This reminds me of the Automated Mathematician (AM) program
Me too, and there still is an earlier ancestor, namely the Logic Theorist (1955). Looking at how far AI has come since then, I meanwhile wonder if basically logic based pattern matching will cut it.
And yes, this thing is not a robot at all (which/who(?), IMHO, should have a considerable repository of 'senses' to get a grasp of what is going on in the real world (an interesting observation is that this repository gradually gets lost from humans)).
doling out our tax money to each other in such staggering volumes that it WILL be the end of this country
You are not alone
The end of the world as we know it
Not to come up with a conspiracy theory (I prefer to think of system intrinsics that 'force' developments along a set of preferred paths), but how would you think one organizes a worldwide cash transfer of ~2*10^12$ (most likely even more) from the tax payer (aka consumer) in days of staggering markets?
Taking advantage of prior art like the ultrasonic shower (Asimov, robot series IIRC) or the sonovac (2001) would be a good idea. Admittedly, I since I first read about these ultrasonic devices decades ago (when there was no such thing like the 'basement geek culture' (??) I am very fond of the idea.
Reminds me of the 'Feelies' in Huxley's 'Brave New World'.
You beat me to it. Besides (porn etc.), this will add up to humanity loosing a or the sense reality, or, from a different perspective, the subset of 'reality' (still) shared among most will be further diminished.
Scientific literacy would be understanding... etc.
Which, here (Germany) and in my days, was (roughly) the equivalent of the qualifications you should have assembled for a doctor's degree (except perhaps for the realm of medicine).
Go figure. (This is not to indicate that I do not agree, my suspicion is that these days only a fraction of those brand new quick shot "doctores" is 'scientifically literate' as you describe.)
Software designed to enforce situation-specific social norms...
There we have it all: a fruitful synthesis of scientific and technical progress to foster evolution. Soon we will arrive at a state (more like 'finite-state') were we will have an even more progressive 'enabling' technology, perhaps along the lines of "Google-life(tm) beta".
These days, you need a lot of scientific research as well as expert advice to get a grip of simple concepts like "Don't shit where you eat". Secondly, it is much more convinient to fence off oneself from presumably necessary actions that will reduce the likelihood of being re-elected by 'fence-research'.
something you definitely need when you have transit problems
I strongly agree, remembering that I once upon a time stayed a whole day on a bridge in Nicosia because there was a comparatively clean public toilet underneath;)
A system where procedures are paid or denied based on their expected benefit,
Theoretically, as I understand, we have such a system here (Germany). However, the drawback is that it is particularly difficult to come to a conclusion regarding the evaluation of 'benefit'. Think about chronical pain and an evaluation of benefit of acupuncture vs. pain killers and imagine two studies, one conducted by 'big pharma' and the other by health insurance companies.
but the Germans (whose government is currently dominated by their green party)
Where have you been? An election is ahead (here::Germany) and the 'Greens' are not participating in the (federal) government since the last one (4 years ago).
From TFA: Specifically, the new virtual Red Hat Desktop will be managed by Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager for Desktops. This virtual desktops management system, Red Hat claims, will deliver three to five times better cost-performance for both Linux and Windows desktops. (emphasis mine)
Beyond my comprehension; anyone have an explanation?
Spatial awareness is one more step towards real sentience
While I support this statement, I wonder how 'human sentience' could be improved by boosting the average (spatial) awareness of the population. My guess is that there is much more potential than in relying on technology (e.g. to build robots).
Probably there is the crux, 'algorithm' implying a certain set of "problem spaces".
Ponder about 'the creative algorithm', an 'arts algorithm' or a 'body movement algorithm', mix in some process oriented thinking and revise your idea of 'causality'.
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Re:if the military does not regard it as an asset.
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"It had to be destroyed to be saved."
Save Humanity NOW!
Decode: Another hint to the proposition that technological progress has to be accompanied with (say) 'social evolution' in order to be fruitful. Mankind has failed (epically) ever since.
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This reminds me of the Automated Mathematician (AM) program
Me too, and there still is an earlier ancestor, namely the Logic Theorist (1955). Looking at how far AI has come since then, I meanwhile wonder if basically logic based pattern matching will cut it.
And yes, this thing is not a robot at all (which/who(?), IMHO, should have a considerable repository of 'senses' to get a grasp of what is going on in the real world (an interesting observation is that this repository gradually gets lost from humans)).
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Any modern x86 CPU is going to have enough performance for anything you want to do.
Rendering ???
