It kind of reminds me of the old adage that the more you learn about others, the more you learn about yourself. In this case, Kismet attempts to assign quantitative values to human's emotional qualities and react to them appropriately.
I am personal surprised that we have not made more inroads into this field by now. It seems that converse has happened: we humans have adapted to computers more than we have made them adapt to us. I've written about this before on my website.
On the other hand, if computers displayed the emotional complexity of humans, we would not be able to trust them as much. Such is the paradox of reinventing ourselves.
Actually, besides Slashdot, The BBC World Service is the only other news service I listen to daily. I'm really impressed sometimes on their objectivity.
I'm only 23 and I've already gone through the full circle. I started working at 14, went into CE, Went to collage three years, fell in love and dropped out, worked to death, burned out, and now I'm preparing go back and finish college.
I went from living on computers, to living on love, to living on work, to not living, and now back to computers again.
Only this time I've learned something: Balance. I'm just glad I figured it out while there still is time. Sounds like these people need some lessons in living 101.
I've about had it with country music. I'll take a good broadway musical anyday.
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Build a better mousetrap, Release it under two licenses: One open but non-profit, one closed but for profit. Just like qt does. You can make alot of friends, and you can afford to pay for lunch too.
Only problem is that you depending on the legal system to defend your interests, which could be an expensive and difficult task.
...remind me to say hi to all the people listening on #DWC.
I don't know about you, but I find this all very interesting, from a legal, social and a technical point of view. There are so many questions opened by stuff like this that I just can't help but be awed by them all.
Personally, (IMO) in the end I think that DWC is doing us all a favor by raising the issues brought up by this. Cell phones are not a new thing, and it just goes to show how naive most people are towards technology.
> 1. There are many Microsoft bashers. It is kind of sad but true.
I always hem and haw about this. On one hand, turnabout is fair play. On the other, why sink to their level?
> 2. Linux advocates. They all like Linux for many reason, mostly for its flexability.
How about security? Reliability? Linux is like a M1 tank compared to the fragile windows enviroment.
> 3. People who want to try something different.
BeOS - Is that going anywhere?
> 4. The "Open Source Software made my job easier" people.
No doubt this includes all the programmers out there without MSDN subscriptions.
> 5. The Unix people.
One word: BSD
> 6. Free software advocates. Their are many these that watch or contribute to the GNU project consciensly.
I'd like a chance to meet one of these people in person. It sounds like it is the only advocate group that has not come up and bang on my door.
>7. The "I want cheap software" people.
Don't we all?
>8. The people who are afraid of a future where they are tied to Microsoft. Not quite the same as the MS bashers.
This is my catagory. If indeed these are in order, then I'm sad to see that I'm in the minority. At the same time, I'm afraid of a future where a normal user cannot use his computer because it's too complex.
Actually, I did not write the piece as a rebuttal.
It just turned out that I was thinking about the same things at the same time, only that headed in the reverse (and hopefully more realistic)direction.
I've been looking for some very basic books on 3D programming. I used to work with MUDS, and have done 3D CAD drawings with shading, but I have not found anything that seem to explain how to write or work with a 3D engine.
When I first saw the thing, I was amazed. It was obvious that the thing had limited abilities and intellence, but I imagined that with a little work, some really neat things could be done with it. I personally would just take the exoskeleton and redo the whole insides. With a bit more power and a few more sensors, this thing could be very adaptabile.
I hear that the thing can stand on two legs, but I doubt it could walk that way. Are there any cases where a robot has accomplished bi-pedal motion? I have never been able to accompish it in my limited experence, due to the way we humans shift our center of gravity. I suspect that would be the source of the "stair" problem too.
Just curious... What type of bulb is in that type of projector?
I had a digital setup at my univerity where the projector had a xeon bulb that shined through a color LCD onto a three story wall. When the bulb 'went,' it sometimes took out half the power supply. Very hot stuff.
The THX decoder was cool. I should of kept the 25 page manual on how to calibrate the thing.
about the future of linux. He's a real heads-down kinda guy. Someone needs to put up a Transcript - some of his lines were really good. I'd like to be able to quote him, but I'd just like to be accurate...
The most important thing to me that he mentioned was that it is important that we look beyond the hype - and focus on how we are all going to help linux continue to evolve. I personally want to go back to actively supporting Samba and Kde. I currently have good contact with IBM, so I hope to work with them too.
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It kind of reminds me of the old adage that the more you learn about others, the more you learn about yourself. In this case, Kismet attempts to assign quantitative values to human's emotional qualities and react to them appropriately.
I am personal surprised that we have not made more inroads into this field by now. It seems that converse has happened: we humans have adapted to computers more than we have made them adapt to us. I've written about this before on my website.
On the other hand, if computers displayed the emotional complexity of humans, we would not be able to trust them as much. Such is the paradox of reinventing ourselves.
- Michael
Actually, besides Slashdot, The BBC World Service is the only other news service I listen to daily. I'm really impressed sometimes on their objectivity.
Perhaps there is hope for shortwave after all.
I'm only 23 and I've already gone through the full circle. I started working at 14, went into CE, Went to collage three years, fell in love and dropped out, worked to death, burned out, and now I'm preparing go back and finish college.
I went from living on computers, to living on love, to living on work, to not living, and now back to computers again.
Only this time I've learned something: Balance.
I'm just glad I figured it out while there still is time. Sounds like these people need some lessons in living 101.
I want to study them closely. I've found this discussion and your reactions very interesting.
:)
You are all going to be social-analyzed.
You have been warned.
Muhahaha!
I've about had it with country music. I'll take a good broadway musical anyday.
