Her choice of profession does not trump my rights as a theater owner to prevent her mobile device from disturbing other customers.
Fair enough. And your choice of ill-advised customer-hating policies doesn't prevent her from explaining your decision to the newspaper, the hospital newsletter, and the chamber of commerce. Enjoy your newfound free time (that would otherwise have been spent running a business).
Do what you want, but don't be surprised when the reaction isn't what you'd hoped for.
The patch is the result of two phases: code analysis and design of the patch.
In other words, he found the problem then fixed it. Forgive my ignorance, but how else would you possibly go about it? Apply random patches until one kind of works?
as a specialist, i trust she is paid well for her "troubles?"
I wish. This false image of rich doctors was forged back in the '80s when times were good, and by plastic surgery reality shows that depict young millionaires in LA.
We're not starving, true, but I drive a mid-size Oldsmobile and my wife has a minivan. While we occasionally rub elbows with the Mercedes and Lexus set, we spend a lot more time around the Ford and Chevy crowd.
every practitioner i'm aware of has made reciprocal arrangments with *other* practicioners to handle "calls" for brief periods
reality check dude, there are exactly two other doctors of her specialty in the region. One just returned from an extended illness, and the other's wife just had a baby.
My scenario wasn't hypothetical, but something we have to regularly deal with in real life. My point wasn't that this situations are common, but that they're not so uncommon as many people here seem to want to believe.
I have not read Ray's book, but the recap I did read made me think it was not worth reading.
I'm thoroughly enjoying it. What impressed me the most is that it has less than 500 pages of content, then 200 pages of notes and references. I don't know whether his predictions will be correct, but he certainly makes the raw data that he analyzed available for you to draw your own conclusions.
How do you get it to do what you want?
Well, that's definitely the scary part. It seems quite likely that an entity much smarter than a person might have goals and motivations that are perfectly reasonable - and completely alien.
I think his "weaker" proposition, that we eventually become the AI as our biological neurons are gradually replaced by nanotech work-alikes to the point that we're predominantly nonbiological, seems more likely in the "short" term.
When you throw in the glial cells that were previously thought to be relatively unimportant, despite being a large percentage of the brain, then it's probably further still than 2020.
Not by much, though. Ray Kurzweil makes a good case that the price-performance of computers has been doubling in just over a year, and that the rate of change itself is increasing. So, if simulating glial cells require 100 times the computing power of simulating only neurons, then it should be possible in less than seven years after the first neural simulator would be possible.
Although I don't have a mathematical proof that says it's impossible to have this perfect "god-like" intelligence, I strongly suspect that it is mathematically provable.
While I think you're probably right on that point, I also think that's a straw man. If we're capable of building a computer with 1,000 times the human-style intelligence of a biological person, then sure that would be of interest - even if it weren't actually infinitely smarter than we are. Singularity advocates contend that we only need to build a computer smarter than the best computer designers, and then step back to let the positive feedback loop take care of the rest. I truly believe this will happen in my lifetime, and probably before I turn 50.
If the doctor is a responsible person he'll sacrifice his movie when he is on call
Reality check: my wife has her own medical practice, and she's the sole practitioner. Therefore, she is on call 24/7. Always. Year-round. The logical conclusion of your idiotic argument, then, is that she should never be allowed to leave the house.
Yes, I agree that TP and DRM are more apropriately called what Stallman calls them
Then use them. Let them be the first definitions that people ever hear, so that when they hear the *AA-coined versions they'll recognize them as doublespeak.
Ironically, if they delivered working goods as advertised, then it wouldn't be fraud and the Secret Service wouldn't have been involved. The guy's new roommates only received fake pills - his best hope is that they really don't work at all.
Try going into your typical non-expert electronics store; Best Buy will do nicely if you can stomach it. Now watch as Joe or Jane Sixpack walks in to buy a spindle of blanks for their kid. I'll bet they pick up the "audio" CD-Rs as often as the "data" CD-Rs - after all, they're planning to record audio to them, right? And they're more expensive, so they must be special, right?
