Keeping all your eggs in one basket is a strategy for failure.
The arcane art of programming
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Enjoy being a programmer while you can.
Why do I say this? Well look at the efficiencies of simple programs that are "written" or evolved by genetic algorythms. We are just beginning to scratch the surface. I suspect that even simple tasks, like controlling a toaster, will become an evolutionary process that will be given its initial operating parameters by larger AI systems.
I think that in the future the programmer as we know them will no longer exist, instead we will have people who "teach" a program to "behave". The art of programming will become an arcane thing, much like knowing Latin, where an isolated few will actually know how to bootstrap the process from machine code to "newborn" AI. Even now with the simple AI that exists, there are systems that are virtually undecipherable as to their workings. In the future the complexity will reach levels that are beyond comprehension.
(Arrrggghhhhh! Selling my soul for a gmail invite!)
OK, I lost my virginity on this one, I don't know how good the joke is but it definitaly works. Caution only point this joke at the right person.
These three male ants and one female ant are trapped in a jar. The femal ant is desperately trying to find a way out and one of the male ants says to her, "I know how to get out of here and if you sleep with me tonight I will tell you how in the morning." So the female ant in desperation says ok, only to wake up the next morning and find that the male ant is gone. She starts crying and the second male ant comes over to offer comfort. Again she tells the male ant that she really needs to get out of this jar and the male ant responds, "I know how to get out of here and if you sleep with me tonight I will tell you how in the morning." Again she falls for the ploy and the next morning awakes only to find the male ant has left. Being tricked twice and still trapped, she begins to cry hopelessly and the last ant comes over to her to offer comfort. (PAUSE for effect) Do you want to hear the punchline? (Wait for positive response) "If you sleep with me tonight I will tell you in the morning."
From my personal experience. I got my GED when I was 16 and *dropped out*, tried my hand and a dozen blue colar, under the table jobs for about ten years (once I developed appreciable skill, I got bored and started a different job). Finally got frustrated because I wanted to talk about things more interesting than whether or not the cattle had been moved on/off the back 40 and enrolled in college. Never been happier, every class was a new challenge and the topics where as diverse as I cared to enroll in. Currently working on my PhD in Physics and still like it (8 years of academia and counting).
So the way I see it is you have two choices, the school of hard knocks or a legitamate university somewhere. If you are not into hoop jumpin (I certainly wasn't at your age) then strike out on your own and do whatever you feel like. Take any opportunity that comes your way and don't worry about anythinig. On the other hand, if you are ok with a bit of administrivia, get into the academic life, I think you will find the wide variety richly rewarding (not to mention that the people you will meet will generally be of somewhat higher calliber).
The only thing that would make it really nice is if you middle click to paste and the highlighted text was the same as the clipboard text then it would pste the previous clipboard contents.
First your interpretation of my comment is completely messed up. I was not even going to reply until I considered that other people would read your comment and might take part of your interpretation with them.
If I had written "My SO is Japanese;-) I'm not" I could understand why you might have taken that point of view. My whole point was that I am not Japanese, which implied that my long distance rate was not based on intra-country rates but rather inter-country rates.
The fact that you wrote such a long statement about interaracial issues based on your misinterpretation and your past "experience" suggests to me that you really need to get out more. Passing judgement (these women couldnt be trusted) on a whole culture from your isolated experiences is both wrong and... well f*cked up.
I love my wife dearly, she is one of nicest and most considerate people I know (if it means anything she has a BS in nursing and works as a registered nurse at a hospital) and is neither immature nor untrustworthy. If I had to say, it is you who need to not only think outside the box, but actually get outside of your cultural box.
This might be slightly off topic, but... My SO is Japanese (I'm not;-) and we use a considerable amount of long distance to Japan. I have a long distance plan with worldxchange (not affiliated except by being a customer) for, get this, 6 cents a minute to Japan. HTH
Ahhh, I get it. So the ratio is for the escape velocity from any particular orbital radius, not from the escape velocity at the surface of the earth. I was wondering how there could be a constant ratio from the surface escape velocity but that is not the case here.
