While I don't actually WANT to be sued, I would like to see them explain to a judge why they think they own the rights to my kids singing "The RIAA is a bunch of floppity-floofy heads!". don't welcome our new "floppity-floofy head" overlords.
The spam issue is a human problem, rather than something that can be filtered with a trivial algorithm. True, bayesian filtering et al gets rid of the bulk of crap, but nothing short of a "Personal Assistant" in the human sense will get anywhere near full accuracy. Hence, this becomes a cognitive AI issue.
To properly filter spam, the system would need to extract MEANING from the text, then make a high level decision on whether the user of the inbox wants to read something that falls under this meaning category. Essentially, we are going from a raw data state, to a conceptual level, to a symbolic level. This is what we are missing.
True, spammers would still be able to flood your inbox with crap, but it would have to be meaningless crap, which would be a spam bin distinction in itself.
Unfortunately, to achieve this, as stated earlier, is definitely non-trivial. Perhaps the person who proves me wrong would also like a crack at travelling salesmen.;)
It's always interesting to read the tripe these people spout when attempting to predict the future
'In the year 2020 man will be as one with the four legged zebra, and so shall our notions of internet security!'
'Could you elaborate please?'
'We suspect hackers will become more sophisticated in their methods'
'So where does that lead internet security?'
'We suspect new security issues will be addressed as they become apparent'
'So in ten years say, where will internet security be?'
'I believe I addressed that question previously with my statement of man becoming as one with the four legged zebra'
I see it more as an angry mutant sea bass with a frikkin la-ser on its head.
And if you disagree with me sir, I shall slap you with it!
I was trying to think up some kind of response to this but, honestly, it's so infuriating and, more importantly, so stupid that I simply can't.
Given pro is the opposite of con, what is the opposite of progress?
No self respecting intelligent person would say yes to that. Otherwise, they just haven't bothered reading the question, and by default are yes pushers....
Seriously, I have witnessed smokers pick up cigarette butts from the street when they were desperate, but then complain that the person who was serving their hamburger didn't wash their hands.
"If you build it, NASA will not only come, it'll give you $2 million dollars for your troubles."
Is it just me, or does everyone get the feeling that NASA is run by dirty old men?
Come on Timmy, you know you can jump off that building and survive.
No... I can't. duh... *zap*
...
Splat.
Would that be murder by optimism?
Perhaps the day is coming close when we will be able to artifically induce optimism in ourselves by tickling the right brain cells.
Feeling nervous before an interview? *zap*
Footballer lacks confidence before a game? *zap*
Going out for your first date? *zap*
Meeting her parents? *zap*
This is a guaranteed major money spinner, and I won't be surprised if it becomes addictive as well.
Now we get loud mouthed cellphone jabbers AND 13 yr old SMS kiddies beeping away during the entire duration of Sydney and LA...
I can forsee 15 hrs of absolute murderous psychopatic bliss.
Quite right on that count.
The thing that makes Babelfish spit out crazy translations is context.
For this simple element, you would need an AI that has gone through the human experience to translate text within context, as you need to UNDERSTAND the text to translate it to this level.
Ms. Kidmann, your job at the UN is safe. Just stay away from those naughty African dissidents.
I hear you mate.
I've been in the IT industry for 15 years, and in software development for the last 8.
I used to work insane hours when I ran my own show and studied at university. (Up to 20 hrs a day, 13 days a fortnight)
I used to have energy, I used to have go, but that was all about adrenaline baby.
That was back before 2004...
I WANTED to work insane hours, but couldn't...
I NEVER had energy, so I resorted to drinking fridge fulls of V. (Like red bull for those non-Australian types)
But of course, like any good IT nerd, I kept on going. By about 2006 after 2 deaths in my family, I realised something. It's just not worth redlining yourself, all day every day.
Yes, this situation was rather extreme, but we all suffer from it. What is the "it"? A lack of BALANCE.
Balance is definitely a buzzword that's thrown around at every given opportunity, but this is what I mean by balance:
If:
1. You keep on pushing your waking hours
2. You eat crap
3. You drink crap
4. You sit down in front of the PC all day, every day
You are abusing your most valuable tool... your brain. NEWSFLASH!!! Your brain is part of your body. Abuse your body, transitively, you abuse your brain.
I moved to Sydney after a stint of work in the US (And yes, it was hammer and tongs again) and am now working for a corporate. (Not as bad as it sounds, and no, I'm not a sellout). A friend of mine once said to me that when you live in a big city, your legs are your best form of transport. I took that to heart, and pay a bit extra to live in the gucci suburb that my employer is, but live about 3km (about 2 miles for the yanks) away from work, AND WALK THERE EVERY DAY AND HOME EVERY NIGHT.
