"God created only two people, Adam and Eve, and told them to have lots of children—“Fill the earth!” Scripture mentions only three of Adam and Eve’s children by name (Cain, Abel, and Seth). However, Genesis 5:4 makes it clear that they had multiple sons and daughters : After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and daughters. "
God then cursed the serpent, imposed reproductive difficulties upon Eve and "cursed the ground for [Adam's] sake" [Genesis 3:17]. From that moment, everything that Adam – and mankind since – ate had grown in the cursed ground. Cell by living cell, Adam began to very slowly change from his initial state of eternal perfection to mortal imperfection, and he finally died at the age of 930 years [Genesis 5:5]. Nevertheless, Adam and Eve's immediate offspring would have been very close to physical perfection while brother-sister marriages were the only unions possible! Further, according to the genealogies given in Scripture, pre-flood longevity was about the same as that for Adam, so families were very large compared to those of today. Brother-sister unions were not only unavoidable, but they undoubtedly became traditional and expected.
"but now they will make intelligent, logical decisions? Seems like a net gain."
Logic doesn't lead 'AI' anywhere, so whether something is a net gain depends on its programmed goals, and the transaction rules (ie regulations) they (the owners of the AIs) have to follow.
When they need to do those kinds of things to language you know they've gone too far. From the article:
"Of the 613 million people who flew on major US carriers in 2015, 46,000 were involuntarily denied boarding"
Who exactly was involuntarily denying passengers from boarding?
"Oscar Munoz, CEO of United, said in a statement: "This is an upsetting event to all of us here at United. I apologize for having to re-accommodate these customers" "
Sounds like he's trying to say that something or someone, a stranger maybe, coerced the airline into kicking people off the flight.
"There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov."
I wasn't being sarcastic, I was being literal because I wasn't sure of the intentions or meaning of the post I was responding to.
"they have 3 different "community-based" ride sharing apps. I've looked at all..."
Three competing "community-based" projects isn't necessarily the way to go about it, and of course knowing Uber's management and some of their supporters, maybe a lot of negative votes for the Austin 'ride-sharing' apps come from them.
"Then vote that your local government makes its own?"
Not sure how you said that makes sense.
"this ideological shit"
What AC said, and if you call organizational transparency and open software ideological then so is closed software and administrative secrecy, ie what's the problem.
I'm starting to think a ride sharing service should be based on open software, fully transparent including pricing algorithms, and run by the government or a non-profit.
"I can hardly wait for the day we can fire all of these unionised drivers and replace them with autonomous vehicles."
I'm sure politicians and business management are all with you: more money to give themselves raises and keep the record level of economic disparity rising.
In Montreal the most expensive way to pay for a fare costs 3.25 $ for a bus+metro trip that can last up to 2 hours, and on top of that there's child, student, or senior rebates.
Slashdot Mirror
"If it cannot be emulated in silicon it either means biological entities have a soul ..."
Why would it mean, if biology doesn't rely on processes that are comparable to systems that run software on silicon, that it relies on a soul.
"Self-driving cars have been driving themselves for millions of miles so far. They're certainly not perfect, but clearly they can do it."
Sure, if you mean temporary use of adaptive cruise control and lane changing automation works pretty good on some stretches of some types of roads.
"Are you suggesting we wait until small vehicles are perfect before we even start testing with large vehicles?"
I'm suggesting the need to test on vehicles that weight 10,000 pounds or more is mainly a marketing stunt to attract investors at this point.
"I think the Ruskies print a better 3d house now"
China?
30 Greatest 3D Printed Houses & Structures in the World :
https://all3dp.com/1/3d-printe...
"On the flip side, I agree that allowing higher gross vehicle weights should be allowed, the better to test freight hauling."
If they still can't do it while testing below 10,000 pound vehicles why allow then to test it with more than 10,000 pounds?
"God created only two people, Adam and Eve, and told them to have lots of children—“Fill the earth!” Scripture mentions only three of Adam and Eve’s children by name (Cain, Abel, and Seth). However, Genesis 5:4 makes it clear that they had multiple sons and daughters : After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and daughters. "
https://answersingenesis.org/b...
