When I hear the words "diversity" and "podcast" in the same sentence, all I think of is help for hard of hearing and deaf people getting access to audio-only material. So I'm mostly curious in what they're doing around automated transcription.
Apparently their goal is make sure that information from non white males will now also be inaccessible...
There is no "AI" on this planet and this thing is just a collection of dumb reflexes that give the appearance of an intelligent agent.
And so are you.
Of course, you can argue otherwise, but then the AI can make such an argument as well, and will likely do a better job at it (according to the article).
So how should I determine which stream of electronic communication was generated by "an intelligent agent" and which one by "a collection of dumb reflexes"?
The most logical conclusion is that there's not much of a difference.
Sorry, what? I was tuning you out since you sounded like an AI agent.
(CS Lewis and others dealt with this reductionist stuff long ago... )
That being said, it is cool technology and it demonstrates how bad human debate can be. If you can win an argument without actually knowing what you are talking about (which you can), it demonstrates the (lack of) value debate can have; it also underscores the lack of real value in the level of political discourse that we have today. We spend a lot of time arguing over things we don't really know about.
Agreed, though I'd leave out the "today" part. We didn't invent debate...
A persons access to fast transport, a passport, their banking, to get a loan, good health care, housing in a part of China, to stay at work, pensions, further education, the removal of the results of all past education. All aspects of a persons ability to interact with modern society have the ability to be rationed or removed.
Social Credit System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
So primitive; in America we just control all that with social media and lynch mobs.
The problem isn't that there aren't enough defined mental illnesses, it's that there are too many. The field of psychiatry has jumped the shark. It seems their only purpose now is to increase the number of paying patients to include everyone and then medicating the entire planet. They're just legal drug dealers at this point.
How would you know this?
Any more than you (and I do mean you, not "one") could know if "too many" beta blockers are being prescribed nowadays, as compared to 1950?
I'd say it's news for geeks. It's a polished new release for a 32 year old platform.
The guy ain't gonna make megabucks from this, it's only sold 140 copies so far.
Agreed.
Retro games are huge for geeks. There's not only the nostalgia factor; they have to be at least a bit good in actual game play, as they can't rely on stunning visuals.
Limited pool? I thought they made up 50% of the universe, which is the whole basis for claiming that if you employ less than 50% of them you're literally worse than Hitler.
Oh dear, there you go using white male stuff like "logic" again...
Any this is why effectively banning research and discussion of human biological diversity is bad.
It would be okay to ignore the realities of differences in aptitude between groups, IF nasty policies were not going to be enacted to "correct" the disperate outcomes.
Our touchy feely dentist does weird things like having someone on staff to offer you a hand or neck massage. I replied "no thank you, I prefer to remain tense, keeps me sharp".
The article is literally about trying to give even more explicit preference based on race. because the programs they've been trying so far - for decades - apparently aren't effective enough. In their goal to give preference by race.
I seem to recall Norway transitioning from Bokmal to Nynorsk... not sure the exact timeframe or how complete it was? Maybe that could have some effect?
Why even have grades? Heck, why not just issue college degrees with the high school diploma and skip collegiate classrooms altogether! Think of all the savings!
Just make sure the degrees are in pictograms; mustn't disadvantage anybody.
English is a cluster fuck of a language and the single reason it's becoming the global language and not yet another regional language like Russian, Chinese or Arabic is the British Empire. It's the only language with reach in Europe (UK), North America (US & Canada), Africa (bunch of former colonies), Asia (India) and Oceania (Australia and New Zealand). And with the Germans losing two World Wars and the French being insufferable they cornered the market as the business language in Europe too. It helps that the Internet was started in the US, but if nobody else spoke English other countries would just make their own enclaves. There's many Russian, Chinese, Spanish etc. speakers that don't know the English-speaking part at all.
Oh, come now; English is no worse than any other (any other which is actually spoken, anyway) - they've all evolved weird irregularities.
Anyway, who cares how it became dominant, when it clearly is? I like Norwegian, but it's Norway (and everybody else) teaching their kids English, not us teaching our kids Norwegian.
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When I hear the words "diversity" and "podcast" in the same sentence, all I think of is help for hard of hearing and deaf people getting access to audio-only material. So I'm mostly curious in what they're doing around automated transcription.
Apparently their goal is make sure that information from non white males will now also be inaccessible ...
There is no "AI" on this planet and this thing is just a collection of dumb reflexes that give the appearance of an intelligent agent.
And so are you.
Of course, you can argue otherwise, but then the AI can make such an argument as well, and will likely do a better job at it (according to the article).
So how should I determine which stream of electronic communication was generated by "an intelligent agent" and which one by "a collection of dumb reflexes"?
The most logical conclusion is that there's not much of a difference.
Sorry, what? I was tuning you out since you sounded like an AI agent.
