without the overhead and disadvantages that smaller companies have and this is what allows them to out-compete and kill the competition. If the same thing happened to a small business, it would be shunned in society and quickly driven to oblivion by public, if not by the legal process.
I understand the problem of moderating live content on such a large global platform is difficult, but technological limits should not be the argument for bending around legal boundaries and compliance expectations.
And live streaming of murders is not free speech. Everything has limits and should comply with social norms of what is acceptable and ethical behavior.
It is time that larger organizations were forced to deal with the issues that come with size and scale. If that levels the playing ground and allows for more competition then it will be a good thing to have.
While Mathematics does not have a Grand Unified Theory equivalent, the millennium prize problems are considered most challenging mathematical problems that are still unsolved. And some of them definitely have real world implications (e.g. P vs NP problem).
Nearly every aspect of your modern life is fulfilled with help of science and technology that has some basis on concepts formulated in pure mathematics. Historically several topics in applied mathematics have started with abstract origins with little or clue on their eventual application areas during their early years.
The abstract states "We apply basic statistical reasoning to signal reconstruction by machine learning — learning to map corrupted observations to clean signals —
with a simple and powerful conclusion: under certain common circumstances, it is possible to learn to restore signals without ever observing clean ones , at performance close or equal to training using clean exemplars."
The results show dramatic improvements that are very close to original image (before random noise is introduced to generate the input)- a level of improvement that is simply not possible with conventional image processing/denoising filters.
If this is not AI, I don't know what else would be.
I am actually surprised this was not already so. Typical chinese meal is healthier and more balanced than western diet and most people in asia still cook their food.
The only thing holding back was healthcare and as economy grew, it has caught up as well.
The amount of waste generated per person in US and other developed nations is shocking and with countries like China and India fast catching up, similar lifestyle is not sustainable globally. Even with all the progress in recycling, lot of it slips out and ends up in our food chain.
The use of plastics especially for disposable items is irresponsible. I wish these were not so cheap and the real cost of disposal and ecological impact was factored in their price. Trying to convince the public for more environmentally responsible behaviour is an exercise in futility and people always take the easy way. Money is the only thing that seems to have real impact these days.
Tesla does not have any technological advantage in this field. Unlike a car battery, grid storage does not need to be compact or lightweight. Traditional companies such as Siemens have considerable breadth of expertise with large scale implementations that only show up in industry publications:
https://www.energystoragenetwo...
Years ago when I was new to the US, I was pulled up by a cop and asked to go for the mission test with precise location and time-frame. I was flummoxed and genuinely surprised and the cop just smiled and walked away.
Took me a while to figure out that I needed to get emissions tested for my car.
Always wondered why. Does it touch a nerve that forces an emotional kneejerk response?
Over time I know moderation will kick in to adjust such posts (which typically are a minority) vs logically reasoned and interesting content that will eventually surface. But I think it is interesting to reflect on the psychological basis for the need to respond immediately by someone holding a specific viewpoint vs rest of us.
Very user friendly and supports Kodi, Netflix and Youtube properly. The only negative I have found is the lack of ethernet port, but that is solved by a USB to ethernet adapter.
Low price allows me to upgrade sooner when the next version comes along.
For people in the Heliophysics community, the terminology in GOLD abbreviation is more accurate and appropriate definition of the mission. It might not be to the common person, but you were never their audience.
See here to understand the context of the words "limb "and "disk" in this context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Formal validations of software using math is already difficult and will be more so when applied to AI domain. Just the definition of what constitutes correctness is a challenge in such systems.
The demarcation between traditional programming bugs vs undesirable outcome due to flawed learning blurs as software complexity increases. Subtle biases or other instabilities can be introduced that influence cognition and it will be nearly impossible to trace.
If the app misbehaves, trying to trace and attribute it a segment of code may soon be a thing of past. So, 2017 as 'The Year That Software Bugs Ate the World' is probably just the precursor of a future where good enough is the new norm.
to the majority. That is why nearly everyone you know carries a iPhone, not because of technical superiority (that might be debatable). That is why it is exceptionally difficult for a new entrant to break into the market.
