Part of the reason designers want human-like robots, is that it helps to mask their ineptness at particular skills. When you see something that is clearly artificial, you immediately summon up a set of presuppositions about their abilities and failings. A similar thing occurs when you go to a movie after being told it contains CGI: you look for any seeming artificiality, and attribute it to CGI (even if, as is often the case in some movies, its not CGI at all).
For robot designers, then, the goal is to prevent you from associating with their creations those same problems you already associate with artificial intelligence. Instead, they want you to be comfortable with it, but also forgiving in the same way you are with a child or otherwise intellectually lacking individual (assuming they're not an asshole).
Consider this: suppose, when checking in at the airport, you were greeted by a fembot that seemed entirely human externally. When you speak with her, you may eventually realize she's artificial (assuming you dont notice the dozen other, identical, fembots performing similar tasks for your fellow fliers) but at least at first you're going to forgive her more difficulty ("I'm sorry, could you repeat that?") than you might with a simple computer terminal.
Of course I'm neither a sociologist nor an engineer, so this is all my interpretation of the situation, as opposed to speaking first-hand.
That said, I think one of the coolest uses for this will be for prosthetics for humans: imagine if your false hand could look perfect, even if it doesn't move perfectly? Even more extreme, imagine if the fake skin covering a portion of your face (which is attached with careful glues/snaps/etc.) looked entirely realistic?
Actually, the entire purpose of a 'judge' as opposed to simply a computer that spits out punishments, is that they're supposed to use their own best judgement to determine the outcome of the case [or just the sentencing, if its a jury trial].
Actually, my understanding of Merry's ability to wound the Witch King was related to the very ability of Eowyn to slay him: the Witch King's power was that No Man would slay him, and since Oddyseus wasn't present, only Merry (who was a Hobbit, and though Hobbits are related to Men, they are NOT Men) or Eowyn could handle it.
Hah! Good catch! The sig is a quote from a Jimmy Eat World song, and I simply typoed by putting the period there at all, much less being within the quotes.
Actually, you're mistaken. If you're referring to the possessed object[s] of several individuals, it would be "people's", whereas if you're referring to the possessed object[s] of several groups of individuals, it would be "peoples'". The distintion is this: "people" means a collection of individuals, whereas "peoples" means a collection of several groups that would be identified as a "people".
As for periods/commas/etc. and whether they should be inside quotes, its a convention and not a rule: according to American MLA format, punctuation occurs always within quote marks, whereas Australian and European equivalents require the punctuation to be outside the quote marks. I personally employ the Australian convention both because of my time spent there, and because I think it more accurately reflects the verbal structure of the language.
Recall that most rape is not sexual, but rather about violence and power-struggles. Statistically, the majority of rapes are performed by men who are not sexually attracted to their victions, such as in prison or towards children (male/female) or towards the elderly, etc.
The southerners in Deliverance are intended to be understood as being bitter and angry towards the northerners who are invading their land. In other words, it is an expression of the cultural ideology of resentment towards the north, amongst southerners.
Its worth noting that the developers have listened, and all the info about B&W2 seems to indicate that they've fixed these problems. There are diaries over at Gamespy, including the fact that they've made the training much easier, removed TONS of the micro, implemented more 'gamelike' behavior (i.e. conquering/warring with other tribes), etc.
Frankly, I thought the system played wonderfully on my 800mhz system with a GeForce2, so I dunno what you're talking about with the minimum system requirements begin a joke.
The interface, as mentioned above, was brilliant: however they've simplified it for people who need a more icon-based system, so keep an eye on it..
I understand that there is a hood, I believe, although sans the integrated headphones of the Burton AMP jackets. That said, I wouldn't want integrated headphones: I spent good money on high quality headphones for my iPod, so why would I want to be limited to the headphones this comp picked? Moreover, why would I essentially want to buy an additional set of headphones, since I just got these new Sonys?
Its also worth mentioning that those power outlets aren't intended for customer use, according to the people at American Airlines at least: they're intended for cleaning crews to be able to plug in vacuum cleaners, as well as extra lighting/fans/tvs etc.
Um, no. Metaphysics is a feild of philosophy, dealing with concepts such as epistemology (the theory of knowledge), philosophy of language, and other highly esoteric feilds of philosophy.
While the strictly etymelogical meaning of 'metaphysics' means 'beyond physics', it isn't used by a single actual physicist to refer to their work. Thats because, obviously, a whatever a physicist is working on is likely physics to them.
