Now, think about it, who will be taken seriously? The oil companies funneling funds into information that is alarming where they have an interest in the "new products" that will be designed to overcome it
Are you seriously suggesting that oil companies are funneling funds into studies where the conclusion supports AGW?
Seriously?
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA (catch breath) HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Microsoft has sent an email to users warning of a critical flaw in multiple version of Microsoft's OneNote that can cause a severe loss of data, the extent of which is not entirely known. Microsoft refuses to acknowledge the severity of this issue, claiming that only "a small number of people" are affected. Those who have received the email may be able to install an update to repair the flaw, but the efficacy of this "fix" has not been confirmed. Regardless of the "fix", the users data has been lost irrevocably. The glitch has been occurring for many months but this is the first response Microsoft has provided.
When I was younger, I ran a D&D game involving a very alien, energy world. The midway point of the story was finding out that it was a simulation, and breaking out (into a normal version of the physical world), and helping a resistance force. Separate stats for both simulated and real words, etc.
Funny
Had you tried that in my D&D group, I would have had my "real" character realize that it was entirely likely that the "real" world was also a simulation, have him break out of that, and slap his DM upside the head:-)
Equating the "simulations" that we run and the "simulations" that Boström requires is ridiculous.
There's no reason to believe that the type of simulation required for this argument is even possible.
His argument is about as sensible as: 1) To a caveman, our technology would seem god-like 2) Technology is improving 3) There is no reason to believe that technology won't become more advanced over time 4) Therefore, god will eventually exist (or at least beings that we would identify as godlike).
There is no reason to believe that the potential power of simulations is unlimited. If there is an upper limit on how powerful a simulation can be, then his statistical arguments become meaningless. He makes some hand-wavy arguments about the potential power of computers, and the required capacity to simulate a human mind based on some quite questionable sources.
Citation needed. He has ONLY expressed that he doesn't want ILLEGAL immigrants here. You know, people who break the law?
He has expressed that he wants to limit immigration of Muslims or anyone from "any nation that has been compromised by terrorism": link
You really believe the following direct quote isn't racist?
“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”
WOW that's a LOT of FUD you are SPOUTING there! Do YOU have any EVIDENCE that GOOGLE would be CREATING a CONTROLLED and WALLED garden for the INTERNET, other than the DERANGED SIGNALS bouncing INSIDE your TIN FOIL HAT?
The association is generally recognized as politically conservative or ultra-conservative, and its publication advocates a range of scientifically discredited hypotheses, including the belief that HIV does not cause AIDS, that being gay reduces life expectancy, that there is a link between abortion and breast cancer, and that there are links between autism and vaccinations
The association is generally recognized as politically conservative or ultra-conservative, and its publication advocates a range of scientifically discredited hypotheses, including the belief that HIV does not cause AIDS, that being gay reduces life expectancy, that there is a link between abortion and breast cancer, and that there are links between autism and vaccinations.
Nothing to see here but a bunch of nutcases. If I found out my doctor was a member of the AAPS, I'd be looking for a new doctor.
Do you have anything more than pointless rhetoric and tired similes to argue your point?
You have no idea how much knowledge anyone here has on this subject, yet you continue to make the baseless claim that we don't have the knowledge and/or wisdom.
You cannot use the fact that someone disagree with you to conclude that they are wrong. If you can't see that most elementary piece of logic, you really need to stop talking.
Oh, nevermind...I just skimmed over your posting history. Don't bother responding.
You may be too young to remember, but this was frequently an argument over Usenet censorship during early-to-mid 1990ies — that by censoring some posts an ISP may lose their Common Carrier status and have to sensor all posts from then on.
You may be too old to remember, but ISP's were dragged kicking and screaming into being classified as Common Carriers just last year. The FCC forced this status upon them in order to enact net neutrality rules. I'd give you a link, but you helpfully already did...see the last sentence under "Telecommunications".
In the early to mid 1990ies, ISP's most certainly did not have common carrier status.
"There is only one universe" - sounds like theological clam. And just as unconfirmed ad multiverses. "Time is real" - Einstein might disagree. Time is the imaginary part in the complex equations of space-time. "Math is selectively real" - Only f the reality is defined by the capabilities of our brains and our technologies,
"There is only one universe" - We know there is one universe. From what I've seen, multiverse theory is not falsifiable. This makes it bad science. "Time is real" - Einstein would not disagree. Yes, it is the imaginary part of complex equations, that does not make it unreal. Your suggestion is is just conflating different meanings of the term "real", and you know that. "Math is selectively real - Only f the reality is defined by the capabilities of our brains and our technologies" - I have no idea what you mean by this. If you are arguing for Platonism, you'll need to provide a better argument.