I also discovered this wonderful thing called s-l-e-e-p. Yes. Sleep. I make myself get at least 9 hrs a night, no matter what. "Oh, but I haven't got time to sleep". WRONG. You don't have time not to. You're just robbing yourself of your next day's productivity. For all those party animals out there, this applies to you too, not just the workaholics. "Unwinding" is good, but not at the cost of sleep. I can't stress this enough.
I also discovered this wonderful thing called a w-e-e-k-e-n-d. Yes, a weekend. Very important. Remember the whole "Unwinding" thing I was talking about? Well, this is a good time to do it. Also, see sleep. Another good time to do that too.
With this whole taking time out of my busy work schedule, you'd think that I've dropped in my productivity. Not true. My rate of productivity has increased so much, that in 5 days ~10 hrs a day work, I do MORE than when I was working 13/14 days ~14 hrs a day.
IF you have to work long hours, and there is just no way around it, for god's sake. DON'T GO OUT. Sleep comes before "unwinding". Furthermore... EAT WELL. Especially during these times. If you eat well, you will be healthy. Remember your body? It's like a car. If you run it on premium, fill it with oil and take good care of it, guess what... IT WILL KEEP WORKING. If not, it will break, along with that valuable tool called your brain. By eating well, I don't mean "raw vegetables", "vegetable juice" blah blah blah crap crap crap. I mean 3 square meals a day, low on fat. Wu. How hard. Learn to like sushi, stir fry and the like. Avoid Mc Crap-alls. They just sell greaseball food units.
Which brings me on to the last thing. Drinks... or should I say the wonderdrug... Caffeeine. Caffeeine keeps you awake... for now. In large enough doses, it also gives you insomnia, which in turn ROBS YOUR NEXT DAY. Stay off it unless you really need it. IT IS A DRUG. (Albeit valuable, but treat it as such.)
And yes, my parents harped on me since I was 12 to live like this, my friends harped on me, several girlfriends that actually gave a damn about me said the same thing. Well, after years of stubborn denial, I have admitted defeat on all the arguments.
Slashdot Mirror
: "If that wasn't the mother ship, what the hell did we just blow up?"
: "The hubble telescope."
"Don't thank me... Thank the moon's gravitational pull..."
Well put.
;)
The spam issue is a human problem, rather than something that can be filtered with a trivial algorithm. True, bayesian filtering et al gets rid of the bulk of crap, but nothing short of a "Personal Assistant" in the human sense will get anywhere near full accuracy. Hence, this becomes a cognitive AI issue.
To properly filter spam, the system would need to extract MEANING from the text, then make a high level decision on whether the user of the inbox wants to read something that falls under this meaning category. Essentially, we are going from a raw data state, to a conceptual level, to a symbolic level. This is what we are missing.
True, spammers would still be able to flood your inbox with crap, but it would have to be meaningless crap, which would be a spam bin distinction in itself.
Unfortunately, to achieve this, as stated earlier, is definitely non-trivial. Perhaps the person who proves me wrong would also like a crack at travelling salesmen.
I see it more as an angry mutant sea bass with a frikkin la-ser on its head.
And if you disagree with me sir, I shall slap you with it!
So that's why we put them in suits and give them cushy positions in government!
Given pro is the opposite of con, what is the opposite of progress?
I read that as:
Areal as in "related to Ares the Geek God of Savage War"?
Fitting misread. Should we name it that?!?
Well, I for one will simply love killing those pesky Night Elves with my shiny new Timberwolf! :D:D:D
How's it feel to strapped into an 85 ton walking nuke reactor at 6am?
A hell of a lot less chafing than being strapped into a saddle. Not to mention the smell...
What about a room full of scientists making really bad Papa Smurf impersonations?!?
Unless you mind that third tentacle growing out of your abdomen.
Or...
Calculon: I've seen better acting from extras in Godzilla movies. Bender: Bite my shiny metal ass
I for one welcome our new patent overlords. So how many copyright billions am I liable for?
Bunch of lunatics.
"Are you an Idiot?"
No self respecting intelligent person would say yes to that. Otherwise, they just haven't bothered reading the question, and by default are yes pushers....
Seriously, I have witnessed smokers pick up cigarette butts from the street when they were desperate, but then complain that the person who was serving their hamburger didn't wash their hands.
(In indian accents)
How hot was it?
NUCLEAR HOT!!!
But what's worse is the fallout the next morning...
Is it just me, or does everyone get the feeling that NASA is run by dirty old men?