Do a simple websearch on metaphysics: you wont find a single link using the word in any way except philosophy.
Did you notice that there's also a printed copy of this available? I nearly bought it in Urban last month...(for a mormon friend of mine who, undoubtedly, would have died of blasphemy)
"But if people are going to be detained, then you can no longer use that argument. I haven't willingly given up my rights if I'm locked in a cell against my will."
Wrong. If you know, prior to your travel to a country, that entry is dependent on passing a criminal check like this, then you're expected to know the consequences of failing that check. This is the same logical truth as how criminals willingly give up their right to a life outside of prison [for the duration of their sentence] if they commit a crime.
Apparently, you're an idiot. The 'Elastic Clause', enables Congress to "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper" for carrying out the powers and purposes of the Constitution, expressly enables them to expand their power. The purpose of the Consitution, undeniably, is to protect the American people: thats why the first 10 amendments, the bill of rights, specifically enumerate the protections of Americans against abuses. The government thus is free to create rules such as this that protect those rights of Americans.
This is a golf club, where members get special treatment. Or, perhaps you'd like the USA to pay for medical care for people in other countries? Or rebuild their broken economies and schools? Well, you'd probably argue we should protect their rights...oh wait, thats what we did in Iraq, and we're getting slammed for it. Make up your mind about who this government should be serving: its people, or other people?
You're forgetting one part: it also didn't include anyone except for land-owning white males. The document was intended only to protect those land-owning white males. We have extended it - rightfully so - to citizens who are not land owning or white or male.
More importantly, perhaps, the historical reinterpretation of the constitution has continually reminded us that rights are submerged against the protection of larger issues: my ability to have free speech is limited by the protection of others (I cant yell "fire" in a crowded movie house); my ability to have a firearm (which is constitutionally provided) is limited by the protection of others (if I'm a former-felon, or am insane, I cant own a gun), etc. On a more relevant level, private organizations have their right to choose employees limited to protect minorities (for example, its illegal to hire only men as waiters - the Joe's Stonecrab case last year or so - or to hire only Chinese).
The world isn't black and white: sometimes rights need to be submerged for greater rights. More importantly, the rights of non-citizens, who make no allegiance to our country, must be secondary to the rights of citizens, otherwise what purpose is there in being a citizen?
"Yep, yep, good point there. And there is absolutely no resentment of the American people towards the terrorist groups that blew up our fucking tall buildings so soundly. None whatsoever."
Thats the quote from the AC (whom I automatically have no respect for, since the only valid use of AC is to protect against real-world reciprocation). The AC doesn't seem to understand the distinction between irrational resentment, such as that of the post-WWI germans towards the people who only fought BACK after Germany launched a war, and rational resentment, such as Americans towards countries like Saudi Arabia which brought us several of the 9-11 terrorists, not to mention being openly anti-american, and sexist, racist, etc.
Foreigners dont have rights. Rights are for citizens. Legal resident aliens are given rights as a luxury. NO Foreigners are forced to come to America, except on extradition for crimes. If you come here, you implicitly (in fact, explicitly) agree to abide by the limits on your freedom that we choose. If you dont like it, stay out.
Considerable expense? Hardly. A new Australian passport (since Dec.1, when they implemented their new type) is 148 AUD, which is $113 US. Considering it'll cost you around $2,000 US to fly from Oz to America, round trip, thats nothing.
This sort of statement fundamentally misunderstands the reasons for World War 2: one of the primary causes of it was the massive sense of resentment and anger on the part of the German people towards the nations that had defeated them so soundly during the first World War. As a result, their crushed economy as well as bruised egos left the people ripe for ideological exploitation like Hitler did. He created scapegoats for existing problems in the person of the Jew, and in doing so gave a strawman to the Germans.
Um, you're missing the point: ALL of the exempt countries, by rule, will be required to be machine readable, including identification information required to access the criminal/terrorist databases in the US and in the parent country. This means a forgery would not only have to be visually accurate, but also have to include a false reference including a photo who looks like the person, as well as a clean criminal record.
Here's the thing: you're not surviving a crash, period. You're doomed, just come to grips with it. If the crash is something you're going to walk away from, it doesn't matter what you do so long as you're in your seat.
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Part of the reason designers want human-like robots, is that it helps to mask their ineptness at particular skills. When you see something that is clearly artificial, you immediately summon up a set of presuppositions about their abilities and failings. A similar thing occurs when you go to a movie after being told it contains CGI: you look for any seeming artificiality, and attribute it to CGI (even if, as is often the case in some movies, its not CGI at all).
