works at a tech support cubicle farm, and sometimes has trouble understanding some US English accents, especially the thick ones from the Southern States...
So as far as Canadian / US English language similarities are concerned, your mileage may vary.
yea but suppose you cant be bothered to reproduce, triangle by triangle, a 3D structure on-screen with your mouse... just rub it all over with your gloved fingers and it's done.
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For all we know, a good AI might have a thought-process which, to us, would seem completely crazy.
Indeed, and I think I know why. As humans, most of our decisions are based on preference; and what is preference? What we like. And one cannot argue for or against a personal preference.
Therefore, I think AI should be designed to do what machines do best with simple tasks: being thorough. Start examining element 1, then 2, then 3, etc. until category has been exhausted of elements to examine, then produce analysis based on research parameters.
Then again, assuming AIs are programmed to serve our needs, they'll most likely be made to look for stuff that *we humans* prefer, and therefore will produce biased results.
Tons of websites require you to register, not to mention discussion boards of every flava.
I have to admit I have registration-fatigue.
At least/. has the AC option... I wish more websites would offer a similar thing to people, and a few more benefits to registered users, and a few more benefits to paying customers.
It sounds like a centralized control center for tighter watching over employee's IM conversations
And who will do the watching? ECHELON-like servers with software to crunch through every conversation for specific words and phrases?
E-mail is already being "monitored" and you rarely hear about anyone being caught, disciplined or otherwise fired for their inappropriate use of the system...
My first buddy to get married asked me if I would take photos during the ceremony and after, even though his wife's family had hired an official photographer.
Another one of my friend's girlfriend was also taking photos too.
In the end, everyone liked my photos and my friend's girlfriend's better.
At another buddy's wedding, there wasnt any official wedding photographer, but every major guest was "loaned" a disposable camera, and at the wedding banquet, there was a disposable camera on each table, to be exposed and returned after the party... it gave interesting and sometimes hilarious results. There is still one camera missing though, the one that was at the most rowdy and alcohol-laden table (?)
So if any of you intend to get married (or even have any hopes thereof), get some of your friends some film and some cameras if they dont own one, and have them take the photos. You can even assign different kinds of film to each person, so you can have various formats in the end, eg slidefilm, sharp black & white, grainy black & white, color, sepia, false color IR, B&W IR...
IANALT (I am not a legalese translator) but here's a quick rough translation of Art. 2 for non-french-compatible geeks:
Use of the French language is mandatory for names, offers, descriptions, instruction or user's manuals, terms and conditions of warranties, of a product or a service, as well as bills and receipts. The same rules apply to written, oral and audio/video advertisement. These rules do not apply to products with foreign names which are mass-marketed. This law on trade names does not prevent the application of the first and third paragraph of this article to the text and messages registered along with the trade name.
IANAPS (particle scientist?) but I seriously doubt that sunblock of any strength is going to be as effective against high energy particles as it is against UV rays...
The French do not follow the same rules as the English for word capitalization. This is evident in the French article, if you RTFA: CeCILL : première licence francaise de logiciel libre élaborée par le CEA, le CNRS et l'INRIA Now compare it with the/.-capitalized title: CeCILL: La Licence Francaise Du Logiciel Libre
Notice how not every single word (including the articles) is capitalized? (Also, why don't Slashdot support accents and foreign characters?)
'course, you can just take any two cold cathode kits, cut the molex pin and splice a 9V battery connector, a 8xAA battery holder from Radio Shack, and a seat-bag to get a similar look for your bicycle.
With one pack of 8 NiMH 1800mA AAs powering two CCs, I get over 4.5 hours of neon light.
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Canada has a big beaver problem:7 6
www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=145
they actually seem to do something with the tax dollars besides 'defence' spending.
Is Paul Martin's budget out yet?
works at a tech support cubicle farm, and sometimes has trouble understanding some US English accents, especially the thick ones from the Southern States...
So as far as Canadian / US English language similarities are concerned, your mileage may vary.
wouldnt the bribers pay you [fingerquote]after[fingerunquote] you've done whatever they wanted you to do?
have you really gone to that much trouble to organize and classify all of your porn?
props to him, says I.
Just try to search kaza for pr0n, and try to download non-dupclicates...
yea but suppose you cant be bothered to reproduce, triangle by triangle, a 3D structure on-screen with your mouse... just rub it all over with your gloved fingers and it's done.