Make sure that the valve is all the way open. There is a tendency for cheap valves to leak if they are either not all the way closed or all the way open. HTH
Escape velocity is not misnamed. The calculation is done by equating the integral of the potential energy from the mean radius of the earth to infinity radially outward with mv^2/2 and solve for v. The math becomes *way* more difficult for any other path and I am not going to try to do it tonight as it is late. Anyway, that is why it is called escape velocity and not escape speed.
As for pointing any direction above the horizon, some of your initial energy will be converted into rotational energy (not much, but some). Hence it would take slightly more initial velocity to 'escape'.
there is nothing physically wrong with your concept. The idea of "escape velocity" is calculated by integrating the gravitational potential energy from your lanch point to infinity (radially outward). This tells you the total (finite) energy required to reach infinity. Take that result and equate it to the initial kinetic energy and solve for the velocity. That quantity is called the "escape velocity". there is no requirement that you actually reach escape velocity, only that you convert enough potential energy into kinetic energy to reach your destination. In fact you can never (in theory) escape the gravitational field of the earth, because you can never get infinitely far away. In practice, the gravitational pull becomes so weak that the local gravity of, for example, space dust has more influence on your motion.
First, escape velocity is about getting you permantly out of earths gravity well. Not something you want if your destination is a stable orbit around the earth.
Second, escape velicity is a ballistic value, ie. the speed required to kick your butt off the planet from ground level going straight up.
Third, pushing "a big inflated condom" around in the upper atmosphere is not really a problem since there isn't much air to create drag.
Further, the higher you go, the less drag you feel, hence the "launch" of the orbiter from a platform already 20 miles up.
Yes, and the majority of these services were provided prior to the event of telephony. So in general I conceed your point, but every new tax assesed is basically funding a waste of resources providing for some form of institutionalized welfare/subsidy.
I really hate that the system thinks it is entitled to a tax when it is not providing the infrastructure. Sure, if the government is subsidizing a system, but when a company or individual acquires or builds something for themselves, what right does someone else have to came and lay claim to your efforts?
That a tax of this nature was initiated in Florida is just one more reason why I will never willingly choose to live there.
Well of course it is not realistic. There is no way we will ever get the current system modified in any meaningful way unless there is a major catastrophe that allows total reconstruction.
The good ol' boy network is way to well entrenched. This is hoping that there will, at some point, be a new frontier. Where the construction of a new government can be formed using the knowledge of the failing modes of current governments.
This is an idea that I came up with and has also been proposed (previously unknown to me) before.
Premise: *Ideally, we want to live in a democracy. *It doesn't matter what the politicians say (money talks and bullshit walks). * It is bad to have taxation without representation. * most importantly, we have an informed populace.
Every person pays the same tax amount regardless of income (above poverty that is, you can still pay, if you want to 'vote' but you are not required to). When you pay your taxes, you also present a breakdown of how you want your money spent. The governing body is in place to impliment the wish of the people. A comlpetely flat tax has been argued against ont the basis that some people use more infrastructure than others. Additional use of infrastructure is taken care of on a fee basis, you use it more than average, you pay for it. You no longer vote on issues, you fund them. If there is funding then, obviously, the people deem it desirable. That is it, simple straight forward representative government of the money, by the people, for whatever *we* want.
All you yung'uns think that a cancelled tv show is sucha tragedy! Why back in my day we were happy to see shows cancelled, like laverne and shirley, leave it to beaver and happy days - bah, good riddance!
I propose that you all stop wasting your time with all of this moaning about TV watchin' and get busy doing something productive! Like posting to slashdot.
The government is going to make your phone number the publically acceptable, accessable replacement for your SSN. You will be assigned a number at birth, it will always be yours, you can get others, but this one is for life. There won't be any legal restrictions on using it as a ID like your SSN, the only protection you get is the do not call list.
Far fetched conspiracy theorys aside, anyone care to speculate on the possible pros and cons of such a scheme?
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Keeping all your eggs in one basket is a strategy for failure.
Enjoy being a programmer while you can.
Why do I say this? Well look at the efficiencies of simple programs that are "written" or evolved by genetic algorythms. We are just beginning to scratch the surface. I suspect that even simple tasks, like controlling a toaster, will become an evolutionary process that will be given its initial operating parameters by larger AI systems.
