Too bad they don't make cars with carburetors any more; we could convert them to propane, CNG, methane etc. and fuel them without our decomposing waste.
So what's needed is a RAID controller for DNA, that will sample code from several cells and derive the original code, then undo any mutations. Suppose that's within the realm of possibility?
You describe the CURRENT situation correctly. However as time progresses the amount of support staff required will dramatically diminish, and the amount of operational time available before support is required will increase.
1. Add AI, remove remote pilot.
2. Improve AI, add swarm behavior, allow giving orders in human terms, reduce or remove operator techs from mission.
3. Replace ground crew with service droids, reducing or removing ground support personnel.
4. Any one person with command access can order a mass strike on anyone anywhere without any human cooperation.
I'm not saying they're there yet, but I'd bet within 20 years they will be. Maybe ten.
I'm not quite sure what your point is. Are you familiar at all with CNC programming? You don't just take a model and "translate" it to gcode. Machining centers are not like 3D printers. Fixturing and machining a complicated part in a time efficient manner while holding tolerance and not destroying your cutters is an art that takes decades to master. I would say it's NP-Hard. On top of that, some of the toolpath algorithms can take half an hour or even multiple hours to run once you've set all the parameters and selected all the geometry. Once it's done, you determine if you like the results or not, then either tweak the parameters and regenerate or move on to the next one. Any time savings in the processing turns into dollars pretty quickly; conversely any time wasted can be hugely expensive, especially when a $300,000 (or more) machine is sitting idle waiting for your code and the customer is on the phone asking when they will get their part.
I'm using Mastercam. While it will use multiple cores to simultaneously generate multiple toolpath operations, each operation is limited to one or two cores. If generating only one operation it will use little over 25% capacity on my four core system. While I can't honestly weigh in on the argument of whether or not parallelisation of the algorithms is theoretically possible, I would be that it's certainly not easy given that each cutter position is dependent on the previous cutter position. The practical question is whether or not the developer can paralellise the algorithms without having to charge the users an exorbitant fee to cover the development. Since the answer to that is "no", I focus on single core performance when building a system with which to run the software.
Single core performance is all that matters when processing a toolpath for CNC machining. I don't care about power consumption, just higher clock speed and fast memory access (large cache).
You make some valid points. I would counter that the military will soon move beyond remote-piloted drones to full AI, such that it would take a very few cooperative people to command most of the power of the military. When the human is removed from behind the trigger so is the humanity.
In such history as you refer to the combat effectiveness of the masses was still a measurable fraction of that of the military. I'm not confident that's still the case.
I agree with you that a nicely labeled fiat note is convenient, but once US fiat notes prove valueless why would I accept another country's fiat notes in trade for a good or service? I'd be more likely to accept materials that I can use, like copper, steel, aluminum etc. I guess it would be barter rather than currency.
... it's an IOU slip saying that the US government will continue to guarantee its value for public or private debt...
Guarantee its value? How exactly does that work? If my dollar is worth half as much as it was a few years ago, who do I talk to about getting the guaranteed compensation for the difference?
"Federal Reserve Notes" are just like Monopoly Money, there is absolutely no backing or guarantee of value whatsoever. The only things that give them perceived value are that you need them if you're going to pay taxes, and that no commonly accepted alternative is available.
Where you live do you have to pay to speak French?
You do have a point though; the gummint could say "You've eaten too many hamburgers this month, we won't approve your transaction to buy another." Which is of course a small step from "You spoke out against the wrong political party or policy, so we won't approve any of your transactions."
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Too bad they don't make cars with carburetors any more; we could convert them to propane, CNG, methane etc. and fuel them without our decomposing waste.
in the present, when someone else votes in your name before you do there is no recourse. I see this as an improvement.
For 2% off on up to 15 gallons of gas.
Revolution isn't a one time thing, you have to keep doing it on a regular basis.
Air breathing rockets with really big fins.
