Yes, there is no cause for alarm when the spy agencies and billionaires get together with the military industrial complex to do things that must be kept absolutely secret from the American people. I feel so much calmer now. Move along, nothing to see here.
I've never understood why people keep trying to claim that any system has artificial intelligence. It's just as you said, a database and a query system with go, no-go points. It has nothing to do with intelligence, but it is highly artificial, so half the name is right. Security robots are a dumb idea. They do not give you more security than security cameras, they just put lot of expensive hardware in harm's way. But hey, it was in the movies, so we have to do it! If you want a security guard, hire someone, if you want an intelligent security guard, hire an intelligent person.
You are an idiot. They didn't say all cancer research articles were suspect, just a minute fraction of the total number published. And no one brought up climate research except you. But as an AC, you were just yanking people's chains without having the guts to say who you are. Pitiful. Log in next time, and try and say something intelligent, if that is possible.
So what is Musk going to do with his rockets? Send rich people into orbit for a hefty price tag so he can make even more money? Wow, now I'm sold on rich people doing big things. How about maybe he spend his money to cure cancer, and give the treatments away once they are available? Oh, that wouldn't make any money. OK, so he can sell his cancer cure to very rich people who can afford it. Great. Now I'm really sold on rich people doing big things.
Look, rich people are rich because of a broken, oligarchy system that is rigged in their favor, and they don't give a shit about regular people. Their behavior proves that to be true. A true philanthropist would spend their money for the betterment of everyone, not just to make more money.
Oh sure, rich people are going to save the world. Ayn Rand would love your world view. If a rich person can't do it, it can't be done, right? I'm sure they will put millions of dollars into it before they realize that it won't work. But why not? I saw it in a movie once! And next, Facebook will invent warp drive and teleportation. You know, because they are rich!
I've read some of the primary literature on doing this in people who are disabled. It is not going to be practical for regular use, and will never be faster or nearly as accurate as typing. But who knows what they may come up with in the process of trying; a cozy head warmer maybe. Or an IoT pizza ordering device for your head.
Now most "improvements" to software are marketing crap. Added features are useless for most people, but sound good in advertising, or may appeal to people superficially. I've noticed that in many cases real functionality is replaced with junk (Windows 10 vs Windows 7 comes to mind). So when seasoned software users don't fawn all over new software "features" it may be more about experience than stubborn resistance from uppity users.
Considering how much people need to correct what speech recognition software does with your spoken words, this isn't going to work. The electrical signals that get through the skull are weak and noisy. Each person is going to have different brain patterns. But it makes for a great press release and gets people talking nonsense about it.
You don't think that when everyone is flying drones around the neighbor's house and Amazon et al. are delivering by drone that it isn't going to be really obnoxious? I realize that when there are only a few here and there it is OK, but what about when there are tens of millions, or hundreds of millions? Your obnoxious neighbor is going to have lots of fun spying on you.
You don't think there is any reason why some people might start to think of them as a nuisance? I see a large potential for lawsuits, mass irritation and then the new laws will come. It seems inevitable as the price comes down on drones and more people buy them. Not everyone has the self control to use them judiciously.
I never go to the NYT anymore, they seem like a CIA outlet. I go to the Guardian, but rarely read the main articles because they are so biased in favor of the current power structure. The best news in the US now is from Democracy Now. https://www.democracynow.org/
As long as the news is coming from giant corporations, it is never going to be anything other than "perception management".
OK, now I know you are kidding. Or are you saying that the government and corporations are two parts of the same entity? When one part goes into debt and the other gets a huge profit, that overall the conglomerate is in debt; ergo, the profiteering defense contractor that made a huge profit was actually in debt because the government borrowed money to pay them. I like your thinking, Impressively illogical.
It is very easy for journalists to contradict those in power if they choose to. They claim that the Trump administration is misleading people virtually daily. I am not misusing the term fake news, most of the mainstream media are. To them fake news is anything that contradicts their current Washington-speak. Russia hacked the election is the current fake news from the mainstream media. No evidence is provided. Probably because they got caught faking things like the forged documents on yellow cake from Nigeria, and the mobile bio weapons labs that were in fact weather balloon stations. So now the media are reluctant to put out fake evidence that might come back later and undermine their credibility further. Now allegations fly with no evidence given. If that isn't fake news, then I just don't know what could possibly be.
Giant corporations own all of the mainstream media, and they have many reasons to distort the news and engage in "perception management".
It really doesn't matter the source of the false information, it is that it is false. The NYT knew that Iraq was not preparing to attack the US, but it was good for access journalism, and good for their profits. Indeed, when the source of the fake news if from "the paper of record" the malfeasance is even more severe. Journalism is not just writing down what the WH tells you to. Iraq's weapons programs had been systematically dismantled with UN oversight over the previous decade, and the NYT knew that. It was fake news.