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Build a better mousetrap, Release it under two licenses: One open but non-profit, one closed but for profit. Just like qt does. You can make alot of friends, and you can afford to pay for lunch too.
Only problem is that you depending on the legal system to defend your interests, which could be an expensive and difficult task.
Anyone got any ideas about how to solve this?
PG is the best. I've probably read about 30 works so far. I really wish there was a way they could pick up speed.
More geeks should read Shakespeare. It might just change your social life for the better.
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About that religion thing... Interesting.
/. culture.
I think that would be an hard thing to do. I mean, as much as we all look like we have simular beliefs, we really don't.
The only thing we really all have in common is that we are conserned about the future of computers and software because we care.
Don't try and look too deep into
There's really is not much there.
How fast do you suppose they will ship these things out?
I've gotten too used to lightspeed fulfillment recently.
One another front - wasn't this stuff sold in radio shack at one time? (software ran under deskmate )
...remind me to say hi to all the people listening on #DWC.
I don't know about you, but I find this all very interesting, from a legal, social and a technical point of view. There are so many questions opened by stuff like this that I just can't help but be awed by them all.
Personally, (IMO) in the end I think that DWC is doing us all a favor by raising the issues brought up by this. Cell phones are not a new thing, and it just goes to show how naive most people are towards technology.
It's amazing how gullable we all are.
> 1. There are many Microsoft bashers. It is kind of sad but true.
I always hem and haw about this. On one hand, turnabout is fair play. On the other, why sink to their level?
> 2. Linux advocates. They all like Linux for many
reason, mostly for its flexability.
How about security? Reliability? Linux is like a M1 tank compared to the fragile windows enviroment.
> 3. People who want to try something different.
BeOS - Is that going anywhere?
> 4. The "Open Source Software made my job easier" people.
No doubt this includes all the programmers out there without MSDN subscriptions.
> 5. The Unix people.
One word: BSD
> 6. Free software advocates. Their are many these that watch or contribute to the GNU project
consciensly.
I'd like a chance to meet one of these people in person. It sounds like it is the only advocate group that has not come up and bang on my door.
>7. The "I want cheap software" people.
Don't we all?
>8. The people who are afraid of a future where
they are tied to Microsoft. Not quite the same
as the MS bashers.
This is my catagory. If indeed these are in order, then I'm sad to see that I'm in the minority. At the same time, I'm afraid of a future where a normal user cannot use his computer because it's too complex.
Choice is good.
I'm not a mac user. I've almost never touched a Mac. I like macs and mac users, anyway.
Why?
Because I never get any calls for tech support from them.
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Actually, I did not write the piece as a rebuttal.
It just turned out that I was thinking about the same things at the same time, only that headed in the reverse (and hopefully more realistic)direction.
I'm afraid I must disagree. I just finished a counterpoint essay. It is currently located here and hopefully will soon be on osopinion.com.
You know what I mean. ;P
Thanks for the info. I needed to download Kanji support anyway. I find it interesting that most of the good robotic journals are in Japanese.
The thing really looks like a mechwarrior to me.
Are they trying to give us a clue?
I've been looking for some very basic books on 3D programming. I used to work with MUDS, and have done 3D CAD drawings with shading, but I have not found anything that seem to explain how to write or work with a 3D engine.
Any suggestions?
When I first saw the thing, I was amazed. It was obvious that the thing had limited abilities and intellence, but I imagined that with a little work, some really neat things could be done with it. I personally would just take the exoskeleton and redo the whole insides. With a bit more power and a few more sensors, this thing could be very adaptabile.
I hear that the thing can stand on two legs, but I doubt it could walk that way. Are there any cases where a robot has accomplished bi-pedal motion? I have never been able to accompish it in my limited experence, due to the way we humans shift our center of gravity. I suspect that would be the source of the "stair" problem too.
Yes, Linus was clearly the genesis. It's up to the rest of us to build the rest of the world.
Say, that gives me an idea....
Muhahahaha!
Maybe I'm a novice, but when I go to sites like this, I never know if I'm look at art or staring at the floor trying to keep my balance.
There seem to be some logic behind the magic, I kinda like feel like I'm playing myst or fallen god. How deep should I be looking?
I've got my IBM PCjr too. Still works. Somewhere I have a really early IBM DOS - before subdirectories and time (only prompted you for the date)
Just curious... What type of bulb is in that type of projector?
I had a digital setup at my univerity where the projector had a xeon bulb that shined through a color LCD onto a three story wall. When the bulb 'went,' it sometimes took out half the power supply. Very hot stuff.
The THX decoder was cool. I should of kept the 25 page manual on how to calibrate the thing.
I don't use Netscrape or Internet Exploder.
I use kfm from the KDE windowing system.
It really works pretty well, and no extra overhead.
Thank god for DHCP. I'm using up the whole subnet by myself.
Anyone know what are the issues are with Beos and SCO?
Almost time to fire up the nes and atari emlators and do a screenshot.
How many unqiue OS's can YOU run?
- wilkinsm
about the future of linux. He's a real heads-down kinda guy. Someone needs to put up a Transcript - some of his lines were really good. I'd like to be able to quote him, but I'd just like to be accurate...
The most important thing to me that he mentioned was that it is important that we look beyond the hype - and focus on how we are all going to help linux continue to evolve. I personally want to go back to actively supporting Samba and Kde. I currently have good contact with IBM, so I hope to work with them too.
- wilkinsm
I loved tank for the 2600. Especially with Invisable Tanks and Bouncing Balls.
The site seems to have miss the TI system - and its tape deck based games (though it does mention the adam...) Is is too new?