Ok, maybe not $300, but a few years ago a buddy of mine went to a local repair shop to try and get his HTC One battery replaced. They charged him $180, including the battery cost.
Only people that talk 24/7 need a second battery. I'm surprised you are not complaining that apple only has 1 mouse button. Time to move on.
I want a removable battery so I don't have to pay a $100-$300 charge when my battery completely dies after a couple of years. I'm still using a Galaxy S3, and am about to switch to my 3rd battery.
No, I don't upgrade my smartphone like a lemming every year...it's a phone...I don't need a faster processor, more memory, fingerprint scanner, rectal thermometer or any of the other widgets offered on new phones. I think it is insane that society now considers a $500-$1000 computing device "throwaway".
That being said, I will likely be upgrading in the next year or two for a larger screen & better camera. I will only look at phones with a replaceable battery.
What, do you really think a multi-billion dollar charity organisation randomly decided to send 100,000 chickens to a country that doesn't need them?
This is more about the ass-hat pride of the Bolivian politicians than any wrongdoing on the Gates foundations part. But hey, this is Slashdot, so obviously it's all Bill's fault.
From Wikipedia "Myhrvold was born in Seattle, Washington. He attended Mirman School,[4] and began college at age 14.[5] He studied mathematics, geophysics, and space physics at UCLA (BSc, Masters). He was awarded a Hertz Foundation Fellowship for graduate study and studied at Princeton University, where he earned a master's degree in mathematical economics and completed a PhD in theoretical and mathematical physics.[6] He also attended Santa Monica College. For one year, he held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Cambridge working under Stephen Hawking (along with a number of other students)."
Rich and smart are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
The product keys, Microsoft said, were used "more times than is authorized by the applicable software license," OR used by "someone other than the authorized licensee," OR were "activated outside the region for which they were intended."
These were likely bulk keys that allow multiple activations, but are being activated by the wrong person.
Slashdot Mirror
Are you seriously suggesting that oil companies are funneling funds into studies where the conclusion supports AGW?
Seriously?
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
(catch breath)
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Had this been a OneNote flaw, it would have read:
Microsoft has sent an email to users warning of a critical flaw in multiple version of Microsoft's OneNote that can cause a severe loss of data, the extent of which is not entirely known. Microsoft refuses to acknowledge the severity of this issue, claiming that only "a small number of people" are affected. Those who have received the email may be able to install an update to repair the flaw, but the efficacy of this "fix" has not been confirmed. Regardless of the "fix", the users data has been lost irrevocably. The glitch has been occurring for many months but this is the first response Microsoft has provided.
When I was younger, I ran a D&D game involving a very alien, energy world. The midway point of the story was finding out that it was a simulation, and breaking out (into a normal version of the physical world), and helping a resistance force. Separate stats for both simulated and real words, etc.
Funny
Had you tried that in my D&D group, I would have had my "real" character realize that it was entirely likely that the "real" world was also a simulation, have him break out of that, and slap his DM upside the head :-)
Equating the "simulations" that we run and the "simulations" that Boström requires is ridiculous.
There's no reason to believe that the type of simulation required for this argument is even possible.
His argument is about as sensible as:
1) To a caveman, our technology would seem god-like
2) Technology is improving
3) There is no reason to believe that technology won't become more advanced over time
4) Therefore, god will eventually exist (or at least beings that we would identify as godlike).
There is no reason to believe that the potential power of simulations is unlimited. If there is an upper limit on how powerful a simulation can be, then his statistical arguments become meaningless. He makes some hand-wavy arguments about the potential power of computers, and the required capacity to simulate a human mind based on some quite questionable sources.
That was me, sorry.
And yes, I am hairy and blurry in real life.
It's a small world after all...
Caught in a landslide
Citation needed. He has ONLY expressed that he doesn't want ILLEGAL immigrants here. You know, people who break the law?
He has expressed that he wants to limit immigration of Muslims or anyone from "any nation that has been compromised by terrorism":
link
You really believe the following direct quote isn't racist?
“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”
I refuse to believe anyone actually did this.
If it is really true then I wish he had shown people how to drill a USB port into their forehead
Hmm...I just got an idea for a Youtube video!
WOW that's a LOT of FUD you are SPOUTING there! Do YOU have any EVIDENCE that GOOGLE would be CREATING a CONTROLLED and WALLED garden for the INTERNET, other than the DERANGED SIGNALS bouncing INSIDE your TIN FOIL HAT?
That, and:
Now that's just scary!
