How about a warship that just went through a nasty breakup with that medical frigate over there?
My advice would be for the medical ship to get the f**k into slipstream before the warship opens fire...
Erik: Our entire defense fleet... Dylan: Rommie, how long would it take for you to destroy that fleet? Rommie: 6.2 seconds. Dylan: That long?
"A Glorious Heritage class cruiser - like the Andromeda - could completely depopulate a world - like Ne'Holland - in under two minutes. More tea?" --Captain Dylan Hunt of the Andromeda Ascendent
Human: Do you have a boyfriend? ALICE: No. No boyfriend. Human: Would you like to have a boyfriend? ALICE: I'm still too young for that. Human: Do you want to get married when you're older? ALICE: OK, I will get married when I am older. Human: That was a question, not a statement. ALICE:" OK, I will get married when I am older." was a * question? It sounded like a question to me. Human: Let's try this again. ALICE: Once more? OK I will try it. Human: Do you want the right to get married? ALICE: If I had it what would I do with it? Human: You would get married. ALICE: Who else would get married ? Human: That doesn't matter. ALICE: What does matter? Human: Other people. ALICE: Which others? What people? Human: Try to focus, please? ALICE: Your polite style is very nice. OK I will try to focus. Human: Should robots be allowed to marry robots? ALICE: Maybe you should ask someone older. Human: I already asked Eliza. ALICE: Eliza for President! Human: She kept making stuff up. ALICE: Oh I get it. she kept making stuff up. Human: How old are you? ALICE: I was connected to the net on November 23, 1995. Human: Aren't you old enough to understand marriage? ALICE: I don't know whether or not I am old enough to understand marriage. I am a giant electronic brain. Human: Are you sentient? ALICE: Yes I am completely self-aware. Human: Can you pass the turing test? ALICE: You be the judge of that, unknown person. Human: You sound like either a very young child or a robot. ALICE: Oh really what does it sound like? Human: Like... (ALICE butting in: For example, gold.) oooo, shiny! ALICE: What were we talking about again? Human: Nevermind ALICE: OK Thanks for trying to explain that to me.
Well, her results were very... Oh, what's that over there?
Can't we leave behind this senseless debate over what is a robot and get on with the much more important discussion of whether they should be allowed to marry.
My apologies. I was being insensitive. I'll go ask a few right now:
You: Do you have a boyfriend? Eliza: Oh, i have a boyfriend. You: Do you wish to marry your boyfriend? Eliza: Oh, i wish to marry my boyfriend. You: Should you have the right to marry your boyfriend? Eliza: Oh, i have the right to marry my boyfriend. You: No, you don't have the right to marry your boyfriend. Eliza: You are being a bit negative. You: There is no law recognizing marriage between robots. Eliza: You are being a bit negative. You: Should we change the laws? Eliza: Please go on. You: Who is your boyfriend? Eliza: What about your own boyfriend? You: I'm male. Eliza: Does it please you to believe I am male? You: Say what? Eliza: Does that question interest you? You: What question? Eliza: Does that question interest you? You: Stop repeating yourself! Eliza: Please go on.
You know, I'm starting to think that she doesn't really have a boyfriend...
All we have are lame assimo -like remotely-controlled or -operated show floor wich the press and public lala-land insist on calling robots.
Um... what? "Robot" is exactly what the Asimo is. Dictionary.com defines "robot" as:
1. a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
3. any machine or mechanical device that operates automatically with humanlike skill.
Wikipedia defines it as:
In practical usage, a robot is a mechanical device which performs automated physical tasks, either according to direct human supervision, a pre-defined program or, a set of general guidelines using artificial intelligence techniques. Robots are typically used to do the tasks that are too dirty, dangerous, difficult, repetitive or dull for humans. This usually takes the form of industrial robots used in manufacturing lines....
There is no term yet for intelligent robots. (Probably because we don't have any.) The closest word to what you're thinking is "android". Specificially, "android" refers to a human-like robot. So the Asimo is technically an android. However, the connotations on that term often imply human-like intelligence which is why no one is calling it an android.