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doling out our tax money to each other in such staggering volumes that it WILL be the end of this country
You are not alone
The end of the world as we know it
Not to come up with a conspiracy theory (I prefer to think of system intrinsics that 'force' developments along a set of preferred paths), but how would you think one organizes a worldwide cash transfer of ~2*10^12$ (most likely even more) from the tax payer (aka consumer) in days of staggering markets?
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PTA BATH
Taking advantage of prior art like the ultrasonic shower (Asimov, robot series IIRC) or the sonovac (2001) would be a good idea. Admittedly, I since I first read about these ultrasonic devices decades ago (when there was no such thing like the 'basement geek culture' (??) I am very fond of the idea.
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Reminds me of the 'Feelies' in Huxley's 'Brave New World'.
You beat me to it. Besides (porn etc.), this will add up to humanity loosing a or the sense reality, or, from a different perspective, the subset of 'reality' (still) shared among most will be further diminished.
CC.
Scientific literacy would be understanding ... etc.
Which, here (Germany) and in my days, was (roughly) the equivalent of the qualifications you should have assembled for a doctor's degree (except perhaps for the realm of medicine).
Go figure. (This is not to indicate that I do not agree, my suspicion is that these days only a fraction of those brand new quick shot "doctores" is 'scientifically literate' as you describe.)
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"Where would technology be if there were no financial motive for its advancement?"
Yes, the development/history of FOSS clearly shows that this would work backwards.
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natural progression
... lost in the development of an ever increasing relative complexity of semantics.
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Software designed to enforce situation-specific social norms ...
There we have it all: a fruitful synthesis of scientific and technical progress to foster evolution. Soon we will arrive at a state (more like 'finite-state') were we will have an even more progressive 'enabling' technology, perhaps along the lines of "Google-life(tm) beta".
Ick.
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How will that help fix the underlying problems,
These days, you need a lot of scientific research as well as expert advice to get a grip of simple concepts like "Don't shit where you eat". Secondly, it is much more convinient to fence off oneself from presumably necessary actions that will reduce the likelihood of being re-elected by 'fence-research'.
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I use teco and mosaic
:)
Brilliant
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something you definitely need when you have transit problems
;)
I strongly agree, remembering that I once upon a time stayed a whole day on a bridge in Nicosia because there was a comparatively clean public toilet underneath
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A system where procedures are paid or denied based on their expected benefit,
Theoretically, as I understand, we have such a system here (Germany). However, the drawback is that it is particularly difficult to come to a conclusion regarding the evaluation of 'benefit'. Think about chronical pain and an evaluation of benefit of acupuncture vs. pain killers and imagine two studies, one conducted by 'big pharma' and the other by health insurance companies.
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Continuing political improvements and progress in the law and the technology to enforce the law means we will be safer, richer, and happier.
Amen.
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but the Germans (whose government is currently dominated by their green party)
Where have you been? An election is ahead (here::Germany) and the 'Greens' are not participating in the (federal) government since the last one (4 years ago).
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I've been using gmail and gmx for at least a decade, ...
" No joke : we launch Gmail on April Fool's Day. (At the time, you needed an invitation to get an account.) " This was 2004.
Well done.
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From TFA: Specifically, the new virtual Red Hat Desktop will be managed by Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager for Desktops. This virtual desktops management system, Red Hat claims, will deliver three to five times better cost-performance for both Linux and Windows desktops. (emphasis mine)
Beyond my comprehension; anyone have an explanation?
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Obviously not, too cold. The more astonishing the fact they can make such errors.
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Spatial awareness is one more step towards real sentience
While I support this statement, I wonder how 'human sentience' could be improved by boosting the average (spatial) awareness of the population. My guess is that there is much more potential than in relying on technology (e.g. to build robots).
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A new generation of executive ball-clickers is born.
Yep. Though I am wondering if they can get their balls to the right place after having fucked up finances and spelling.
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... and I recall that I once upon a time did a market(ing) research job for EA at the end of last century.
Though it was just focus groups, it shows that the idea is not particularly new.
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algorithm
Probably there is the crux, 'algorithm' implying a certain set of "problem spaces".
Ponder about 'the creative algorithm', an 'arts algorithm' or a 'body movement algorithm', mix in some process oriented thinking and revise your idea of 'causality'.
CC.
"It had to be destroyed to be saved."
Save Humanity NOW!
Decode: Another hint to the proposition that technological progress has to be accompanied with (say) 'social evolution' in order to be fruitful. Mankind has failed (epically) ever since.
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The United States has a Food and Drug Administration. Think about it.
;) .
THNX. Obviously a case of not seeing the wood for the trees (not being located in the US is only a poor excuse
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Ever also thought about a relation of food and pharma industry?
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