Correct. We're not the top of some evolutionary peak, we're just a thread of a web with many holes.
We happen to have one more layer of brain cells than the other primates, and can reason and communicate more than they can. Other mammals have all of our emotions.
Dogs, cats, cows, chickens, wheat, rice, and corn all have greatly succeeded in making us increase their numbers. What is an evolutionary success?
A new flu pandemic could kill most humans, and a flu virus doesn't have to be particularly intelligent to reduce our numbers. A machine doesn't have to be intelligent to replace us...with something. Reproduction is all that it takes to be an evolutionary success, as long as the population increases.
Actually, it was found several years ago that the human brain does get new cells. Someone discovered that a chemical which stains new neurons was used during human chemotherapy, and he got permission to get brain samples when patients died. New cells were found. Other studies found that neuron stem cells migrate through the brain and make new connections. So our brains are constantly getting rewired.
A Metacrawler search for neuron stem cells human shows an assortment of papers.
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I chose the Nokia 5190 due to the interfaces being understood and the progress on a Linux interface (data calls now complete -- enough for TCP/IP). I would endorse it more strongly if Nokia was emitting more documentation.
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The CardPC is most compact off-the-shelf device now. Motherboard the size of a PC Card. Available from several manufacturers.
A recordable CD may not last that long, but you can try it. You could also put your own digitized images in there. And an archive of today's articles from your favorite news site. You've got a lot of room on a CD... and burn 2-3 copies of each CD, in case someone really wants to read them and they degrade differently.
Make sure you put some commercial CDs in there, as the pressed CDs will last a long time. There are Linux distros with a source CD for $3. Suppose a boxed "Red Hat" would have collector value? How about one "Red Hat" stock certificate? ["Registered Owner: 123 Main Street"]
Maybe a parallel port CD drive, with two parallel port cables (for parts and interfacing) and specifications on acid-free paper (including parallel port timing diagram).
Putting it all in a sealed metal container in a nitrogen atmosphere would provide protection from corrosion, pests, and the drill of the unfortunate electrician who discovers the cache.
So if I put a whole bunch of links in this posting and posted as an AC, would it be illegal in France? Links directly to this comment would show a bunch of text with links, just as any other web page...although there's this odd "Slashdot" header on top.
Yes, the $600 million per year cost to run the system is a big problem. It would be quite a challenge to replace the ground stations with whatever an "Open" equivalent would be. And although the problem of calculating the orbits is mathematics, managing the proper combination of orbits and orientations is a challenge.
Sorry, but laughing at government institutions was brought to a pinnacle by the British Empire with the institution of the monarchy as the department in charge. The concepts have been widely copied and are no longer considered novel. The most recent example is the present USA presidential campaign. (obligatory link)
I like the "AskJeeves" question at the bottom of the page. Click on it and you see an odd assortment of answers -- even odder than usual. I'm still wondering what in the question made it come up with pictures as one subject.
Simpler than that. As the time of some of the Ripper deaths is known within about 12 minutes you just take your time machine to London and watch the crime scenes before they happen. Well, IF you had a time machine. Of course, it would be safer to do if you're not a woman just in case one of the victims was a time traveler...not that London was all that safe anyway.
The Tzar is dead, confirmed by DNA testing. The other remains with him were his family, most of whom were identified. Anastasia is dead, although Maria was not identified. Not surprising, considering how well the bodies were destroyed.
Good. This morning I modified a $6 watch-sized FM radio to run off two AAA cells so I could listen to Science Friday without using the $3 button batteries which the unit was designed for. I suspect 2 AAA will last at least 2 weeks, much longer and cheaper than the day-and-a-half of the 2 button batteries. Next to see if I can instead power it from my cellphone battery. (I need to find a broken Nokia 5100 Analog sleeve so I have a case that fits between the phone and battery...)
Not that I expect the show to do more than broadcast an awareness of the problem to a wider audience...
I just got a cheap Nokia phone with a one-year contract. One reason I chose the Nokia is because it is more open than the competing Motorola; I don't know if Nokia made the specs available, but the connector pinout is widely available as well as how to interface to it.
Nokia did not publish the digital data protocol, but fortunately people have figured it out -- but even without that, I could connect an analog modem to the headset jack so I knew I could get mobile data through. In my case, I got rid of my old Motorola phone because they're not open enough and they did get me to buy a new one.
You know, someone could simply set this up. Have a place for artists to register their songs, have a playback accessory which will log the plays, have a MusicTips program which people can run to send payment, and the payment center that gathers and distributes the payments back to the artists/recording services.
Make it all voluntary so those who want to pay a little to support their favorites can do so... simply make the music cheap and have it easier to click "Pay All" or "Pay All Who Got Multiple Plays" (that's the "Pay those I liked" button).
All that would only work for artists/recording services who are willing to make their stuff available...unless it's crossconnected to the existing royalties system and commercially-produced stuff is logged/reported.
Optimized code running 20% faster than what the compiler produced. Sounds like a trick P-1 would use.
(It's on the Cyberpunk reading list, but hard to find. P-1 is a fictional program created to penetrate a remote computer, get resources for an attack, but avoid detection. The creator mistypes, the program thinks he's not the creator, and it hides...it continues getting more resources and hiding its existence for years, including optimizing applications so it can use the extra CPU although the application seems to be using exactly as much CPU as it should.)
I'm sure a number of uses will come out of technology similar to the penetration probes (tested on Earth, not on Mars)...such devices are already in use, but these guys figured out a cheap way to gently deliver the penetration probes (putting it in sacrificial pottery container).
