It's not like we had a backup copy of her mind, her memories, or the other aspects of her identity.
If only we could invent a special computer device which allows sensations and higher brain functions to be scanned directly from the brain, recorded, and played back...
However the law is supposed to be a check on the media's abusive behaviors.
I disagree. I believe people are the only real check on the media. If the media is a check on the government and the government is a check on the media, you wind up with no checks and you can forget about balance. The responsibility to monitor the media falls squarely on we the people, and most of us are too busy (or at least think we are) and/or complacent for the job.
Then the rest of my brain could concentrate on the problems the computer isn't good at.
Such as finding a purpose for doing 4096-bit RSA in your head. Unless you mean doing 4096-bit RSA encryption in your head to your head, in which case the rest of your brain had better be concentrating on the key.
So I presume you are against the police using spyware as a tool in all circumstances?
Yes, unless they have a proper warrant, legally issued by an actual judge. Refer to the 4th amendment.
Would your opinion change if the Police had a warrant?
A warrant means oversight. I'm fine with that. Again, refer to the 4th.
If you daughter were kidnapped, would you protest them using her cel phone to track her?
My only protest is that you are resorting to emotions instead of continuing intelligent debate. In any case, it's a clear non-sequitur (and poorly laid trap) and has no place in the discussion.
Quite frankly, if you use third party libraries that fall outside your coding conventions (and you are absolutely right - most or all do), you should adapt them. Create your own interfaces and make disparate libraries appear no different than the rest of your system. This simple tactic will cost you minimal overhead up front (interface design) with a huge savings in maintainability down the road (refactor to your own interfaces). If you are programming directly to third party APIs you are just asking for trouble.
Not really. If everyone had that kind of bandwidth you could just keep all of your data on the network at all times. Many a clever programmer can attest to using a network for temporary storage. With effectively infinite bandwidth, it no longer needs to be temporary.
Most people don't give two fucks about freedom, why would I give all that I have to save them?
At best, I can only hope to maximize my own freedom, until such time when enough Americans wake up and move to take back this country.
You don't have freedom unless everyone else has it, too. And by your words, I don't think you'd even know what to do with it. You sound just like any other drone.
Grab a copy of VMWare Workstation, install XP and iTunes into a new image and activate your iPhone. Or do the same, but with Linux and WINE and see how far you can get installing iTunes that way (I've never tried, so ymmv). Although this may not be the most ideal solution, it will get the job done.
In what way? Do you think frogs dream of greatness, or that men don't?
Neither, both. There is no way you or I will ever truly know because like most humans, we are limited by our own experience. How often do you actually wonder what a frog thinks? Or, for that matter, how much time do you invest in wondering what your fellow man thinks? Perhaps you are merely focusing on what you think?
We are not a complacent species.
Oh yes, we are. Take a good look at any human society and tell me honestly it's not rife with complacency. Coerced or otherwise, it's there. There are more than enough examples in every society of every era for me to have to explain this.
You seem to let technology fool you into believing you are better or wiser than other species. How superior are you really when you need a machine to do something a mere fish or bird can do naturally? (By the way, are you a pilot? Hope so. Otherwise you are just as complacent as the rest of us passengers). On that note, try to imagine what would happen to humanity were we to run out of energy to power these machines. How long do you think we'd survive?
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It's not like we had a backup copy of her mind, her memories, or the other aspects of her identity.
If only we could invent a special computer device which allows sensations and higher brain functions to be scanned directly from the brain, recorded, and played back...
Using doors for physical security is so 90s. I keep my servers suspended over an open pit of RIAA lawyers.
So you believe the media shouldn't have to answer to the law?
For what? If a member of the media commits a crime they should pay the same price anyone else pays. Beyond that, I haven't a clue what you mean.
Naw, I never tried it myself; I just watched a couple SOTU speeches.
However the law is supposed to be a check on the media's abusive behaviors.
I disagree. I believe people are the only real check on the media. If the media is a check on the government and the government is a check on the media, you wind up with no checks and you can forget about balance. The responsibility to monitor the media falls squarely on we the people, and most of us are too busy (or at least think we are) and/or complacent for the job.
With cocaine, the 10 hours of grinding comes after the hit.
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Then the rest of my brain could concentrate on the problems the computer isn't good at.
Such as finding a purpose for doing 4096-bit RSA in your head. Unless you mean doing 4096-bit RSA encryption in your head to your head, in which case the rest of your brain had better be concentrating on the key.
Hint: try to find someone who isn't a senile hippie this time.
Why not? A senile puppet worked for the Republicans.
So I presume you are against the police using spyware as a tool in all circumstances?
Yes, unless they have a proper warrant, legally issued by an actual judge. Refer to the 4th amendment.
Would your opinion change if the Police had a warrant?
A warrant means oversight. I'm fine with that. Again, refer to the 4th.
If you daughter were kidnapped, would you protest them using her cel phone to track her?
My only protest is that you are resorting to emotions instead of continuing intelligent debate. In any case, it's a clear non-sequitur (and poorly laid trap) and has no place in the discussion.
Quite frankly, if you use third party libraries that fall outside your coding conventions (and you are absolutely right - most or all do), you should adapt them. Create your own interfaces and make disparate libraries appear no different than the rest of your system. This simple tactic will cost you minimal overhead up front (interface design) with a huge savings in maintainability down the road (refactor to your own interfaces). If you are programming directly to third party APIs you are just asking for trouble.
Settle for your own star?
You came pretty close to almost kinda giving a shit for a second.
That might be. However, spotty bedroom men earning 6 figures in software most certainly do.
That data still has to be stored somewhere.
Not really. If everyone had that kind of bandwidth you could just keep all of your data on the network at all times. Many a clever programmer can attest to using a network for temporary storage. With effectively infinite bandwidth, it no longer needs to be temporary.
Who operates an autonomous robot? I want that job. I could even do it from home.
(recall that "news" comes from Middle English for "new thing")
I've lived in the 21st century for too long. Now it just means "noise".
Most people don't give two fucks about freedom, why would I give all that I have to save them?
At best, I can only hope to maximize my own freedom, until such time when enough Americans wake up and move to take back this country.
You don't have freedom unless everyone else has it, too. And by your words, I don't think you'd even know what to do with it. You sound just like any other drone.
Off-topic or redundant mod be damned... that was f'ing hilarious!
Grab a copy of VMWare Workstation, install XP and iTunes into a new image and activate your iPhone. Or do the same, but with Linux and WINE and see how far you can get installing iTunes that way (I've never tried, so ymmv). Although this may not be the most ideal solution, it will get the job done.
Since January 20, 2001.
Or an Etch-A-Sketch with one knob missing.
Wow (and not WoW wow, just wow - though I guess either works in this case).
I really want to work on this system.
Only by not playing.
In what way? Do you think frogs dream of greatness, or that men don't?
Neither, both. There is no way you or I will ever truly know because like most humans, we are limited by our own experience. How often do you actually wonder what a frog thinks? Or, for that matter, how much time do you invest in wondering what your fellow man thinks? Perhaps you are merely focusing on what you think?
We are not a complacent species.
Oh yes, we are. Take a good look at any human society and tell me honestly it's not rife with complacency. Coerced or otherwise, it's there. There are more than enough examples in every society of every era for me to have to explain this.
You seem to let technology fool you into believing you are better or wiser than other species. How superior are you really when you need a machine to do something a mere fish or bird can do naturally? (By the way, are you a pilot? Hope so. Otherwise you are just as complacent as the rest of us passengers). On that note, try to imagine what would happen to humanity were we to run out of energy to power these machines. How long do you think we'd survive?