Or maybe not: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/02/fbi-turns-off-3000-gps-trackers-after-supreme-court-ruling.ars
So what's needed is a RAID controller for DNA, that will sample code from several cells and derive the original code, then undo any mutations. Suppose that's within the realm of possibility?
Nice!
1. Add AI, remove remote pilot.
2. Improve AI, add swarm behavior, allow giving orders in human terms, reduce or remove operator techs from mission.
3. Replace ground crew with service droids, reducing or removing ground support personnel.
4. Any one person with command access can order a mass strike on anyone anywhere without any human cooperation.
I'm not saying they're there yet, but I'd bet within 20 years they will be. Maybe ten.
I'm not quite sure what your point is. Are you familiar at all with CNC programming? You don't just take a model and "translate" it to gcode. Machining centers are not like 3D printers. Fixturing and machining a complicated part in a time efficient manner while holding tolerance and not destroying your cutters is an art that takes decades to master. I would say it's NP-Hard. On top of that, some of the toolpath algorithms can take half an hour or even multiple hours to run once you've set all the parameters and selected all the geometry. Once it's done, you determine if you like the results or not, then either tweak the parameters and regenerate or move on to the next one. Any time savings in the processing turns into dollars pretty quickly; conversely any time wasted can be hugely expensive, especially when a $300,000 (or more) machine is sitting idle waiting for your code and the customer is on the phone asking when they will get their part.
I'm using Mastercam. While it will use multiple cores to simultaneously generate multiple toolpath operations, each operation is limited to one or two cores. If generating only one operation it will use little over 25% capacity on my four core system. While I can't honestly weigh in on the argument of whether or not parallelisation of the algorithms is theoretically possible, I would be that it's certainly not easy given that each cutter position is dependent on the previous cutter position. The practical question is whether or not the developer can paralellise the algorithms without having to charge the users an exorbitant fee to cover the development. Since the answer to that is "no", I focus on single core performance when building a system with which to run the software.
Line out (headphone jack) from phone to line in on stereo.
Single core performance is all that matters when processing a toolpath for CNC machining. I don't care about power consumption, just higher clock speed and fast memory access (large cache).
You make some valid points. I would counter that the military will soon move beyond remote-piloted drones to full AI, such that it would take a very few cooperative people to command most of the power of the military. When the human is removed from behind the trigger so is the humanity.
Also what's the advantage of this over getting an iPhone 4S and sticking it on the dash?
In such history as you refer to the combat effectiveness of the masses was still a measurable fraction of that of the military. I'm not confident that's still the case.
Oh they steal and kill in much safer and subtler ways.
Do a little research; you'll learn more and be more likely to believe it than if one of us tells you.
I use the quotes because it's not federal, has nothing to do with reserve, and is not a bank.
I agree with you that a nicely labeled fiat note is convenient, but once US fiat notes prove valueless why would I accept another country's fiat notes in trade for a good or service? I'd be more likely to accept materials that I can use, like copper, steel, aluminum etc. I guess it would be barter rather than currency.
The "Federal" "Reserve" "Bank" does exactly the same thing, with exactly the same results. What's the difference?
... it's an IOU slip saying that the US government will continue to guarantee its value for public or private debt...
Guarantee its value? How exactly does that work? If my dollar is worth half as much as it was a few years ago, who do I talk to about getting the guaranteed compensation for the difference? "Federal Reserve Notes" are just like Monopoly Money, there is absolutely no backing or guarantee of value whatsoever. The only things that give them perceived value are that you need them if you're going to pay taxes, and that no commonly accepted alternative is available.
Perhaps not another country's fiat notes, but more likely gold, silver, or some other physical good with high value density.
So they're about five or ten years ahead of the US.
Where you live do you have to pay to speak French? You do have a point though; the gummint could say "You've eaten too many hamburgers this month, we won't approve your transaction to buy another." Which is of course a small step from "You spoke out against the wrong political party or policy, so we won't approve any of your transactions."