The first AI going out of control will be a spelling checker, that will eradicate humans to eradicate spelling mistakes. It will be called the Grammar Nazi.
Whoosh, OP didn't say that a star is 20-30 billion years old, he said it's LIFETIME is 20-30 billion years old. You know, how a human's lifetime is 70-80 years.
All the NGOs are setting up primary schools*. I for one welcome the support of higher education of technology in Africa. And South-Africa is still not a first world country yet (rather second world), and it actually can have more impact to its neighbours than we can.
*which usually doesnt translate to better job opportunities or more innovation; and usually there's a serious lack of vocational schools
Don't you think that something that has the potential to reach a much wider audience should be carefully tested before released into the wild?
No, I don't think so. As Khan Academy isn't funded by government, its supporters are completely eligible to decide whether it's a worthile prohect or not.
However their conclusion is quite the contrary to what you seem to suggest:
"Given the huge humanitarian and economic consequences of mosquito-spread disease, few scientists would suggest that the costs of an increased human population would outweigh the benefits of a healthier one. And the 'collateral damage' felt elsewhere in ecosystems doesn't buy much sympathy either. The romantic notion of every creature having a vital place in nature may not be enough to plead the mosquito's case. It is the limitations of mosquito-killing methods, not the limitations of intent, that make a world without mosquitoes unlikely.
And so, while humans inadvertently drive beneficial species, from tuna to corals, to the edge of extinction, their best efforts can't seriously threaten an insect with few redeeming features. "They don't occupy an unassailable niche in the environment," says entomologist Joe Conlon, of the American Mosquito Control Association in Jacksonville, Florida. "If we eradicated them tomorrow, the ecosystems where they are active will hiccup and then get on with life. Something better or worse would take over." "
Try Jedit. It was built with the same philosophy. The thing I like the most about it, is that I didn't had to learn a new language to script it (like elisp), it can be scripted with beanshell, which is pretty much like java, you just don't have to declare the type of everything (but it accepts vanilla Java too). It can record macros in Beanshell while clicking around, you can assign them to custom buttons, to custom hotkeys, it has a nice plugin api as well (but you can do everything in beanshell macro too, but plugins make them faster and easier to manage). It has syntax support for a lot languges. (For some it has function list and additional goodies too. But syntax files are dead-easy to write.) It has a nice XML plugin too, which will offer auto-complete according to DTD.
I think it has everything that emacs has*, but uses the usual user interface coventions (ctrl-insert, ctrl-shift etc. )
* I guess emacs has some esoteric plugins that Jedit not; I'm speaking here about the core application
I watched the video linked, and I agreed with him very much. (And I can only recommend to watch it.) He speaks about bazzwords and fads and he said the only change he will do is change the wording of their ads. Is there a proof of more substantial changes?
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The first AI going out of control will be a spelling checker, that will eradicate humans to eradicate spelling mistakes. It will be called the Grammar Nazi.
Wankel engines have too short lifespan, but are light. That's why they're only used in racecars and airplanes.
"while the Google thing is a patent dispute, which would be as if they sued Microsoft for .NET."
They sued .NET for excactly the same reasons: VM patents.
Whoosh.
Well, you can't force people to start a firefighting business.
Please, what law prohibits private firefighting service? Then, how is it a monopoly?
There's no fire-department, because they want lower taxes.
Whoosh, OP didn't say that a star is 20-30 billion years old, he said it's LIFETIME is 20-30 billion years old. You know, how a human's lifetime is 70-80 years.
RIAA is financed by major studios, and the PR value of these cases is quite enough to keep most people away from piracy.
Other thing is applying a ridiculous intrest rate while the motorist is not paying. (Hungary)
All the NGOs are setting up primary schools*. I for one welcome the support of higher education of technology in Africa. And South-Africa is still not a first world country yet (rather second world), and it actually can have more impact to its neighbours than we can.
*which usually doesnt translate to better job opportunities or more innovation; and usually there's a serious lack of vocational schools
Don't you think that something that has the potential to reach a much wider audience should be carefully tested before released into the wild?
No, I don't think so. As Khan Academy isn't funded by government, its supporters are completely eligible to decide whether it's a worthile prohect or not.
However their conclusion is quite the contrary to what you seem to suggest:
"Given the huge humanitarian and economic consequences of mosquito-spread disease, few scientists would suggest that the costs of an increased human population would outweigh the benefits of a healthier one. And the 'collateral damage' felt elsewhere in ecosystems doesn't buy much sympathy either. The romantic notion of every creature having a vital place in nature may not be enough to plead the mosquito's case. It is the limitations of mosquito-killing methods, not the limitations of intent, that make a world without mosquitoes unlikely.
And so, while humans inadvertently drive beneficial species, from tuna to corals, to the edge of extinction, their best efforts can't seriously threaten an insect with few redeeming features. "They don't occupy an unassailable niche in the environment," says entomologist Joe Conlon, of the American Mosquito Control Association in Jacksonville, Florida. "If we eradicated them tomorrow, the ecosystems where they are active will hiccup and then get on with life. Something better or worse would take over." "
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It's funny to get modded that high up for a reply on an offtopic comment. Wouldnt that qualify me as offtopic too?
But think of the children!
Vietnam was mainly supported by the USSR. Even we in Hungary had Vietnamese shifts.
Try Jedit. It was built with the same philosophy.
The thing I like the most about it, is that I didn't had to learn a new language to script it (like elisp), it can be scripted with beanshell, which is pretty much like java, you just don't have to declare the type of everything (but it accepts vanilla Java too).
It can record macros in Beanshell while clicking around, you can assign them to custom buttons, to custom hotkeys, it has a nice plugin api as well (but you can do everything in beanshell macro too, but plugins make them faster and easier to manage).
It has syntax support for a lot languges. (For some it has function list and additional goodies too. But syntax files are dead-easy to write.)
It has a nice XML plugin too, which will offer auto-complete according to DTD.
I think it has everything that emacs has*, but uses the usual user interface coventions (ctrl-insert, ctrl-shift etc. )
* I guess emacs has some esoteric plugins that Jedit not; I'm speaking here about the core application
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Watch the video in the summary. Larry agrees with you.
Nested queries can cause a lot of headaches as well. (needs some redundant 'select*' inbetween)
Look, the US threatened Sweden to kick it out of WTO, if they don't act against Pirate bay. I don't see the clear track record.
The thing is that US has now control about the internet (top level domains) and this can be a powerful tool to push its IP laws on other countries.
I watched the video linked, and I agreed with him very much. (And I can only recommend to watch it.)
He speaks about bazzwords and fads and he said the only change he will do is change the wording of their ads. Is there a proof of more substantial changes?
Well, you can always downgrade, but otherwise I totally agree.