"In 10 plus years, we are going to have a half-baked approach to what we thought was the future more than 10 years ago and now realize _was_ the future! Dang!!"
Look at Google's hiring criteria. Gee, They don't do well with social media? But the IQs are enormous! Hire based on social skills if you want to do social media.
gone off script, picking out its own targets for analysis -- precisely as planned
If that was planned, then by definition it's not off script. If a music score says "imrovise" or a sc-fi script says "// technobabble here" then that's what was planned.
It is worse than that. If a music script says "improvise", or a sci-fi script says "technobabble", one can do anything, using creativity, deliberation, whatever and however. All the rover is doing is operating according to pre-defined algorithms -- defined by the programmers. There is nothing "autonomous" about it.
Really, how much does a comma cost? The Oxford comma is not only the more simple rule, it is unambiguous.
Now if you think about it, this could be an unnecessary comma for some folks, or in some situations where it is really not needed. But in information theory, redundancy is a plus--it avoids common errors. For example, in common English text, a period (or other end-marker like a question mark) ends a sentence, an extra space may follow, and a capital letter begins the new sentence. Three indicators that say -- OK, sentence ending, new one beginning. Very useful practically, because it reduces parsing time.
Since the U.S. hacks 1,000s of computers (both foreign governments and individuals), does this mean any other country can now pass laws against hacking and immediately convict the U.S. for criminal behavior?
Why should they, if the U.S. does not?
Or perhaps you confuse "indict" with "immediately convict"?
Certainly if U.S. citizens, say employees of the CIA, engage in economic espionage of say, China's Baidu, why on earth wouldn't they file whatever legal claims they can? And I think they should.
China -- were we spying on you with this tool? Show the world -- show us the software and hardware spy tools you have found.
U.S. -- innocent drone? Show the world -- show us the software and hardware tools on our innocent drone-- certainly this should be transparent?
We live in a Republic, not a democracy. The Electoral College does serve a purpose, one that you disagree with, but it still serves a purpose. The GP outlines it very nicely and in unbiased terms.
It did serve a purpose. A long time ago. Now it unnecessarily makes some citizen's votes more powerful than others.
I imagine a little dwarf coming out and saying, "I'm Linux, do you guys know how to get my wireless card working? I'm having trouble printing. Why can't I play this damn DVD?"
Actually, I think this would be far more useful (please do not mark this "funny"). Ef the marketing, let's get the engineering and UI working to take care of the marketing.
All I'm saying is that most of the 'studies' I've seen floating around the press smell fishy to me. And unless that changes, I'm rather inclined to label this stuff as simple FUD.
I think this is great to go by smell instead of science.
Constructing something that can hijack some or all of a life form is no doubt impressive, but ultimately no more than a virus. And is that creating life? I certainly don't think so, any more than putting some robotic exo-skeleton on a soldier will be creating a human being.
..and it must do all of this without telling me what it's doing, because I don't care what it does as long as the software then works.
Because you don't care no one else should? In this and all cases of simplifying the UI, I suggest making an optional "Show Details" check box. Some of us like to understand what is being done with the software.
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"In 10 plus years, we are going to have a half-baked approach to what we thought was the future more than 10 years ago and now realize _was_ the future! Dang!!"
Look at Google's hiring criteria. Gee, They don't do well with social media? But the IQs are enormous! Hire based on social skills if you want to do social media.
If that was planned, then by definition it's not off script. If a music score says "imrovise" or a sc-fi script says "// technobabble here" then that's what was planned.
It is worse than that. If a music script says "improvise", or a sci-fi script says "technobabble", one can do anything, using creativity, deliberation, whatever and however. All the rover is doing is operating according to pre-defined algorithms -- defined by the programmers. There is nothing "autonomous" about it.
The CIA is a bigger threat to us than Russia is.
Sure, right. Because Wikileaks has also given us equivalent info on Russian espionage.
Wait, they haven't? What's going on here?
Now if you think about it, this could be an unnecessary comma for some folks, or in some situations where it is really not needed. But in information theory, redundancy is a plus--it avoids common errors. For example, in common English text, a period (or other end-marker like a question mark) ends a sentence, an extra space may follow, and a capital letter begins the new sentence. Three indicators that say -- OK, sentence ending, new one beginning. Very useful practically, because it reduces parsing time.
Since the U.S. hacks 1,000s of computers (both foreign governments and individuals), does this mean any other country can now pass laws against hacking and immediately convict the U.S. for criminal behavior?
Why should they, if the U.S. does not?
Or perhaps you confuse "indict" with "immediately convict"?
Certainly if U.S. citizens, say employees of the CIA, engage in economic espionage of say, China's Baidu, why on earth wouldn't they file whatever legal claims they can? And I think they should.
Yeah, what's it been? A month?
China -- were we spying on you with this tool? Show the world -- show us the software and hardware spy tools you have found.
U.S. -- innocent drone? Show the world -- show us the software and hardware tools on our innocent drone-- certainly this should be transparent?
We live in a Republic, not a democracy. The Electoral College does serve a purpose, one that you disagree with, but it still serves a purpose. The GP outlines it very nicely and in unbiased terms.
It did serve a purpose. A long time ago. Now it unnecessarily makes some citizen's votes more powerful than others.
Exactly. Prepare for Vlad the Poisoner's October surprise.
Maybe there is no real tablet market. Only an Apple gadget market.
Warning, the above tinyurl in the posters sig sends you to http://www.tkqlhce.com/ a site banned by the hosts file I get from http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/ .
But you wouldn't be writing about it if we had.
nope.
Looks like either MS is biasing the search, or the Bing search engine *really sucks*.
Actually, that is true. It is an undocumented feature.
Actually, I think this would be far more useful (please do not mark this "funny"). Ef the marketing, let's get the engineering and UI working to take care of the marketing.
Yes, you may shoot me now.
I think this is great to go by smell instead of science.
Secret police types are opposed to open information? Next thing we'll be reading is that bunny's are cute.
Constructing something that can hijack some or all of a life form is no doubt impressive, but ultimately no more than a virus. And is that creating life? I certainly don't think so, any more than putting some robotic exo-skeleton on a soldier will be creating a human being.
A pledge is when you cross your fingers behind your back.
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?
I believe you have a bright future in corporate America.
Because you don't care no one else should? In this and all cases of simplifying the UI, I suggest making an optional "Show Details" check box. Some of us like to understand what is being done with the software.