God then cursed the serpent, imposed reproductive difficulties upon Eve and "cursed the ground for [Adam's] sake" [Genesis 3:17]. From that moment, everything that Adam – and mankind since – ate had grown in the cursed ground. Cell by living cell, Adam began to very slowly change from his initial state of eternal perfection to mortal imperfection, and he finally died at the age of 930 years [Genesis 5:5]. Nevertheless, Adam and Eve's immediate offspring would have been very close to physical perfection while brother-sister marriages were the only unions possible! Further, according to the genealogies given in Scripture, pre-flood longevity was about the same as that for Adam, so families were very large compared to those of today. Brother-sister unions were not only unavoidable, but they undoubtedly became traditional and expected.
http://www.creationmoments.com...
Maybe, but hardly bingo considering Uber's record.
"A company's culture reflects the people at the top"
It could very well be the case here, and considering the stereotypical negative bashing other employees have reported only reinforces that.
"Sometimes it's a sign of having a realistic outlook on things and not sugar coating them, too."
Yes, but no too, and probably most of the time
"Otherwise, what's the point?"
Getting people to invest more money in Uber?
He said nothing about diluted genes.
What he did say sounds pretty close to what biology has to say.
So what do you think is wrong with what he said ?
"price controls simply don't work"
Generalizations simply don't work?
I'm guessing it's because of the idea 'don't worry the markets will fix it'
That's the internet, but content producers can't be forced to play.
"but now they will make intelligent, logical decisions? Seems like a net gain."
Logic doesn't lead 'AI' anywhere, so whether something is a net gain depends on its programmed goals, and the transaction rules (ie regulations) they (the owners of the AIs) have to follow.
"voluntold"
When they need to do those kinds of things to language you know they've gone too far. From the article:
"Of the 613 million people who flew on major US carriers in 2015, 46,000 were involuntarily denied boarding"
Who exactly was involuntarily denying passengers from boarding?
"Oscar Munoz, CEO of United, said in a statement: "This is an upsetting event to all of us here at United. I apologize for having to re-accommodate these customers" "
Sounds like he's trying to say that something or someone, a stranger maybe, coerced the airline into kicking people off the flight.
"There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov."
What's wrong with that?
I wasn't being sarcastic, I was being literal because I wasn't sure of the intentions or meaning of the post I was responding to.
"they have 3 different "community-based" ride sharing apps. I've looked at all ..."
Three competing "community-based" projects isn't necessarily the way to go about it, and of course knowing Uber's management and some of their supporters, maybe a lot of negative votes for the Austin 'ride-sharing' apps come from them.
Obviously I was not in the mood for that, then.
"Then vote that your local government makes its own?"
Not sure how you said that makes sense.
"this ideological shit"
What AC said, and if you call organizational transparency and open software ideological then so is closed software and administrative secrecy, ie what's the problem.
Yeah, a ride sharing service run by the government or a non-profit could be a very good idea.
Really? You don't get what I mean?
Uber or Lyft aren't anything like a regular city bus services.
Exactly.
I'm starting to think a ride sharing service should be based on open software, fully transparent including pricing algorithms, and run by the government or a non-profit.
"Subsidized Uber sounds like a perfect answer."
Even better, the government should run the ride sharing service.
"Time has value, especially to those working an hourly wage"
According to a poor person's hourly wage time doesn't seem to have much value.
"trim that 2 hour ride to, say 30 minutes"
That would mean going way above the speed limit, like up to 2 or 3 times the speed limit.
"I can hardly wait for the day we can fire all of these unionised drivers and replace them with autonomous vehicles."
I'm sure politicians and business management are all with you: more money to give themselves raises and keep the record level of economic disparity rising.
In Montreal the most expensive way to pay for a fare costs 3.25 $ for a bus+metro trip that can last up to 2 hours, and on top of that there's child, student, or senior rebates.