First, let me make the recommendation that all creationist Christians read "The DaVinci Code", take some mushrooms and squeegee your third fuckin' eye.
The religion started by Jesus of Nazareth is currently not-at-all Christ-like. It has evolved (or was created, if you'd prefer) as nothing more than a power system which has influence with governments due to its large membership.
Christ was a teenage rebel who was assigned (by Jewish tradition) to marry. He chose a life of spirituality. He hitchhiked to India, learned Hindu philosophy, then returned to his homeland and began preaching to the masses.
The masses liked his message and began following him. When he had sufficient followers, the local gov't became aware of him. That continued until Rome became aware of him, Pontius did not like the fact he was amassing power and had him killed.
Long story short...Jesus modified Hindu philosophy and his teachings are now called Christianity. Do some comparative research between religions and you'll notice they all essentially teach the some lessons using different words.
There! That point has been handled.
The stories of "The Creation Of The Universe" are mostly modifications of older stories by the Catholic Church which were borrowed from earlier religions. (Hmmm...lessee, Judaism was born in the same area and is older... Good Guess.)
Jump forward two thousand years to Darwin noticing what are "evolutionary" changes in some species living on the Canary Islands in the South Pacific. Combine this with things like Mengelian genetics, etc. and a flap develops about the concept that we all came from monkeys. The monkeys who ran the newspapers had a field day about this.
Jump forward about a dozen decades and we now have a monkey in the Whitehouse. I think it is now proven that species can attain a higher position without evolving.
I think all of you./ed intellectuals need to step off your "3 Laws" stool, take off your Philosphical Inquiry Hat, and join humanity.
Humanity exists in a pragmatic world of actions and reactions.
You could state the Law in question instead as:
"A robot shall not allow the immediate consequence of any action to harm a human."
No, a robot could not hit its owner.
Yes, it could be eletronically-pissed and kick the dog.
No, a robot could not kill a human with a machine gun (The Terminator).
Yes, it could watch a human being gunned down.
By removing the possibility of a human being physically harmed by a robot,
we are a step closer to Wil Smith and Nirvana. Just don't get drunk and stagger near a
cliff edge, because they have no need to preserve human life -- only to not harm human life.
This appears to side-step any philosophical trickery that would allow a robot to harm a human.
While not perfect, this pragmatic view would allow for a functioning world where robots
are viewed as helpful companions.
Similar to the real world where you can't rely on a bystander to help if you're mugged!
While this line of thought may be anaesthetized, dissected, and its steaming entrails used for origami demonstration (had to force that metaphor), all thought and replies and most welcome.
P.S. Blogger.com users get free GMail accounts. Fill my box at "tilleyrw@gmail.com".
I'll begin this post with a startling opinion: Both political parties are the same.
I support the puppet on right.
I think the puppet on the right is more to my liking.
Wait, there's one guy holding up both puppets!
Go back to sleep America, your government is in control.
The president is only a tool of a mouthpiece who is appointed by the ruling corporations in our society. They are given a certain amount of power for 4 or 8 years, thrown into the Retired Presidents Club (RPC), and pampered for the rest of their lives (with given book deals, speaking engagements, etc.)
We members of the honorable Peon Club must learn how to maneuver within the system. Those that do so are the same people you see on Oprah signing books after the show.
My favorite method of the moment is to operate within the guise of a Corporation so that I pay the gov't less taxes. Amazon.com has many books on this subject.
To sum up my little diatribe, everyone needs to find their own tinfoil hat and wear it!
Can I be assured the 15-inch monitor I'm giving Office Depot to recycle will not be shipped to China, scavenged for parts, then thrown in a ditch to leak toxic chemicals into the water supply?
There is a limit on the number of three-eyed fish and children without limbs.
The book "Gravity Is A Pull" by W. Wright should be required reading in this subject. Several documented facts, such as fossil evidence, are analyzed to produce a theory of magnetic instability.
Essentially, every few aeons, the Earth wil change its angle of rotation. Atlantis is located on the continent of Antartica. It was a paradise when it was an equatorial country.
When the magnetic field has reached a minimum it will then reverse itself. We do not know how the earth will rotate when such an event occurs.
The axis of rotation is still essentially perpindicular to the solar system. The Earth itself has changed how it rotates and will have a new equator, the poles will be located elsewhere, etc.
They are a personally chosen PIN (4 digits) plus a personalized keyfob. The keyfob generates a random, 6-digit number every minute.
If the 10-digit code you enter for a password does match the number generated by the same algorithm at the master controller, your password don't work.