Everyone knew that Iraq was not about to attack the US. It was fake, and even Colin Powell admits his testimony at the UN was bunk. Real journalists check their facts, they don't just report what they are told by officials. The NYT was intentionally misleading the public. That is the definition of fake news.
The NYT is famous for its WMD in Iraq, Saddam is going to attack the US fake news. Fox is packed with fake news. Face it, ever since the the news media turned to click bait journalism (infotainment), the news from the left, right and center is likely to have many fake components, salted with a dash of truth to make it more palatable. The Russians did it (meaning everything bad that ever happens) is the latest in click-bait journalism. Time to boycott the mainstream (fake) press.
You live in an alternative universe. War is one of the most profitable businesses in America. Just because it causes the government to go into debt when we bomb countries that did not attack us doesn't mean that defense contractors don't make huge profits. But you knew that so I assume you are not trying to have a meaningful discussion.
How about black hole spending on biomedical research to cure cancer, instead of killing people with bombs?
War is an excellent investment if you are a psychopath, I'll agree with that. If you have no concern for your fellow human, than war is fantastic. I am sure despots throughout history will agree with you. Of course, the waste fraud and abuse are off the charts, along with the high body count of collateral damage. But no matter, the oligarchs will be richer. Nothing better than a business where your goods explode, if operating as per manufacturer's instructions, as you will need to replace them lest the bombing slow.
Yes, war is very, very good for the oligarchs. By the way, how is it working out for you personally?
You won't bring jobs back to America until you get rid of NAFTA and the other trade deals that encourage sending jobs overseas. That was another one of Trump's lies, that he would renegotiate NAFTA. Fat chance. So where are the jobs coming from? Maybe the huge proposed increase in our bloated offense budget? We can hire more poor kids in the US to go overseas and kill other poor people at the behest of US oligarchs? Read general Smedley Butler's book "war is a racket".
Sanders would have beat the crap out of Trump and you know it. Sanders is currently the most popular politician in America, even according to FOX News poling:
whereas Hillary Clinton was one of the least popular candidates to ever run. Considering that Clinton, nonetheless, won the popular vote the obvious conclusion is that Sanders would have beaten Trump in a landslide.
Well, whenever millions of people have taken to the streets, things have changed. Women's vote, civil rights, end to the Vietnam war. Teddy Roosevelt, a Republican, killed the Trusts in the early part of the 20th century. So it does happen. All it might take is to investigate a few oligarchs like the Koch Bros. wherein I am sure prosecutors will find plenty of indictable offenses.
If we had President Sanders now, instead of The Don, I think things would already be shifting away from oligarchy. Capitalism needs to be saved from itself. Without severe regulations and heavy taxation of the oligarchs you always get a feeding frenzy of greed, like a bunch of crack addicts unable to control themselves.
Well, maybe after a year or two of Trump's oligarch orgy, working people will grow weary of their grotesque overreach and bring out the pitchforks. It's happening in other countries, where the people have been a bit less sheepified. Maybe things in the "gig economy" will get bad enough that people will finally stand up to it. We'll see. I'm not going to hold my breath waiting though.
The lies about capitalism starting with Reagan and his voodoo, trickle down economics have worn mighty thin over the last 30 years. There is no more competition, companies are merging like mad, and when a giant multinational corporation or bank fails the government bails them out with taxpayer's money. Where is the competition? When was the last time you heard of big companies being broken up, AT&T? The lies spread by oligarchs about the wonders of unregulated capitalism are complete nonsense. Let's break up all those too big to fail companies, and put a dash of competition back in capitalism. No more mergers, only break ups. Also, let's bring back Eisenhower era taxes on the wealthy.
We need to face it. Capitalism, while good in theory, is working out particularly badly for people now because the corporations and the oligarchs running them have taken over the media and the government and are hell bent on squeezing workers to the breaking point. The mainstream media is wholly owned by giant corporations and they pump out fake news, corporate-friendly propaganda 24/7. Capitalism needs to be saved from itself The money addicted oligarchs need to be reigned in. People need to get a better deal. New Deal 2.0.
You are drinking the coolaid for sure. Government is only as good or as bad as the people who voted into office. Business is always about screwing customers to get their money. Now that college is a for profit business, regular people can't afford it. We'll see how you like the Trump administration who says they are going to make the government into a business, and citizens into customers. I'm sure you are going to love it. Not so much for most of the rest of us.
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Yes, there is no cause for alarm when the spy agencies and billionaires get together with the military industrial complex to do things that must be kept absolutely secret from the American people. I feel so much calmer now. Move along, nothing to see here.