I think that in the future the programmer as we know them will no longer exist, instead we will have people who "teach" a program to "behave". The art of programming will become an arcane thing, much like knowing Latin, where an isolated few will actually know how to bootstrap the process from machine code to "newborn" AI. Even now with the simple AI that exists, there are systems that are virtually undecipherable as to their workings. In the future the complexity will reach levels that are beyond comprehension.
(Arrrggghhhhh! Selling my soul for a gmail invite!)
OK, I lost my virginity on this one, I don't know how good the joke is but it definitaly works. Caution only point this joke at the right person.
These three male ants and one female ant are trapped in a jar. The femal ant is desperately trying to find a way out and one of the male ants says to her,
"I know how to get out of here and if you sleep with me tonight I will tell you how in the morning."
So the female ant in desperation says ok, only to wake up the next morning and find that the male ant is gone. She starts crying and the second male ant comes over to offer comfort. Again she tells the male ant that she really needs to get out of this jar and the male ant responds,
"I know how to get out of here and if you sleep with me tonight I will tell you how in the morning."
Again she falls for the ploy and the next morning awakes only to find the male ant has left. Being tricked twice and still trapped, she begins to cry hopelessly and the last ant comes over to her to offer comfort.
(PAUSE for effect)
Do you want to hear the punchline?
(Wait for positive response)
"If you sleep with me tonight I will tell you in the morning."
OK, OT and cheesy but hey it worked.
Initially it is necessary to catch the code source of kernel 2.4.25. Makes it sound like an adventure.
that should have read
:-P
#include <soul.h>
PS, and I should have used preview
Now I know why al my programs failed to reach sentience.
#include
From my personal experience. I got my GED when I was 16 and *dropped out*, tried my hand and a dozen blue colar, under the table jobs for about ten years (once I developed appreciable skill, I got bored and started a different job). Finally got frustrated because I wanted to talk about things more interesting than whether or not the cattle had been moved on/off the back 40 and enrolled in college. Never been happier, every class was a new challenge and the topics where as diverse as I cared to enroll in. Currently working on my PhD in Physics and still like it (8 years of academia and counting).
So the way I see it is you have two choices, the school of hard knocks or a legitamate university somewhere. If you are not into hoop jumpin (I certainly wasn't at your age) then strike out on your own and do whatever you feel like. Take any opportunity that comes your way and don't worry about anythinig. On the other hand, if you are ok with a bit of administrivia, get into the academic life, I think you will find the wide variety richly rewarding (not to mention that the people you will meet will generally be of somewhat higher calliber).
The only thing that would make it really nice is if you middle click to paste and the highlighted text was the same as the clipboard text then it would pste the previous clipboard contents.
First your interpretation of my comment is completely messed up. I was not even going to reply until I considered that other people would read your comment and might take part of your interpretation with them.
;-) I'm not" I could understand why you might have taken that point of view. My whole point was that I am not Japanese, which implied that my long distance rate was not based on intra-country rates but rather inter-country rates.
If I had written "My SO is Japanese
The fact that you wrote such a long statement about interaracial issues based on your misinterpretation and your past "experience" suggests to me that you really need to get out more. Passing judgement (these women couldnt be trusted) on a whole culture from your isolated experiences is both wrong and... well f*cked up.
I love my wife dearly, she is one of nicest and most considerate people I know (if it means anything she has a BS in nursing and works as a registered nurse at a hospital) and is neither immature nor untrustworthy. If I had to say, it is you who need to not only think outside the box, but actually get outside of your cultural box.
This might be slightly off topic, but... ;-) and we use a considerable amount of long distance to Japan. I have a long distance plan with worldxchange (not affiliated except by being a customer) for, get this, 6 cents a minute to Japan. HTH
My SO is Japanese (I'm not
PS. Here is their plan.
Ahhh, I get it. So the ratio is for the escape velocity from any particular orbital radius, not from the escape velocity at the surface of the earth. I was wondering how there could be a constant ratio from the surface escape velocity but that is not the case here.
Thanks, that is a nice little bit of math though.
Make sure that the valve is all the way open. There is a tendency for cheap valves to leak if they are either not all the way closed or all the way open. HTH
"A circular orbit always has 71% of escape velocity" this is new to me. Would you care to outline the math on that or at least site a reliable source?