Therefore, one-time passwords are quite feasible. I log into our time-keeping system everyday with one.
1. Comparative studies exist.
2. Comparative studies need funding.
3. Was this study funded, however indirectly through international shills, by Microsoft?
Q.E.D. The whole study was a pretense to read about Microsoft, helping them advertise.
People should stop attacking this media excerpt from Michael Moore's mind as an opinionated, 100-minute political attack ad.
They should begin to form a cogent and socially-acceptable response to the questions he raises during the course of the film.
I watched "Bowling For Columbine" yesterday and was impressed with Moore's production values. Near the end of the movie, where he converses with Charlton Heston of the NRA, is particularly illustrative of the point of his work. He asks Heston why he defends gun ownership when six year-old child can enter a classroom and gun down another six year-old child. Heston walked away at that point and I believe I know why.
Michael Moore's film was only illustrative of negative consequences of the Freedoms this country gives to it's citizens (2nd Amendment in this case). Those freedoms exist because they were chosen by the Founders of this country. Negative events sometimes occur with the freedoms we enjoy but we cannot be mired in the past. As a country we must accept the bad with the good if we are to remain free. Bush does not see this and is blinded by money and power.
What Moore presenting in this current movie, "Fahrenheit 9/11", is only information about how our basic freedoms are being curtailed by people in Power. These people also have suspicious connections to the the events of September 11, 2001. No matter your opinion on the issues he raises, ask yourself one question. Can you objectively answer the questions he raises and not resort to ad hominem attacks or questioning of his information?
Michael Moore is a film-maker. If you find yourself with only question after seeing this movie, he has made a good film.
There is just something wrong about advocating PRISON TIME for someone commiting a nonviolent offense WITH NO PROFIT MOTIVE. Unlike the previous boogeyman of drug laws, nobody is even being hurt here - hence the whole idea of fair use. There's just something fundamentally wrong here. These proposed bills are getting crazier and crazier.
If you believe in the legalization, production, and distribution by the government of recreational narcotics you already know that the majority of drug offenses in this country are hurting no one.
Of course, I am not speaking of the occasional "deck hand" who is thrown overboard during a cocaine shipment...
Christianity is such a collection of mangled mores that is has no relationship to the original teachings of Jesus.
In its current form in America, it is only body/sex hatred. Anything bad is worshipped (crime/violence on TV, etc.) and anything good (sex, nudity, pleasure, etc.) is feared and hated.
If God could visit for a day, She would say "Enjoy life and don't hurt each other". God (or whatever invisible friend you desire) has no relation to life and is only only an object for armchair and professional theologians to consider.
Live in the moment. Think about sex. Often. What is better than loving other people? Your stocks and bonds?
Nothing is more important than living fully in the moment and not caring about right or wrong. If you truly respect life, you can do no wrong.
I've only read a few comments but already feel sufficiently informed so that I can spew opionated memes into the discussion.
Whatever your beliefs regarding decency, obscenity, sex, and etc., we need to only react to actual events. Attempts to be proactive, by creating "broadcast standards", is obviously not creating the desired outcome -- especially in the sick, retarded, childish culture of America. (You doubt my words? What's better for your kids to watch, a nipple at half-time or violent crime on the evening news?)
After news programs are penalized for focusing on negative events such as crime and neglecting the positive (latest technology, inventions, the business down the street needs more customers, etc.), and begin focusing in true community interest subjects -- life can begin. Your job is not reality, reality is the people around you whom you impact everyday of you life!
I am an intelligent, rational person with a fair modicum of self-control. I don't need arguments along the lines of Rev. Donald Wildman regarding objectional material.
If I don't like something...I can change the fucking channel!
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First, let me make the recommendation that all creationist Christians read "The DaVinci Code", take some mushrooms and squeegee your third fuckin' eye.
The religion started by Jesus of Nazareth is currently not-at-all Christ-like. It has evolved (or was created, if you'd prefer) as nothing more than a power system which has influence with governments due to its large membership.
Christ was a teenage rebel who was assigned (by Jewish tradition) to marry. He chose a life of spirituality. He hitchhiked to India, learned Hindu philosophy, then returned to his homeland and began preaching to the masses.
The masses liked his message and began following him. When he had sufficient followers, the local gov't became aware of him. That continued until Rome became aware of him, Pontius did not like the fact he was amassing power and had him killed.
Long story short...Jesus modified Hindu philosophy and his teachings are now called Christianity. Do some comparative research between religions and you'll notice they all essentially teach the some lessons using different words.