It reminds me of the researcher who noticed a certain sensor frequency ("pseudocolor","IR/UV/optical detector output") was all over a part of the USA known to have gold deposits. This signature was unknown, and to find out what the satellite was detecting he simply drove to that area with a duplicate sensor. He waved the sensor around and found what rocks were being detected, then was able to get samples and identify why this was associated with gold-bearing areas. No word as to whether any other gold-bearing areas around the world were discovered by him later...
Switch bounce, in this case, would not be important; once the leg touches down, it doesn't matter if the switch bounces and indicates an "off-ground" condition for a millisecond. Its job is already done.
The switch bounce being discussed is a bounce when the legs pop open and are still in the air. The job of the switch is to turn off the landing rockets when on the ground, and turning the rockets off while still in the air is important. Once really on the ground, then a bounce is not important as the rockets are already off and there's not far to fall.
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We happen to have one more layer of brain cells than the other primates, and can reason and communicate more than they can. Other mammals have all of our emotions.
Dogs, cats, cows, chickens, wheat, rice, and corn all have greatly succeeded in making us increase their numbers. What is an evolutionary success?
A new flu pandemic could kill most humans, and a flu virus doesn't have to be particularly intelligent to reduce our numbers. A machine doesn't have to be intelligent to replace us...with something. Reproduction is all that it takes to be an evolutionary success, as long as the population increases.
A Metacrawler search for neuron stem cells human shows an assortment of papers.
There's another discussion here with related chatter. Slashdot: Brain Cell Rejuvenation
For a less philosophical look at present robot mechanisms, check if your local PBS station is showing the "Robot Wars" contest this week.
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I chose the Nokia 5190 due to the interfaces being understood and the progress on a Linux interface (data calls now complete -- enough for TCP/IP). I would endorse it more strongly if Nokia was emitting more documentation.The CardPC is most compact off-the-shelf device now. Motherboard the size of a PC Card. Available from several manufacturers.
Well, I'm not buying MS-Windows games, so it will be a new game to me... I wonder how well it will run on a Crusoe tablet...
Make sure you put some commercial CDs in there, as the pressed CDs will last a long time. There are Linux distros with a source CD for $3. Suppose a boxed "Red Hat" would have collector value? How about one "Red Hat" stock certificate? ["Registered Owner: 123 Main Street"]
Maybe a parallel port CD drive, with two parallel port cables (for parts and interfacing) and specifications on acid-free paper (including parallel port timing diagram).
Putting it all in a sealed metal container in a nitrogen atmosphere would provide protection from corrosion, pests, and the drill of the unfortunate electrician who discovers the cache.
So if I put a whole bunch of links in this posting and posted as an AC, would it be illegal in France? Links directly to this comment would show a bunch of text with links, just as any other web page...although there's this odd "Slashdot" header on top.
Yes, the $600 million per year cost to run the system is a big problem. It would be quite a challenge to replace the ground stations with whatever an "Open" equivalent would be. And although the problem of calculating the orbits is mathematics, managing the proper combination of orbits and orientations is a challenge.
Oh, no. I had to reread that several times to understand it. How much do I owe you?
Sorry, but laughing at government institutions was brought to a pinnacle by the British Empire with the institution of the monarchy as the department in charge. The concepts have been widely copied and are no longer considered novel. The most recent example is the present USA presidential campaign. (obligatory link)
I like the "AskJeeves" question at the bottom of the page. Click on it and you see an odd assortment of answers -- even odder than usual. I'm still wondering what in the question made it come up with pictures as one subject.
As the book says, even its creator did not know it still existed until his computer started speaking to him...
Simpler than that. As the time of some of the Ripper deaths is known within about 12 minutes you just take your time machine to London and watch the crime scenes before they happen. Well, IF you had a time machine. Of course, it would be safer to do if you're not a woman just in case one of the victims was a time traveler...not that London was all that safe anyway.
The Tzar is dead, confirmed by DNA testing. The other remains with him were his family, most of whom were identified. Anastasia is dead, although Maria was not identified. Not surprising, considering how well the bodies were destroyed.
Well, according to this report, DNA did not link Jefferson, Hemmings, and Woodson.
Not that I expect the show to do more than broadcast an awareness of the problem to a wider audience...
Nokia did not publish the digital data protocol, but fortunately people have figured it out -- but even without that, I could connect an analog modem to the headset jack so I knew I could get mobile data through. In my case, I got rid of my old Motorola phone because they're not open enough and they did get me to buy a new one.
Make it all voluntary so those who want to pay a little to support their favorites can do so... simply make the music cheap and have it easier to click "Pay All" or "Pay All Who Got Multiple Plays" (that's the "Pay those I liked" button).
All that would only work for artists/recording services who are willing to make their stuff available...unless it's crossconnected to the existing royalties system and commercially-produced stuff is logged/reported.
(It's on the Cyberpunk reading list, but hard to find. P-1 is a fictional program created to penetrate a remote computer, get resources for an attack, but avoid detection. The creator mistypes, the program thinks he's not the creator, and it hides...it continues getting more resources and hiding its existence for years, including optimizing applications so it can use the extra CPU although the application seems to be using exactly as much CPU as it should.)
Point and click FTP?
What a concept.
Maybe someone could implement it in a web browser...
Star life summary.
Summary of massive star/supernova reactions.
Almost as nice as the WWFS, which is an NFS server which can use any FTP site. An advantage of Napster is it can be used on more MS systems.
It reminds me of the researcher who noticed a certain sensor frequency ("pseudocolor","IR/UV/optical detector output") was all over a part of the USA known to have gold deposits. This signature was unknown, and to find out what the satellite was detecting he simply drove to that area with a duplicate sensor. He waved the sensor around and found what rocks were being detected, then was able to get samples and identify why this was associated with gold-bearing areas. No word as to whether any other gold-bearing areas around the world were discovered by him later...