Escape velocity is not misnamed. The calculation is done by equating the integral of the potential energy from the mean radius of the earth to infinity radially outward with mv^2/2 and solve for v. The math becomes *way* more difficult for any other path and I am not going to try to do it tonight as it is late. Anyway, that is why it is called escape velocity and not escape speed.
As for pointing any direction above the horizon, some of your initial energy will be converted into rotational energy (not much, but some). Hence it would take slightly more initial velocity to 'escape'.
there is nothing physically wrong with your concept. The idea of "escape velocity" is calculated by integrating the gravitational potential energy from your lanch point to infinity (radially outward). This tells you the total (finite) energy required to reach infinity. Take that result and equate it to the initial kinetic energy and solve for the velocity. That quantity is called the "escape velocity". there is no requirement that you actually reach escape velocity, only that you convert enough potential energy into kinetic energy to reach your destination. In fact you can never (in theory) escape the gravitational field of the earth, because you can never get infinitely far away. In practice, the gravitational pull becomes so weak that the local gravity of, for example, space dust has more influence on your motion.
Your question begs multiple misconceptions.
First, escape velocity is about getting you permantly out of earths gravity well. Not something you want if your destination is a stable orbit around the earth.
Second, escape velicity is a ballistic value, ie. the speed required to kick your butt off the planet from ground level going straight up.
Third, pushing "a big inflated condom" around in the upper atmosphere is not really a problem since there isn't much air to create drag.
Further, the higher you go, the less drag you feel, hence the "launch" of the orbiter from a platform already 20 miles up.
can you run linux on it?
Yes, and the majority of these services were provided prior to the event of telephony. So in general I conceed your point, but every new tax assesed is basically funding a waste of resources providing for some form of institutionalized welfare/subsidy.
I really hate that the system thinks it is entitled to a tax when it is not providing the infrastructure. Sure, if the government is subsidizing a system, but when a company or individual acquires or builds something for themselves, what right does someone else have to came and lay claim to your efforts?
That a tax of this nature was initiated in Florida is just one more reason why I will never willingly choose to live there.
Well of course it is not realistic. There is no way we will ever get the current system modified in any meaningful way unless there is a major catastrophe that allows total reconstruction.
The good ol' boy network is way to well entrenched.
This is hoping that there will, at some point, be a new frontier. Where the construction of a new government can be formed using the knowledge of the failing modes of current governments.
This is an idea that I came up with and has also been proposed (previously unknown to me) before.
Premise:
*Ideally, we want to live in a democracy.
*It doesn't matter what the politicians say (money talks and bullshit walks).
* It is bad to have taxation without representation.
* most importantly, we have an informed populace.
Every person pays the same tax amount regardless of income (above poverty that is, you can still pay, if you want to 'vote' but you are not required to). When you pay your taxes, you also present a breakdown of how you want your money spent. The governing body is in place to impliment the wish of the people. A comlpetely flat tax has been argued against ont the basis that some people use more infrastructure than others. Additional use of infrastructure is taken care of on a fee basis, you use it more than average, you pay for it. You no longer vote on issues, you fund them. If there is funding then, obviously, the people deem it desirable. That is it, simple straight forward representative government of the money, by the people, for whatever *we* want.
"...but something has to give."
Uhhhh... no. Perhaps you have heard of a little thing our current president is doing, its called deficit spending.
All you yung'uns think that a cancelled tv show is sucha tragedy! Why back in my day we were happy to see shows cancelled, like laverne and shirley, leave it to beaver and happy days - bah, good riddance!
I propose that you all stop wasting your time with all of this moaning about TV watchin' and get busy doing something productive! Like posting to slashdot.
Get out your tin foil hats!
The government is going to make your phone number the publically acceptable, accessable replacement for your SSN. You will be assigned a number at birth, it will always be yours, you can get others, but this one is for life. There won't be any legal restrictions on using it as a ID like your SSN, the only protection you get is the do not call list.
Far fetched conspiracy theorys aside, anyone care to speculate on the possible pros and cons of such a scheme?
It really is a sad day...
(Snap snap, grin grin, wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more?)