Dammit, I should know better than to post here before I've had the first 4 coffees of the day. I even hit preview and decided that sentence sounded OK.
This machine can tell the operator what they're thinking. NOT how they will react. And even the blurb says it isn't very accurate.
If the machine spits out I was thinking about mowing down 12 people in the street with an Uzi, I confirm "Yes I thought about it." but never do it, that means despite the thought, I chose not to act on it. THAT'S free will.
Just because this machine can deduce enough from the biological processes in my brain that create a full formed, coherent thought, doesn't mean it can say with certainty I will ACT on that thought.
I'm going to have to go with you on this. There is a process in my brain that conjures these thoughts and presents them for selection. Ultimately I can say "Yes, that one." and disregard the rest. Being able to deduce what I'm going to think versus the path I take once I think it is two different things.
An emotionally charged rant that solves nothing and makes your cause (if one can really extract what it is from your post) look cobbled together by an ignorant tool.
If your best efforts to look far wiser than others merely end up being incomprehensible denigration of others, you would do yourself a favor and simply shut up.
Does racism exist? Yes. So what, oh enlightened one, if you're not suggesting quotas, are you fucking suggesting? Assuming you even have one. If your goal was to simply spout off, please save it.
And how the fuck did this get modded to 4 Insightful so far?
Wait! Wait! Are you suggesting Clinton is the most competent to be president?? She voted for PATRIOT Act (and to renew it), she was callin' for Federal video game regulations (nanny state), blah I can't even keep going. I'm not a rabid Obama supporter, I have no clue who I will vote for. I may write in Charlie Brown.
I have looked over her terms as Senator. I don't see it.
You're worried about a few bucks redirected from NASA? I mean in the big picture of what the government spends, this is a few bucks. What about the billions blown by the Census Bureau over their botched hand held plans? How much space science could that have funded? You think Hillary is going to fix that? I don't think Obama will fix it, but so far I've seen more promise in him to at least start something.
End of human spaceflight huh? No chance another program will spring up? No chance that perhaps another country will focus on it? Never ever again.. EVER EVER again will a human go into space?
Ok. You're right. Let's elect Clinton or McCain. I'm sure NASA programs are #1 priority to them!
Wait, you seemingly attempted to ridicule this guy without offering your own opinion on what makes a crook a crook.
Mine: An individual or corporate entity that lies, cheats, and swindles for their own gain. Not just to the detriment of "society", but an individual as well.
Based on my definition it seems his list hits the nail on the head. Microsoft is already a convicted monopolist. RIAA has gotten quite a few slaps in court for trying shifty tactics. Dick Cheney, enough has been proffered on this forum about him. The bin Laden family? Like they're completely untethered to Osama. The FBI even published a report that one of the "bin Laden flights" out of the US on 9/19/01 may have been chartered by Osama to get people out of here.
When Intel started its big layoff push in fall '06, they were targeting marketing, underutilized internal IT and then HR (fewer overall employees = less need for overstaffed HR). Their core engineering and production teams were barely touched.
AMD hasn't announced where it's cutting from, but if they're smart, they're going to cut fat, not lop off their head.
I think it's time for a modern "Boston Tea Party". Nerds of the world, we must unite!! We must bring the Internet tumbling down. We have seen how businesses will drop whatever they feel is not a reliable revenue generator. Perhaps a coordinated movement that messes with their online business model will keep them away.
Sorry, have to go now. There are some nice men in black suits wearing dark glasses here for me.
I am seriously expecting Ballmer to completely lose it any day now. He'll announce Microsoft's intention to buy Google for 1 million a share (in Monopoly dollars), while juggling chairs and developers.
Say what you want about Bill, the company did nothing but grow under him (granted there was the.com to help). Under Ballmer MS is doing everything it can to piss anyone and everyone off and fuck itself into oblivion.
This particular instance could fall under satire as it doesn't directly poke fun at the Village People (similar to the Penny-Arcade suit over Strawberry Shortcake). However IANAL and it's still early.
The point of the "Games don't kill people, people do..." argument is, yes games can be violent. However, as a "gamer" I know that the violence stays within the game world.
Those that go around wackin' people and blame Soldier of Fortune are STILL in the game world. Hence, they are fucked in the head. You can't blame a video games, guns, movies, hell even drugs, for people being idiots.
Considering the article about the Census Bureau dumping a few billion into the next census thanks to a botched handheld system they scrapped, the ~4 billion from this auction is pretty much spent. Fuckin Feds
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Dammit, I should know better than to post here before I've had the first 4 coffees of the day. I even hit preview and decided that sentence sounded OK.
United States citizens have been breeding unwitting citizens for decades.
This machine can tell the operator what they're thinking. NOT how they will react. And even the blurb says it isn't very accurate.
If the machine spits out I was thinking about mowing down 12 people in the street with an Uzi, I confirm "Yes I thought about it." but never do it, that means despite the thought, I chose not to act on it. THAT'S free will.
Just because this machine can deduce enough from the biological processes in my brain that create a full formed, coherent thought, doesn't mean it can say with certainty I will ACT on that thought.