Phones are perceived as status symbols and unlike lot of materialistic things, even the most expensive models are within reach for most with the leasing plans offered by carriers.
And largely for this reason Amazon failed with their reasonably priced phone with comparable features despite their huge brand cachet and marketing reach. Unfortunately, it was simply in the wrong market as its brand name does not quite correlate with luxury and status.
I would imagine the a phone launched by a luxury brand is more likely to succeed than a new entrant with tech pedegree.
Is your claim just your personal opinion or backed by some investigation. The fact that a malware was used and FBI suspects North Korea would point to outsiders in this heist. The money was laundered via banks in Philippines - a country that has had formal ties with North Korea in past and is a familiar ground for NK operatives. And hiding laundering trace via junked operators is not an obvious strategy for a banker and reflects prior experience in such operations.
I would also doubt any internal hand clever enough to pull this off would attempt a sum of $2 billion. It is simply too large to hide for someone from a small country like Bangladesh.
Plus, any political angle to this would result in so many leaks that it would be impossible not to have surfaced by now with such high profile international investigation.
Then why can't computers. We have an advantage that we can fill missing pieces in stereoscopic vision to complete our perception and it is incredibly difficult for algorithms to do that. Radar makes up for that, but it is simply possible that Tesla is closer to that then GM is.
Most youth do not have avenues to put their talent to productive use. Coupled with a high standards of education in maths and sciences, it is not difficult to see why young Russians end up with such options of last resort that still challenge their intellectual creativity. I would think the lure of money is secondary.
These are troubling signs of a society in decay.
I switched exclusively to Uber simply because of these factors when travelling to unfamiliar destination. One less thing to worry about in business travel is a huge plus.
I don't have to pull out my wallet, worry about tips or even talk to the driver. The receipts are conveniently accessible at the end of the month.
I think the reason is similar to why people simply drive to McDonald's instead of exploring local restaurants.
The GPS measurement have to be be evaluated against the sea level (that varies across the globe) and corrected for earth's non uniform shape. Here are some additional details on how this correction is done: https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_...
The high precision GPS recording have to be taken for a long time and then combined with standard survey methods for building baseline. And that means triangulating and correcting for atmosphere by calculating refraction coefficients by measuring pressure, humidity and temperature (typically done by releasing a weather balloon).
Plus, there is snow on top that is subject to seasonal shifts.
The survey will not just measure Mt. Everest height, but also conduct other geological studies.
I think 1 month is a very efficient time frame for this effort.
Like climate sciences, these things that appear trivial for casual observers are not. People have spend their entire lifetime specializing in these area's.
Google Chromecast already uses ultrasonic sounds via TV speakers to pair with your smartphone in absence of wifi.
Also audio filters (analog) do not implement sharp cutoff at exactly 20KHz. Nearly every production quality content is sampled higher then 20KHz. Even speakers rated at upto 20KHz are capable of producing higher frequencies, although the volume tapers off.
This does not have to be absolutely reliable. Even if the hacks work for some of the devices then it is better then no hack.
On my laptops, I find a second drive or additional battery much more useful then a optical drive, which is something I can always access from my desktop on the rare occasion when I need it - which I have't for last 5 years (including for bootable media requirements such as OS installations or BIOS upgrades).
I still carry the swappable tray as in my laptop bag as a backup option. Just holding off on removing it totally like most things in my house that should have been pragmatically trashed long ago.
Offers end-to-end encryption without a man-in-the-middle listener. Uses open industry standard, FIPS 140-2 certified, 256-bit AES encryption on all control and media traffic. The 256-bit AES session key is only available at endpoints, thus not even Vsee themselves can decrypt the traffic. Check out more at: https://vsee.com/security
I have been using Vsee for last few years and consistently found it way more robust and tolerant of network and bandwidth issues then any other video application -
including connections to high latency destination over mobile/wireless links.
Primarily designed for healthcare, it is extensively used in remote locations with such as Africa.
Free, lightweight and without any intrusive advertisements, I am not sure why it does not get more recognition.