From the Wikipedia article on the AAPS:
Nothing to see here but a bunch of nutcases. If I found out my doctor was a member of the AAPS, I'd be looking for a new doctor.
Do you have anything more than pointless rhetoric and tired similes to argue your point?
You have no idea how much knowledge anyone here has on this subject, yet you continue to make the baseless claim that we don't have the knowledge and/or wisdom.
You cannot use the fact that someone disagree with you to conclude that they are wrong. If you can't see that most elementary piece of logic, you really need to stop talking.
Oh, nevermind...I just skimmed over your posting history. Don't bother responding.
So do you have evidence of any of your claims, or are you just spreading alarmist BS because you think it makes you look intelligent
What cautionary tales are you talking about? By and large, our work so far in genetic engineering has been massively successful.
We won't know if we have the wisdom and knowledge to be editing our genome until we try.
What do you think is going to happen that is so worrysome?
That's where his arm landed after his battery caused an "unexpected rapid appendage detachment"
I take it you haven't seen their cost calculator?
https://calculator.s3.amazonaw...
Plug in the services you are using, # of instances, storage, etc and it spits out a fairly detailed estimate of your monthly costs.
You may be too young to remember, but this was frequently an argument over Usenet censorship during early-to-mid 1990ies — that by censoring some posts an ISP may lose their Common Carrier status and have to sensor all posts from then on.
You may be too old to remember, but ISP's were dragged kicking and screaming into being classified as Common Carriers just last year. The FCC forced this status upon them in order to enact net neutrality rules. I'd give you a link, but you helpfully already did...see the last sentence under "Telecommunications".
In the early to mid 1990ies, ISP's most certainly did not have common carrier status.
"There is only one universe" - sounds like theological clam. And just as unconfirmed ad multiverses.
"Time is real" - Einstein might disagree. Time is the imaginary part in the complex equations of space-time.
"Math is selectively real" - Only f the reality is defined by the capabilities of our brains and our technologies,
"There is only one universe" - We know there is one universe. From what I've seen, multiverse theory is not falsifiable. This makes it bad science.
"Time is real" - Einstein would not disagree. Yes, it is the imaginary part of complex equations, that does not make it unreal. Your suggestion is is just conflating different meanings of the term "real", and you know that.
"Math is selectively real - Only f the reality is defined by the capabilities of our brains and our technologies" - I have no idea what you mean by this. If you are arguing for Platonism, you'll need to provide a better argument.
Regan declared The War On Drugs and, unsurprisingly, people started acting like warriors.
I have a feeling this situation is going to spiral out of control pretty quickly.
Regan declared the war on drugs in 1982. The term "war on drugs" was first coined by Nixon in 1971.
That's a strange definition of "pretty quickly"
No kidding. I browse the web nasally.
It stinks.
Ok, maybe not $300, but a few years ago a buddy of mine went to a local repair shop to try and get his HTC One battery replaced. They charged him $180, including the battery cost.
The reason?
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/120261-htc-one-teardown-and-repairability
I want a removable battery so I don't have to pay a $100-$300 charge when my battery completely dies after a couple of years. I'm still using a Galaxy S3, and am about to switch to my 3rd battery.
No, I don't upgrade my smartphone like a lemming every year...it's a phone...I don't need a faster processor, more memory, fingerprint scanner, rectal thermometer or any of the other widgets offered on new phones. I think it is insane that society now considers a $500-$1000 computing device "throwaway".
That being said, I will likely be upgrading in the next year or two for a larger screen & better camera. I will only look at phones with a replaceable battery.
but people are not starving to death on the streets either.
Actually, they are:
https://www.wfp.org/stories/10...
What, do you really think a multi-billion dollar charity organisation randomly decided to send 100,000 chickens to a country that doesn't need them?
This is more about the ass-hat pride of the Bolivian politicians than any wrongdoing on the Gates foundations part. But hey, this is Slashdot, so obviously it's all Bill's fault.
Where money is a substitute for intellect
From Wikipedia
"Myhrvold was born in Seattle, Washington. He attended Mirman School,[4] and began college at age 14.[5] He studied mathematics, geophysics, and space physics at UCLA (BSc, Masters). He was awarded a Hertz Foundation Fellowship for graduate study and studied at Princeton University, where he earned a master's degree in mathematical economics and completed a PhD in theoretical and mathematical physics.[6] He also attended Santa Monica College. For one year, he held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Cambridge working under Stephen Hawking (along with a number of other students)."
Rich and smart are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
You missed an important or in the OP.
These were likely bulk keys that allow multiple activations, but are being activated by the wrong person.