NASA has loaded its E0-1 Satellite with Artificial Intelligence to diagnose on-board failures. The software 'works by comparing a computerized model of how the spacecraft's systems and software should perform against actual performance. If the spacecraft's behavior differs from the model, then the... "reasoner" looks for the root cause of this difference and gives flight controllers several suggestions of what might have gone wrong.
Wow, didn't know that a lot of if...then loops equals AI...I hope some of those Perl scripts I wrote don't suddenly become sentience or something...
Since the order required advance notice they knew it was coming which is why they had the riot police in place.
Wait a minute, you honestly believe the riot police were placed there to intercept Badnarik, and not, I don't know, to protect the President of the United States and his opponent?
Also, why the hell didn't anyone think of this already? Seems pretty obvious to me.
Well since this is one of the ways organisms, including humans, cool themselves, yeah, I think it is obvious. Elephants do it with their ears. What did these guys major in, Applied Obviousness?
That would do it, probably, as long as the person doing it isn't one of the two parties.
Which suddenly makes me realize something which I completely forgot about. If Badnarik is one of the parties (or is a representative of one of the parties) involved in the lawsuit, he's not allowed to serve process. The fact that he's even trying to do so strongly suggests that this was solely a stunt.
In fact, it demonstrates WHY courts don't allow service by parties--to avoid unpleasant situations like the one that happened.
Yes, they probably would count as service, if authorized CPD members were there (and they undoubtedly were). But having the papers doesn't actually get you through security to where the CPD members are.
Do they have a right to refuse to accept the court documents he was trying to deliver?
No, if the person being served is aware of the service attempt. However, that person doesn't have to admit a process server onto their property if they don't want to.
Since in this situation the server (Badnarik in this case) was stopped by security, and the article doesn't suggest that the person being served was anywhere near the scene, then service hasn't performed. Waving a court document doesn't just get you anywhere you want to go.
If he saw the guy he was serving walking by, and while stopped by security shouted out something to the effect that he was serving process, and the target heard (or should have heard), then the court will generally accept that the person has been served (even if he doesn't accept the documents himself he's officially received notice).
Doesn't matter. Private process servers generally don't gain any special protections in situations like this. They are liable under trespass statute and common law.
And, even if you're going to consider him a government officer for this case, it still violates Constitutional protections. Why would Badnarik, who campaigns bitterly against such government intrusions on private citizens and corporations, take part in such an intrusion?
In most jurisdictions private process servers don't gain any special protections--in other words, they're liable under trespass statutes (and common law).
The Commission on Presidential Debates isn't a governmental entity--it's a private corporation. Why doesn't Badnarik, as a "libertarian", respect their property rights?
I don't see this taking off either, but in the 90s the US saw a major urban renewal trend. A lot of people have moved back to the cities because the suburbs tend to be soul-destroyingly bland and boring.
It has tonnes of cars, tonnes of bad drivers (not as many as the US though, our driving test is a bit more advanced)
Uhhh, I don't know about that. London has quite literally the worst drivers I've ever seen. And I live in Miami, so lord knows I see bad ones. Outside London they're not bad though, I will admit.
I'm not sure they'll catch on here because Americans do a good deal of their driving on highways, and I wouldn't be caught dead on a highway in one of them. They are very, very, very small. The pictures don't do justice to how tiny they are.
For urban driving they're pretty good though, and I can see them catching on in say Manhattan or SF or something, but I don't know if that'll make it worth selling them here.
If you can get even a few convictions, then it's not useless. Besides which, unlike with most viruses it's actually possible to track down spyware makers and users, because there's almost always a profit motive, and you can follow the money. It's not easy, of course, especially with the transnational issues, but its possible.
And what's the other option? Some spyware is basically uncleanable (especially the nastier CWS variants), and while it's fun to blame Microsoft it doesn't really help.
Your weird anger is puzzling. As for being a "blatant lie", I'm simply speaking from experience.
European cars tend to be underpowered. It's a fact, hit the Renault website, you'll see plenty of models that run under 100 bhp. My car isn't especially powerful, and it's at 115 hp (the distinction between hp and bhp is small enough that the comparison can be made), and it still will redline at 100 mph.
And let's not even look at quality assurance. The Germans make first-rate cars, as do the Swedish, but that's about it. British cars tend to have cool, interesting designs but they break down every 5 seconds, French cars are known for poor quality (as well as being underpowered), and Italian cars are even worse than French ones.
After seeing European cars in action (most of them seem to be Renaults over there, too), I'm surprised this guy could get his car to 120 mph without first pushing it off a cliff.
Hell, a slight incline makes those things grind and choke.
That's not the only problem. If you have people going around stealing credit cards via wardriving, fixing the security holes doesn't solve the problem. You still have immoral cretins hanging around who will try to steal your credit cards another way.
It's saddening, but not surprising, to see a large majority of the slashdot crowd pin the blame solely on the people whose networks have been hacked. Stop making excuses for the petty criminals.
Oh yeah, I freebased MUDs once upon a time. Fortunately I was able to combat my addiction with my short attention span. I like defeating one neurosis with another.
They say "we've reviewed", then they say "we'll be reviewing soon". Either it was written by two or more slashdot editors from different locations in the temporal continuum, or it was really poorly proofread.
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NASA has loaded its E0-1 Satellite with Artificial Intelligence to diagnose on-board failures. The software 'works by comparing a computerized model of how the spacecraft's systems and software should perform against actual performance. If the spacecraft's behavior differs from the model, then the ... "reasoner" looks for the root cause of this difference and gives flight controllers several suggestions of what might have gone wrong.
Wow, didn't know that a lot of if...then loops equals AI...I hope some of those Perl scripts I wrote don't suddenly become sentience or something...
