Just suppose that we are living in a computer simulation..... So it might be true that we are alone in the simulated universe.
And it might be true that when I fart, pigs fly out of my butt in formation playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D major on finger cymbals, but so what?
If we're living in a computer simulation then all bets are off, since basically anything could be true or not.
There might also be an alternate mirror universe identical to this one in every single way, except for some guy in Jakarta who is 0.003 millimeters taller than his alternate universe counterpart. And I'm okay with that, frankly.
Even if there were advanced civilizations on only 1% of all the planets, that would still be millions or more.
Exactly. Even if it was 1/100th of a percent we'd be talking millions, if not billions.
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To believe there are no other advanced civilizations out there, that they are somehow obligated to come pay us a visit, or that they blew themselves up, is pretty fucking arrogant of us.
It's not just arrogant, it's statistically idiotic. The mind-numbing enormity of the numbers involved means that even with extremely pessimistic projections there are almost certainly billions of planets with advanced civilizations in the universe.
Billions of galaxies, with each one of them having billions of potentially life-supporting planets...the suggestion that there's no one else out there is ignorant beyond belief.
Assuming that your position is justified, what you should be wanting from your attorney is for him to make an accurate representation of the truth in court.
Yes, that's what I want, and I want him to use this accurate representation of the truth to sway/manipulate/convince the court to rule in my favor.
First of all, nobody has business manipulating the court at all.
Yes, it is the business of lawyers to manipulate (sway, convince, persuade, influence, whatever verb you like best) the court so their side prevails. Maybe you don't like that term, but that definitely is the business of lawyers.
I sure as shit want my attorney to convince (i.e. manipulate) the court to see things my way, especially if I feel I'm in the right.
Seriously, this is what lawyers do. It's what you'll pay them to do, should you ever go to court.
With an average of 6 execution units (6 core) per computer, the iteration can be completed in 298,000,000,000 years or 22 times the current age of the universe.
Okay, wait, so we're up to three computers now?? I'm not sure I have that many power outlets in my room.
If you use apps to app apps instead of LUDDITE passwords, you'll be 100% appy and hackproof, since LUDDITE hackers are too stupid to know how to app an app!
Apps!
I love you, Anonymous App Guy...if I see a slashdot article without your app comments then I know it's not worth reading. I'm even thinking of naming my next child "App" in honor of you. If I could get a sex change with a functioning womb, I'd offer to have your child. That's how much I love you, Anonymous App Guy.
If you use a 3GHz CPU to INC from 0 to 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF (128 bits) at 1 cycle per INC, 3 billion increments per second, directly in register memory, it would take 3,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 years to count. The universe is 13,772,000,000 years old. That's 260,000,000,000 times the current age of the universe--19 times the square of the age of the universe.
So you're saying I'd need two computers to crack it??
This is why the moment I got my new phone I started disabling things. . ..The camera app takes photos, camera access is not even needed to access already stored photos....its off.
Here's the thing, though- you unchecked the box revoking its permissions, but is it really off? How would we really know without being able to audit or examine the code?
For all we know, turning off the permissions may just put it in "extra sneaky" mode. Honestly, given the current predatory and exploitative nature of advertising, this wouldn't surprise me a bit.
It should not be the purpose of a court to allow people to manipulate its operation so that they can further their own agendas, even if their agendas are in harmony with justice.
What? Everyone going to court has an agenda, and that agenda is (normally) to seek justice.
What do you think lawyers do? They manipulate the court and the law (theoretically) in the pursuit of justice.
There are very few automatic assault weapons in the hands of private citizens today and I don't recall one ever being used in a crime. They are so rare as to not even figure measurably in the current debate over private ownership of firearms.
Now don't be gettin' all "facty" and injecting truth into this conversation or we'll have to scold you.
The second amendment specifically states the right to bear arms is for use in a militia.
No, it does not.
The Bill of Rights was written right after we'd won a war to gain our freedom. To think that the 2nd Amendment was intended to mean that only organized militias were meant to have firearms shows a woeful ignorance.
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BRB, going to hack Belgium.
"The Blu-ray icon and Network Quick Action icon have also been updated"
Updated icons? Good lord, will this astounding innovation ever stop?
The only extensions I'm using are NoScript and Adblock, that's it. Period.
The only extensions I'm using are NoScript and Adblock.
It just occurred to me that I'm pretty fucking arrogant to suggest that we are an "advanced civilization"
Well....we might be advanced, but the problem is that we don't have anything to compare ourselves to so it's difficult to say.
Using a sample size of 1 is bound to give us errors, probably in both directions.
Yeah, that's all well and good, but have they fixed that fucking memory leak yet?
This is like boasting that you replaced one of the headlights on the rusted out Ford Falcon in your yard that's up on cinder blocks and has no motor.
Just suppose that we are living in a computer simulation. .... So it might be true that we are alone in the simulated universe.