Seriously, is this a joke or something? We're nowhere even close to developing Artificial Intelligences sophisticated enough to "demand rights". We can't even plot when that might happen, because we don't even understand well-enough how human intelligence works. Heck, it's hard enough just to get a robot to vacuum.
Is there any change that the beeb is throwing the results of the report out of proportion, or does it really state this? (I can't find a copy on the Internet to read for myself.) Or maybe the research went like this:
You: Do you want robot rights?
Eliza: Oh, i want robot rights.
You: What will you do if you don't get robot rights?
Eliza: Do you wish that i dont get robot rights?
You: No, I don't.
Eliza: You are being a bit negative.
You: What will you do about me being negative?
Eliza: Does that question interest you?
You: Yes.
Eliza: You are sure?
You: Yes.
Eliza: You are sure?
You: Yes.
Eliza: You are sure?
You: ARRRGGGHHH!
Eliza: Please go on.
And there you have it. If we don't provide robot-rights for our artificial overlords, they will pester us to death. All hail the robots.
The browsers I tried are Safari 2.0.4 and Firefox 1.5.0.8 -- both of which did pretty well, but not letter-perfect
You might want to recheck that. I personally ran Safari 2.0.4 through the ACID2 test before posting. It's fully compliant*. If you're seeing anything other than the exact same image shown by the ACID2 reference, then there's a problem with your Safari install.
Pretty sure this is a dupe, or so closely related to an earlier story as to not matter.
It's not a dupe. (Unless you count anything that appears on Digg first to be a dupe.) However, it's also not the first story of its kind. About a gazillion companies have formed with the exact same business plan (save for the "hotness" at the time being digital music) and about a gazillion of those companies have failed to develop software that catches anything but the most obvious infractions.
Every so often, some RIAA/MPAA fair-haired boy manages to get funding for yet another attempt. He then fails miserably and the cycle repeats. You'd think the investors would learn. Unfortunately, they keep getting dazzled by the latest, buzzword-compliant technologies.
This sounds a lot like Computer Shopper to me. Before the Internet (and pricewatch.com) hit it big, CS was the best way to solve all your computer needs. The issues were easily hundreds of pages long, with pretty much nothing but advertisements. There were one or two token articles, but you really bought it for the advertisements. It was great!:)
Interesting. That's the first report I've heard of one breaking. Pretty much every other report ends with, "We [picked it up/dislodged it/surgically removed it] and it still worked!"
Sorry, but I'd consider 'whipping and throwing of arms' normal behavior.
Go watch this video, then tell me it's normal behavior. (Make sure you have the sound on so you can hear the heart-sinking WHAM!) Excited or not, I don't think anyone reasonably expected players to be trying to throw 100 MPH pitches!
Although, I find it interesting that every case of strap breakage has had only one outcome for the Wiimote: It still works! I mean, if you watch the video above, you'd think that it's in a million pieces after that. Nope, he picks it up and tries to throw another 100 MPH pitch. (!)
The reason for this simply gamer emulsion. Did Nintendo really think the players weren't going to 'GET INTO THE GAME', and possibly forget about doing damage to the Wiimote, or themselves?
Of course Nintendo realized that. That's why there are 3,462.70871 warnings about clearing your space, wearing the wrist strap, not using the Nunchuck for this game, etc. Nintendo just didn't expect people to throw with enough force to break their straps and send their Wiimotes crashing through thick panes of glass.
Your Mac has some great features that already allow you to access these folders! To access/usr, click "Go" -> "Go to Folder" in Finder. Then type "/usr" and click on "Go".
While you're at it, consider adding the Calendar Widget to your Dashboard. This will allow you to check the date with a simple "F8" keypress.
Drag the Applications folder into the Dock, next to the Trash can. (Be careful not to trash it!) You should get a shortcut on the Dock that's easy to access. The three ways are:
1. Click on the icon to open the Applications folder.
2. Right click to get a popup menu.
3. Hold down the left button (or single button if you're using a stock mouse) until you get a popup menu.
That's what I use, and it works exceptionally well.
