I'm sorry, if you think he's an idiot why do you request that he kill himself? As the obvious intellectual that you are (note the sarcasm here), you'd be held accountable if he does. Perhaps the mentally defective people who lack empathy should consult someone as well.
I think the word android can be used since the book (by Philip K. Dick, 1968) that the movie Blade Runner was based upon was titled Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.
With the exception of Child Porn of course... That should remain on the internal drive in plain sight, on the desktop even, so you will get your sick ass thrown in jail.
You make an intelligent and well stated argument. The meaning of the word Fascism is misunderstood this days. The common unwashed masses have no idea of what Fascism is other than a word you throw around to discredit those you disagree with. I'm sorry to see this modded down as it really makes me question the actual average IQ of the/.er to which I assumed in the past to be well above the mean.
AFAIK, no outside (foreign) interests can own more than 49% of any Chinese enterprise That's not technically true... You can own more than 50% of a Chinese company but you, as a foreigner, still can never have a controlling interest. It's funny how that works over there.
OK! Get your tin foil hats ready... Three words: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. A "space program" is (and was) the technological basis for a full fledged nuclear weapon's delivery system.
But seriously, the technology does transfer over quite nicely. Just maybe???
Yeah! Let's look at your argument here. Direct human operated ground vehicle vs. a remote controled operated airplane never used on a daily basis over a highly populated city. Oh! Now I see the similarity between the two. Darn, I am obviously wrong and you are right... NOT!
Welcome to/. Elisha Gray gets at least partial credit for the inventing of you:-) So far there is no patent on that. I suppose that our children are our only real lasting contribution... Oh! sorry to cut this short but I have to go; my phone is ringing, ttfn. But seriously my friend... welcome.
I seem to remember that Thomas Jefferson was against patents because he thought that invention was a natural course of evolution and that invention was inevitable product of the society and not the product of the individual. At least that's how I remember it.
When I get the bird flu I'm going to sneeze at CNN's office and then I goin to sneeze in FOX's office. It's because I'm the most trusted flu source to be fair and balanced.
Even better... Just before you quit (and before they ask for the computer back) take a magnetic wand over the hard drive and then fry it by shorting it out with 120 volt ac current. Put the drive back in the computer. Then leave the computer at sleazy bar somewhere. Report the laptop as lost or stolen to your employer and to the police. If recoved say "oh thank goodness" and act like you expect it back. When they act funny just get insulted and suddenly quit in anger and outrage. If they accuse you just deny it and say it was out of my hands and was damaged by obviously someone else. Too risky you say? Aparently so is erasing data. Take your pick.
As a "technologist" I work for da man. Now that you have made da money, teach 'em to be da man.
Personally my children are going to be better than me. My father was a barber, I'm a computer tech. It's a step forward but we still are in the "service industry" working for someone else. Technology is a business tool and I'm just a tool that operates the tool. I want my kids to both master those tools and be the master of those tools. MBA all the way, get them some seed money and then let them become the cio, ceo or c-insert_letter_here-o of their company. Providing I can keep 'em off da drugs.
Right on my friend. I also like your ideas of the relative insignificance of one man's life when compared to the vastness and scale of earth's history and the universe as a whole. At the end of our lives on our death beds will we really be thinking of Bob's comment at the morning meeting (or an accumulation of those types of events)? Well I for one choose not to, right here in the now.
I too enjoy the similarities between Stoicism and Buddhism. In my reading, I've also made a rather strong connection of similarities between Stoic philosophies in Marcus Aurelius' Meditations and the Vedic philosophies of the Bhagavad Gita. Additionally the earliest Christian converts were Stoicists and it is thought that they brought much of those ideas into the early Christian writings.
It would seem that both philosophers and holy men wore out many a shoe in ancient times or that more that physical good were traded between merchants.
No pretending here my passionate (Buddhist?) friend. I did say I exploit the philosophy and I did mention that the Buddha may not have had that in mind when he taught the idea of Emptiness. Also one can study Buddhism and not be a Buddhist.
Compassion is a big part of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition/path. There are other Buddhist paths as you may know.
I also posted this with the intention of helping readers ease their (social) pain... the compassion is implied in the sharing. This is not intended to be a complete tranmission of the entire Mahayana Buddhist path... that would be -1, "Off Topic" here on slashdot.