For robot designers, then, the goal is to prevent you from associating with their creations those same problems you already associate with artificial intelligence. Instead, they want you to be comfortable with it, but also forgiving in the same way you are with a child or otherwise intellectually lacking individual (assuming they're not an asshole).
Consider this: suppose, when checking in at the airport, you were greeted by a fembot that seemed entirely human externally. When you speak with her, you may eventually realize she's artificial (assuming you dont notice the dozen other, identical, fembots performing similar tasks for your fellow fliers) but at least at first you're going to forgive her more difficulty ("I'm sorry, could you repeat that?") than you might with a simple computer terminal.
Of course I'm neither a sociologist nor an engineer, so this is all my interpretation of the situation, as opposed to speaking first-hand.
That said, I think one of the coolest uses for this will be for prosthetics for humans: imagine if your false hand could look perfect, even if it doesn't move perfectly? Even more extreme, imagine if the fake skin covering a portion of your face (which is attached with careful glues/snaps/etc.) looked entirely realistic?
Actually, the entire purpose of a 'judge' as opposed to simply a computer that spits out punishments, is that they're supposed to use their own best judgement to determine the outcome of the case [or just the sentencing, if its a jury trial].
Actually, my understanding of Merry's ability to wound the Witch King was related to the very ability of Eowyn to slay him: the Witch King's power was that No Man would slay him, and since Oddyseus wasn't present, only Merry (who was a Hobbit, and though Hobbits are related to Men, they are NOT Men) or Eowyn could handle it.
Hah! Good catch! The sig is a quote from a Jimmy Eat World song, and I simply typoed by putting the period there at all, much less being within the quotes.
Funny though, good eye.
Actually, you're mistaken. If you're referring to the possessed object[s] of several individuals, it would be "people's", whereas if you're referring to the possessed object[s] of several groups of individuals, it would be "peoples'". The distintion is this: "people" means a collection of individuals, whereas "peoples" means a collection of several groups that would be identified as a "people".
As for periods/commas/etc. and whether they should be inside quotes, its a convention and not a rule: according to American MLA format, punctuation occurs always within quote marks, whereas Australian and European equivalents require the punctuation to be outside the quote marks. I personally employ the Australian convention both because of my time spent there, and because I think it more accurately reflects the verbal structure of the language.
It's 'elderberries' not 'strangeberries'. The former was a primary ingredient in cheap alcohol, whereas the latter is a fake word.
Recall that most rape is not sexual, but rather about violence and power-struggles. Statistically, the majority of rapes are performed by men who are not sexually attracted to their victions, such as in prison or towards children (male/female) or towards the elderly, etc.
The southerners in Deliverance are intended to be understood as being bitter and angry towards the northerners who are invading their land. In other words, it is an expression of the cultural ideology of resentment towards the north, amongst southerners.
The HDTivo is particularly stupid, given that a working demo was present this year at the conference.
Its worth noting that the developers have listened, and all the info about B&W2 seems to indicate that they've fixed these problems. There are diaries over at Gamespy, including the fact that they've made the training much easier, removed TONS of the micro, implemented more 'gamelike' behavior (i.e. conquering/warring with other tribes), etc.
Frankly, I thought the system played wonderfully on my 800mhz system with a GeForce2, so I dunno what you're talking about with the minimum system requirements begin a joke.
The interface, as mentioned above, was brilliant: however they've simplified it for people who need a more icon-based system, so keep an eye on it..
I understand that there is a hood, I believe, although sans the integrated headphones of the Burton AMP jackets. That said, I wouldn't want integrated headphones: I spent good money on high quality headphones for my iPod, so why would I want to be limited to the headphones this comp picked? Moreover, why would I essentially want to buy an additional set of headphones, since I just got these new Sonys?
Its also worth mentioning that those power outlets aren't intended for customer use, according to the people at American Airlines at least: they're intended for cleaning crews to be able to plug in vacuum cleaners, as well as extra lighting/fans/tvs etc.
Pretty simple: www.fark.com
Um, no. Metaphysics is a feild of philosophy, dealing with concepts such as epistemology (the theory of knowledge), philosophy of language, and other highly esoteric feilds of philosophy.
While the strictly etymelogical meaning of 'metaphysics' means 'beyond physics', it isn't used by a single actual physicist to refer to their work. Thats because, obviously, a whatever a physicist is working on is likely physics to them.