I'm going to have to go with you on this. There is a process in my brain that conjures these thoughts and presents them for selection. Ultimately I can say "Yes, that one." and disregard the rest. Being able to deduce what I'm going to think versus the path I take once I think it is two different things.
An emotionally charged rant that solves nothing and makes your cause (if one can really extract what it is from your post) look cobbled together by an ignorant tool.
If your best efforts to look far wiser than others merely end up being incomprehensible denigration of others, you would do yourself a favor and simply shut up.
Does racism exist? Yes. So what, oh enlightened one, if you're not suggesting quotas, are you fucking suggesting? Assuming you even have one. If your goal was to simply spout off, please save it.
And how the fuck did this get modded to 4 Insightful so far?
I've read the marketing release. Now I ask /.
What can you do with this?
O'rly? Citations plz.
Wait! Wait! Are you suggesting Clinton is the most competent to be president?? She voted for PATRIOT Act (and to renew it), she was callin' for Federal video game regulations (nanny state), blah I can't even keep going. I'm not a rabid Obama supporter, I have no clue who I will vote for. I may write in Charlie Brown.
I have looked over her terms as Senator. I don't see it.
You're worried about a few bucks redirected from NASA? I mean in the big picture of what the government spends, this is a few bucks. What about the billions blown by the Census Bureau over their botched hand held plans? How much space science could that have funded? You think Hillary is going to fix that? I don't think Obama will fix it, but so far I've seen more promise in him to at least start something.
End of human spaceflight huh? No chance another program will spring up? No chance that perhaps another country will focus on it? Never ever again.. EVER EVER again will a human go into space?
Ok. You're right. Let's elect Clinton or McCain. I'm sure NASA programs are #1 priority to them!
Oh my God! You're right! That clarified this situation brilliantly! You're a great orator. You should run for Congress.
Wait, you seemingly attempted to ridicule this guy without offering your own opinion on what makes a crook a crook.
Mine: An individual or corporate entity that lies, cheats, and swindles for their own gain. Not just to the detriment of "society", but an individual as well.
Based on my definition it seems his list hits the nail on the head. Microsoft is already a convicted monopolist. RIAA has gotten quite a few slaps in court for trying shifty tactics. Dick Cheney, enough has been proffered on this forum about him. The bin Laden family? Like they're completely untethered to Osama. The FBI even published a report that one of the "bin Laden flights" out of the US on 9/19/01 may have been chartered by Osama to get people out of here.
As soon as I read the headline alone I thought, "Wonder which cities? I bet they're in some backwoods southern states or something."
Not saying all the Yankee states are filled with geniuses. It just felt like the right thought.
Your complaint makes no sense. Elected officials should be enforcing *ALL* the rules, not just a few that helped get them elected.
When Intel started its big layoff push in fall '06, they were targeting marketing, underutilized internal IT and then HR (fewer overall employees = less need for overstaffed HR). Their core engineering and production teams were barely touched.
AMD hasn't announced where it's cutting from, but if they're smart, they're going to cut fat, not lop off their head.
I think it's time for a modern "Boston Tea Party". Nerds of the world, we must unite!! We must bring the Internet tumbling down. We have seen how businesses will drop whatever they feel is not a reliable revenue generator. Perhaps a coordinated movement that messes with their online business model will keep them away.
Sorry, have to go now. There are some nice men in black suits wearing dark glasses here for me.
I am seriously expecting Ballmer to completely lose it any day now. He'll announce Microsoft's intention to buy Google for 1 million a share (in Monopoly dollars), while juggling chairs and developers.
.com to help). Under Ballmer MS is doing everything it can to piss anyone and everyone off and fuck itself into oblivion.
Say what you want about Bill, the company did nothing but grow under him (granted there was the
It seems they have in many such cases clicky
This particular instance could fall under satire as it doesn't directly poke fun at the Village People (similar to the Penny-Arcade suit over Strawberry Shortcake). However IANAL and it's still early.
Key word there: Context
The point of the "Games don't kill people, people do..." argument is, yes games can be violent. However, as a "gamer" I know that the violence stays within the game world.
Those that go around wackin' people and blame Soldier of Fortune are STILL in the game world. Hence, they are fucked in the head. You can't blame a video games, guns, movies, hell even drugs, for people being idiots.
That's already in use! Why not UTV = Unmanned Transfer Vehicle?
I pay about 30/USD for unlimited data/txting. Granted only 500 mins of talk time, but I only use about 200. And I tether my phone to my laptop.
Better deals than the one's advertised exist. One simply need look.
Given that the majority of the Internet is run on open-source today, I'd say this is a fairly accurate assessment.
Last I checked, in most cases, students pay to take the class. Hence his "notes" on the blackboard aren't free to begin with.
Considering the article about the Census Bureau dumping a few billion into the next census thanks to a botched handheld system they scrapped, the ~4 billion from this auction is pretty much spent. Fuckin Feds
What's ridiculous is that the Constitution require the Gov to only count heads. I see no reason for them to send out a 10 page fuckin' packet