For all we know, a good AI might have a thought-process which, to us, would seem completely crazy.
Indeed, and I think I know why. As humans, most of our decisions are based on preference; and what is preference? What we like. And one cannot argue for or against a personal preference.
Therefore, I think AI should be designed to do what machines do best with simple tasks: being thorough. Start examining element 1, then 2, then 3, etc. until category has been exhausted of elements to examine, then produce analysis based on research parameters.
Then again, assuming AIs are programmed to serve our needs, they'll most likely be made to look for stuff that *we humans* prefer, and therefore will produce biased results.
Do not try and read the news. That's impossible. Instead only try to realize the truth.
What truth?
There is no news.
There is no news?
Then you'll see that it is not the news that is being read, it is only yourself being entertained.
Tons of websites require you to register, not to mention discussion boards of every flava.
/. has the AC option... I wish more websites would offer a similar thing to people, and a few more benefits to registered users, and a few more benefits to paying customers.
I have to admit I have registration-fatigue.
At least
More people would be happy this way.
It sounds like a centralized control center for tighter watching over employee's IM conversations
And who will do the watching? ECHELON-like servers with software to crunch through every conversation for specific words and phrases?
E-mail is already being "monitored" and you rarely hear about anyone being caught, disciplined or otherwise fired for their inappropriate use of the system...
Ok, now back to work in my Faraday cage...
I've attended a few weddings over the past years.
My first buddy to get married asked me if I would take photos during the ceremony and after, even though his wife's family had hired an official photographer.
Another one of my friend's girlfriend was also taking photos too.
In the end, everyone liked my photos and my friend's girlfriend's better.
At another buddy's wedding, there wasnt any official wedding photographer, but every major guest was "loaned" a disposable camera, and at the wedding banquet, there was a disposable camera on each table, to be exposed and returned after the party... it gave interesting and sometimes hilarious results. There is still one camera missing though, the one that was at the most rowdy and alcohol-laden table (?)
So if any of you intend to get married (or even have any hopes thereof), get some of your friends some film and some cameras if they dont own one, and have them take the photos. You can even assign different kinds of film to each person, so you can have various formats in the end, eg slidefilm, sharp black & white, grainy black & white, color, sepia, false color IR, B&W IR...
well, the sperm banks have this policy whereby every donor is, basically, an anonymous coward.
I reproduce by proxy... I regularly visit sperm banks.
I guess your subnet has never been banned wholesale by slashdot before...
that or you're being facetious.
It's your civic duty to practice good hygeine.
Especially after playing a game of Scheissbude (literal translation "crap booth"!)
from the article is the multiplayer option... no dice?
IANALT (I am not a legalese translator) but here's a quick rough translation of Art. 2 for non-french-compatible geeks:
Use of the French language is mandatory for names, offers, descriptions, instruction or user's manuals, terms and conditions of warranties, of a product or a service, as well as bills and receipts.
The same rules apply to written, oral and audio/video advertisement.
These rules do not apply to products with foreign names which are mass-marketed.
This law on trade names does not prevent the application of the first and third paragraph of this article to the text and messages registered along with the trade name.
You sound just like Mok :
Evil spelled backward is "live," and we all want to live, don't we?
you laugh at them now, but they'll be the only ones protecting their brains when the magnetic poles stop protecting us from deadly radiation.
If I line the walls and ceilings of my home with magnets, will I be protected?
And, less seriously, what about tinfoil hats?
Why Does The Sun Shine?
IANAPS (particle scientist?) but I seriously doubt that sunblock of any strength is going to be as effective against high energy particles as it is against UV rays...
if you're talking about the moral compass...
The French do not follow the same rules as the English for word capitalization. This is evident in the French article, if you RTFA: /.-capitalized title:
CeCILL : première licence francaise de logiciel libre élaborée par le CEA, le CNRS et l'INRIA
Now compare it with the
CeCILL: La Licence Francaise Du Logiciel Libre
Notice how not every single word (including the articles) is capitalized? (Also, why don't Slashdot support accents and foreign characters?)
Lest we forget:
www.fossilfool.com/down-low-glow.htm
'course, you can just take any two cold cathode kits, cut the molex pin and splice a 9V battery connector, a 8xAA battery holder from Radio Shack, and a seat-bag to get a similar look for your bicycle.
With one pack of 8 NiMH 1800mA AAs powering two CCs, I get over 4.5 hours of neon light.