Do a simple websearch on metaphysics: you wont find a single link using the word in any way except philosophy.
Did you notice that there's also a printed copy of this available? I nearly bought it in Urban last month...(for a mormon friend of mine who, undoubtedly, would have died of blasphemy)
From your own post:
"secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves
Emphasis added, its for OURSELVES and our children. Period. Its for AMERICANS.
"But if people are going to be detained, then you can no longer use that argument. I haven't willingly given up my rights if I'm locked in a cell against my will."
Wrong. If you know, prior to your travel to a country, that entry is dependent on passing a criminal check like this, then you're expected to know the consequences of failing that check. This is the same logical truth as how criminals willingly give up their right to a life outside of prison [for the duration of their sentence] if they commit a crime.
Apparently, you're an idiot. The 'Elastic Clause', enables Congress to "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper" for carrying out the powers and purposes of the Constitution, expressly enables them to expand their power. The purpose of the Consitution, undeniably, is to protect the American people: thats why the first 10 amendments, the bill of rights, specifically enumerate the protections of Americans against abuses. The government thus is free to create rules such as this that protect those rights of Americans.
Again, I hate AC.
This is a golf club, where members get special treatment. Or, perhaps you'd like the USA to pay for medical care for people in other countries? Or rebuild their broken economies and schools? Well, you'd probably argue we should protect their rights...oh wait, thats what we did in Iraq, and we're getting slammed for it. Make up your mind about who this government should be serving: its people, or other people?
You're forgetting one part: it also didn't include anyone except for land-owning white males. The document was intended only to protect those land-owning white males. We have extended it - rightfully so - to citizens who are not land owning or white or male.
More importantly, perhaps, the historical reinterpretation of the constitution has continually reminded us that rights are submerged against the protection of larger issues: my ability to have free speech is limited by the protection of others (I cant yell "fire" in a crowded movie house); my ability to have a firearm (which is constitutionally provided) is limited by the protection of others (if I'm a former-felon, or am insane, I cant own a gun), etc. On a more relevant level, private organizations have their right to choose employees limited to protect minorities (for example, its illegal to hire only men as waiters - the Joe's Stonecrab case last year or so - or to hire only Chinese).
The world isn't black and white: sometimes rights need to be submerged for greater rights. More importantly, the rights of non-citizens, who make no allegiance to our country, must be secondary to the rights of citizens, otherwise what purpose is there in being a citizen?
"Yep, yep, good point there. And there is absolutely no resentment of the American people towards the terrorist groups that blew up our fucking tall buildings so soundly. None whatsoever."
Thats the quote from the AC (whom I automatically have no respect for, since the only valid use of AC is to protect against real-world reciprocation). The AC doesn't seem to understand the distinction between irrational resentment, such as that of the post-WWI germans towards the people who only fought BACK after Germany launched a war, and rational resentment, such as Americans towards countries like Saudi Arabia which brought us several of the 9-11 terrorists, not to mention being openly anti-american, and sexist, racist, etc.
Foreigners dont have rights. Rights are for citizens. Legal resident aliens are given rights as a luxury. NO Foreigners are forced to come to America, except on extradition for crimes. If you come here, you implicitly (in fact, explicitly) agree to abide by the limits on your freedom that we choose. If you dont like it, stay out.
Considerable expense? Hardly. A new Australian passport (since Dec.1, when they implemented their new type) is 148 AUD, which is $113 US. Considering it'll cost you around $2,000 US to fly from Oz to America, round trip, thats nothing.
This sort of statement fundamentally misunderstands the reasons for World War 2: one of the primary causes of it was the massive sense of resentment and anger on the part of the German people towards the nations that had defeated them so soundly during the first World War. As a result, their crushed economy as well as bruised egos left the people ripe for ideological exploitation like Hitler did. He created scapegoats for existing problems in the person of the Jew, and in doing so gave a strawman to the Germans.
Um, you're missing the point: ALL of the exempt countries, by rule, will be required to be machine readable, including identification information required to access the criminal/terrorist databases in the US and in the parent country. This means a forgery would not only have to be visually accurate, but also have to include a false reference including a photo who looks like the person, as well as a clean criminal record.
Here's the thing: you're not surviving a crash, period. You're doomed, just come to grips with it. If the crash is something you're going to walk away from, it doesn't matter what you do so long as you're in your seat.