I've never understood why people keep trying to claim that any system has artificial intelligence. It's just as you said, a database and a query system with go, no-go points. It has nothing to do with intelligence, but it is highly artificial, so half the name is right. Security robots are a dumb idea. They do not give you more security than security cameras, they just put lot of expensive hardware in harm's way. But hey, it was in the movies, so we have to do it! If you want a security guard, hire someone, if you want an intelligent security guard, hire an intelligent person.
You are an idiot. They didn't say all cancer research articles were suspect, just a minute fraction of the total number published. And no one brought up climate research except you. But as an AC, you were just yanking people's chains without having the guts to say who you are. Pitiful. Log in next time, and try and say something intelligent, if that is possible.
So what is Musk going to do with his rockets? Send rich people into orbit for a hefty price tag so he can make even more money? Wow, now I'm sold on rich people doing big things. How about maybe he spend his money to cure cancer, and give the treatments away once they are available? Oh, that wouldn't make any money. OK, so he can sell his cancer cure to very rich people who can afford it. Great. Now I'm really sold on rich people doing big things.
Look, rich people are rich because of a broken, oligarchy system that is rigged in their favor, and they don't give a shit about regular people. Their behavior proves that to be true. A true philanthropist would spend their money for the betterment of everyone, not just to make more money.
Oh sure, rich people are going to save the world. Ayn Rand would love your world view. If a rich person can't do it, it can't be done, right? I'm sure they will put millions of dollars into it before they realize that it won't work. But why not? I saw it in a movie once! And next, Facebook will invent warp drive and teleportation. You know, because they are rich!
I've read some of the primary literature on doing this in people who are disabled. It is not going to be practical for regular use, and will never be faster or nearly as accurate as typing. But who knows what they may come up with in the process of trying; a cozy head warmer maybe. Or an IoT pizza ordering device for your head.
Now most "improvements" to software are marketing crap. Added features are useless for most people, but sound good in advertising, or may appeal to people superficially. I've noticed that in many cases real functionality is replaced with junk (Windows 10 vs Windows 7 comes to mind). So when seasoned software users don't fawn all over new software "features" it may be more about experience than stubborn resistance from uppity users.
Considering how much people need to correct what speech recognition software does with your spoken words, this isn't going to work. The electrical signals that get through the skull are weak and noisy. Each person is going to have different brain patterns. But it makes for a great press release and gets people talking nonsense about it.
You don't think that when everyone is flying drones around the neighbor's house and Amazon et al. are delivering by drone that it isn't going to be really obnoxious? I realize that when there are only a few here and there it is OK, but what about when there are tens of millions, or hundreds of millions? Your obnoxious neighbor is going to have lots of fun spying on you.
You don't think there is any reason why some people might start to think of them as a nuisance? I see a large potential for lawsuits, mass irritation and then the new laws will come. It seems inevitable as the price comes down on drones and more people buy them. Not everyone has the self control to use them judiciously.
Oh yeah, Fox News is just the straight dope. They would never lie to the Merikan people. Nope. That just wouldn't happen.
I never go to the NYT anymore, they seem like a CIA outlet. I go to the Guardian, but rarely read the main articles because they are so biased in favor of the current power structure. The best news in the US now is from Democracy Now. https://www.democracynow.org/
As long as the news is coming from giant corporations, it is never going to be anything other than "perception management".
OK, now I know you are kidding. Or are you saying that the government and corporations are two parts of the same entity? When one part goes into debt and the other gets a huge profit, that overall the conglomerate is in debt; ergo, the profiteering defense contractor that made a huge profit was actually in debt because the government borrowed money to pay them. I like your thinking, Impressively illogical.
Right. You sure got me there with your non response.
It is very easy for journalists to contradict those in power if they choose to. They claim that the Trump administration is misleading people virtually daily. I am not misusing the term fake news, most of the mainstream media are. To them fake news is anything that contradicts their current Washington-speak. Russia hacked the election is the current fake news from the mainstream media. No evidence is provided. Probably because they got caught faking things like the forged documents on yellow cake from Nigeria, and the mobile bio weapons labs that were in fact weather balloon stations. So now the media are reluctant to put out fake evidence that might come back later and undermine their credibility further. Now allegations fly with no evidence given. If that isn't fake news, then I just don't know what could possibly be.
Giant corporations own all of the mainstream media, and they have many reasons to distort the news and engage in "perception management".
It really doesn't matter the source of the false information, it is that it is false. The NYT knew that Iraq was not preparing to attack the US, but it was good for access journalism, and good for their profits. Indeed, when the source of the fake news if from "the paper of record" the malfeasance is even more severe. Journalism is not just writing down what the WH tells you to. Iraq's weapons programs had been systematically dismantled with UN oversight over the previous decade, and the NYT knew that. It was fake news.
