All they have to do is boldly advertise, TURKEY DOES NOT WANT YOU TO SEE THIS FILM and given the current fear of the Middle East in general and the aftermath of Erdogan being voted president-for-life, The Promise will pack 'em in.
"Technological development is not coupled with any scale of morality in any way, shape, or form. If we were waiting for morality to develop before advancing technology, we'd be sitting in a cave debating whether or not rocks were edible.
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At any given time in human history, moral codes are largely an emergent property of the many adjustments in social etiquette we have to make as new technologies become available. Nineteenth-century Britain had to deal with child labor moving from the farm, where it had always peacefully existed, to factories, where the changed environment made it an abomination. Right at the moment we are fretting about our sudden ability to use personal privacy as an asset that we can exchange for goods and services.
In 1911, it could have been predicted that 106 years later the Tsarist and Austro-Hungarian empires would be around and stronger than ever. There was no reason at that time not to predict that.
The same person would have predicted that by 2011, IBM would have its Hollerith card tabulating equipment working at lightning speed. Advanced alloys in the sorters, better lubricants, and data entry girls from low-cost Southern states.
My understanding was that they were cheap and plentiful from China, but lately they've been hoarding for themselves.
The US has a significant of places where rare earths could be mined. The only problem is inertia from the long permitting process required to get a new mine going.
" As it turns out, I was getting sick (I was actually was probably running a bit of a fever at the time but I didn't realize it) which may have contributed somewhat to my failure."
"With enough practice, our Flayed One overlords should be able to completely remove the skin intact, minus the initial incision, along with most minor and half the major paired organs while keeping the subject conscious enough to feel it. If you think that seems harsh, maybe you shouldn't commit crimes like murder, drug possession or being insufficiently obsequious to the local patrol officer."
Wait until United Airlines finds out about this...
Not many countries have Norway's centralized approach. The previous comment about local authorities intentionally gaming the system by changing road signage, such as posting a new speed limit sign behind a tree, to intentionally induce violations is highly relevant for the US.
Gaining status as a utility is the ultimate accolade for any technology. It happened with telephones, and now it's happening with the Internet. When your bridge needs painting, doesn't being able to order on Amazon beat having to hitch a ride into the big city and find a paint store?
In the Triassic, when I grew up, there was exactly the same pearl-clutching about television. It was addictive, it kept the kids indoors, and all they could do was stare at it passively and in isolation. The only thing missing was describing the situation in the terminology of the drug rehabs that so many of today's parents have gone through.
Because today's devices are at least interactive, tech-aware parents can show their kids the full potential of their devices: online interaction with their school friends, GPS for hiking, helping Mom navigate by car, Yelp for road trips, Pocket Universe to identify what they see in the night sky, step counters to quantify their physical activity, games that build various skills, and all the different search options that are available for finding out anything they want.
Portland will have 100% renewable energy, but the roads will still be crap, and all of the schools falling apart with no extra curricular activities. And 10K homeless people will be able to get free light.
And everyone will have to mumble, because they banned dental fluoride.
In the old days you had to spend weeks filing a spoon into a shiv to take out Big Vinny. Today you hack into his mob family's bank account to get even.
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All they have to do is boldly advertise, TURKEY DOES NOT WANT YOU TO SEE THIS FILM and given the current fear of the Middle East in general and the aftermath of Erdogan being voted president-for-life, The Promise will pack 'em in.
I predict the islamization of the West and the return of slavery.
No, because here in the West we kept our guns.
"Technological development is not coupled with any scale of morality in any way, shape, or form. If we were waiting for morality to develop before advancing technology, we'd be sitting in a cave debating whether or not rocks were edible.
'
At any given time in human history, moral codes are largely an emergent property of the many adjustments in social etiquette we have to make as new technologies become available. Nineteenth-century Britain had to deal with child labor moving from the farm, where it had always peacefully existed, to factories, where the changed environment made it an abomination. Right at the moment we are fretting about our sudden ability to use personal privacy as an asset that we can exchange for goods and services.
In 1911, it could have been predicted that 106 years later the Tsarist and Austro-Hungarian empires would be around and stronger than ever. There was no reason at that time not to predict that.
