Let's Talk about Intelligence
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Let's talk about Intelligence. What makes for intelligence?
A good argument can be made that a polecat (wild ferret) is more intelligent than many humans. For example, the polecat can survive outdoors with no assistance. The polecat can eat, sleep, have babies, and be more or less comfortable.
Where does human intelligence come in then? Human intelligence is learned. Of course a polecat at 4 months is more capable of surviving than a human at 4 months. Does this make the polecat more intelligent? But let's try and remember that the polecat is done developing, while the human has about 20 more years until full maturity.
So the human learns then. Plainly, the human learns more than the polecat over the course of 4 years than the polecat. So is the human more intelligent? I think we can unequivically say yes.
But what is it that makes human intelligence, and how is it different from a polecats? The answer is learning. But how does learning work?
Learning is a specific thing. People learn by rote. (Don't let someone tell you otherwise.) It is mimicry that teaches morals. Logic teaches ethics, but logic is learned like morals. This means that, basically, we learn everything.
The point is, if you think there is any difference between you and a polecat, I would like to point out that there is less difference between you and Alicebot.
If you want proof, look at how musicans or epic lyrists work. They learn specific phrases and use them over and over. Listen to your own speech or read your own writing. You'll find that you use plug in words and phrases. They'll be similar to your friends and parents, btw.
This isn't flamebait, this is a very viable option. According to MS, Server 2003 is capable of rolling out patches to workstations in a manner similar to Symantec Corporate Edition rolling out virus updates over a network. This could indeed solve the problem. It's not the best option, may not even be viable, but it is a way of solving the problem.
In other words, switching to Server 2003 is an option. Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!
A lot of the suggestions involve not breaking stuff at the school, which really is a good idea. Instead, get your own stuff to break. Hit up local business for computers. I would recommend businesses which thrive on community contact, like Credit Unions.
You'll find that folks have old computers that they would love to give away. They won't be the best equipment in the world, but you don't need the best for what you're trying to do.
Gargolyes are not protectors. You've been watching too many cartoons. Gargolyes were, originally, stone statues designed to remind the illiterate masses exactly what would happen to them if they were to disobey the church. In modern times (last two hundred years), there has been a trend to humorize them. There are deans at Oxford who have been memorialized with gargolyes on the chapel there. Similiar gargolyes can be found elsewhere.
In this case though, I've not seen the picture mind you, but gargolyes, I believe technically, are water spouts. So in this case, being technically correct, Mr. Vader is probably a grotesque.
People are already using psychohistory, and have been for quite some time. Economists do this daily. The Federal Reserver (currently Alan Greenspan and Co.) have been able to accurately predict the movement of the world economy. The US hsa been doing (or attempting to do) this for about 80 years. If we acknowledge that people are their money, then we can say that the prediction of the movement of masses has ongoing for quite some time.
Hey, they could make a really cool movie out of Herbert's Dune.... oh, wait...
Re:Military Industrial Complex
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Secret Empire
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The fact that he thought he was the Shogun of Japan didn't help matters either. That stunt visiting Taiwan, or not saluting President Truman would have gotten any other US General in history dismissed at best, drawn up on court martial charges at worst. The incompetence of inaction he displayed on the Chinese and Japanese surprise attacks was inexcusable. MacArthur is history's most overrated general.
Then, addressing Congress in the manner that he did. "Old soldiers never die................ They just.... fade.... away!" Come on.
I'm not a lawyer, but it certainly appears to be that way. CDW, look out.
Re:Military Industrial Complex
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Kruschev was meeting with Ike in Austria in a few weeks. In fact, IIRC, Powers was over the Soviet Union in order to check up on a few things before the meeting.
Kruchev, no dummy (although he may have been manic depressive), didn't want to interrupt the schedule. So he tried to blame the CIA, and let Ike off the hook so that the meeting could still take place.
Ike believed in personal honor though, and couldn't deny that he knew about the flight.
The result was that the meeting was scrapped and the Cold War got worse.
Individual efficiency in the workplace has been geometrically rising for the past century and a half. Population has also been geometrically rising dramatically for the past century and a half. Therefore, the number of patent requests also be geometrically rising. Since government bureaucracies tend to be sticky in their use of technologies, it shouldn't be any surprise that there are a record number of patents applications with a large backlog.
Military Industrial Complex
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Eisenhower's presidency was always marked by contrasts. He really did build up the military to avoid war. He spied on the Soviets in order to prevent misunderstandings. The Soviets knew this. When the U2 with Gary Powers was shot down, Krushev initially wanted to allow Eisenhower to save face, as he knew Ike's motives.
The interesting thing of all is, even though Eisenhower built the military industrial complex that we have today, his last act of president was to condemn it, and warn Americans of its future activities.
It is this same military industrial complex that gave rise to so many of the technologies that we use today, such as e-mail. Something for the/. community to think about.
Just think of all the time humanity has collectively spent beating the second quest for the original Legend of Zelda.
