... The closest star to us is about 4 light years away. That means it takes light 4 years to travel that distance.
Surely, distance is no barrier for an alien with a long lifespan or with advance technology (e.g., stasis). There is no ETA for such a thing to occur, only that it may occur.
The problem is ship trajectory is controlled by the elitist few. They should give each seaman a remote steering wheel so the ship will veer based on majority vote.
Since the law of conservation of mass and energy states that matter and energy can not be created then how did it ever come into existence in the first place?
Conservation of energy can only happen in a closed system.
Therefore, if the universe appears out of 'nowhere', it is possible the universe itself is not a complete system
If you can faithfully duplicate a brain, I do not think you will need to compute those permutations. You see, that brain will automatically compute the output based in the input given to it. Think of it as a hash function (loosely speaking).
Even if that was possible, it would be a crazy thing for anyone to do. Essentially, anyone can have access to your thoughts. The public would know of your intimate and naughty bits, can anticipate your next action, etc. In short, you will be predictable to all.
Again, someone makes the stupid mistake of thinking a computer system needs to be connected to the Internet just because its possible...
That's myopic. Why would one 'backup' the brain and left it in isolation? The Internet of Things seems to suggest otherwise.
Even if that was possible, it would be a crazy thing for anyone to do. Essentially, anyone can have access to your thoughts. The public would know of your intimate and naughty bits, can anticipate your next action, etc. In short, you will be predictable to all.
How's that strategy working in North Korea, Iran, etc.?
The collateral of such a strategy puts a heavy toll on the citizens. I would rather prefer that countries freeze assets of officials and restrict their movements internationally.
By the way, I am in agreement that international communities can help persuade such countries to enact fairer policies.
To all those who think we should do away with figure skating, rhythmic gymnastics, etc. because those sports require panels of judges, think again.
In a game of football (or soccer) and ice-hockey, you need referees. In badminton and tennis, you need umpires. In fact most sports require arbiters of sorts. How many times have you seen a match swing from one team/player to another because of a bad call (Maradona's Hand of God, anyone)?
You can easily do a fantastic movie without much dialogue or voiceovers. In fact, the best way to do dialogue and voice overs is to let a good actor improvise. Works better than having the screenwriter do it - who should be creating potentially amazing scenes.
There are two modes of thinking: focus and diffuse. To be creative, the brain needs to be in a relaxed state, i.e., to be able to form new pathways to new ideas. There are methods to induce diffuse thinking. One of them, as the article suggests, is to do mundane chores, such as clearing out old files.
In the Coursera course, Learning How to Learn by Barbara Oakley, there are anecdotes of how famous people (Thomas Edison, Salvador Dali) trigger their subconscious minds to do their biddings.
The stock price of a company is reflected in its market cap.
The company has assets (AliBaba and Yahoo Japan) that exceeds its market cap
Shouldn't the proper conclusion drawn be that the company is undervalued, and its stock price is cheap? To label its core holding as worthless is just not helpful.
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... The closest star to us is about 4 light years away. That means it takes light 4 years to travel that distance.
Surely, distance is no barrier for an alien with a long lifespan or with advance technology (e.g., stasis). There is no ETA for such a thing to occur, only that it may occur.
The problem is ship trajectory is controlled by the elitist few. They should give each seaman a remote steering wheel so the ship will veer based on majority vote.
Since the law of conservation of mass and energy states that matter and energy can not be created then how did it ever come into existence in the first place?
Conservation of energy can only happen in a closed system. Therefore, if the universe appears out of 'nowhere', it is possible the universe itself is not a complete system
1. Past inventions were not close to you everywhere. Books arguably could have been, but they were never considered disruptive.
2. Past inventions were very far from having the level of interactivity smartphones have.
3. Past inventions were not actively begging for your attention (aka notifications).
4. Past inventions wouldn't actively punish you if you would stop interacting with them, and ...
5. Past inventions weren't all-in-one replacements for a multitude of activities. You couldn't interact ...
Yeah? It's called a wife.
The Russian hookers leaked on Trump. Comey leaked on Trump. Who's next?
... and fill it full of some explosive that's been shaped into a shaped charge, set one of the keys or switchs to detonate it.
Would that be the 'Esc' or Ctrl-Alt-Delete?
If you can faithfully duplicate a brain, I do not think you will need to compute those permutations. You see, that brain will automatically compute the output based in the input given to it. Think of it as a hash function (loosely speaking).
Even if that was possible, it would be a crazy thing for anyone to do. Essentially, anyone can have access to your thoughts. The public would know of your intimate and naughty bits, can anticipate your next action, etc. In short, you will be predictable to all.
Again, someone makes the stupid mistake of thinking a computer system needs to be connected to the Internet just because its possible...
That's myopic. Why would one 'backup' the brain and left it in isolation? The Internet of Things seems to suggest otherwise.
Even if that was possible, it would be a crazy thing for anyone to do. Essentially, anyone can have access to your thoughts. The public would know of your intimate and naughty bits, can anticipate your next action, etc. In short, you will be predictable to all.
How's that strategy working in North Korea, Iran, etc.?
The collateral of such a strategy puts a heavy toll on the citizens. I would rather prefer that countries freeze assets of officials and restrict their movements internationally.
By the way, I am in agreement that international communities can help persuade such countries to enact fairer policies.
I guess the country will soon run on je ne sais quoi.
Ahem.
A virus is not a living organism.
Not really. The Shanghai index finally took off just last year.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/...
of that fat assistant of yours that comes with his/her own gravitational field.
So, one Claudico and four humans. The odds are already stacked against Claudico 20%-80% that a human will come out tops.
I wonder if the outcome will be different had there been more than one Claudico at the table.
I have heard that in the Penang (Malaysia) site, the director at Intel is known to take attendance after 9am.
"Neither Ewan McGregor nor Liam Neeson was..."
But Liam Neeson has a set of special skills
Stop masturbating, people.
Goodbye, Aquaman.
Indeed, the PenIs mightier than the sword.
Confucius says:
"Sparkling light carries filtered wisdom. A house with no doors enters no one."
To all those who think we should do away with figure skating, rhythmic gymnastics, etc. because those sports require panels of judges, think again.
In a game of football (or soccer) and ice-hockey, you need referees. In badminton and tennis, you need umpires. In fact most sports require arbiters of sorts. How many times have you seen a match swing from one team/player to another because of a bad call (Maradona's Hand of God, anyone)?
You can easily do a fantastic movie without much dialogue or voiceovers. In fact, the best way to do dialogue and voice overs is to let a good actor improvise. Works better than having the screenwriter do it - who should be creating potentially amazing scenes.
You mean like in a porno?
There are two modes of thinking: focus and diffuse. To be creative, the brain needs to be in a relaxed state, i.e., to be able to form new pathways to new ideas. There are methods to induce diffuse thinking. One of them, as the article suggests, is to do mundane chores, such as clearing out old files.
In the Coursera course, Learning How to Learn by Barbara Oakley, there are anecdotes of how famous people (Thomas Edison, Salvador Dali) trigger their subconscious minds to do their biddings.
Let me get this straight.
The stock price of a company is reflected in its market cap.
The company has assets (AliBaba and Yahoo Japan) that exceeds its market cap
Shouldn't the proper conclusion drawn be that the company is undervalued, and its stock price is cheap? To label its core holding as worthless is just not helpful.