If you create X units of type Y - and the opponent has created units specifically to counter them, then its going to be 'unfit' - even though that it might have worked under other circumstances.
I think that the fitness function changes too rapidly during the game in order to be properly used. Also since GA take lots of time to properly function (which may include a lot of garbage) - I don't see this reacting fast enough to changes in tactics either.
So its an awesome idea - but I don't think a GA is the best tool for the job.
I was going to complain that the "Needs of the many..." thing is Pure Utilitarianism - but if you read the article you notice that its an actual citation. An actual reference to star trek, and the context of what happened in that scene.
Learning maths and all the 'complicated' things, isn't done just for the sake of knowing how to do those, but to put you in the mindframe for learning and analysing the world around us in a certain way.
I'm in ICT, and I actually find ways of using computer structures and algorithms (and the mindset) for my day to day life. Yes I'm a/. user, why do you ask?
He should put in a rootkit in every one of them, which at a specified time and date will display "Congratulations, you are the xth idiot out of y idiots who have risked security and data just to try something stupid"
Silly suggestions aside, he should really take this opportunity to teach people the dangers of malware which can be picked up by doing stupid things.
What I mean is, you're going to get a guy who's dying and tell him "Oh, no we don't have any medicine for you - too expensive and all that. We do however have stuff to make all the mosquitos who will bite you immune to it though.:) "
2.) Mosquitos reproduce a lot. So the parent which was immunised will still have unimmunised children.
Sure, if you can immunise all the malaria sufferers, it'd be neat-o - end of disease. However with all the time and resources you need to do that - not to mention that the guy is going to die anyway - is it really worth it?
H. 264 is also propriatry, so aside from the fact that it costs money, it also kinda messes up Firefox's "open-sourceness" - and therefore will go against their main mission of sorts.
Now if there was an open-source video decoder, you'd be sure that they'd have it implemented in two shakes of a fox's tail - in fact, there's already <video> tags working, which I assume uses theora.
You'll be grateful for Bush's foresight when the aliens attack and we lack the ability to transmit a virus to their mothership from our trusty powerbooks.
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How would you evaluate for fitness?
If you create X units of type Y - and the opponent has created units specifically to counter them, then its going to be 'unfit' - even though that it might have worked under other circumstances.
I think that the fitness function changes too rapidly during the game in order to be properly used. Also since GA take lots of time to properly function (which may include a lot of garbage) - I don't see this reacting fast enough to changes in tactics either.
So its an awesome idea - but I don't think a GA is the best tool for the job.
I was going to complain that the "Needs of the many..." thing is Pure Utilitarianism - but if you read the article you notice that its an actual citation. An actual reference to star trek, and the context of what happened in that scene.
"I doubt anyone is going to object to pictures of your 17 year old girlfriend"
The girlfriend might have a thing or two to say.
That this method can't be foiled by simply changing the privacy settings or... say... not posting this sort of evidence in there.
Hey, maybe this'll encourage people to actually take privacy seriously. I'm pretty sure this'll never happen.
But then the casinos would all collapse...
Learning maths and all the 'complicated' things, isn't done just for the sake of knowing how to do those, but to put you in the mindframe for learning and analysing the world around us in a certain way.
/. user, why do you ask?
I'm in ICT, and I actually find ways of using computer structures and algorithms (and the mindset) for my day to day life. Yes I'm a
Please put in an autorun.ini file which triggers an executable to display "Oi mate, you know you can get viruses from these things? Love /."
That could get you on the sex offender's list
Free hugs?
Putting USB-drives into walls is considered art now?
I have lost touch with this world.
Which still makes it marginally less useful than say, an online file repository which lets you upload and share links for free.
Unless of course people feel there is something 'cool' about having to be in a specified location to receive information in this day and age.
Time to look for my mysterious-looking jacket and dark sunglasses, must look the part.
He should put in a rootkit in every one of them, which at a specified time and date will display "Congratulations, you are the xth idiot out of y idiots who have risked security and data just to try something stupid"
Silly suggestions aside, he should really take this opportunity to teach people the dangers of malware which can be picked up by doing stupid things.
Not what I meant.
:) "
What I mean is, you're going to get a guy who's dying and tell him "Oh, no we don't have any medicine for you - too expensive and all that. We do however have stuff to make all the mosquitos who will bite you immune to it though.
Yes, that part I understood - but
1.) Are you going to immunise all the humans?
2.) Mosquitos reproduce a lot. So the parent which was immunised will still have unimmunised children.
Sure, if you can immunise all the malaria sufferers, it'd be neat-o - end of disease. However with all the time and resources you need to do that - not to mention that the guy is going to die anyway - is it really worth it?
Instead of vaccinating a few million humans, we're going to vaccinate a few thousand million mosquitos?
I'm pretty sure that with mosquitos reproducing really quickly and all that, its kinda useless.
Now if we instead make genetically modified mosquitos which can resist it, we could have a winner.
H. 264 is also propriatry, so aside from the fact that it costs money, it also kinda messes up Firefox's "open-sourceness" - and therefore will go against their main mission of sorts.
Now if there was an open-source video decoder, you'd be sure that they'd have it implemented in two shakes of a fox's tail - in fact, there's already <video> tags working, which I assume uses theora.
I do not get the reference I'm afraid. Care to enlighten me?
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I have found that the people who use(d?) limewire (as opposed to torrenting) - were generally less techie.
The kind of people who'd download
awesome_song.mp3.exe
or
awesome_song.zip
At least with torrenting, there's a sort of peer review for the files.
You'll be grateful for Bush's foresight when the aliens attack and we lack the ability to transmit a virus to their mothership from our trusty powerbooks.
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When life gives you limes...
$500 million per month works out to be 6.5 billion per year.
I'm amazed that we actually have record companies around with giant losses like these. Won't someone think of the children?
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Meh, I guess we'd have to leave Antarctica out when we launch the rest.
How can we protect our precious bodily fluids with 50 missiles not working?
...when you fail to check your power systems regularly, the terrorists win.
Please, take care of your electrical-systems-powering-ICBM-missiles. Please.
IP Address? That's one of them "Internet" things isn't it?
Let me just insert this AOL cd into my drive and receive my X free hours and get online today.