Everyone knew that Iraq was not about to attack the US. It was fake, and even Colin Powell admits his testimony at the UN was bunk. Real journalists check their facts, they don't just report what they are told by officials. The NYT was intentionally misleading the public. That is the definition of fake news.
The NYT is famous for its WMD in Iraq, Saddam is going to attack the US fake news. Fox is packed with fake news. Face it, ever since the the news media turned to click bait journalism (infotainment), the news from the left, right and center is likely to have many fake components, salted with a dash of truth to make it more palatable. The Russians did it (meaning everything bad that ever happens) is the latest in click-bait journalism. Time to boycott the mainstream (fake) press.
You live in an alternative universe. War is one of the most profitable businesses in America. Just because it causes the government to go into debt when we bomb countries that did not attack us doesn't mean that defense contractors don't make huge profits. But you knew that so I assume you are not trying to have a meaningful discussion.
How about black hole spending on biomedical research to cure cancer, instead of killing people with bombs?
Deforestation never happened http://www.livescience.com/276... and the earth is flat.
So you are good with for-profit war then?
What is wrong with sawmills? If you like war, you should love deforestation.
War is an excellent investment if you are a psychopath, I'll agree with that. If you have no concern for your fellow human, than war is fantastic. I am sure despots throughout history will agree with you. Of course, the waste fraud and abuse are off the charts, along with the high body count of collateral damage. But no matter, the oligarchs will be richer. Nothing better than a business where your goods explode, if operating as per manufacturer's instructions, as you will need to replace them lest the bombing slow.
Yes, war is very, very good for the oligarchs. By the way, how is it working out for you personally?
You won't bring jobs back to America until you get rid of NAFTA and the other trade deals that encourage sending jobs overseas. That was another one of Trump's lies, that he would renegotiate NAFTA. Fat chance. So where are the jobs coming from? Maybe the huge proposed increase in our bloated offense budget? We can hire more poor kids in the US to go overseas and kill other poor people at the behest of US oligarchs? Read general Smedley Butler's book "war is a racket".
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Sanders would have beat the crap out of Trump and you know it. Sanders is currently the most popular politician in America, even according to FOX News poling:
http://www.businessinsider.com...
whereas Hillary Clinton was one of the least popular candidates to ever run. Considering that Clinton, nonetheless, won the popular vote the obvious conclusion is that Sanders would have beaten Trump in a landslide.
Well, whenever millions of people have taken to the streets, things have changed. Women's vote, civil rights, end to the Vietnam war. Teddy Roosevelt, a Republican, killed the Trusts in the early part of the 20th century. So it does happen. All it might take is to investigate a few oligarchs like the Koch Bros. wherein I am sure prosecutors will find plenty of indictable offenses.
If we had President Sanders now, instead of The Don, I think things would already be shifting away from oligarchy. Capitalism needs to be saved from itself. Without severe regulations and heavy taxation of the oligarchs you always get a feeding frenzy of greed, like a bunch of crack addicts unable to control themselves.
Well, maybe after a year or two of Trump's oligarch orgy, working people will grow weary of their grotesque overreach and bring out the pitchforks. It's happening in other countries, where the people have been a bit less sheepified. Maybe things in the "gig economy" will get bad enough that people will finally stand up to it. We'll see. I'm not going to hold my breath waiting though.
The lies about capitalism starting with Reagan and his voodoo, trickle down economics have worn mighty thin over the last 30 years. There is no more competition, companies are merging like mad, and when a giant multinational corporation or bank fails the government bails them out with taxpayer's money. Where is the competition? When was the last time you heard of big companies being broken up, AT&T? The lies spread by oligarchs about the wonders of unregulated capitalism are complete nonsense. Let's break up all those too big to fail companies, and put a dash of competition back in capitalism. No more mergers, only break ups. Also, let's bring back Eisenhower era taxes on the wealthy.
We need to face it. Capitalism, while good in theory, is working out particularly badly for people now because the corporations and the oligarchs running them have taken over the media and the government and are hell bent on squeezing workers to the breaking point. The mainstream media is wholly owned by giant corporations and they pump out fake news, corporate-friendly propaganda 24/7. Capitalism needs to be saved from itself The money addicted oligarchs need to be reigned in. People need to get a better deal. New Deal 2.0.
You are drinking the coolaid for sure. Government is only as good or as bad as the people who voted into office. Business is always about screwing customers to get their money. Now that college is a for profit business, regular people can't afford it. We'll see how you like the Trump administration who says they are going to make the government into a business, and citizens into customers. I'm sure you are going to love it. Not so much for most of the rest of us.