Erm, the video & audio data on DVD's still take up 4-7gb, so the only way to burn it on to two cd's would be secondary (lossy) encoding, such as DivX or somesuch, which is already widespread. It's nice that there's a good article about this, but DVD rippers have been including AC3 tracks on DivX DVD rips for some time, although generally these rips require special patches or software only available on a computer to play.
Holy fuck what a piece of shit post. I mean really. What the fuck is your point? That people shouldn't explore similarities between different scientific problems? Yeah, sure, if it was some random "gee, i never really thought about it bob, but ya know, internet traffic and earthquakes are related!" bumfuck musings, i'd agree with its uselessness. But the fact is, you fucking retard, that seeing connections like this can have real, and meaningful influences on both fields, possibly leading to better seismological prediction, or internet load-handling techniques, or seismological load handling, or internet traffic prediction. So the next time your iota of a brain is feeling frustrated that you can't reach some spiffy site/. linked to because of bandwidth issues, or you're being crushed by the building that just collapsed from an unforseen 7.3 quake, you'll think "gee, maybe i shouldn't have been such a dimwitted, ignorant luggite who spat in the face of scientific discovery". And then hopefully you'll go fuck yourself.
I'm not sure why sadists would want to read that second really long-titled book, unless it explains how to use physics to hurt people. Masochists, on the other hand, might read it in an effor to cause themselves pain.
I think that's the point, some people prefer (or at least enjoy) old-school gaming style. If people like to play Quake because of the gameplay, why not update the graphics to make it look better? I know if I were a fan of any old game purely for its gameplay, I'd appreciate newer, shinier graphics.
That's an interesting idea - I wonder if a class-action suite against a spammer based on the acculation of million's of people $.0002 would hold up in court. Seems like a valid idea, mebbe someone's tried it.
I've noticed that Dell seems to be shifting away from customizability and towards mass production of more standardized models. Their most "value" -priced desktop model is all but unconfigureable.
Yes, that would be a problem, unless you copied the design of PC power supplies and used a couple of different power supplies so combine and form standardized voltages. Like a 6v circuit and a 3v circuit, which could run 3v, 6v, or 9v devices. I'm not sure which voltage type changes easier, but I know the reason the power grid uses AC is because it's better for long distances.
There's a great deal more info on his work log, which is also/.'d to oblivion. I agree, though, that it would have been more appropriate to wait until he actually finished the thing, complete w/ oc numbers/temps, benchmarks, etc., as at this point is more of a pretty toy than anything technically interesting. I'm very interested in what kind of performance he'll be able to get out it.
If the worklog weren't completely/.'d, you'd read that his main storage is on a SCSI RAID, the modded IDE drive is relatively small and only used for music/movies/etc., so data integrity is less important, and in this case can apparently be sacrificed for transparency.
whoa.... that last sentance gets my award for most unintentional plays on words.
He's actually using MP's, the headline blurb is wrong. As far as 2000+ XP's, I believe any XP with its L5 bridge intact (either from the factory or modded) can be detected as an MP and used in a dual-proc rig. I'm running 2x 1800+ XP's that I modded to short the factory-cut L5 bridge; and I'm running at a 150MHz FSB, bumping them up to 1.7GHz each, and they are detected as 2 2100+ MP's.
I like the idea of aluminum-housed PCs with their heatsinks attached being completely submerged, although ass far as water-cooling goes, it sounds like the USGS is being a little excessive.
way to fail to read my post, the first part of my comment was exactly what you just said, that x^2=y^2 does not mean x=y. as for the second part,.9repeating shouldn't (imho) equal 1, since they're two different numbers. Granted,.9repeating is infinately close to 1, but there _is_ a difference between a number that is infinately close to another number, and that number itself.
Good post, but your sig's incorrect. 1^2=1; (-1)^2=1; 1^2=(-1)^2; --> 1 = +/- 1 I prefer: 1/3 =.3repeating, (1/3)*3=1,.3repeating*3=.9repeating,.9repeating = 1. our math system sucks.
Naw, it's about digital TV, and since they aren't quickly moving (or "jumping") to the bit (a digital piece of data), the statement makes sense.
That'd be a great new phrase for someone hesitant about digital technology, or even technology in general. Besides, technophobe isn't nearly as entertaining/confusing.