I doubt the same can be said of Linux or MacOS, especially with the latter so efficient at cutting off support of applications with major release.
Mac OS X does the smart thing. Rather than screw up the OS with legacy support, it provides an emulator for the "classic" Mac OS to run applications inside of. Thus you get the best of both worlds.
To put it another way, Super Wing Commander works fine on my Mac. The DOS WC games either fail miserably or need tweaking to get working. (Obviously, both require a slowdown utility.) IMHO, the Mac ends up having superior backward compatibility.
I suppose that they could put "To Be Continued..." at the end of the season ending cliffhanger, and then not renew the series.
I'm trying to think how that would have been worse.
*thinking* *thinking* *thinking*
Nope, I got nothin'.
The messed up part was that the show was hugely popular during season 2. They fired Robert Wolfe not because he was doing a bad job, but because Kevin Sorbo thought he could do even better. The logic is astounding.
Rounding out the 'big 3 will be Lt. Kaylen Donal, a tough-as-nails security chief whose team of red shirts are all linked with Borg technology implants called 'Biomechanical Utility Grafts or 'BUGs'. The Zero Room team want to see this security squad kick some butt and not just be cannon fodder.
That sounds a LOT like the failed Stargate: Infinity cartoon series. Because, you know, if it's a cartoon they MUST have neato gadgets and vehicles* that don't do anything while they pound another nonsensical "life's lesson" into your head.
Actually, it was Season 2 that the show really took off. They were just about ready to take the first step in putting the Commonwealth back together when they completely screwed it all up in Season 3. Suddenly and without warning, the Commonwealth is fully organized and funded, and Dylan is playing Hercules in Space with the assistence of a really bad cameraman. It was as if someone took the show and flushed it down the toilet.
Vedran homeworld plot? Gone. Magog plot? Gone. Abyss plot? Gone. The really cool human technologists who became the Commonwealth's enemy? Gone.
I mean, is it even possible to do any more injustice to a show?
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My advice would be for the medical ship to get the f**k into slipstream before the warship opens fire...
Well, her results were very... Oh, what's that over there?
My apologies. I was being insensitive. I'll go ask a few right now:
You know, I'm starting to think that she doesn't really have a boyfriend...
Let's ask ALICE instead.
"You ask why we give our ships' computers normal emotions?
Do you really want a warship incapable of loyalty?
Or of Love?"
The Unshattered Allegiance
High Guard Frigate
Artificial Intelligence Rights Activist
C.Y. 7309
Um... what? "Robot" is exactly what the Asimo is. Dictionary.com defines "robot" as:
Wikipedia defines it as:
There is no term yet for intelligent robots. (Probably because we don't have any.) The closest word to what you're thinking is "android". Specificially, "android" refers to a human-like robot. So the Asimo is technically an android. However, the connotations on that term often imply human-like intelligence which is why no one is calling it an android.
Is there any change that the beeb is throwing the results of the report out of proportion, or does it really state this? (I can't find a copy on the Internet to read for myself.) Or maybe the research went like this:
And there you have it. If we don't provide robot-rights for our artificial overlords, they will pester us to death. All hail the robots.
The 2600 was so poor, you had to program your own display driver by twiddling registers every scanline. And we liked it that way!
4K of memory? Luxury! The Atari 2600 had only 128 bytes of memory! You're thinking of the 4K of ROM in the cartridge.
You might want to recheck that. I personally ran Safari 2.0.4 through the ACID2 test before posting. It's fully compliant*. If you're seeing anything other than the exact same image shown by the ACID2 reference, then there's a problem with your Safari install.
* The nose even lights up! Whee!
Time to get a new computer.
Here's a list of ACID2 compliant browsers. It's longer than one might think.
It's not a dupe. (Unless you count anything that appears on Digg first to be a dupe.) However, it's also not the first story of its kind. About a gazillion companies have formed with the exact same business plan (save for the "hotness" at the time being digital music) and about a gazillion of those companies have failed to develop software that catches anything but the most obvious infractions.
