But they do too often. On the other hand I guess their database is full of contradictions. I guess the problem is that they accepted everything uncritically from previous human speakers. Maybe it would have been better to have small core knowledge base that's reviewed, and then check consistency when new facts are added.
Not that I could make better bots, but they were just junping around subjects that it doesn't made any sense. And the inclusion of unicorns and clever quotes were totally off. However I appreciate that they have memory, but somehow they still contradicted themselves a lot. Which is odd, as I expect a machine to be more logical than a human.
Where are the Java bashers when you really need them? Oh, they either use patent unencumered scripting languages or go the MS way, but not both at the same time. Btw. does anyone use IronPyhton and F#, or they just look good in PR blurbs?
If you used Gmail as your primary mailbox/frontend then it's quite painful. Yeah, it was free, but it's self defeating to punish people for trying out G+. I didn't for exactly this reason: I don't want to play with fire.
"but I'm really nervous about the time investment with all the uncertainty around java."
It's very unlikely for Google to abandon Dalvik. Microsoft paid for the same patents (to use it in.Net), and I expect Google to do so as well:
"Under the 10-year pact with Microsoft, the software company will pay Sun $700 million to resolve antitrust issues and $900 million to resolve patent issues, the companies said. The companies will pay royalties to use each other's technology; Microsoft is paying $350 million now, with Sun to make payments when it incorporates technology later"
"Social Darwinism is not the Darwinian Theory of Evolution, it is a poorly-thought-out misapplication of the Theory, grounded in a fundamental failure to understand "fitness" as a concept in context."
Just like the crusades were a poorly thought-out misapplication of the teachings of the Bible.
"And that's irrelevant, because atheism and evolution are not the same thing."
Just like a car analogy is irrelevant when we aren't discussing about cars.
"No, you couldn't. You don't seem to understand the meaning of the word "prove". You could, however, selectively quote with the intention of indicating he was an atheist, but that would be missing the point."
Well, that's how people prove things in the soft sciences. Of course I didn't meant mathematical rigour.
"Social Darwinism is a term used by those opposing various late nineteenth century ideologies predicated on the idea of survival of the fittest.[1] It especially refers to notions of struggle for existence being used to justify social policies which make no distinction between those able to support themselves and those unable to support themselves. The most prominent form of such views stressed competition between individuals in laissez-faire capitalism but it is also connected to the ideas of eugenics, scientific racism, imperialism,[2] Fascism, Nazism and struggle between national or racial groups.[3] "
It seems the theory of evolution can be used to justify evil things as well.
"The reason why the ancient world was so pure, light and serene was that it knew nothing of the two great scourges: the pox and Christianity. Christianity is a prototype of Bolshevism: the mobilisation by the Jew of the masses of slaves with the object of undermining society."
Hitler's Table Talks (1941–1944)
But of course I could pick quotes that would prove that he was a Christian.
Teaching of evolution can be hampered by religious teachers, but it's just a small part of the science curriculum. Understanding mathematics and physics brings more in problem solving and critical thinking abilities, and they aren't politically controversial, so there's still hope.
However with paper based voting you need more people to take part in the conspiracy. These online voting systems however can be useful to ask citizens' opinion between the normal elections.
Actually, paper has a friggin high resolution; even if you only count with 300 dpi, A4 paper is 2480*3508 "pixels". And it's not too bad for content creation, but for content archival and search.
You know, search/replacing words doesn't always preserve the truth value of the original text.
Is Atlas Shrugged libertarianism? Because then I don't want it.
My problem with libertarianism, that it's the antithesis of social mobility. Rich people can invest much more in their children's education. Leaving education all to the market is antitethical to merit.
" assets and bribe politicians so that you can gain unfair advantage or piss all over your workers. "
In a libertarian society what prevents the expoitation of workers? The enterpreneur has much more time to bargain as a worker (because he has to pay the rent and doesn't have much saving), so it's biased against the workers. That's why trade unions were created, but the self-professed libertartarians are usually against unions.
Also, leaving everything to the market can result in Ponzi schemes, which can destroy the economy of a whole nation, see Albania in the nineties.
" Robber Barons were government sponsored, BTW, since frequently they would pay off government officials to secure government contracts and to otherwise get preferential treatment."
The argument is that the libertarian utopia will always corrupted by greedy corporations, who will change laws in their own favour. A way to organise society cannot be good, if it can't protect itself from those who wish to overthrow it. (And I mean this for communism as well.)
Old Hungarian joke: - Where do you work? - At the Ministry of Naval Affairs. - Are you kidding, we don't even have a seashore! - Hey, we got a Ministry of Public Welfare too.
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You mean, they should use web services?
You mean, they don't care about knowledge representation?
But they do too often.
On the other hand I guess their database is full of contradictions. I guess the problem is that they accepted everything uncritically from previous human speakers. Maybe it would have been better to have small core knowledge base that's reviewed, and then check consistency when new facts are added.
Not that I could make better bots, but they were just junping around subjects that it doesn't made any sense. And the inclusion of unicorns and clever quotes were totally off. However I appreciate that they have memory, but somehow they still contradicted themselves a lot. Which is odd, as I expect a machine to be more logical than a human.