And that's just one portion of one game.
I used to be a field engineer, so I hope I know what I'm talking about.
It sounds like what you're going to be taking with you is a CD holder that holds about a dozen CDs, and maybe a few floppy disks. A little bit of hardware won't hurt either, but I'll try to keep it to fitting in a medium sized pocket.
You're going to want: Windows 95c
This is a good version of Windows 95. Windows 98se
This is the OS that most people in small business are still using. It's the best of the Windows 9x series. You'll find that it could come in right handy. Windows NT
You never know when you'll come across it. Windows 2000
A lot of people are using this product. It's not bad, and the repair utility can be nice. NOT Windows XP
No real reason to carry this around. Most people who have their XP machines should still have their restore disks. Office 97 Pro
Most small business are still using this Office 2000 Pro
This is a better product that Office 97 Pro. Sometimes comes in handy when you just cannot fix Office 97 Pro Norton Ghost
When a small business buys PCs, they tend to buy two or three at once. This means that you can just drop a copy of a good build onto a bad build. It saves a lot of time. Norton Antivirus
It's a good thing to have. You can use it as a bootable CDROM to search for viruses on a PC. Partition Magic
It's also a good thing to have. It can save you work when someone has set up a PC foolishly. Your own utilities disk
You're going to want to get a CDR and put the following on it: WinZip, Novell Client, Adobe Reader, Various Microsoft Office Readers, Possibly AOL, Sun's Java, Microsoft's VM, WinAmp, Possibly RealPlayer, Quicktime. Recent versions of MDAC. You get the idea.
You're also going to want four or five 3.5" floppies.
Windows 98 bootable disk.
This comes in very handy. Dos 6.22 Utilities Bootable Disk
Not quite as handy as the 98 disk, as it doesn't handle FAT32 Two Blank Diskettes
For Ghost to use during TCP/IP operations
As for hardware, we'll make it easy. You'll want 2 older Intel Pro/100 NICs. These things are beautiful.
You'll also want a cross over CAT-5 cable to make ghosting easier.
A good leatherman wouldn't hurt either, but a small toolkit would be best. Those leathermens just aren't very good screwdrivers.
Legacy Free is just another way to get the consumer to pay.
As an example. I had 6 old PCs with perfectly fine ISA modems. When I bought the new PCs, they didn't come with (and we dropped our seller because of it) ISA slots, 3.5" floppies or CDROMs. Not to mention that it is nigh impossible to get driver disks anymore.
So it takes me more time to create a build from scratch, and I need to buy new PCI modems, as well as 3.5" floppied and CDROMs.
Regardless though, one one should be surprised. This is from an administration that employees criminals like Poindexter. The US is also in a war, and has regarded itself as being in one since the September 11 massacre. To win wars, civil liberties are infringed upon.
You can be upset, but don't pretend to be surprised.
Three Questions
1. What are they getting by doing this? It can be expensive to remove equipment. (Anyone want an IBM 3174? It's going for 99 cents on Ebay.) A couple of commercials might be a better use of the money.
2. What are they doing with the hard drives and are they informing the donators of hardware of this potential worry? Data could be restored, even when fdisked.
3. Who are they going to outsource to pick this equipment up?
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A good argument can be made that a polecat (wild ferret) is more intelligent than many humans. For example, the polecat can survive outdoors with no assistance. The polecat can eat, sleep, have babies, and be more or less comfortable.
Where does human intelligence come in then? Human intelligence is learned. Of course a polecat at 4 months is more capable of surviving than a human at 4 months. Does this make the polecat more intelligent? But let's try and remember that the polecat is done developing, while the human has about 20 more years until full maturity.
So the human learns then. Plainly, the human learns more than the polecat over the course of 4 years than the polecat. So is the human more intelligent? I think we can unequivically say yes.
But what is it that makes human intelligence, and how is it different from a polecats? The answer is learning. But how does learning work?
Learning is a specific thing. People learn by rote. (Don't let someone tell you otherwise.) It is mimicry that teaches morals. Logic teaches ethics, but logic is learned like morals. This means that, basically, we learn everything.
The point is, if you think there is any difference between you and a polecat, I would like to point out that there is less difference between you and Alicebot.
If you want proof, look at how musicans or epic lyrists work. They learn specific phrases and use them over and over. Listen to your own speech or read your own writing. You'll find that you use plug in words and phrases. They'll be similar to your friends and parents, btw.
In other words, switching to Server 2003 is an option. Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!
Bah.
A lot of the suggestions involve not breaking stuff at the school, which really is a good idea. Instead, get your own stuff to break. Hit up local business for computers. I would recommend businesses which thrive on community contact, like Credit Unions.
You'll find that folks have old computers that they would love to give away. They won't be the best equipment in the world, but you don't need the best for what you're trying to do.
Good luck!
In this case though, I've not seen the picture mind you, but gargolyes, I believe technically, are water spouts. So in this case, being technically correct, Mr. Vader is probably a grotesque.
