QI is in both big English language Scrabble dictionarie (one's used in American competition plus some random place, the other used everywhere else), along with the *three* alternate spellings: CHI, KI, KHI
Really, though, if we want to talk about strange foreign words that are in our Scrabble dictionaries, we need to start talking about XU and HAO and ZAIRE and whatnot.
The only danger here is that robots will be so good at developing their own shared language that they might outpace humans at being able to understand one another. A world full of robots that understand information and abstract concepts could be a world full of artificial intelligences secretly laughing behind our backs for our fascination with cat pictures on the internet.
Where's the danger? I think that would be amazing.
* May or may not have actually been Craig who wrote their blog post...
Best parts:
AIM Group facetiously writes “we understand thousands or even tens of thousands of transactions happen safely between Craigslist aficionados.” THOUSANDS??? Shame on you AIM Group (and Oodle). You know better. Try HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS or BILLIONS of safe transactions.
and
AIM omits to mention craigslist is likely also safer than Oodle in terms of crime rate, or incidence of crime, when you compare the usage between the two sites.... Such that if so much as ONE (1) crime was connected with an Oodle listing over the past 12 months, the crime rate for Oodle would exceed by almost two times the crime rate that AIM Group claims for CL.
It sorta works with written Chinese. It's not uncommon to see a different but homophonic character sneak into a multi-character word which has no homonyms itself. Then one of the characters is wrong, but it's clear what the intended word is, because the pronunciation is the same.
You just need to learn which language each word comes from, then the spelling makes sense. "Chair" is related to the French "chaise", whereas "chlorine" was formed from the Greek root "khloros".
Yeah, not very much help in figuring out how to pronounce things, but maybe helpful in remembering how they're pronounced?
I really, really, REALLY want the iOS character recognition thing on my old Mac. Drawing on the trackpad with my finger to write charactars would be so neat. Come on Apple, give it to us!
"...the lesser severities and generally lower unit costs for rear end injury crashes together ensure that the increase in rear end crash frequency does not negate the decrease in the right-angle crashes targeted by red-light-camera systems."
"This analysis, which was based on an aggregation of rear end and right-angle crash costs for various severity levels, showed that RLC systems do indeed provide a modest aggregate crash-cost benefit."
"...this economic analysis represents the first attempt in the known literature to combine the positive effects of right-angle crash reductions with the negative effects of rear end crash increases and identify factors that might further enhance the effects of RLC systems.... Even though the positive effects on angle crashes of RLC systems is partially offset by negative effects related to increases in rear end crashes, there is still a modest to moderate economic benefit of between $39,000 and $50,000 per treated site year... The modest benefit per site is an average over all sites. As the analysis of factors showed, this benefit can be increased through careful selection of the sites to be treated... and program design..."
The study's conclusion does point out that red light cameras are not a cure-all for every intersection -- "RLC systems would be most beneficial at intersections where there are relatively few rear end crashes and many right-angle ones." But think about it -- would you rather be in a rear-end collision or a right-angle collision?
The legal justification for arresting the "shooter" rests on existing wiretapping or eavesdropping laws, with statutes against obstructing law enforcement sometimes cited.... Since the police do not consent, the camera-wielder can be arrested. Most all-party-consent states also include an exception for recording in public places where "no expectation of privacy exists" (Illinois does not) but in practice this exception is not being recognized.
A few weeks ago, an Illinois judge rejected a motion to dismiss an eavesdropping charge against Christopher Drew, who recorded his own arrest for selling one-dollar artwork on the streets of Chicago. Although the misdemeanor charges of not having a peddler's license and peddling in a prohibited area were dropped, Drew is being prosecuted for illegal recording, a Class I felony punishable by 4 to 15 years in prison.
On March 5, 24-year-old Anthony John Graber III's motorcycle was pulled over for speeding.... Graber was not arrested immediately. Ten days after the encounter, he posted some of he material to YouTube, and it embarrassed Trooper J. D. Uhler. The trooper, who was in plainclothes and an unmarked car, jumped out waving a gun and screaming. Only later did Uhler identify himself as a police officer. When the YouTube video was discovered the police got a warrant against Graber, searched his parents' house (where he presumably lives), seized equipment, and charged him with a violation of wiretapping law.... Police spokesman Gregory M. Shipley is defending the pursuit of charges against Graber, denying that it is "some capricious retribution" and citing as justification the particularly egregious nature of Graber's traffic offenses. Oddly, however, the offenses were not so egregious as to cause his arrest before the video appeared.
