As we monitor the data produced by people, we can use the things they said or did to stop crime.
But as we do this more and more, we may be able to guess who is more likely to commit crime based on the things they say.
It is not beyond common sense that this should scare people in lieu of 1984. Think about it, if we can guess who will commit the next crime based on the things they say to a high enough certainty, we might just start arresting people before they commit crime, for the sole thought of committing crime. Thought-crime.
And as our economies fail again and again due to the fact that there's not actually anything supporting it other than peoples opinions of how well it is, we just might form socialist governments in many of the larger countries.
I see 1984 as being possible, more possible today than when it was written.
I've been using Chrome since it came out, and the fact is, generally the problems with Chrome is that the main task is the problem it crashes, getting up to over 300KB in resources, and that's just for the main task.
In fact, when it's at the time of crash, almost every task runs more than my anti-virus and dwm.exe.
I don't know if the problem is with Vista or not, but I share my home computer with my grandfather who barely understands Windows, so switching to another OS is out of the question.
Google creates an artificially intelligent program, with enough resources for it to prosper, and then does the dumbest thing of all: gives it access to the internet. Dear god, what have they done?
Also, why can't Isaac Asimov or Kurt Vonnegut be alive?
Most people have no idea about anything, or how anything works.
The more skills the more education they obtain the less they try to gain the knowledge of the world around them, making nice little pocket worlds that almost everyone lives in.
We simply don't want to believe the things we know are true.
My generation (The college students/graduates) are the worst. Because of Google and Microsoft we think we're all going to become rich tomorrow if we go into the tech career path, but most of us have no idea how those companies filled niches in the world and the non-coding brilliance it took for them to rise to the top.
We expect our pay out to be like our video streams, done downloading before we've started to watch, when reality is that it's slower than a 56K client downloading from another 56K client.
Isn't Prince of Persia Sands of Time in itself a sequel?
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Have you ever seen WalMart: High Cost or another movie about Chinese factories?
They would never be able to afford anything they make.
They make nothing, and I say that almost literally.
Half of what they make gets taken out of their pay for room and board at the factory. Whether they live in them or not.
You can't negotiate work time.
You have 12 hour days without breaks.
The factories make US prisons look like they're a five star hotel.
Not to mention the fact that they constantly recruit children in them.
If you talk back not only will you get fired, you may also get killed with no repercussion to the company.
Did you ever hear about the guy who made the fake Atlantis country, and claimed he had found it?
Turns out, Atlantis wasn't a giant city, but a shoddy wooden raft.
Finally, someone discovered step 2.
Also, despite the fact that some violent killers played video games, what about the massacres that existed before video games?
Now, let's look at it like this: Some people have brains.
Sometimes these brains make them think.
Sometimes these thoughts aren't what society deems acceptable, and these people do something society doesn't deem acceptable.
These people are then labeled insane.
I think that these people are doing a service. The less people there are, the more dwindling resources for the rest of us! We should give them a medal.
I'm good at math and science, and wish to pursue it as a career, but the thing is that my family wants me to go into culinary arts.
If I were good with my hands, I would go into construction, but alas, I'm not.
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It's no surprise to anyone here that new games cost $50 or $60 dollars, plus tax, making them about $55 or $65, this new tax will increase them.
Why don't many people buy video games? They cost too much. This will only increase piracy.
Deus Ex 2 wasn't worse than it should have been. No console games I know of had one ammo type.
I wanted to post ideas in the forum they have set up , but the sign-in wouldn't let me join.
My new idea they should implement: more bandwidth.
As we monitor the data produced by people, we can use the things they said or did to stop crime.
But as we do this more and more, we may be able to guess who is more likely to commit crime based on the things they say.
It is not beyond common sense that this should scare people in lieu of 1984. Think about it, if we can guess who will commit the next crime based on the things they say to a high enough certainty, we might just start arresting people before they commit crime, for the sole thought of committing crime. Thought-crime.
And as our economies fail again and again due to the fact that there's not actually anything supporting it other than peoples opinions of how well it is, we just might form socialist governments in many of the larger countries.
I see 1984 as being possible, more possible today than when it was written.
I've been using Chrome since it came out, and the fact is, generally the problems with Chrome is that the main task is the problem it crashes, getting up to over 300KB in resources, and that's just for the main task.
In fact, when it's at the time of crash, almost every task runs more than my anti-virus and dwm.exe.
I don't know if the problem is with Vista or not, but I share my home computer with my grandfather who barely understands Windows, so switching to another OS is out of the question.
Intelligible is a word in America.
You can thank our former president for ruining our already poor public education.
The planet of America.
I'd prefer seeing a 360 knock off controller, it feels better to me.
Google creates an artificially intelligent program, with enough resources for it to prosper, and then does the dumbest thing of all: gives it access to the internet. Dear god, what have they done?
Also, why can't Isaac Asimov or Kurt Vonnegut be alive?
Google; one step closer to taking over the Earth.
Get fired from a job for reading slashdot instead of working.
How do I register for this achievement? Also, where's the Chicago unemployment office at?
Most people have no idea about anything, or how anything works.
The more skills the more education they obtain the less they try to gain the knowledge of the world around them, making nice little pocket worlds that almost everyone lives in.
We simply don't want to believe the things we know are true.
My generation (The college students/graduates) are the worst. Because of Google and Microsoft we think we're all going to become rich tomorrow if we go into the tech career path, but most of us have no idea how those companies filled niches in the world and the non-coding brilliance it took for them to rise to the top.
We expect our pay out to be like our video streams, done downloading before we've started to watch, when reality is that it's slower than a 56K client downloading from another 56K client.
Isn't Prince of Persia Sands of Time in itself a sequel?
Have you ever seen WalMart: High Cost or another movie about Chinese factories? They would never be able to afford anything they make. They make nothing, and I say that almost literally. Half of what they make gets taken out of their pay for room and board at the factory. Whether they live in them or not. You can't negotiate work time. You have 12 hour days without breaks. The factories make US prisons look like they're a five star hotel. Not to mention the fact that they constantly recruit children in them. If you talk back not only will you get fired, you may also get killed with no repercussion to the company.
Yeah, but that's the smart thing to do. Nasa's budget is decided by Congress.
Name one smart thing they've done in 30 years.
Why not? They let me. EDIT: Maybe I shouldn't have said that.
Did you ever hear about the guy who made the fake Atlantis country, and claimed he had found it? Turns out, Atlantis wasn't a giant city, but a shoddy wooden raft.
Since when don't they? Are you sure you've played Chess before?
In Chicago, right? They aren't ALL that bad, just most of them.
How am I supposed to take pictures of funny people for my friends to laugh at later without making the target feel bad about their funny looks?
Easy, I used to land on womp rats back hope with my t-16, and they're no wider than 10m.
Finally, someone discovered step 2. Also, despite the fact that some violent killers played video games, what about the massacres that existed before video games? Now, let's look at it like this: Some people have brains. Sometimes these brains make them think. Sometimes these thoughts aren't what society deems acceptable, and these people do something society doesn't deem acceptable. These people are then labeled insane. I think that these people are doing a service. The less people there are, the more dwindling resources for the rest of us! We should give them a medal.
I'm good at math and science, and wish to pursue it as a career, but the thing is that my family wants me to go into culinary arts. If I were good with my hands, I would go into construction, but alas, I'm not.