Thanks, very interesting. I'll start with The Theory of the Leisure Class. Here's what info I got from Amazon:
> Book Description
Classic of economic and social theory offers satiric examination of the hollowness and falsity suggested by the term "conspicuous consumption" (coined by Veblen), exposing the emptiness of many cherished standards of taste, education, dress and culture.
> Inside Flap Copy
Almost a century after its original publication, Thorstein Veblen's work is as fresh and relevant as ever. Veblen's The Theory of the Leisure Class is in the tradition of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan, yet it provides a surprisingly contemporary look at American economics and society. Establishing such terms as "conspicuous consumption" and "pecuniary emulation," Veblen's most famous work has become an archetype not only of economic theory, but of historical and sociological thought as well. As sociologist Alan Wolfe writes in his Introduction, Veblen "skillfully . . . wrote a book that will be read so long as the rich are different from the rest of us; which, if the future is anything like the past, they always will be."
I'm a nerd or certainly was for one for sure. A number of years ago I started studying Buddhism (no seriously). One of the more difficult concepts of Buddhism is something called Emptiness. Basically its a philosophy that none of this crap really matters because, well, it does really exist - hence emptiness. At least not in the way we think it does.
It is our attachment to what others think (social status) that causes our unhappiness, shame and embarrassment. So if it doesn't exist then there's nothing to be attached to and nothing to be fearful of. Once I came to deeply realize this I was able to exploit it (OK, it is not what the Buddha had in mind) and achieve a much elevated social status. Even though I don't care about it, it does make my life a little easier.
So the next time someone put you on the spot just shrug your shoulders and say "what ever".
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I'm sorry, if you think he's an idiot why do you request that he kill himself? As the obvious intellectual that you are (note the sarcasm here), you'd be held accountable if he does. Perhaps the mentally defective people who lack empathy should consult someone as well.
From the looks of the thing I'd say this is even more appropriate.
"Number Five, is Alive."
I think the word android can be used since the book (by Philip K. Dick, 1968) that the movie Blade Runner was based upon was titled Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.
According to this Fox News story that broke only few days ago even this massive super computer can't handle apostrophes.
With the exception of Child Porn of course... That should remain on the internal drive in plain sight, on the desktop even, so you will get your sick ass thrown in jail.
You make an intelligent and well stated argument. The meaning of the word Fascism is misunderstood this days. The common unwashed masses have no idea of what Fascism is other than a word you throw around to discredit those you disagree with. I'm sorry to see this modded down as it really makes me question the actual average IQ of the /.er to which I assumed in the past to be well above the mean.
That's not technically true... You can own more than 50% of a Chinese company but you, as a foreigner, still can never have a controlling interest. It's funny how that works over there.
Yeah!, up until all companies in a country require a non-compete... then you'll be f**k*d and crying for mommy.
I think there's a lot of us out there right now willing to embrace anthropomorphised robots.
We are talking about 'fembots' here? Right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fembot
OK! Get your tin foil hats ready... Three words: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. A "space program" is (and was) the technological basis for a full fledged nuclear weapon's delivery system.
But seriously, the technology does transfer over quite nicely. Just maybe???
Yeah! Let's look at your argument here. Direct human operated ground vehicle vs. a remote controled operated airplane never used on a daily basis over a highly populated city. Oh! Now I see the similarity between the two. Darn, I am obviously wrong and you are right... NOT!
"The ideal outcome for us is when this technology becomes instrumental in saving lives."
Ideally that is. At least until it crashes and kills someone.
Welcome to /. Elisha Gray gets at least partial credit for the inventing of you :-) So far there is no patent on that. I suppose that our children are our only real lasting contribution... Oh! sorry to cut this short but I have to go; my phone is ringing, ttfn. But seriously my friend... welcome.
Ah! here's the link to Thomas Jefferson's take on patents. http://www.usewisdom.com/sayings/patentsj.html
I seem to remember that Thomas Jefferson was against patents because he thought that invention was a natural course of evolution and that invention was inevitable product of the society and not the product of the individual. At least that's how I remember it.
When I get the bird flu I'm going to sneeze at CNN's office and then I goin to sneeze in FOX's office. It's because I'm the most trusted flu source to be fair and balanced.