I could do that..... if I wanted to.
People are already using psychohistory, and have been for quite some time. Economists do this daily. The Federal Reserver (currently Alan Greenspan and Co.) have been able to accurately predict the movement of the world economy. The US hsa been doing (or attempting to do) this for about 80 years. If we acknowledge that people are their money, then we can say that the prediction of the movement of masses has ongoing for quite some time.
Hey, they could make a really cool movie out of Herbert's Dune.... oh, wait...
Then, addressing Congress in the manner that he did. "Old soldiers never die................ They just.... fade.... away!" Come on.
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I'm not a lawyer, but it certainly appears to be that way. CDW, look out.
Kruchev, no dummy (although he may have been manic depressive), didn't want to interrupt the schedule. So he tried to blame the CIA, and let Ike off the hook so that the meeting could still take place.
Ike believed in personal honor though, and couldn't deny that he knew about the flight.
The result was that the meeting was scrapped and the Cold War got worse.
Individual efficiency in the workplace has been geometrically rising for the past century and a half. Population has also been geometrically rising dramatically for the past century and a half. Therefore, the number of patent requests also be geometrically rising. Since government bureaucracies tend to be sticky in their use of technologies, it shouldn't be any surprise that there are a record number of patents applications with a large backlog.
The interesting thing of all is, even though Eisenhower built the military industrial complex that we have today, his last act of president was to condemn it, and warn Americans of its future activities.
Click here to read Ike's farewell speech
It is this same military industrial complex that gave rise to so many of the technologies that we use today, such as e-mail. Something for the /. community to think about.
Cool!
Just think of all the time humanity has collectively spent beating the second quest for the original Legend of Zelda. And that's just one portion of one game.
It sounds like what you're going to be taking with you is a CD holder that holds about a dozen CDs, and maybe a few floppy disks. A little bit of hardware won't hurt either, but I'll try to keep it to fitting in a medium sized pocket.
You're going to want:
Windows 95c
This is a good version of Windows 95.
Windows 98se
This is the OS that most people in small business are still using. It's the best of the Windows 9x series. You'll find that it could come in right handy.
Windows NT
You never know when you'll come across it.
Windows 2000
A lot of people are using this product. It's not bad, and the repair utility can be nice.
NOT Windows XP
No real reason to carry this around. Most people who have their XP machines should still have their restore disks.
Office 97 Pro
Most small business are still using this
Office 2000 Pro
This is a better product that Office 97 Pro. Sometimes comes in handy when you just cannot fix Office 97 Pro
Norton Ghost
When a small business buys PCs, they tend to buy two or three at once. This means that you can just drop a copy of a good build onto a bad build. It saves a lot of time.
Norton Antivirus
It's a good thing to have. You can use it as a bootable CDROM to search for viruses on a PC.
Partition Magic
It's also a good thing to have. It can save you work when someone has set up a PC foolishly.
Your own utilities disk
You're going to want to get a CDR and put the following on it: WinZip, Novell Client, Adobe Reader, Various Microsoft Office Readers, Possibly AOL, Sun's Java, Microsoft's VM, WinAmp, Possibly RealPlayer, Quicktime. Recent versions of MDAC. You get the idea.
You're also going to want four or five 3.5" floppies.
Windows 98 bootable disk.
This comes in very handy.
Dos 6.22 Utilities Bootable Disk
Not quite as handy as the 98 disk, as it doesn't handle FAT32
Two Blank Diskettes
For Ghost to use during TCP/IP operations
As for hardware, we'll make it easy. You'll want 2 older Intel Pro/100 NICs. These things are beautiful.
You'll also want a cross over CAT-5 cable to make ghosting easier.
A good leatherman wouldn't hurt either, but a small toolkit would be best. Those leathermens just aren't very good screwdrivers.
Legacy Free is just another way to get the consumer to pay. As an example. I had 6 old PCs with perfectly fine ISA modems. When I bought the new PCs, they didn't come with (and we dropped our seller because of it) ISA slots, 3.5" floppies or CDROMs. Not to mention that it is nigh impossible to get driver disks anymore. So it takes me more time to create a build from scratch, and I need to buy new PCI modems, as well as 3.5" floppied and CDROMs.
Start worrying about programming ethics into robots when humans start treating robots ethically.
Here.
Or here.
Regardless though, one one should be surprised. This is from an administration that employees criminals like Poindexter. The US is also in a war, and has regarded itself as being in one since the September 11 massacre. To win wars, civil liberties are infringed upon.
You can be upset, but don't pretend to be surprised.
Three Questions 1. What are they getting by doing this? It can be expensive to remove equipment. (Anyone want an IBM 3174? It's going for 99 cents on Ebay.) A couple of commercials might be a better use of the money. 2. What are they doing with the hard drives and are they informing the donators of hardware of this potential worry? Data could be restored, even when fdisked. 3. Who are they going to outsource to pick this equipment up?