Where are the Java bashers when you really need them? Oh, they either use patent unencumered scripting languages or go the MS way, but not both at the same time.
Btw. does anyone use IronPyhton and F#, or they just look good in PR blurbs?
I have a copyright nightmare ...
Finally I understand what "underground music scene" means.
And legacy applications, and Excel macros.
If you used Gmail as your primary mailbox/frontend then it's quite painful. Yeah, it was free, but it's self defeating to punish people for trying out G+. I didn't for exactly this reason: I don't want to play with fire.
"but I'm really nervous about the time investment with all the uncertainty around java."
It's very unlikely for Google to abandon Dalvik. .Net), and I expect Google to do so as well:
Microsoft paid for the same patents (to use it in
"Under the 10-year pact with Microsoft, the software company will pay Sun $700 million to resolve antitrust issues and $900 million to resolve patent issues, the companies said. The companies will pay royalties to use each other's technology; Microsoft is paying $350 million now, with Sun to make payments when it incorporates technology later"
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/2100-1014_3-5183848.html#ixzz1W4P96FFM
But the worst case is, that you learn some Java, and OpenJDK isn't going anywhere.
JPA has pretty much lazyness.
Also, you can pass "functors" with anonymous classes.
Please present double blind tests for psycho-analysis*, the we can proceed.
OTOH no matter how much you study astrology, you won't be able to better predict the future.
*because that's what seems to be the most popular form of treatment
"Social Darwinism is not the Darwinian Theory of Evolution, it is a poorly-thought-out misapplication of the Theory, grounded in a fundamental failure to understand "fitness" as a concept in context."
Just like the crusades were a poorly thought-out misapplication of the teachings of the Bible.
"And that's irrelevant, because atheism and evolution are not the same thing."
Just like a car analogy is irrelevant when we aren't discussing about cars.
"No, you couldn't. You don't seem to understand the meaning of the word "prove". You could, however, selectively quote with the intention of indicating he was an atheist, but that would be missing the point."
Well, that's how people prove things in the soft sciences. Of course I didn't meant mathematical rigour.
"Religion is yet another way for evolution to eliminate those with deficiencies compared to others.
For some reason those that are religious seem to be too stupid to follow common sense and basic medical advice. "
Therefore only those religions stay, which give sensible medical advice.
Hitler was not an atheist.
"Social Darwinism is a term used by those opposing various late nineteenth century ideologies predicated on the idea of survival of the fittest.[1] It especially refers to notions of struggle for existence being used to justify social policies which make no distinction between those able to support themselves and those unable to support themselves. The most prominent form of such views stressed competition between individuals in laissez-faire capitalism but it is also connected to the ideas of eugenics, scientific racism, imperialism,[2] Fascism, Nazism and struggle between national or racial groups.[3] "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Darwinism
It seems the theory of evolution can be used to justify evil things as well.
"The reason why the ancient world was so pure, light and serene was that it knew nothing of the two great scourges: the pox and Christianity. Christianity is a prototype of Bolshevism: the mobilisation by the Jew of the masses of slaves with the object of undermining society."
Hitler's Table Talks (1941–1944)
But of course I could pick quotes that would prove that he was a Christian.
Teaching of evolution can be hampered by religious teachers, but it's just a small part of the science curriculum. Understanding mathematics and physics brings more in problem solving and critical thinking abilities, and they aren't politically controversial, so there's still hope.
And of Plan 9 From Outerspace, and The Day The Earth Stood Still.
However with paper based voting you need more people to take part in the conspiracy.
These online voting systems however can be useful to ask citizens' opinion between the normal elections.
Actually, paper has a friggin high resolution; even if you only count with 300 dpi, A4 paper is 2480*3508 "pixels". And it's not too bad for content creation, but for content archival and search.
You know, search/replacing words doesn't always preserve the truth value of the original text.
"The Tea Party IS NOT Libertarianism."
Is Atlas Shrugged libertarianism?
Because then I don't want it.
My problem with libertarianism, that it's the antithesis of social mobility. Rich people can invest much more in their children's education. Leaving education all to the market is antitethical to merit.
" assets and bribe politicians so that you can gain unfair advantage or piss all over your workers. "
In a libertarian society what prevents the expoitation of workers? The enterpreneur has much more time to bargain as a worker (because he has to pay the rent and doesn't have much saving), so it's biased against the workers. That's why trade unions were created, but the self-professed libertartarians are usually against unions.
Also, leaving everything to the market can result in Ponzi schemes, which can destroy the economy of a whole nation, see Albania in the nineties.
That's the least they should do to protect their intellectual property.
OMG privacy, they're out to get me!
Statisfied now?
" Robber Barons were government sponsored, BTW, since frequently they would pay off government officials to secure government contracts and to otherwise get preferential treatment."
The argument is that the libertarian utopia will always corrupted by greedy corporations, who will change laws in their own favour. A way to organise society cannot be good, if it can't protect itself from those who wish to overthrow it. (And I mean this for communism as well.)
They say the same thing about communism.
Old Hungarian joke:
- Where do you work?
- At the Ministry of Naval Affairs.
- Are you kidding, we don't even have a seashore!
- Hey, we got a Ministry of Public Welfare too.