The same person would have predicted that by 2011, IBM would have its Hollerith card tabulating equipment working at lightning speed. Advanced alloys in the sorters, better lubricants, and data entry girls from low-cost Southern states.
I predict the existence of new magnets by looking for advertising attached to a relatively thick but flexible rubbery base.
My understanding was that they were cheap and plentiful from China, but lately they've been hoarding for themselves.
The US has a significant of places where rare earths could be mined. The only problem is inertia from the long permitting process required to get a new mine going.
Uber drivers in several states have been reported cutting off mattress labels that plainly say, DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG.
Is it sad that a robot can diagnosis better then a real doctor? Kinda says these doctors are not very good, if the robot was correct.
Actually, it's closer to: real doctors with the assistance of richly informed AIs will be a lot better at diagnosis.
Patients should have unlimited read-only access to their own medical records. We should put this in the Constitution.
"Being blocked from doing small fixes by Sarbanes-Oxley and management. But really Sarbanes Oxley."
Also, not being treated to that celebratory pizza after putting in two weeks of mandatory unpaid overtime.
This is also the only way that Christians can visit a lengthening list of ancient structures that Those Other Guys have demolished.
The CEO is a 25 year old, ignorant, narcissistic millennial. What did you expect?
It's Snapchat. That's why the prospectus site was designed to briefly show the usage data, then have it disappear forever.
" As it turns out, I was getting sick (I was actually was probably running a bit of a fever at the time but I didn't realize it) which may have contributed somewhat to my failure."
Processor overheating will get you every time.
Around here, tourists routinely stop and wait for roundabouts to turn green.
"With enough practice, our Flayed One overlords should be able to completely remove the skin intact, minus the initial incision, along with most minor and half the major paired organs while keeping the subject conscious enough to feel it. If you think that seems harsh, maybe you shouldn't commit crimes like murder, drug possession or being insufficiently obsequious to the local patrol officer."
Wait until United Airlines finds out about this...
Progress in strong AI has been exactly zero, whether 50 years ago or today.
So long as you keep moving those goalposts. I'm old enough to remember when strong AI was defined as "an algorithm that could play chess."
Not many countries have Norway's centralized approach. The previous comment about local authorities intentionally gaming the system by changing road signage, such as posting a new speed limit sign behind a tree, to intentionally induce violations is highly relevant for the US.
Gaining status as a utility is the ultimate accolade for any technology. It happened with telephones, and now it's happening with the Internet. When your bridge needs painting, doesn't being able to order on Amazon beat having to hitch a ride into the big city and find a paint store?
Is it too much to ask for SOME professionalism anymore?
The Australian court found for the plaintiff...
The order doesn't have any effect anyway, unless Australia wants to go to the trouble of firewaling its entire internet.
In the Triassic, when I grew up, there was exactly the same pearl-clutching about television. It was addictive, it kept the kids indoors, and all they could do was stare at it passively and in isolation. The only thing missing was describing the situation in the terminology of the drug rehabs that so many of today's parents have gone through.
Because today's devices are at least interactive, tech-aware parents can show their kids the full potential of their devices: online interaction with their school friends, GPS for hiking, helping Mom navigate by car, Yelp for road trips, Pocket Universe to identify what they see in the night sky, step counters to quantify their physical activity, games that build various skills, and all the different search options that are available for finding out anything they want.
You should suggest intercourse instead.
No, this is Slashdot.
"If they think it's bad at 12-15, just wait until that endless stream of messages and emails is coming from management outside of normal work hours"
Coming soon - homework by text!
Portland will have 100% renewable energy, but the roads will still be crap, and all of the schools falling apart with no extra curricular activities. And 10K homeless people will be able to get free light.
And everyone will have to mumble, because they banned dental fluoride.
"The city is already next to one of the largest supplies of hydroelectric service on the country."
And if for any reason Portland can't meet its goal, we will be glad to sell them a feed-through of power from Glen Canyon Dam.
In the old days you had to spend weeks filing a spoon into a shiv to take out Big Vinny. Today you hack into his mob family's bank account to get even.