This is one of the most ass-backwards things I've ever heard of.
(Well, I majored in Chinese. But during my first month in China, before I knew any of the language, my preferred method of coping with culture shock and homesickness was recompiling some 2.4.2x kernel to try to get my laptop to work with the weird networking setup they had at the school I was living in. Trial-and-error style too since their computer guy didn't speak a lick of English, he only knew how to click the buttons on Windows 95 in Chinese. Fun times!)
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QI is in both big English language Scrabble dictionarie (one's used in American competition plus some random place, the other used everywhere else), along with the *three* alternate spellings: CHI, KI, KHI
Really, though, if we want to talk about strange foreign words that are in our Scrabble dictionaries, we need to start talking about XU and HAO and ZAIRE and whatnot.
...ICQ? That compensation model is clearly never going to work in the US.
Someone who writes "pee-jyo" probably doesn't know what Pinyin is.
I've been using Sonic for a year and a half and really like them. Speakeasy before that, they were okay.
Are there any details on the exploit beyond "Code execution and sandbox escape (medium integrity process resulted)"?
"Zhengzhou" not "Xhengzhou"
So I guess "democratic" means "relatively cheap and easy to use" now?
Duly noted.
Then why on earth didn't they just say "the Internet"?!? Are we really going to see the term "cloud" replace "Internet"?
It is -- actually it's what first got 14-year-old me interested in learning more about computers and networking. Thanks Cliff!
Wow. Mod parent "Should have been the summary".
FWIW, your curiosity is actually piqued, not peaked.
Where's the danger? I think that would be amazing.
Cliff Stoll was a sysadmin at Berkeley, not a grad student.
* May or may not have actually been Craig who wrote their blog post...
Best parts:
and
http://blog.craigslist.org/2011/02/more-pay-to-play-research-from-aim/
You're in luck, pretty soon flying via an American airport will include a prostate exam!
It sorta works with written Chinese. It's not uncommon to see a different but homophonic character sneak into a multi-character word which has no homonyms itself. Then one of the characters is wrong, but it's clear what the intended word is, because the pronunciation is the same.
You just need to learn which language each word comes from, then the spelling makes sense. "Chair" is related to the French "chaise", whereas "chlorine" was formed from the Greek root "khloros".
Yeah, not very much help in figuring out how to pronounce things, but maybe helpful in remembering how they're pronounced?
I really, really, REALLY want the iOS character recognition thing on my old Mac. Drawing on the trackpad with my finger to write charactars would be so neat. Come on Apple, give it to us!
But seriously, no BS. If you ever want to rap or just get weird with somebody. You know, buddies. I'll drop by.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/05049/
April 2005
"...the lesser severities and generally lower unit costs for rear end injury crashes together ensure that the increase in rear end crash frequency does not negate the decrease in the right-angle crashes targeted by red-light-camera systems."
"This analysis, which was based on an aggregation of rear end and right-angle crash costs for various severity levels, showed that RLC systems do indeed provide a modest aggregate crash-cost benefit."
"...this economic analysis represents the first attempt in the known literature to combine the positive effects of right-angle crash reductions with the negative effects of rear end crash increases and identify factors that might further enhance the effects of RLC systems. ... Even though the positive effects on angle crashes of RLC systems is partially offset by negative effects related to increases in rear end crashes, there is still a modest to moderate economic benefit of between $39,000 and $50,000 per treated site year... The modest benefit per site is an average over all sites. As the analysis of factors showed, this benefit can be increased through careful selection of the sites to be treated ... and program design..."
The study's conclusion does point out that red light cameras are not a cure-all for every intersection -- "RLC systems would be most beneficial at intersections where there are relatively few rear end crashes and many right-angle ones." But think about it -- would you rather be in a rear-end collision or a right-angle collision?
This is one of the most ass-backwards things I've ever heard of.
That's only 54 reps. Where's the full list?
Me too!
(Well, I majored in Chinese. But during my first month in China, before I knew any of the language, my preferred method of coping with culture shock and homesickness was recompiling some 2.4.2x kernel to try to get my laptop to work with the weird networking setup they had at the school I was living in. Trial-and-error style too since their computer guy didn't speak a lick of English, he only knew how to click the buttons on Windows 95 in Chinese. Fun times!)
(Oh yeah I played a bunch of Unreal too.)
Zoom in and enhance!
Fuck me that is crazy.