A deterministic sequence of instructions that could be converted to work on a universal Turing machine. I don;t htink this is really a valid criticism.
What does it mean to be "engineered to produce" one?
Presumably we're talking about a specific condition and expectation that is part of the specification. Although since a lot of specs are informal this does need to be clarified.
What's a "hardware fluke"?
Not sure on this one. My initial thought was that this was just a requirement that it not produce pure randomness and get a valid result statistically.
What constitutes "explanation" of how it was done?
I think this one is the main problem. It's very subjective what an explanation is. It's also somewhat dependent on the programmer.
I think game playing is a better illustration of AI than chatbots. Good systems need to plan ahead and estimate probabilities on limited data, which have obvious parallels to human cognition.
That word is subjective, and people will spend days arguing over subjective definitions. Could you give a more objective criterion?
No. Can you can give an objective criterion for "innovation"?
And you needed an Xbox Live subscription and a copy of each game for each console to play Xbox Live.
You needed a single XBox live subscription. it worked for all games for all publishers. Did anyone else offer this? Was it integrated with the rest of the system?
Xbox Live came out in the fourth quarter of 2002. By that time, EverQuest had already been out for three and a half years. So I must be misunderstanding what you mean by "serious thing".
Everquest was niche. You need an Everquest subscription to play it. Ultima online needed another subscription. XBox Live simplified everything established and made it acccessible to casual gamers.
Nope, that was Kerry Clendinning in 1992. In System 7, Apple made each "desk accessory" run in its own process and stored them in separate files within the Apple Menu items folder instead of resources in the System file. By doing this, Apple turned the Mac's Apple menu into a rudimentary quick launch menu.
I can see how it similar, but you yourself say it's rudimentary. MS made the Star Menu part of the actual user experience.
I think the problem is that they can't compete with the dedicated units. Garmins and Tomtoms are fairly cheap and fit nicely on the dashboard, and even they're losing market share (or redirecting their business) to built-in systems.
Well, they came up with the XBox, and established online gaming as a serious thing. The Zune HD was apparently really good, but nobody bought it. MS came up with a completely new UI. Everyone complained and bitched because they removed the "start" menu (which incidentally was another MS innovation).
So they do innovate, but slashdotters ignore it or hate them for it.
No. I think it's just an observation about society.
We've evolved to process stimuli and use that as the basis of our thoughts. Lack of stimuli means a lack of thoughts. I'd suggest this has always been the case.
I believe, the Green Party (with 1 MP) has an official policy of republicanism, so technically there is at least one. I gather a few other MPs support this as well. Of course this is a pedantic reinterpretation of what republicanism means.
Of course they could! They easily have enough evidence to justify bringing charges. The idea that they'd come up with a complex plan to have him extradited to a country that has, in the past, actively thwarted US extradition.
You mean like going through channels and demanding extradition to the US? Or going for the secret rendition route that they did from the UK for years but don't seem to have done from Sweden?
The plan to have him extradited to Sweden on frankly bizarre charges, and then have him extradited from there to the US, which would need both Britian and Sweden's agreement seems a very covoluted way of doing things. What could possibly go wrong?
If I wanted to join a motorcycle club or a stamp collector club I'd be welcomed without any qualification. My interest would be enough. They'd be delighted to tell me about their bikes or stamps and encourage me to learn more. They'd probably be a little surprised if I didn't have a bike or a stamp collection, but they'd encourage me to get one and not look down their nose at me if I didn't have one.
I like most of the CG. The only problem is the stupid extra bits that were added. I have no problem with a dewback closer to the foreground, or no blur under the landspeeder. The Ronton, the "Han shot first" bit and Jabba are seriously the only problems.
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A deterministic sequence of instructions that could be converted to work on a universal Turing machine. I don;t htink this is really a valid criticism.
Presumably we're talking about a specific condition and expectation that is part of the specification. Although since a lot of specs are informal this does need to be clarified.
Not sure on this one. My initial thought was that this was just a requirement that it not produce pure randomness and get a valid result statistically.
I think this one is the main problem. It's very subjective what an explanation is. It's also somewhat dependent on the programmer.