There! That point has been handled.
The stories of "The Creation Of The Universe" are mostly modifications of older stories by the Catholic Church which were borrowed from earlier religions. (Hmmm...lessee, Judaism was born in the same area and is older... Good Guess.)
Jump forward two thousand years to Darwin noticing what are "evolutionary" changes in some species living on the Canary Islands in the South Pacific. Combine this with things like Mengelian genetics, etc. and a flap develops about the concept that we all came from monkeys. The monkeys who ran the newspapers had a field day about this.
Jump forward about a dozen decades and we now have a monkey in the Whitehouse. I think it is now proven that species can attain a higher position without evolving.
I think all of you ./ed intellectuals need to step off your "3 Laws" stool, take off your Philosphical Inquiry Hat, and join humanity.
Humanity exists in a pragmatic world of actions and reactions.
You could state the Law in question instead as:
"A robot shall not allow the immediate consequence of any action to harm a human."
Yes, it could be eletronically-pissed and kick the dog.
Yes, it could watch a human being gunned down.
By removing the possibility of a human being physically harmed by a robot,
we are a step closer to Wil Smith and Nirvana. Just don't get drunk and stagger near a
cliff edge, because they have no need to preserve human life -- only to not harm human life.
This appears to side-step any philosophical trickery that would allow a robot to harm a human.
While not perfect, this pragmatic view would allow for a functioning world where robots
are viewed as helpful companions.
Similar to the real world where you can't rely on a bystander to help if you're mugged!
While this line of thought may be anaesthetized, dissected, and its steaming entrails used for origami demonstration
(had to force that metaphor), all thought and replies and most welcome.
P.S. Blogger.com users get free GMail accounts. Fill my box at "tilleyrw@gmail.com".
I'll begin this post with a startling opinion: Both political parties are the same.
The president is only a tool of a mouthpiece who is appointed by the ruling corporations in our society. They are given a certain amount of power for 4 or 8 years, thrown into the Retired Presidents Club (RPC), and pampered for the rest of their lives (with given book deals, speaking engagements, etc.)
We members of the honorable Peon Club must learn how to maneuver within the system. Those that do so are the same people you see on Oprah signing books after the show.
My favorite method of the moment is to operate within the guise of a Corporation so that I pay the gov't less taxes. Amazon.com has many books on this subject.
To sum up my little diatribe, everyone needs to find their own tinfoil hat and wear it!
I, Sir, am a rather reputable chimpanzee from the jungles of Zaire.
My preferences tend toward the slow-moving beetle or careless flying insect.
Bananas? You insensitive clod!
Can I be assured the 15-inch monitor I'm giving Office Depot to recycle will not be shipped to China, scavenged for parts, then thrown in a ditch to leak toxic chemicals into the water supply?
There is a limit on the number of three-eyed fish and children without limbs.
The book "Gravity Is A Pull" by W. Wright should be required reading in this subject. Several documented facts, such as fossil evidence, are analyzed to produce a theory of magnetic instability.
Essentially, every few aeons, the Earth wil change its angle of rotation. Atlantis is located on the continent of Antartica. It was a paradise when it was an equatorial country.
When the magnetic field has reached a minimum it will then reverse itself. We do not know how the earth will rotate when such an event occurs.
The axis of rotation is still essentially perpindicular to the solar system. The Earth itself has changed how it rotates and will have a new equator, the poles will be located elsewhere, etc.
AT&T uses RSA SecurIDs for online security.
They are a personally chosen PIN (4 digits) plus a personalized keyfob. The keyfob generates a random, 6-digit number every minute.
If the 10-digit code you enter for a password does match the number generated by the same algorithm at the master controller, your password don't work.
Therefore, one-time passwords are quite feasible. I log into our time-keeping system everyday with one.
What more can I add?
I am filling this space to post this title. See above.
Remember, it ain't a vulnerability if we don't tell anyone about it...
Meanwhile, Sc71pt k1ddi3z run wild on your OS.
1. Comparative studies exist.
2. Comparative studies need funding.
3. Was this study funded, however indirectly through international shills, by Microsoft?
Q.E.D. The whole study was a pretense to read about Microsoft, helping them advertise.
People should stop attacking this media excerpt from Michael Moore's mind as an opinionated, 100-minute political attack ad.
They should begin to form a cogent and socially-acceptable response to the questions he raises during the course of the film.
