Patents will be moot post-Singularity. It will be more about technology (encryption, maybe). But, please don't even mod this. Ignore it. Thanks--the Singularity will happen even if you ignore this post.
Read Margaret Singer, Richard Ofshe, or many others if you want a good comparison of religion and cults. The key thing is that cults deceive people into joining so there is no real informed consent. People join under false pretenses and are conned out of their money (basically by false advertising / fradulent misrepresentation). No cults are ever upfront about all their beliefs because nobody would ever join if they knew about the wacky shit higher up the ladder. You have to be good and brainwashed before you even find out about the space alien stuff.
I think this is just part of the general shift towards everyday interaction over the web. For example, a number of companies that I buy services from will only send physical bills to me if I make a special request.
In general I think this is a good thing, as it highlights the growing importance of net neutrality and universal access. As more necessities of life move online, the more people will concern themselves with these issues.
"But if even some separate species can cross-breed, what keeps some dog pairs, like beagles and Irish setters, from producing pups? Acland says no one knows for sure; they discovered these mismatches by accident while studying genetic diseases, not while formally studying dog breeding itself. But he says it may have something to do with a kind of DNA called "junk DNA.""
This would seem to indicate different species. Perhaps some humans have this sort of incompatibility?
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It is near.
First, you're not going to reply to this (nobody will even mod it). The Singularity is near, and encompasses what you say and more.
You probably don't know about the Singularity.
That would be far more interesting.
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Where did you get your CS degree? I assume you have one, given your comment.
/. is mainly CS.
The promise of the Singularity is too strong.
singularity.google.com
I'd die for that.
Why are you ignoring me?
Patents will be moot post-Singularity. It will be more about technology (encryption, maybe). But, please don't even mod this. Ignore it. Thanks--the Singularity will happen even if you ignore this post.
You will ignore (not reply to) this message because you don't understand that the Singularity is coming.
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(singularity)OOOOOOOSH
Anyone who thinks the singularity will (make this moot && come before 10 years are up), don't reply to this! Now that's cool.
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Read Margaret Singer, Richard Ofshe, or many others if you want a good comparison of religion and cults. The key thing is that cults deceive people into joining so there is no real informed consent. People join under false pretenses and are conned out of their money (basically by false advertising / fradulent misrepresentation). No cults are ever upfront about all their beliefs because nobody would ever join if they knew about the wacky shit higher up the ladder. You have to be good and brainwashed before you even find out about the space alien stuff.
I think this is just part of the general shift towards everyday interaction over the web. For example, a number of companies that I buy services from will only send physical bills to me if I make a special request.
In general I think this is a good thing, as it highlights the growing importance of net neutrality and universal access. As more necessities of life move online, the more people will concern themselves with these issues.
Found a relevant piece of text here http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/sci_update.cfm?DocID=222:
"But if even some separate species can cross-breed, what keeps some dog pairs, like beagles and Irish setters, from producing pups? Acland says no one knows for sure; they discovered these mismatches by accident while studying genetic diseases, not while formally studying dog breeding itself. But he says it may have something to do with a kind of DNA called "junk DNA.""
This would seem to indicate different species. Perhaps some humans have this sort of incompatibility?
Ignoring insightful people on Slashdot is. Think about it.
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Who paid you fiat money?
Why are you ignoring me?