I used to explain to people that they're more expensive because they're taxed, but gave up because people looked at me like I was insane. Maybe I'll try it next time without the goth makeup or kilt.
Once the Ultra 2 became the primary user of the 13W3 monitor due to its 24-bit framebuffer, I relegated the Sparcstation 5 to headless duty
Eighteen dollars will fix that right up. I've used one of these to connect my SparcStation 5 to a 19" VGA monitor without any detectable problems. Just make sure you get the right gender when you order!
By the way, I just got this in my email from tyler@mango.net.nz. Pop quiz: does this help or hinder international dialog?
I used to be shocked that people would vote for Bush, now I simply realise that Your either with us or against us, and if America cannot sort out their problems internally, it becomes the worlds problem.
I'm happy for my country to help sort it out, we don't have many bombs, but I would love to reintroduce America to the stone age.
So, yes, I'm against you. Go Bin Larden. Go dead American occuping soldiers in Iraq.
It doesn't matter who you voted for now, because now it's all about Americas simply surviving in the next 10 years. Theres only 220 Million of you.
On a related note, don't bother writing to my private email unless you actually want to engage in conversation. I don't have the time or interest to respond to hate mail all day.
I was just explaining approval voting to a coworker over lunch. I'd love to be able to say, "I like these two, and that other guy's OK, but that last one's a nutjob" and have it all accurately tallied. I think nothing but good would come from having actual competition among a set of viable parties.
That said, I left the party mid way through Bush I for the Libertarians because I no longer believe it's salvageable. To paraphrase Reagan, I didn't leave the Republican Party, the Republican party left me.
Well said. I haven't joined the Libertarians yet, because I still think I can influence the Republicans (I live in a state small enough that one voice can still have a difference), but I'm very sympathetic to their cause. I was pretty close to voting for Badnarik, but chickened out and let the whole "winner takes all" dilemma keep me from doing it.
Thanks for the interesting links; I'll check into them.
Arguments about how we should argue, how we should play our thoughts out, are important, and interesting, and deserve wider propagation.
Yep. I'll have a civil, rational dialog with anyone, regardless of their beliefs relative to mine. However, I have no interest at all in emotional, venomous arguments even from people with whom I agree.
Apparently so. I've been modded "-5: Conservative" much more often than "+1: OK, he has a point". If you think that Slashdot doesn't have leftward tendencies, then try creating a second account for a while and see how much luck you have getting conservative comments modded up.
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Fair enough. And your choice of ill-advised customer-hating policies doesn't prevent her from explaining your decision to the newspaper, the hospital newsletter, and the chamber of commerce. Enjoy your newfound free time (that would otherwise have been spent running a business).
Do what you want, but don't be surprised when the reaction isn't what you'd hoped for.
RIM sucks, sure, but that doesn't make what happened right. The enemy of your enemy isn't necessarily your friend.
He might not have, but I did.
They were original and significant [...]
...because nothing screams originality like patenting "email... over wireless!" (paraphrased).
No, the GP was right: NTP are a bunch of parasitic scum with derivative, obvious ideas that they somehow managed to get rubberstamped.
In other words, he found the problem then fixed it. Forgive my ignorance, but how else would you possibly go about it? Apply random patches until one kind of works?
Umm, are you sure you're in the right place?
I wish. This false image of rich doctors was forged back in the '80s when times were good, and by plastic surgery reality shows that depict young millionaires in LA.
We're not starving, true, but I drive a mid-size Oldsmobile and my wife has a minivan. While we occasionally rub elbows with the Mercedes and Lexus set, we spend a lot more time around the Ford and Chevy crowd.
Wouldn't that be closer to 25 watts, assuming the CPU is idle and the monitor is turned off? Not that 25 == 0, but it's a lot less than 400.
reality check dude, there are exactly two other doctors of her specialty in the region. One just returned from an extended illness, and the other's wife just had a baby.
My scenario wasn't hypothetical, but something we have to regularly deal with in real life. My point wasn't that this situations are common, but that they're not so uncommon as many people here seem to want to believe.