I watched "Bowling For Columbine" yesterday and was impressed with Moore's production values. Near the end of the movie, where he converses with Charlton Heston of the NRA, is particularly illustrative of the point of his work. He asks Heston why he defends gun ownership when six year-old child can enter a classroom and gun down another six year-old child. Heston walked away at that point and I believe I know why.
Michael Moore's film was only illustrative of negative consequences of the Freedoms this country gives to it's citizens (2nd Amendment in this case). Those freedoms exist because they were chosen by the Founders of this country. Negative events sometimes occur with the freedoms we enjoy but we cannot be mired in the past. As a country we must accept the bad with the good if we are to remain free. Bush does not see this and is blinded by money and power.
What Moore presenting in this current movie, "Fahrenheit 9/11", is only information about how our basic freedoms are being curtailed by people in Power. These people also have suspicious connections to the the events of September 11, 2001. No matter your opinion on the issues he raises, ask yourself one question. Can you objectively answer the questions he raises and not resort to ad hominem attacks or questioning of his information?
Michael Moore is a film-maker. If you find yourself with only question after seeing this movie, he has made a good film.
1. Hire an infinite number of monkeys.
2. Let them type code for an infinite length of time.
3. ???
4. Call the resulting spaghetti an OS.
5. PROFIT!
before the nanotechnologists are able to reproduce this material an the atomic scale and essentially "grow" amorphous-steel items?
I want my +5 Broadsword of Nerdly Might!
If you believe in the legalization, production, and distribution by the government of recreational narcotics you already know that the majority of drug offenses in this country are hurting no one.
Of course, I am not speaking of the occasional "deck hand" who is thrown overboard during a cocaine shipment...
1. Find people to research "political contributions" to Orrin Hatch from the Record Industry.
2. Find more people to research the reaffirmations of Copyright Restrictions by Orrin Hatch.
3. Match up the dates of the contributions and the dates of the introduction of Copyright Restricting Legislation.
4. $$$ Profit $$$ (Sorry, I see this often.)
4. Actual next step. Orrin Hatch is revealed to be nothing more than a political mouthpiece for hire.
Doh! That was obvious... [BACKSPACE][BACKSPACE][BACKSPACE]
My german language skills are not much above carrying on light conversation with the hookers in Munich, but I would say:
Wurde Sie mögen Pommes-Frites mit dem?
Hint: Google translator
Obviously your hate your life, your body, and generally don't enjoy life.
Show respect to everyone you meet. Even if you don't like them, they'll say "That was a nice guy.".
Christianity is such a collection of mangled mores that is has no relationship to the original teachings of Jesus.
In its current form in America, it is only body/sex hatred. Anything bad is worshipped (crime/violence on TV, etc.) and anything good (sex, nudity, pleasure, etc.) is feared and hated.
If God could visit for a day, She would say "Enjoy life and don't hurt each other". God (or whatever invisible friend you desire) has no relation to life and is only only an object for armchair and professional theologians to consider.
Live in the moment. Think about sex. Often. What is better than loving other people? Your stocks and bonds?
Nothing is more important than living fully in the moment and not caring about right or wrong. If you truly respect life, you can do no wrong.
Live life, enjoy life, respect life.
I've only read a few comments but already feel sufficiently informed so that I can spew opionated memes into the discussion.
Whatever your beliefs regarding decency, obscenity, sex, and etc., we need to only react to actual events. Attempts to be proactive, by creating "broadcast standards", is obviously not creating the desired outcome -- especially in the sick, retarded, childish culture of America. (You doubt my words? What's better for your kids to watch, a nipple at half-time or violent crime on the evening news?)
After news programs are penalized for focusing on negative events such as crime and neglecting the positive (latest technology, inventions, the business down the street needs more customers, etc.), and begin focusing in true community interest subjects -- life can begin. Your job is not reality, reality is the people around you whom you impact everyday of you life!
I am an intelligent, rational person with a fair modicum of self-control. I don't need arguments along the lines of Rev. Donald Wildman regarding objectional material.
If I don't like something...I can change the fucking channel!
I'm a eunich, can I come out of my hole yet?
Granted, it reads very close to an actual article. The best satire is barely detectable as satire.
Many props to the author!
I hope it is humor, if it's not it is scary.
My recommendation: Use Debian.
Truly, apt-get makes administration of a Debian box a dream.
My only reason to use Windows is easy access to binaries -- Warez and Pr0n.
I'm beginning to think these things are overrated, as:
You can say that I am wearing a "conspiracy" mask. If you compare my more interesting view of science to your academic one, I have more fun.
Nanny, nanny, boo-boo!
This is only one side of my engineering personality.