tax for all states? If I live in a state that doesn't collect sales tax, why should I pay it now?
without pics.
how can we trust the results of this article?
Thank you for your offer.
I see from your link that you have to use approved libraries. But it says, "In the case of a MOD, a copy of the original game must be available to install.".
This raises some questions for me. Co you can bring in any game you want and make a "mod" for it? What's the reasoning behind restricting users to approved libraries, if they can use any existing game? If you're making a mod, you would usually have access to the original game's sound/music/graphics. Does the music, sound and graphics that you use have to be created during the 48 hours? Doesn't the fact that you allow mods seem a little unfair to those who just made everything from scratch?
To summarize, why wouldn't you level the playing field by making the available tools much more restrictive? For example, allow only a few languages (C++, Java, C#, VB) and a few graphics libraries (OpenGL, DirectX, Swing).
Also, did any of the contestants even make a mod? Thanks... just curious. These kind of contests, like ACM, are fun.
This livescience.com article on about the navy seals said:
"Their capacity to excel mentally and physically is widely known. These findings suggest that this may be achieved not by greater effort but by reducing effort when not needed and increasing it in relevant conditions. They appear to be able to appropriately tune their behavior to the environment."
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It takes less than 10 minutes to cook a pork chop and boil some frozen veggies. Or make some oatmeal with fresh fruit. Or reheat leftovers. etc..
It would be better if it could sense pulse. I have a feeling that would be harder to simulate on a severed finger.
Have you ever asked a Taiwanese person, "Do you consider yourself Chinese?" I have, and the answer was always yes.
Maybe computer systems include virtual servers. And virtual servers are usually run on computers with multiple CPUs with high bandwidth.
Or "inet" or even more common, "Inet" which some BBSers insisted upon, because the word "Internet" was considered a proper noun.
Here is an article from 1995 from the ACM: http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds2-1/inet-history.html.
It's an article on Internet History. Notice the filename contains the word "inet" meaning "Internet".
Was Apple's first use of the "i" trademark before 1995?
Apple didn't invent the 'i' concept anyways. The 'i' comes from "Internet" because we called it the "iNet" back in the BBS days.
Their argument in court should be that since their wood chips are covered in bacteria, they in fact have 100% "live" ground cover.
complicated cars.
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“The women are bigger. They beat at a lower frequencies,” Mr. Myhrvold said.
huh-huh huh-huh
You know, it is possible to look at porn without an Internet connection?
by this large 8th grader on the bus. He pretty much bullied everyone.
One day I was ignoring his insults so he punched me in the arm. I turned around and punched him in the nose with a solid left hook. Blood splattered the back of the bus.
Never got bullied by him again. Thanks Mom, for all those years of Tae Kwon Do starting at age 4.
I got suspended for 1 day. Him, 3 days. Mom didn't mind so much, as I followed her rule: "You can defend yourself, but never throw the first punch."
I believe the quote is: “The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.”
You see, his point was that computers will never have human-like intelligence. Humans don't think in binary. Humanity exists in part because humans are able to forget... that we all age evokes compassion. Children are special to humans because they cannot be easily reproduced. Computers can be mass-produced.
These are some reasons why a computer will never have a need for intelligence in the way we think of it. Therefore computer "intelligence" is fundamentally different than human intelligence. IT seems to me that you're missing Dijkstra's point altogether. It's not about speed. It's about applying a term incorrectly. The speed of submarines is interesting. They can go faster than fish. Dive deeper than fish. See underwater. But they don't "swim" because swimming is something that living things do. Likewise, computers could solve problems faster than humans. Recall more information. Derive better solutions. But "thinking" is something that living things do.
Also, you didn't even link to the quote.
reason for living in my mom's basement.