Even better... Just before you quit (and before they ask for the computer back) take a magnetic wand over the hard drive and then fry it by shorting it out with 120 volt ac current. Put the drive back in the computer. Then leave the computer at sleazy bar somewhere. Report the laptop as lost or stolen to your employer and to the police. If recoved say "oh thank goodness" and act like you expect it back. When they act funny just get insulted and suddenly quit in anger and outrage. If they accuse you just deny it and say it was out of my hands and was damaged by obviously someone else. Too risky you say? Aparently so is erasing data. Take your pick.
As a "technologist" I work for da man. Now that you have made da money, teach 'em to be da man.
Personally my children are going to be better than me. My father was a barber, I'm a computer tech. It's a step forward but we still are in the "service industry" working for someone else. Technology is a business tool and I'm just a tool that operates the tool. I want my kids to both master those tools and be the master of those tools. MBA all the way, get them some seed money and then let them become the cio, ceo or c-insert_letter_here-o of their company. Providing I can keep 'em off da drugs.
> I stood outside my door this morning in Flagstaff, which is 6200 feet above the Arizona desert
That's pretty fast considering: at a rate of 1 mile per 6 hrs it'd take 42.5 years to go 62,000 miles.
Check my math: 62000mi*6hrs/1mi*1day/24hrs*1yr/365days=42.5yr
Or so say's your Democrat overlord
Which parasites? Toxoplasmas or politicians?
Right on my friend. I also like your ideas of the relative insignificance of one man's life when compared to the vastness and scale of earth's history and the universe as a whole. At the end of our lives on our death beds will we really be thinking of Bob's comment at the morning meeting (or an accumulation of those types of events)? Well I for one choose not to, right here in the now.
I too enjoy the similarities between Stoicism and Buddhism. In my reading, I've also made a rather strong connection of similarities between Stoic philosophies in Marcus Aurelius' Meditations and the Vedic philosophies of the Bhagavad Gita. Additionally the earliest Christian converts were Stoicists and it is thought that they brought much of those ideas into the early Christian writings.
It would seem that both philosophers and holy men wore out many a shoe in ancient times or that more that physical good were traded between merchants.
No pretending here my passionate (Buddhist?) friend. I did say I exploit the philosophy and I did mention that the Buddha may not have had that in mind when he taught the idea of Emptiness. Also one can study Buddhism and not be a Buddhist.
Compassion is a big part of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition/path. There are other Buddhist paths as you may know.
I also posted this with the intention of helping readers ease their (social) pain... the compassion is implied in the sharing. This is not intended to be a complete tranmission of the entire Mahayana Buddhist path... that would be -1, "Off Topic" here on slashdot.
Thanks, very interesting. I'll start with The Theory of the Leisure Class. Here's what info I got from Amazon:
> Book Description Classic of economic and social theory offers satiric examination of the hollowness and falsity suggested by the term "conspicuous consumption" (coined by Veblen), exposing the emptiness of many cherished standards of taste, education, dress and culture.
> Inside Flap Copy Almost a century after its original publication, Thorstein Veblen's work is as fresh and relevant as ever. Veblen's The Theory of the Leisure Class is in the tradition of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan, yet it provides a surprisingly contemporary look at American economics and society. Establishing such terms as "conspicuous consumption" and "pecuniary emulation," Veblen's most famous work has become an archetype not only of economic theory, but of historical and sociological thought as well. As sociologist Alan Wolfe writes in his Introduction, Veblen "skillfully . . . wrote a book that will be read so long as the rich are different from the rest of us; which, if the future is anything like the past, they always will be."
I'm a nerd or certainly was for one for sure. A number of years ago I started studying Buddhism (no seriously). One of the more difficult concepts of Buddhism is something called Emptiness. Basically its a philosophy that none of this crap really matters because, well, it does really exist - hence emptiness. At least not in the way we think it does.
It is our attachment to what others think (social status) that causes our unhappiness, shame and embarrassment. So if it doesn't exist then there's nothing to be attached to and nothing to be fearful of. Once I came to deeply realize this I was able to exploit it (OK, it is not what the Buddha had in mind) and achieve a much elevated social status. Even though I don't care about it, it does make my life a little easier.
So the next time someone put you on the spot just shrug your shoulders and say "what ever".