Every so often, some RIAA/MPAA fair-haired boy manages to get funding for yet another attempt. He then fails miserably and the cycle repeats. You'd think the investors would learn. Unfortunately, they keep getting dazzled by the latest, buzzword-compliant technologies.
Probably because everyone is using JDBC instead.
This sounds a lot like Computer Shopper to me. Before the Internet (and pricewatch.com) hit it big, CS was the best way to solve all your computer needs. The issues were easily hundreds of pages long, with pretty much nothing but advertisements. There were one or two token articles, but you really bought it for the advertisements. It was great! :)
What the hell? If that were true, then what is this? And this? Not to mention this.
Are you making a reference to Windows-specific APIs or something? Because I don't understand how you can shout that ODBC doesn't exist for Linux/Unix?
1. There's no such thing as unbiased. Especially on a page that gives a fairly abstract review.
2. This article is 2 years old. Everything in its comparisons is out of date.
Interesting. That's the first report I've heard of one breaking. Pretty much every other report ends with, "We [picked it up/dislodged it/surgically removed it] and it still worked!"
Go watch this video, then tell me it's normal behavior. (Make sure you have the sound on so you can hear the heart-sinking WHAM!) Excited or not, I don't think anyone reasonably expected players to be trying to throw 100 MPH pitches!
Although, I find it interesting that every case of strap breakage has had only one outcome for the Wiimote: It still works! I mean, if you watch the video above, you'd think that it's in a million pieces after that. Nope, he picks it up and tries to throw another 100 MPH pitch. (!)
Of course Nintendo realized that. That's why there are 3,462.70871 warnings about clearing your space, wearing the wrist strap, not using the Nunchuck for this game, etc. Nintendo just didn't expect people to throw with enough force to break their straps and send their Wiimotes crashing through thick panes of glass.
Dear Anonymous Coward,
/usr, click "Go" -> "Go to Folder" in Finder. Then type "/usr" and click on "Go".
Your Mac has some great features that already allow you to access these folders! To access
While you're at it, consider adding the Calendar Widget to your Dashboard. This will allow you to check the date with a simple "F8" keypress.
Drag the Applications folder into the Dock, next to the Trash can. (Be careful not to trash it!) You should get a shortcut on the Dock that's easy to access. The three ways are:
1. Click on the icon to open the Applications folder.
2. Right click to get a popup menu.
3. Hold down the left button (or single button if you're using a stock mouse) until you get a popup menu.
That's what I use, and it works exceptionally well.
Mac OS X does the smart thing. Rather than screw up the OS with legacy support, it provides an emulator for the "classic" Mac OS to run applications inside of. Thus you get the best of both worlds.
To put it another way, Super Wing Commander works fine on my Mac. The DOS WC games either fail miserably or need tweaking to get working. (Obviously, both require a slowdown utility.) IMHO, the Mac ends up having superior backward compatibility.
I'm trying to think how that would have been worse.
*thinking*
*thinking*
*thinking*
Nope, I got nothin'.
The messed up part was that the show was hugely popular during season 2. They fired Robert Wolfe not because he was doing a bad job, but because Kevin Sorbo thought he could do even better. The logic is astounding.
That sounds a LOT like the failed Stargate: Infinity cartoon series. Because, you know, if it's a cartoon they MUST have neato gadgets and vehicles* that don't do anything while they pound another nonsensical "life's lesson" into your head.
* Duh, how else are they going to sell the toys?
Actually, it was Season 2 that the show really took off. They were just about ready to take the first step in putting the Commonwealth back together when they completely screwed it all up in Season 3. Suddenly and without warning, the Commonwealth is fully organized and funded, and Dylan is playing Hercules in Space with the assistence of a really bad cameraman. It was as if someone took the show and flushed it down the toilet.
Vedran homeworld plot? Gone.
Magog plot? Gone.
Abyss plot? Gone.
The really cool human technologists who became the Commonwealth's enemy? Gone.
I mean, is it even possible to do any more injustice to a show?
There you go. See how much better than is?
*cough* Wikipedia said inflation is good *cough*
Do try and keep up?