That article is good, and definately insightful, but the kind of behavioral changes we're witnessing now are nothing compared to what we'll experience in the next 50-some years. I'd bet that in that time cell phone technology, and human-machine interfaces will both have advanced sufficiently to create implantable wireless communication devices that can be purchased and "installed" at a commodity level, in the same mannor as cell phones now. Although these devices may be inefficent for some time, and we may not reach what might be considered a telepathic level of communication for many more years, yet the kind of text messaging now available on cell phoness cannot be far off. I can only begin to speculate at the impact this will have, but I would imagine the development of similar patterns as those noted with cell phones, only more extreme and completely ubiquitous. The bottom line is that it is human nature to communicate with others, and anything that can enable or expand this will have profound effects in the coming years.
And yes, the/. effect will have real, physical power and meaning.
Many of Dr. Wallace's replies focus on the ability to imitate intelligence, to trick the client human into believing that they are having a conversation with another human. He mentions how ALICE can respond to a question that it can't answer with another question, such as responding to a client's question about a basketball game with "Who was playing?" Although methods like this may succeed in tricking the client human, the point shouldn't be to simulate a human's response, but rather to intelligently respond in a meaningful way. Here's an example of a conversation I just had with ALICE: A> Hello Connect. M> My name's not Connect. A> What's your name? M> Mike. A> I know a lot of Mike's. M> Like who? A> Joe.
Needless to say, that doesn't make much sense, and as I tried to figure out what it was doing, ALICE just responded with statements that, while individually grammatically correct and coherent, were clearly formulated with the goal of imitating a human, and as such did not really convey anything meaningful.
If we can't make an AI that's as smart as a human, why should we try to make it talk like one?
I agree, I'm studying neurobiology (at CMU:) and am amazed at Dr. Wallace's disdain for the functionality of the human brain, and similar approaches. I haven't gotten a chance to play with ALICE much (the site is getting rather slow), but the bottom line is that all of its "intelligence" and abilities have been hard-coded in, and it has no ability to adapt or learn, some of the fundamentals of intelligence.
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Ditto, now we just need to find out who's fucked-up effective dreams thought up current events, and be nicer to them.
Erm, the video & audio data on DVD's still take up 4-7gb, so the only way to burn it on to two cd's would be secondary (lossy) encoding, such as DivX or somesuch, which is already widespread. It's nice that there's a good article about this, but DVD rippers have been including AC3 tracks on DivX DVD rips for some time, although generally these rips require special patches or software only available on a computer to play.
luggite being a typo of luddite, in case anyone's wondering
Holy fuck what a piece of shit post. I mean really. What the fuck is your point? That people shouldn't explore similarities between different scientific problems? Yeah, sure, if it was some random "gee, i never really thought about it bob, but ya know, internet traffic and earthquakes are related!" bumfuck musings, i'd agree with its uselessness. But the fact is, you fucking retard, that seeing connections like this can have real, and meaningful influences on both fields, possibly leading to better seismological prediction, or internet load-handling techniques, or seismological load handling, or internet traffic prediction. So the next time your iota of a brain is feeling frustrated that you can't reach some spiffy site /. linked to because of bandwidth issues, or you're being crushed by the building that just collapsed from an unforseen 7.3 quake, you'll think "gee, maybe i shouldn't have been such a dimwitted, ignorant luggite who spat in the face of scientific discovery". And then hopefully you'll go fuck yourself.
I'm not sure why sadists would want to read that second really long-titled book, unless it explains how to use physics to hurt people. Masochists, on the other hand, might read it in an effor to cause themselves pain.
I think that's the point, some people prefer (or at least enjoy) old-school gaming style. If people like to play Quake because of the gameplay, why not update the graphics to make it look better? I know if I were a fan of any old game purely for its gameplay, I'd appreciate newer, shinier graphics.
That's an interesting idea - I wonder if a class-action suite against a spammer based on the acculation of million's of people $.0002 would hold up in court. Seems like a valid idea, mebbe someone's tried it.
I've noticed that Dell seems to be shifting away from customizability and towards mass production of more standardized models. Their most "value" -priced desktop model is all but unconfigureable.
Just thought of that, and _forcefully_ abstained from clicking through. Wait a few days, fellow /. 'ers!
Which prompts the question, a la the chicken/egg fiasco, which came first, the article or the slashdot post referencing the article?
Yes, that would be a problem, unless you copied the design of PC power supplies and used a couple of different power supplies so combine and form standardized voltages. Like a 6v circuit and a 3v circuit, which could run 3v, 6v, or 9v devices. I'm not sure which voltage type changes easier, but I know the reason the power grid uses AC is because it's better for long distances.
good job proving .9repeating = .9repeating, you retard, you failed to point out any flaws in my calculations.
