This application of the mythical "Three Laws" seems designed to protect us from ourselves.
The idea that we must create machines to protect us from ourselves is both morally repugnant and logically consistent. Every tool we create is designed to correct some inadequacy of humans, whether it is our inability to crack coconuts, smelt steel, or transmit information without assistance. Making a machine to confer sound judgment onto otherwise clueless people is a logical extension of that, which is why the Three Laws (in original form or others) are at once compelling fiction and impending reality.
That's right. Can't let security get in the way of business, it's the American way. If everyone had to show photo ID with their credit card, we can only imagine how much less they will use their credit card and opt for cash or even--gasp--spend less! Oh, the horrors!
The study asserts that, at least in this isolated case, the act of copyright infringement results in more profit for the creators, not less. Tell me why this wrong, and I'll answer yours.
How many people still are using unencrypted wifi anyway?
Mostly people who don't know enough to properly put the password into their laptops but can somehow figure out how to turn the default encryption off. And then there are the ones stupid enough to think the hassle of giving the password to their friends when they come over is more important than the risk of getting hacked. *sigh*
Strategy. The person on the ground is usually not thinking straight in the first place (that's why they just strapped a bomb on themselves) and isn't fully aware of his surroundings. Not to mention he might chicken out run away without detonating it. Having an operative with binoculars somewhere watching the crowds around the bomber--and also able to see targets of opportunity like police officers approaching--dramatically improves the effectiveness of the attack.
Please don't let untrained people use a 100mw laser for any reason. It may not be as dangerous as a firearm, but that makes an accident more likely because people are less careful with it.
Your sense of scale is awful. The moon has a mass of 7*10^22 kg. Even if you mine 10 ton per second for 4 billion years, you would only remove 1.8 percent of the moon mass. You might as well try to empty the great lakes with a spoon.
This. It's the same reason we don't need to worry about sending tons of space ships away from Earth. We are just tiny specs in the grand scheme of even our tiny nook of the cosmos.
Since none of them are actually going to be funded long enough to get done, there's no sense putting in a lot of work on a new proposal for something slightly different every time. None of it really matters, since it's probably never going to get off the ground anyways.
Yes, and the whack-jobs are ruining for the few who actually do want a better education. Back in the '90s, there were a lot fewer homeschoolers and a lot more of them actually cared about education, so they got the rules changed, but now the loonies are taking advantage of the system and giving the rest a bad name.
Then the question becomes how many can operate in the same vicinity without interfering with one another. Seems like that would be a somewhat bigger problem, though if all you're showing is slideshows then a few dropped frames won't matter.
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This application of the mythical "Three Laws" seems designed to protect us from ourselves.
The idea that we must create machines to protect us from ourselves is both morally repugnant and logically consistent. Every tool we create is designed to correct some inadequacy of humans, whether it is our inability to crack coconuts, smelt steel, or transmit information without assistance. Making a machine to confer sound judgment onto otherwise clueless people is a logical extension of that, which is why the Three Laws (in original form or others) are at once compelling fiction and impending reality.
Of course, which Monday is a better question...
I can tell it's Monday. ;-)
That's right. Can't let security get in the way of business, it's the American way. If everyone had to show photo ID with their credit card, we can only imagine how much less they will use their credit card and opt for cash or even--gasp--spend less! Oh, the horrors!
Tell that to the farmers who will have burning debris falling from the sky.
The study asserts that, at least in this isolated case, the act of copyright infringement results in more profit for the creators, not less. Tell me why this wrong, and I'll answer yours.
One can only hope that in the 21st century they will become known as News Corpse. But that may be too much to ask.
I think I like "New$ Corp" better.
That partly explains why the 1.2ghz arm is equivalent to a 300Mhz pentium 2. Still impressive given the size and power footprint.
How many people still are using unencrypted wifi anyway?
Mostly people who don't know enough to properly put the password into their laptops but can somehow figure out how to turn the default encryption off. And then there are the ones stupid enough to think the hassle of giving the password to their friends when they come over is more important than the risk of getting hacked. *sigh*
"Give unto Caesar that which is Caesar's." Wait, this is mine, give it back!
Because we'll only use it for your own good.
They're the bad guys. You can trust us.
We're looking out for you.
Now just hand over your freedom and nobody will get hurt. Yeah right.
So there's an evolutionary advantage to not believing in evolution? Whoda thunk it?
Any less complex model clearly would have predicted over 9000%!
Strategy. The person on the ground is usually not thinking straight in the first place (that's why they just strapped a bomb on themselves) and isn't fully aware of his surroundings. Not to mention he might chicken out run away without detonating it. Having an operative with binoculars somewhere watching the crowds around the bomber--and also able to see targets of opportunity like police officers approaching--dramatically improves the effectiveness of the attack.
Please don't let untrained people use a 100mw laser for any reason. It may not be as dangerous as a firearm, but that makes an accident more likely because people are less careful with it.
Outlaws are already outlawed, thanks to our friends at the Department of Redundancy Department.
I'm sorry, that sounds too much like a song, please have your payment ready when our lawyers come to sue you. ~ RIAA
Your sense of scale is awful. The moon has a mass of 7*10^22 kg. Even if you mine 10 ton per second for 4 billion years, you would only remove 1.8 percent of the moon mass. You might as well try to empty the great lakes with a spoon.
This. It's the same reason we don't need to worry about sending tons of space ships away from Earth. We are just tiny specs in the grand scheme of even our tiny nook of the cosmos.
4) Not advertise it as an "Unlimited" plan.
Since none of them are actually going to be funded long enough to get done, there's no sense putting in a lot of work on a new proposal for something slightly different every time. None of it really matters, since it's probably never going to get off the ground anyways.
Yes, and the whack-jobs are ruining for the few who actually do want a better education. Back in the '90s, there were a lot fewer homeschoolers and a lot more of them actually cared about education, so they got the rules changed, but now the loonies are taking advantage of the system and giving the rest a bad name.
Then the question becomes how many can operate in the same vicinity without interfering with one another. Seems like that would be a somewhat bigger problem, though if all you're showing is slideshows then a few dropped frames won't matter.
Was I supposed to immediately start singing this to the tune of "Home, Home On the Range"? 'Cuz I totally just did.
If he only has 3000 porn shots then he is pretty stingy himself.