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without the overhead and disadvantages that smaller companies have and this is what allows them to out-compete and kill the competition. If the same thing happened to a small business, it would be shunned in society and quickly driven to oblivion by public, if not by the legal process.
I understand the problem of moderating live content on such a large global platform is difficult, but technological limits should not be the argument for bending around legal boundaries and compliance expectations.
And live streaming of murders is not free speech. Everything has limits and should comply with social norms of what is acceptable and ethical behavior.
It is time that larger organizations were forced to deal with the issues that come with size and scale. If that levels the playing ground and allows for more competition then it will be a good thing to have.
While Mathematics does not have a Grand Unified Theory equivalent, the millennium prize problems are considered most challenging mathematical problems that are still unsolved. And some of them definitely have real world implications (e.g. P vs NP problem).
Nearly every aspect of your modern life is fulfilled with help of science and technology that has some basis on concepts formulated in pure mathematics. Historically several topics in applied mathematics have started with abstract origins with little or clue on their eventual application areas during their early years.
I would suggest starting here: https://mathoverflow.net/quest...
If you still are unconvinced, I am sorry for your loss.
Did you even check the paper at: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1803.041...
The abstract states "We apply basic statistical reasoning to signal reconstruction by machine learning — learning to map corrupted observations to clean signals — with a simple and powerful conclusion: under certain common circumstances, it is possible to learn to restore signals without ever observing clean ones , at performance close or equal to training using clean exemplars."
The results show dramatic improvements that are very close to original image (before random noise is introduced to generate the input)- a level of improvement that is simply not possible with conventional image processing/denoising filters.
If this is not AI, I don't know what else would be.
I am actually surprised this was not already so. Typical chinese meal is healthier and more balanced than western diet and most people in asia still cook their food.
The only thing holding back was healthcare and as economy grew, it has caught up as well.
The amount of waste generated per person in US and other developed nations is shocking and with countries like China and India fast catching up, similar lifestyle is not sustainable globally. Even with all the progress in recycling, lot of it slips out and ends up in our food chain.
The use of plastics especially for disposable items is irresponsible. I wish these were not so cheap and the real cost of disposal and ecological impact was factored in their price. Trying to convince the public for more environmentally responsible behaviour is an exercise in futility and people always take the easy way. Money is the only thing that seems to have real impact these days.
Tesla does not have any technological advantage in this field. Unlike a car battery, grid storage does not need to be compact or lightweight. Traditional companies such as Siemens have considerable breadth of expertise with large scale implementations that only show up in industry publications: https://www.energystoragenetwo...
Years ago when I was new to the US, I was pulled up by a cop and asked to go for the mission test with precise location and time-frame. I was flummoxed and genuinely surprised and the cop just smiled and walked away.
Took me a while to figure out that I needed to get emissions tested for my car.
Always wondered why. Does it touch a nerve that forces an emotional kneejerk response?
Over time I know moderation will kick in to adjust such posts (which typically are a minority) vs logically reasoned and interesting content that will eventually surface. But I think it is interesting to reflect on the psychological basis for the need to respond immediately by someone holding a specific viewpoint vs rest of us.
Very user friendly and supports Kodi, Netflix and Youtube properly. The only negative I have found is the lack of ethernet port, but that is solved by a USB to ethernet adapter.
Low price allows me to upgrade sooner when the next version comes along.
For people in the Heliophysics community, the terminology in GOLD abbreviation is more accurate and appropriate definition of the mission. It might not be to the common person, but you were never their audience.
See here to understand the context of the words "limb "and "disk" in this context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Formal validations of software using math is already difficult and will be more so when applied to AI domain. Just the definition of what constitutes correctness is a challenge in such systems.
The demarcation between traditional programming bugs vs undesirable outcome due to flawed learning blurs as software complexity increases. Subtle biases or other instabilities can be introduced that influence cognition and it will be nearly impossible to trace.
If the app misbehaves, trying to trace and attribute it a segment of code may soon be a thing of past. So, 2017 as 'The Year That Software Bugs Ate the World' is probably just the precursor of a future where good enough is the new norm.
to the majority. That is why nearly everyone you know carries a iPhone, not because of technical superiority (that might be debatable). That is why it is exceptionally difficult for a new entrant to break into the market.