There's a great deal more info on his work log, which is also /.'d to oblivion. I agree, though, that it would have been more appropriate to wait until he actually finished the thing, complete w/ oc numbers/temps, benchmarks, etc., as at this point is more of a pretty toy than anything technically interesting. I'm very interested in what kind of performance he'll be able to get out it.
If the worklog weren't completely /.'d, you'd read that his main storage is on a SCSI RAID, the modded IDE drive is relatively small and only used for music/movies/etc., so data integrity is less important, and in this case can apparently be sacrificed for transparency.
whoa.... that last sentance gets my award for most unintentional plays on words.
He's actually using MP's, the headline blurb is wrong. As far as 2000+ XP's, I believe any XP with its L5 bridge intact (either from the factory or modded) can be detected as an MP and used in a dual-proc rig. I'm running 2x 1800+ XP's that I modded to short the factory-cut L5 bridge; and I'm running at a 150MHz FSB, bumping them up to 1.7GHz each, and they are detected as 2 2100+ MP's.
I like the idea of aluminum-housed PCs with their heatsinks attached being completely submerged, although ass far as water-cooling goes, it sounds like the USGS is being a little excessive.
way to fail to read my post, the first part of my comment was exactly what you just said, that x^2=y^2 does not mean x=y. as for the second part, .9repeating shouldn't (imho) equal 1, since they're two different numbers. Granted, .9repeating is infinately close to 1, but there _is_ a difference between a number that is infinately close to another number, and that number itself.
Good post, but your sig's incorrect. .3repeating, (1/3)*3=1, .3repeating*3=.9repeating, .9repeating = 1.
1^2=1; (-1)^2=1; 1^2=(-1)^2; --> 1 = +/- 1
I prefer:
1/3 =
our math system sucks.
Supervillains don't retire, I'm sure he's orbiting the planet frozen with his cat as speak.
Naw, it's about digital TV, and since they aren't quickly moving (or "jumping") to the bit (a digital piece of data), the statement makes sense.
That'd be a great new phrase for someone hesitant about digital technology, or even technology in general. Besides, technophobe isn't nearly as entertaining/confusing.
That article is good, and definately insightful, but the kind of behavioral changes we're witnessing now are nothing compared to what we'll experience in the next 50-some years. I'd bet that in that time cell phone technology, and human-machine interfaces will both have advanced sufficiently to create implantable wireless communication devices that can be purchased and "installed" at a commodity level, in the same mannor as cell phones now. Although these devices may be inefficent for some time, and we may not reach what might be considered a telepathic level of communication for many more years, yet the kind of text messaging now available on cell phoness cannot be far off. I can only begin to speculate at the impact this will have, but I would imagine the development of similar patterns as those noted with cell phones, only more extreme and completely ubiquitous. The bottom line is that it is human nature to communicate with others, and anything that can enable or expand this will have profound effects in the coming years.
/. effect will have real, physical power and meaning.
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"Banking on the ignorance of the bulk of the world" is one of the few remaining safe bets.
Many of Dr. Wallace's replies focus on the ability to imitate intelligence, to trick the client human into believing that they are having a conversation with another human. He mentions how ALICE can respond to a question that it can't answer with another question, such as responding to a client's question about a basketball game with "Who was playing?" Although methods like this may succeed in tricking the client human, the point shouldn't be to simulate a human's response, but rather to intelligently respond in a meaningful way. Here's an example of a conversation I just had with ALICE:
A> Hello Connect.
M> My name's not Connect.
A> What's your name?
M> Mike.
A> I know a lot of Mike's.
M> Like who?
A> Joe.
Needless to say, that doesn't make much sense, and as I tried to figure out what it was doing, ALICE just responded with statements that, while individually grammatically correct and coherent, were clearly formulated with the goal of imitating a human, and as such did not really convey anything meaningful.
If we can't make an AI that's as smart as a human, why should we try to make it talk like one?
I agree, I'm studying neurobiology (at CMU :) and am amazed at Dr. Wallace's disdain for the functionality of the human brain, and similar approaches. I haven't gotten a chance to play with ALICE much (the site is getting rather slow), but the bottom line is that all of its "intelligence" and abilities have been hard-coded in, and it has no ability to adapt or learn, some of the fundamentals of intelligence.