And it might be true that when I fart, pigs fly out of my butt in formation playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D major on finger cymbals, but so what?
If we're living in a computer simulation then all bets are off, since basically anything could be true or not.
There might also be an alternate mirror universe identical to this one in every single way, except for some guy in Jakarta who is 0.003 millimeters taller than his alternate universe counterpart. And I'm okay with that, frankly.
Even if there were advanced civilizations on only 1% of all the planets, that would still be millions or more.
Exactly. Even if it was 1/100th of a percent we'd be talking millions, if not billions.
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To believe there are no other advanced civilizations out there, that they are somehow obligated to come pay us a visit, or that they blew themselves up, is pretty fucking arrogant of us.
It's not just arrogant, it's statistically idiotic. The mind-numbing enormity of the numbers involved means that even with extremely pessimistic projections there are almost certainly billions of planets with advanced civilizations in the universe.
Billions of galaxies, with each one of them having billions of potentially life-supporting planets...the suggestion that there's no one else out there is ignorant beyond belief.
We're not disagreeing, but you seem to think we are.
What part of "I want him to use this accurate representation of the truth to sway/manipulate/convince the court to rule in my favor" was unclear?
At no point have I suggested that I want him to do anything illegal or unethical, as you seem to think.
"...and will be slowly released on Google Play."
What does that mean?
How does something get "slowly released"? Does that mean only certain people will see it available for download, or...?
Assuming that your position is justified, what you should be wanting from your attorney is for him to make an accurate representation of the truth in court.
Yes, that's what I want, and I want him to use this accurate representation of the truth to sway/manipulate/convince the court to rule in my favor.
Except they amplify sounds in some situations.
So do some of the hunter headphones, I think.
These sound like a slightly more advanced version of that (especially if they can indicate the direction of gunfire), but $2k?!?
Yeah, but these are olive drab. That makes the price go way up.
In other words, they're using noise-dampening hunting headphones, just like may hunters have been using for years.
First of all, nobody has business manipulating the court at all.
Yes, it is the business of lawyers to manipulate (sway, convince, persuade, influence, whatever verb you like best) the court so their side prevails. Maybe you don't like that term, but that definitely is the business of lawyers.
I sure as shit want my attorney to convince (i.e. manipulate) the court to see things my way, especially if I feel I'm in the right.
Seriously, this is what lawyers do. It's what you'll pay them to do, should you ever go to court.
With an average of 6 execution units (6 core) per computer, the iteration can be completed in 298,000,000,000 years or 22 times the current age of the universe.
Okay, wait, so we're up to three computers now?? I'm not sure I have that many power outlets in my room.
If we could trust all entities to secure their shit then we could all use one password
I like the idea of being able to use one password even though it's a terrible idea.
If you use apps to app apps instead of LUDDITE passwords, you'll be 100% appy and hackproof, since LUDDITE hackers are too stupid to know how to app an app!
Apps!
I love you, Anonymous App Guy...if I see a slashdot article without your app comments then I know it's not worth reading. I'm even thinking of naming my next child "App" in honor of you. If I could get a sex change with a functioning womb, I'd offer to have your child. That's how much I love you, Anonymous App Guy.
If you use a 3GHz CPU to INC from 0 to 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF (128 bits) at 1 cycle per INC, 3 billion increments per second, directly in register memory, it would take 3,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 years to count. The universe is 13,772,000,000 years old. That's 260,000,000,000 times the current age of the universe--19 times the square of the age of the universe.
So you're saying I'd need two computers to crack it??
This is why the moment I got my new phone I started disabling things. . . .The camera app takes photos, camera access is not even needed to access already stored photos....its off.
Here's the thing, though- you unchecked the box revoking its permissions, but is it really off? How would we really know without being able to audit or examine the code?
For all we know, turning off the permissions may just put it in "extra sneaky" mode. Honestly, given the current predatory and exploitative nature of advertising, this wouldn't surprise me a bit.
I can hardly believe this- I mean, Facebook has always had such a spotless record when it comes to security!
It should not be the purpose of a court to allow people to manipulate its operation so that they can further their own agendas, even if their agendas are in harmony with justice.
What? Everyone going to court has an agenda, and that agenda is (normally) to seek justice.
What do you think lawyers do? They manipulate the court and the law (theoretically) in the pursuit of justice.
There are very few automatic assault weapons in the hands of private citizens today and I don't recall one ever being used in a crime. They are so rare as to not even figure measurably in the current debate over private ownership of firearms.
Now don't be gettin' all "facty" and injecting truth into this conversation or we'll have to scold you.
Exactly, and very well said.
The second amendment specifically states the right to bear arms is for use in a militia.
No, it does not.
The Bill of Rights was written right after we'd won a war to gain our freedom. To think that the 2nd Amendment was intended to mean that only organized militias were meant to have firearms shows a woeful ignorance.