Phones are perceived as status symbols and unlike lot of materialistic things, even the most expensive models are within reach for most with the leasing plans offered by carriers. And largely for this reason Amazon failed with their reasonably priced phone with comparable features despite their huge brand cachet and marketing reach. Unfortunately, it was simply in the wrong market as its brand name does not quite correlate with luxury and status.
I would imagine the a phone launched by a luxury brand is more likely to succeed than a new entrant with tech pedegree.
Is your claim just your personal opinion or backed by some investigation. The fact that a malware was used and FBI suspects North Korea would point to outsiders in this heist. The money was laundered via banks in Philippines - a country that has had formal ties with North Korea in past and is a familiar ground for NK operatives. And hiding laundering trace via junked operators is not an obvious strategy for a banker and reflects prior experience in such operations. I would also doubt any internal hand clever enough to pull this off would attempt a sum of $2 billion. It is simply too large to hide for someone from a small country like Bangladesh. Plus, any political angle to this would result in so many leaks that it would be impossible not to have surfaced by now with such high profile international investigation.
Then why can't computers. We have an advantage that we can fill missing pieces in stereoscopic vision to complete our perception and it is incredibly difficult for algorithms to do that. Radar makes up for that, but it is simply possible that Tesla is closer to that then GM is.
Most youth do not have avenues to put their talent to productive use. Coupled with a high standards of education in maths and sciences, it is not difficult to see why young Russians end up with such options of last resort that still challenge their intellectual creativity. I would think the lure of money is secondary. These are troubling signs of a society in decay.
I switched exclusively to Uber simply because of these factors when travelling to unfamiliar destination. One less thing to worry about in business travel is a huge plus.
I don't have to pull out my wallet, worry about tips or even talk to the driver. The receipts are conveniently accessible at the end of the month.
I think the reason is similar to why people simply drive to McDonald's instead of exploring local restaurants.
The GPS measurement have to be be evaluated against the sea level (that varies across the globe) and corrected for earth's non uniform shape. Here are some additional details on how this correction is done: https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_... The high precision GPS recording have to be taken for a long time and then combined with standard survey methods for building baseline. And that means triangulating and correcting for atmosphere by calculating refraction coefficients by measuring pressure, humidity and temperature (typically done by releasing a weather balloon).
Plus, there is snow on top that is subject to seasonal shifts.
The survey will not just measure Mt. Everest height, but also conduct other geological studies.
I think 1 month is a very efficient time frame for this effort.
Like climate sciences, these things that appear trivial for casual observers are not. People have spend their entire lifetime specializing in these area's.
Google Chromecast already uses ultrasonic sounds via TV speakers to pair with your smartphone in absence of wifi. Also audio filters (analog) do not implement sharp cutoff at exactly 20KHz. Nearly every production quality content is sampled higher then 20KHz. Even speakers rated at upto 20KHz are capable of producing higher frequencies, although the volume tapers off. This does not have to be absolutely reliable. Even if the hacks work for some of the devices then it is better then no hack.
On my laptops, I find a second drive or additional battery much more useful then a optical drive, which is something I can always access from my desktop on the rare occasion when I need it - which I have't for last 5 years (including for bootable media requirements such as OS installations or BIOS upgrades). I still carry the swappable tray as in my laptop bag as a backup option. Just holding off on removing it totally like most things in my house that should have been pragmatically trashed long ago.
Offers end-to-end encryption without a man-in-the-middle listener. Uses open industry standard, FIPS 140-2 certified, 256-bit AES encryption on all control and media traffic. The 256-bit AES session key is only available at endpoints, thus not even Vsee themselves can decrypt the traffic. Check out more at: https://vsee.com/security
I have been using Vsee for last few years and consistently found it way more robust and tolerant of network and bandwidth issues then any other video application - including connections to high latency destination over mobile/wireless links.
Primarily designed for healthcare, it is extensively used in remote locations with such as Africa.
Free, lightweight and without any intrusive advertisements, I am not sure why it does not get more recognition.