The problem to me seems to be that companies are saying they can't find US workers and therefore need to hire H1B. The Government says they need to look for US applicants first but don't say where or how hard they should look. So I think the government should keep a list of applicants currently looking for jobs by skillset. Then it's easy to say you are required to interview everyone on this list in your region first and provide reasons why they did not meet your requirements before interviewing anyone else. Getting added to the list can be part of the signing up for unemployment benefits process.
because planes have windows at considerable cost to design properly
It didn't occur to me until I read your comment, but at this point wouldn't a an LCD screen be better than an actual window? No window means structurally more sound. And 1080p would be better than the fogged/scratched up windows that planes have now. Quick, to the patent office.
... VMWare is only committed to "commodity processors", namely x86, and I believe this is what doomed SPARC. I was a staunch Solaris admin/advocate and still love the hardware. However, Sun's virtualization does not hold a candle to VMWare. vmotion, storage vmotion, DRS and FT completely changed my life as a sysadmin. So at this point Sun hardware is not very useful to me in a datacenter. It is too bad because it was great.
The smoothest frame rate would be no frames. 2,073,600 analog tracks, one for each pixel of a 1080p display would smoothly transition from one color to another. OK, so maybe the recording tape would be 3 feet wide. But a small price to pay for smooth video.
Why does this drive have the archive moniker? Is it any more reliable than a non-archive drive? The name suggests I can put data on it and shelve it for 20 years and come back with all the data still there. Is there any indication that might be the case? Somehow I doubt it.
I see male software engineers infect their own laptops with viruses and malware and then have to enlist the support of the help desk department to clean it off for them. I don't see how this point is relevant to the ability to write code. Unless, I suppose, if your job is to write malware and viruses.
The problem is that you only have to remember specific information to pass a certification.
For the most part your right. 99% of certifications are useless and I ignore them when trying to hire someone. However, I kind of like the Cisco certifications (the advanced ones anyway), where you are asked to build and configure something in a lab, then they come in and screw with it, and you have to figure out what is wrong and fix it. Being able to fix something that is broken demonstrates a deeper understanding than mere memorization of facts.
The article's title is "Irreversible Damage Seen..." and the very first line is "Humans risk causing irreversible and widespread damage...". Well, which is it?
Because the pilot union doesn't want that data to be available for anyone to look at outside of an accident situation. Consider if your car had a black box, which it should. But in addition to collecting the data was transmitting that information continuously to the government for them to peruse any time they wanted. One already gets speeding tickets automatically when your fast lane toll pass records you traveling between toll plazas faster than you should be. Imagine if that was all the time.
That's what I was just coming here to say: robots and AI doesn't have to be evil as long as the people controlling the string are.
I think the point is that if AI is involved then the machine is stringless. It doesn't sound like Hawking is saying don't do it. He says understand the risks beforehand. i.e. instead of after it is a problem. That sounds prudent, not fear mongering.
In addition, I don't see what transcendence has to do with AI. A human consciousness in a computer is still a human consciousness. It seems that we are mostly worried about AI because it lacks humanity. So in transcendence we are just dealing with more sophisticated humans against less sophisticated. This is a problem humanity has faced since the invention of tools. People being dominated by other people.
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The problem to me seems to be that companies are saying they can't find US workers and therefore need to hire H1B. The Government says they need to look for US applicants first but don't say where or how hard they should look. So I think the government should keep a list of applicants currently looking for jobs by skillset. Then it's easy to say you are required to interview everyone on this list in your region first and provide reasons why they did not meet your requirements before interviewing anyone else. Getting added to the list can be part of the signing up for unemployment benefits process.
because planes have windows at considerable cost to design properly
It didn't occur to me until I read your comment, but at this point wouldn't a an LCD screen be better than an actual window? No window means structurally more sound. And 1080p would be better than the fogged/scratched up windows that planes have now. Quick, to the patent office.
A radio antenna then picks up very weak signals emitted by the electrons
IMHO, I think listening for electrons is a better analogy.
Do not look at Internet with remaining good eye.
Grad students are to be used up and thrown away.
Does Data have a soul?
PGP has been out since '91. How does he plan to put that genie back in the bottle?
... VMWare is only committed to "commodity processors", namely x86, and I believe this is what doomed SPARC. I was a staunch Solaris admin/advocate and still love the hardware. However, Sun's virtualization does not hold a candle to VMWare. vmotion, storage vmotion, DRS and FT completely changed my life as a sysadmin. So at this point Sun hardware is not very useful to me in a datacenter. It is too bad because it was great.
Opposition forces complain sympathetic women never look like their photos.
... when the 3c509 is no longer considered broadband.
See, everything is better, even your minds. You are all much, much better.
... are belong to us
To quote a very stupid cop who was arguing against cameras:
"People react differently when they know they are being watched".
What this cop was too stupid to realize was, the response to his comment is:
YES! THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE WANT THE CAMERAS.
I think he meant that cameras will also reduce the level of police engagement within a community.
The smoothest frame rate would be no frames. 2,073,600 analog tracks, one for each pixel of a 1080p display would smoothly transition from one color to another. OK, so maybe the recording tape would be 3 feet wide. But a small price to pay for smooth video.
Why does this drive have the archive moniker? Is it any more reliable than a non-archive drive? The name suggests I can put data on it and shelve it for 20 years and come back with all the data still there. Is there any indication that might be the case? Somehow I doubt it.
Navy faces fine for pointing laser at aircraft.
I see male software engineers infect their own laptops with viruses and malware and then have to enlist the support of the help desk department to clean it off for them. I don't see how this point is relevant to the ability to write code. Unless, I suppose, if your job is to write malware and viruses.
The problem is that you only have to remember specific information to pass a certification.
For the most part your right. 99% of certifications are useless and I ignore them when trying to hire someone. However, I kind of like the Cisco certifications (the advanced ones anyway), where you are asked to build and configure something in a lab, then they come in and screw with it, and you have to figure out what is wrong and fix it. Being able to fix something that is broken demonstrates a deeper understanding than mere memorization of facts.
The article's title is "Irreversible Damage Seen ..." and the very first line is "Humans risk causing irreversible and widespread damage ...". Well, which is it?
Also, having worn glasses for so long I've gotten used to the built in "objects flying at my eye" protection they offer.
You can still wear glasses. You'll just be doing it ironically.
Because the pilot union doesn't want that data to be available for anyone to look at outside of an accident situation. Consider if your car had a black box, which it should. But in addition to collecting the data was transmitting that information continuously to the government for them to peruse any time they wanted. One already gets speeding tickets automatically when your fast lane toll pass records you traveling between toll plazas faster than you should be. Imagine if that was all the time.
Either way, I reckon they should be quick about it before the Alliance shows up.
That's what I was just coming here to say: robots and AI doesn't have to be evil as long as the people controlling the string are.
I think the point is that if AI is involved then the machine is stringless. It doesn't sound like Hawking is saying don't do it. He says understand the risks beforehand. i.e. instead of after it is a problem. That sounds prudent, not fear mongering.
In addition, I don't see what transcendence has to do with AI. A human consciousness in a computer is still a human consciousness. It seems that we are mostly worried about AI because it lacks humanity. So in transcendence we are just dealing with more sophisticated humans against less sophisticated. This is a problem humanity has faced since the invention of tools. People being dominated by other people.
... any competent Unix admin could write a device driver. Now a days they barely know the grep.
Lies.
Everyone knows you can only keep a wormhole open for 38 minutes.
Except when it is connected to a black hole.