Come on Timmy, you know you can jump off that building and survive.
No... I can't. duh... *zap*
Splat.
Would that be murder by optimism?
Perhaps the day is coming close when we will be able to artifically induce optimism in ourselves by tickling the right brain cells. Feeling nervous before an interview? *zap* Footballer lacks confidence before a game? *zap* Going out for your first date? *zap* Meeting her parents? *zap* This is a guaranteed major money spinner, and I won't be surprised if it becomes addictive as well.
Now we get loud mouthed cellphone jabbers AND 13 yr old SMS kiddies beeping away during the entire duration of Sydney and LA... I can forsee 15 hrs of absolute murderous psychopatic bliss.
Quite right on that count. The thing that makes Babelfish spit out crazy translations is context. For this simple element, you would need an AI that has gone through the human experience to translate text within context, as you need to UNDERSTAND the text to translate it to this level. Ms. Kidmann, your job at the UN is safe. Just stay away from those naughty African dissidents.
The department's never been the same after Fox Mulder moved to California...
I hear you mate. I've been in the IT industry for 15 years, and in software development for the last 8. I used to work insane hours when I ran my own show and studied at university. (Up to 20 hrs a day, 13 days a fortnight) I used to have energy, I used to have go, but that was all about adrenaline baby. That was back before 2004... I WANTED to work insane hours, but couldn't... I NEVER had energy, so I resorted to drinking fridge fulls of V. (Like red bull for those non-Australian types) But of course, like any good IT nerd, I kept on going. By about 2006 after 2 deaths in my family, I realised something. It's just not worth redlining yourself, all day every day. Yes, this situation was rather extreme, but we all suffer from it. What is the "it"? A lack of BALANCE. Balance is definitely a buzzword that's thrown around at every given opportunity, but this is what I mean by balance: If: 1. You keep on pushing your waking hours 2. You eat crap 3. You drink crap 4. You sit down in front of the PC all day, every day You are abusing your most valuable tool... your brain. NEWSFLASH!!! Your brain is part of your body. Abuse your body, transitively, you abuse your brain. I moved to Sydney after a stint of work in the US (And yes, it was hammer and tongs again) and am now working for a corporate. (Not as bad as it sounds, and no, I'm not a sellout). A friend of mine once said to me that when you live in a big city, your legs are your best form of transport. I took that to heart, and pay a bit extra to live in the gucci suburb that my employer is, but live about 3km (about 2 miles for the yanks) away from work, AND WALK THERE EVERY DAY AND HOME EVERY NIGHT. I also discovered this wonderful thing called s-l-e-e-p. Yes. Sleep. I make myself get at least 9 hrs a night, no matter what. "Oh, but I haven't got time to sleep". WRONG. You don't have time not to. You're just robbing yourself of your next day's productivity. For all those party animals out there, this applies to you too, not just the workaholics. "Unwinding" is good, but not at the cost of sleep. I can't stress this enough. I also discovered this wonderful thing called a w-e-e-k-e-n-d. Yes, a weekend. Very important. Remember the whole "Unwinding" thing I was talking about? Well, this is a good time to do it. Also, see sleep. Another good time to do that too. With this whole taking time out of my busy work schedule, you'd think that I've dropped in my productivity. Not true. My rate of productivity has increased so much, that in 5 days ~10 hrs a day work, I do MORE than when I was working 13/14 days ~14 hrs a day. IF you have to work long hours, and there is just no way around it, for god's sake. DON'T GO OUT. Sleep comes before "unwinding". Furthermore... EAT WELL. Especially during these times. If you eat well, you will be healthy. Remember your body? It's like a car. If you run it on premium, fill it with oil and take good care of it, guess what... IT WILL KEEP WORKING. If not, it will break, along with that valuable tool called your brain. By eating well, I don't mean "raw vegetables", "vegetable juice" blah blah blah crap crap crap. I mean 3 square meals a day, low on fat. Wu. How hard. Learn to like sushi, stir fry and the like. Avoid Mc Crap-alls. They just sell greaseball food units. Which brings me on to the last thing. Drinks... or should I say the wonderdrug... Caffeeine. Caffeeine keeps you awake... for now. In large enough doses, it also gives you insomnia, which in turn ROBS YOUR NEXT DAY. Stay off it unless you really need it. IT IS A DRUG. (Albeit valuable, but treat it as such.) And yes, my parents harped on me since I was 12 to live like this, my friends harped on me, several girlfriends that actually gave a damn about me said the same thing. Well, after years of stubborn denial, I have admitted defeat on all the arguments.
nuff said.