There are simply too many people that ignore copyright law
And here lies a fundamental problem. A very large proportion of society (I don't know how large) don't want that law to apply to them.
So either they need to be better educated about the existence of copyright law and the (moral) reasons for respecting copyright law, or the law should be changed to what the people can accept and obey.
Probably showing my political bias here, but I don't see how the current government is ruining the country - luckily they are fairly ineffectual so while they seem to be doing plenty of stupid things, the results are all fairly minor and inconsequential. So I would rate them as "tolerable".
My concern is that if the opposition gets in they will try to "fix" everything and cause all sorts of problems. And I worry that MrRabbit will allow his decisions to be heavily affected by what he thinks the imaginary man in the sky wants him to do (like he apparently did when he was health minister re mifepristone).
At least the current PM is a declared (if not ardent) atheist. Which takes some balls to admit if you are a politician.
Which helps explain why they are going all out to crush Bradley Manning. Not just convict him, but totally destroy his life. This will set an example to potential whistleblowers - your life will effectively be over.
I disagree. Microsoft don't have too much going for them these days, but one of the few things they do have is the momentum of Windows being the defacto standard operating system.
However, if someone could develop a drop-in replacement for Windows which was compatible with all the APIs, and thus could run all the existing Windows software, customers (individuals, companies and PC manufacturers) wouldn't need to go to Microsoft any more.
That would rapidly be the end of Microsoft. And I think they know it.
I assume since you are well informed about this, you are aware of the Canadian Mincome scheme. I think it is mentioned in the Wikiipedia article on Basic Income Guarantee. I read about it in an article I found through instapaper. This http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/4100 may or may not be the one I read.
I'm deeply concerned that if something like this isn't implemented, we are in for societal collapse over the next 50-100 years as more jobs are lost due to automation and wealth becomes further concentrated.
I think there's another aspect to this. Any artificially produced intelligence will be totally alien - it won't think like us. I also wonder what will motivate it, whether it will object to being a lab curiosity, whether it will be paranoid, or a sociopath etc.
Perhaps a new field will develop - Machine Psychology.
IMHO it is high time to not honor the religious feelings of other people.
I think there is no need to bring religion into it. People should be free to do what they want for whatever reason they want UNTIL IT AFFECTS OTHERS. At that point they need to justify why their need is the greater. And believing in fairies, spirits and other nonsense is a pretty poor justification.
But here's the thing - if someone else submitted this exact same patent application, and had it granted, you can be pretty sure that a lawsuit against Apple would come along pretty soon. So they are kind of forced into applying for a patent on everything they are doing (or may want to do). I don't think this is an Apple problem, more of a patent system problem.
Agreed. But if "one kind of messing around underground is dangerous" we should perhaps be cautious about other kinds and plan the work and monitor the effects closely with the potential consequences in mind.
Dogs with a human handler are too open to abuse. The handler may intentionally or unintentionally signal the dog, so it then indicates, and they then have permission to do a search. If a dog cannot be calibrated, and the accuracy known, it should not be used for law enforcement.
That's interesting. How accurate is it? That would be my biggest concern, that I could accidentally press the wrong button on an important confirmation dialog. Also, do you get into a mind-trap of having to think when to touch and when to mouse?
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There are simply too many people that ignore copyright law
And here lies a fundamental problem. A very large proportion of society (I don't know how large) don't want that law to apply to them.
So either they need to be better educated about the existence of copyright law and the (moral) reasons for respecting copyright law, or the law should be changed to what the people can accept and obey.
Sometimes referred to as the Rupert Murdoch of Afghanistan
Oh, so he's an asshole then?
So at least some of them could be rehabilitated...
there is a clear media bias against the government
They must be doing something right then...
Probably showing my political bias here, but I don't see how the current government is ruining the country - luckily they are fairly ineffectual so while they seem to be doing plenty of stupid things, the results are all fairly minor and inconsequential. So I would rate them as "tolerable".
My concern is that if the opposition gets in they will try to "fix" everything and cause all sorts of problems. And I worry that MrRabbit will allow his decisions to be heavily affected by what he thinks the imaginary man in the sky wants him to do (like he apparently did when he was health minister re mifepristone).
At least the current PM is a declared (if not ardent) atheist. Which takes some balls to admit if you are a politician.
Nor the term 2nd World.
we [in America] can't stand being idle ... the rest of the world ... [are] content to sit on their butts
'merica! Fuck Yeah!
Don't forget that baseball has 3 strikes. A strike is when you don't hit the ball.
Which helps explain why they are going all out to crush Bradley Manning. Not just convict him, but totally destroy his life. This will set an example to potential whistleblowers - your life will effectively be over.
I disagree. Microsoft don't have too much going for them these days, but one of the few things they do have is the momentum of Windows being the defacto standard operating system.
However, if someone could develop a drop-in replacement for Windows which was compatible with all the APIs, and thus could run all the existing Windows software, customers (individuals, companies and PC manufacturers) wouldn't need to go to Microsoft any more.
That would rapidly be the end of Microsoft. And I think they know it.
I assume you are in Soviet Capitalist Russia?
Thanks for this interesting aside.
I assume since you are well informed about this, you are aware of the Canadian Mincome scheme. I think it is mentioned in the Wikiipedia article on Basic Income Guarantee.
I read about it in an article I found through instapaper. This http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/4100 may or may not be the one I read.
I'm deeply concerned that if something like this isn't implemented, we are in for societal collapse over the next 50-100 years as more jobs are lost due to automation and wealth becomes further concentrated.
It would also be interesting to study the profit levels of each of those industries. I wonder if there is another correlation.
Problem is, can you trust those reviews, especially now knowing that they don't have editorial independence?
A small car engine is rated at ~200 KW (i.e. Ford Focus Spec at 223 KW)
You're dreaming! 223hp maybe, which is around 165kW.
A typical small car with a 2L engine would produce 95-120kW.
I think there's another aspect to this. Any artificially produced intelligence will be totally alien - it won't think like us.
I also wonder what will motivate it, whether it will object to being a lab curiosity, whether it will be paranoid, or a sociopath etc.
Perhaps a new field will develop - Machine Psychology.
As a poster above said:
IMHO it is high time to not honor the religious feelings of other people.
I think there is no need to bring religion into it. People should be free to do what they want for whatever reason they want UNTIL IT AFFECTS OTHERS.
At that point they need to justify why their need is the greater. And believing in fairies, spirits and other nonsense is a pretty poor justification.
But here's the thing - if someone else submitted this exact same patent application, and had it granted, you can be pretty sure that a lawsuit against Apple would come along pretty soon. So they are kind of forced into applying for a patent on everything they are doing (or may want to do).
I don't think this is an Apple problem, more of a patent system problem.
Except when they are litres.
But if he didn't go public - and kept it from his wife and family, it could be used to blackmail him.
Agreed. But if "one kind of messing around underground is dangerous" we should perhaps be cautious about other kinds and plan the work and monitor the effects closely with the potential consequences in mind.
I would advise a B or maybe even 2B rather than HB lead.
Smoother to write with, and gives a darker line.
I think drivers like this would definitely benefit from freeze warning indicators.
And I think you're wrong, since they
have no clue about how to drive safely in winter conditions
Exactly.
Dogs with a human handler are too open to abuse. The handler may intentionally or unintentionally signal the dog, so it then indicates, and they then have permission to do a search. If a dog cannot be calibrated, and the accuracy known, it should not be used for law enforcement.
That's interesting. How accurate is it? That would be my biggest concern, that I could accidentally press the wrong button on an important confirmation dialog. Also, do you get into a mind-trap of having to think when to touch and when to mouse?