I think game playing is a better illustration of AI than chatbots. Good systems need to plan ahead and estimate probabilities on limited data, which have obvious parallels to human cognition.
The point is that we need a new untested aircraft with its own unique maintenence issues.
XBox Live is a single service that integrates the entire online functionality of an XBox. Online gaming, chat, high scores, and all the rest.
I have no idea what it would need to do. Tell you what; solve that problem and then I'll agree you're innovative as well.
No. Can you can give an objective criterion for "innovation"?
You needed a single XBox live subscription. it worked for all games for all publishers. Did anyone else offer this? Was it integrated with the rest of the system?
Everquest was niche. You need an Everquest subscription to play it. Ultima online needed another subscription. XBox Live simplified everything established and made it acccessible to casual gamers.
Windows 8 looks just like At Ease. Can't tell the difference.
I can see how it similar, but you yourself say it's rudimentary. MS made the Star Menu part of the actual user experience.
Honestly, what company *does* innovate?
I think the problem is that they can't compete with the dedicated units. Garmins and Tomtoms are fairly cheap and fit nicely on the dashboard, and even they're losing market share (or redirecting their business) to built-in systems.
Well, they came up with the XBox, and established online gaming as a serious thing. The Zune HD was apparently really good, but nobody bought it. MS came up with a completely new UI. Everyone complained and bitched because they removed the "start" menu (which incidentally was another MS innovation).
So they do innovate, but slashdotters ignore it or hate them for it.
Not sure what you mean here. I just tried a route with Bing, clicked "view route based on traffic" and the route changed to avoid a jam.
Only if Google stop making their map crapper.
They still use the wrong colours for UK roads. Orange, orange and yellow-orange is not a good colour scheme.
The new map interace is slow. I can't just click a "from" and a "to". I have to find the place I want to go.
Lack of sport. There's no challenge, just like there's no challenge if you don't have to sort out your own proxy.
Your printer is shit!
Looks like the slashdot article is wrong and there were actually 6.
No. I think it's just an observation about society.
We've evolved to process stimuli and use that as the basis of our thoughts. Lack of stimuli means a lack of thoughts. I'd suggest this has always been the case.
I believe, the Green Party (with 1 MP) has an official policy of republicanism, so technically there is at least one. I gather a few other MPs support this as well. Of course this is a pedantic reinterpretation of what republicanism means.
If people make the same mistake as they did with Windows Vista, they'll be checking the subversion number soon enough, so they'll have to go for 6.3.1
Of course they could! They easily have enough evidence to justify bringing charges. The idea that they'd come up with a complex plan to have him extradited to a country that has, in the past, actively thwarted US extradition.
Every favour?
You mean like going through channels and demanding extradition to the US? Or going for the secret rendition route that they did from the UK for years but don't seem to have done from Sweden?
The plan to have him extradited to Sweden on frankly bizarre charges, and then have him extradited from there to the US, which would need both Britian and Sweden's agreement seems a very covoluted way of doing things. What could possibly go wrong?
Because it's not that simple. You can't just declare your citizens diplomats. The UK would have to accept his diplomatic credentials.
Most motorcycle geeks I know would enthusiastically support you in acquiring a motorcycle permit or licence.
If I wanted to join a motorcycle club or a stamp collector club I'd be welcomed without any qualification. My interest would be enough. They'd be delighted to tell me about their bikes or stamps and encourage me to learn more. They'd probably be a little surprised if I didn't have a bike or a stamp collection, but they'd encourage me to get one and not look down their nose at me if I didn't have one.
There is a fairly strong correlation between them and other indications of intelligence, such as skill at chess, academic success or business success.
But that's just like being stuck in an elevator. A little upsetting perhaps but people are perfectly safe.
I like most of the CG. The only problem is the stupid extra bits that were added. I have no problem with a dewback closer to the foreground, or no blur under the landspeeder. The Ronton, the "Han shot first" bit and Jabba are seriously the only problems.
He's either right or he's wrong. But the popularity of the other opinion doesn't affect this. Only the actual facts.