..in all seriousness, what happens if the AI system malfunctions?
If the intelligence fails totally it starts voting Republican...
Since the order required advance notice they knew it was coming which is why they had the riot police in place.
Wait a minute, you honestly believe the riot police were placed there to intercept Badnarik, and not, I don't know, to protect the President of the United States and his opponent?
Unless you intend to cite the MO and/or AZ laws regarding this, kindly stop pretending you're a lawyer
Tell ya what, sonny, you post under your real id instead of as a coward, and I'll cite them for you, mmkay?
Also, why the hell didn't anyone think of this already? Seems pretty obvious to me.
Well since this is one of the ways organisms, including humans, cool themselves, yeah, I think it is obvious. Elephants do it with their ears. What did these guys major in, Applied Obviousness?
That would do it, probably, as long as the person doing it isn't one of the two parties.
Which suddenly makes me realize something which I completely forgot about. If Badnarik is one of the parties (or is a representative of one of the parties) involved in the lawsuit, he's not allowed to serve process. The fact that he's even trying to do so strongly suggests that this was solely a stunt.
In fact, it demonstrates WHY courts don't allow service by parties--to avoid unpleasant situations like the one that happened.
Just looked at their web page. Hoo boy. And I thought the LPs and Greens were a little out there...
Yes, they probably would count as service, if authorized CPD members were there (and they undoubtedly were). But having the papers doesn't actually get you through security to where the CPD members are.
No, you can't know who selected them
No, because we have secret ballots. If you voted in a primary, however, you were part of the selection process.
Do they have a right to refuse to accept the court documents he was trying to deliver?
No, if the person being served is aware of the service attempt. However, that person doesn't have to admit a process server onto their property if they don't want to.
Since in this situation the server (Badnarik in this case) was stopped by security, and the article doesn't suggest that the person being served was anywhere near the scene, then service hasn't performed. Waving a court document doesn't just get you anywhere you want to go.
If he saw the guy he was serving walking by, and while stopped by security shouted out something to the effect that he was serving process, and the target heard (or should have heard), then the court will generally accept that the person has been served (even if he doesn't accept the documents himself he's officially received notice).
Doesn't matter. Private process servers generally don't gain any special protections in situations like this. They are liable under trespass statute and common law.
And, even if you're going to consider him a government officer for this case, it still violates Constitutional protections. Why would Badnarik, who campaigns bitterly against such government intrusions on private citizens and corporations, take part in such an intrusion?
In most jurisdictions private process servers don't gain any special protections--in other words, they're liable under trespass statutes (and common law).
The Commission on Presidential Debates isn't a governmental entity--it's a private corporation. Why doesn't Badnarik, as a "libertarian", respect their property rights?
I don't see this taking off either, but in the 90s the US saw a major urban renewal trend. A lot of people have moved back to the cities because the suburbs tend to be soul-destroyingly bland and boring.
It has tonnes of cars, tonnes of bad drivers (not as many as the US though, our driving test is a bit more advanced)
Uhhh, I don't know about that. London has quite literally the worst drivers I've ever seen. And I live in Miami, so lord knows I see bad ones. Outside London they're not bad though, I will admit.
I'm not sure they'll catch on here because Americans do a good deal of their driving on highways, and I wouldn't be caught dead on a highway in one of them. They are very, very, very small. The pictures don't do justice to how tiny they are.
For urban driving they're pretty good though, and I can see them catching on in say Manhattan or SF or something, but I don't know if that'll make it worth selling them here.
At least they're retaining some of their dignity.
Remember in the 80's when they kept running ads for a Captain America musical? Hooo boy...
If you can get even a few convictions, then it's not useless. Besides which, unlike with most viruses it's actually possible to track down spyware makers and users, because there's almost always a profit motive, and you can follow the money. It's not easy, of course, especially with the transnational issues, but its possible.
And what's the other option? Some spyware is basically uncleanable (especially the nastier CWS variants), and while it's fun to blame Microsoft it doesn't really help.
Your weird anger is puzzling. As for being a "blatant lie", I'm simply speaking from experience.
European cars tend to be underpowered. It's a fact, hit the Renault website, you'll see plenty of models that run under 100 bhp. My car isn't especially powerful, and it's at 115 hp (the distinction between hp and bhp is small enough that the comparison can be made), and it still will redline at 100 mph.
And let's not even look at quality assurance. The Germans make first-rate cars, as do the Swedish, but that's about it. British cars tend to have cool, interesting designs but they break down every 5 seconds, French cars are known for poor quality (as well as being underpowered), and Italian cars are even worse than French ones.
Aww, I offended a European.
After seeing European cars in action (most of them seem to be Renaults over there, too), I'm surprised this guy could get his car to 120 mph without first pushing it off a cliff.
Hell, a slight incline makes those things grind and choke.
That's not the only problem. If you have people going around stealing credit cards via wardriving, fixing the security holes doesn't solve the problem. You still have immoral cretins hanging around who will try to steal your credit cards another way.
It's saddening, but not surprising, to see a large majority of the slashdot crowd pin the blame solely on the people whose networks have been hacked. Stop making excuses for the petty criminals.
Wasn't it just a few years back that people who played games all day and neglected the rest of their lives were called 'lazy'?
Actually, back in the 19th century they were called "gentlemen".
(I ended up second in the class by about 1%)
You were pulling 80s and made salutatorian? Let me guess, your school wasn't exactly genius town...
Oh yeah, I freebased MUDs once upon a time. Fortunately I was able to combat my addiction with my short attention span. I like defeating one neurosis with another.
They say "we've reviewed", then they say "we'll be reviewing soon". Either it was written by two or more slashdot editors from different locations in the temporal continuum, or it was really poorly proofread.