(CS Lewis and others dealt with this reductionist stuff long ago ... )
There is nothing magic about the brain, after all.
He asserts.
That being said, it is cool technology and it demonstrates how bad human debate can be. If you can win an argument without actually knowing what you are talking about (which you can), it demonstrates the (lack of) value debate can have; it also underscores the lack of real value in the level of political discourse that we have today. We spend a lot of time arguing over things we don't really know about.
Agreed, though I'd leave out the "today" part. We didn't invent debate ...
So, it scans human-generated content, and then builds a plausible sounding argument to support whatever position you give it.
This thing is going to cause a lot of unemployment in politics.
And have your veto promptly overridden? 85-10 is pretty veto-proof.
If passing it was really the point.
If it was just political posturing, then overriding the veto may not be an, ahem, overriding priority.
A persons access to fast transport, a passport, their banking, to get a loan, good health care, housing in a part of China, to stay at work, pensions, further education, the removal of the results of all past education. All aspects of a persons ability to interact with modern society have the ability to be rationed or removed. Social Credit System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
So primitive; in America we just control all that with social media and lynch mobs.
The problem isn't that there aren't enough defined mental illnesses, it's that there are too many. The field of psychiatry has jumped the shark. It seems their only purpose now is to increase the number of paying patients to include everyone and then medicating the entire planet. They're just legal drug dealers at this point.
How would you know this?
Any more than you (and I do mean you, not "one") could know if "too many" beta blockers are being prescribed nowadays, as compared to 1950?
Red lights keep the nocturnal creatures in my town happy too ...
... did we mention that she's a woman?
What's the purpose of this article supposed to be?
You may not care about "diversity", but I assure you that "diversity" cares about you ... you will be made to care ...
Maybe they should call it an Earth Hack just tick us all off.
Try This One Earth Trick!
I'd say it's news for geeks. It's a polished new release for a 32 year old platform. The guy ain't gonna make megabucks from this, it's only sold 140 copies so far.
Agreed.
Retro games are huge for geeks. There's not only the nostalgia factor; they have to be at least a bit good in actual game play, as they can't rely on stunning visuals.
Limited pool? I thought they made up 50% of the universe, which is the whole basis for claiming that if you employ less than 50% of them you're literally worse than Hitler.
Oh dear, there you go using white male stuff like "logic" again ...
Took one look at their idea of "smart" a long time ago, then configured it again to have normal, reverse chronological.
If they ever make that too difficult, may have to look at painful transition away ...
Any this is why effectively banning research and discussion of human biological diversity is bad. It would be okay to ignore the realities of differences in aptitude between groups, IF nasty policies were not going to be enacted to "correct" the disperate outcomes.
Our touchy feely dentist does weird things like having someone on staff to offer you a hand or neck massage. I replied "no thank you, I prefer to remain tense, keeps me sharp".
So they're reinventing an RSS feed?
And bookmarks.
"Gee, how will I ever remember a URL that I wanted to read later???"
Mr D'Andre's name is likely to hurt him.
The article is literally about trying to give even more explicit preference based on race. because the programs they've been trying so far - for decades - apparently aren't effective enough. In their goal to give preference by race.
This isn't even arguable.
2) Linguistics (In Norwegian)
In Nynorsk or bokmal?
Bratsberg and Rogeberg discounted factors like parental education, family size, increased immigration, and genetics as significant causes.
TFS forgot "tried to" ... confounding factors are, well, confounding sometimes ...
I seem to recall Norway transitioning from Bokmal to Nynorsk ... not sure the exact timeframe or how complete it was? Maybe that could have some effect?
With no standards, how are they going to compare students?
How do you think?
They want a video instead. Whatever the approved color, native language, or national origin is this week to give preference to, will get preference.
Yes, a video from the applicant will be helpful ... we wouldn't want to accidentally accept a white guy who goes by "D'Andre".
Why even have grades? Heck, why not just issue college degrees with the high school diploma and skip collegiate classrooms altogether! Think of all the savings!
Just make sure the degrees are in pictograms; mustn't disadvantage anybody.
English is a cluster fuck of a language and the single reason it's becoming the global language and not yet another regional language like Russian, Chinese or Arabic is the British Empire. It's the only language with reach in Europe (UK), North America (US & Canada), Africa (bunch of former colonies), Asia (India) and Oceania (Australia and New Zealand). And with the Germans losing two World Wars and the French being insufferable they cornered the market as the business language in Europe too. It helps that the Internet was started in the US, but if nobody else spoke English other countries would just make their own enclaves. There's many Russian, Chinese, Spanish etc. speakers that don't know the English-speaking part at all.
Oh, come now; English is no worse than any other (any other which is actually spoken, anyway) - they've all evolved weird irregularities.
Anyway, who cares how it became dominant, when it clearly is? I like Norwegian, but it's Norway (and everybody else) teaching their kids English, not us teaching our kids Norwegian.