I'm thoroughly enjoying it. What impressed me the most is that it has less than 500 pages of content, then 200 pages of notes and references. I don't know whether his predictions will be correct, but he certainly makes the raw data that he analyzed available for you to draw your own conclusions.
How do you get it to do what you want?
Well, that's definitely the scary part. It seems quite likely that an entity much smarter than a person might have goals and motivations that are perfectly reasonable - and completely alien.
I think his "weaker" proposition, that we eventually become the AI as our biological neurons are gradually replaced by nanotech work-alikes to the point that we're predominantly nonbiological, seems more likely in the "short" term.
Yeah, my money's definitely on Dan.
Not by much, though. Ray Kurzweil makes a good case that the price-performance of computers has been doubling in just over a year, and that the rate of change itself is increasing. So, if simulating glial cells require 100 times the computing power of simulating only neurons, then it should be possible in less than seven years after the first neural simulator would be possible.
Although I don't have a mathematical proof that says it's impossible to have this perfect "god-like" intelligence, I strongly suspect that it is mathematically provable.
While I think you're probably right on that point, I also think that's a straw man. If we're capable of building a computer with 1,000 times the human-style intelligence of a biological person, then sure that would be of interest - even if it weren't actually infinitely smarter than we are. Singularity advocates contend that we only need to build a computer smarter than the best computer designers, and then step back to let the positive feedback loop take care of the rest. I truly believe this will happen in my lifetime, and probably before I turn 50.
Small-town doctor. As I'm married to one, this hits pretty close to home.
Reality check: my wife has her own medical practice, and she's the sole practitioner. Therefore, she is on call 24/7. Always. Year-round. The logical conclusion of your idiotic argument, then, is that she should never be allowed to leave the house.
I suspect her opinion will differ from yours.
Because their cellphone in your building probably won't kill anyone. Anything else you were wondering about?
Anyone with at least a basic understanding in logic can see the difference.
Correct. "Not all" includes "none", whereas "some" implies "at least one". Where are you going with that?
Then use them. Let them be the first definitions that people ever hear, so that when they hear the *AA-coined versions they'll recognize them as doublespeak.
Ironically, if they delivered working goods as advertised, then it wouldn't be fraud and the Secret Service wouldn't have been involved. The guy's new roommates only received fake pills - his best hope is that they really don't work at all.
Try going into your typical non-expert electronics store; Best Buy will do nicely if you can stomach it. Now watch as Joe or Jane Sixpack walks in to buy a spindle of blanks for their kid. I'll bet they pick up the "audio" CD-Rs as often as the "data" CD-Rs - after all, they're planning to record audio to them, right? And they're more expensive, so they must be special, right?
I used to explain to people that they're more expensive because they're taxed, but gave up because people looked at me like I was insane. Maybe I'll try it next time without the goth makeup or kilt.
i take it from the context that 'woodbie' = 'would-be' Walla! Only loosers wood rite "woodbie".
Eighteen dollars will fix that right up. I've used one of these to connect my SparcStation 5 to a 19" VGA monitor without any detectable problems. Just make sure you get the right gender when you order!
On a related note, don't bother writing to my private email unless you actually want to engage in conversation. I don't have the time or interest to respond to hate mail all day.
I was just explaining approval voting to a coworker over lunch. I'd love to be able to say, "I like these two, and that other guy's OK, but that last one's a nutjob" and have it all accurately tallied. I think nothing but good would come from having actual competition among a set of viable parties.
Well said. I haven't joined the Libertarians yet, because I still think I can influence the Republicans (I live in a state small enough that one voice can still have a difference), but I'm very sympathetic to their cause. I was pretty close to voting for Badnarik, but chickened out and let the whole "winner takes all" dilemma keep me from doing it.
Yep. I'll have a civil, rational dialog with anyone, regardless of their beliefs relative to mine. However, I have no interest at all in emotional, venomous arguments even from people with whom I agree.
Apparently so. I've been modded "-5: Conservative" much more often than "+1: OK, he has a point". If you think that Slashdot doesn't have leftward tendencies, then try creating a second account for a while and see how much luck you have getting conservative comments modded up.