'Are you aware this is an infinite loop, and if so can you stop it?'
Once a computer can stop the loop recognizing that it is infinite, but also differentiate it between non-infinite loops through a single function, then they are self aware.
Yeah, I believe that, in Greenspan's word, would have been 'irrational exuberance'. It started as a joke until the comment was leaked (intentionally or unintentionally), but it wasn't as if anyone truly expected him to swim to America (and stop by his mother in Iceland no less).
But there's no indication that this stunt is a joke.
But wasn't the Siegenthaler issue about an edit of his article, not creation?
In any case it's not that hard to register, and it's not hard to lie about your personal details. Nor is it hard to do this by proxy. So not quite a free-speech issue since prior to this your IP was published anyway. Thumbs up for a decent resolution.
Hi. I'm a Venture Capitalist. I talk to you for a bit and decide you're worth my investment.
You now have a bunch of money from me, but you have either a debt obligation to me or have given me convertible stock options. I also play a role in your Board of Directors.
You have about 6 years to give me a return on investment before I pull the plug. In the meantime I will work towards your benefit because I want my money back.
After I pull out by converting and selling stock or calling in my debt, you should be a thriving company and I will have reaped a decent return on investment GIVEN that I did my job properly.
Here's the thing, though. youTube and Reever are theoretically competing entities. However, any schmoe can put down a few million on both. What that schmoe CANNOT do is take action based on insider information or engage in deliberate corporate espionage, and if the schmoe is a bit too friendly to one, the other will see him as a hostile investor. Think hostile takeover.
Sequoia Investment fund - one of the better funds to put your money in as they've consistently beat the market. I believe they use Warren Buffett's method of investment, that is, securities analysis and asset-value disparity over the long term.
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists say they are developing super-charged tiny lithium batteries to help treat nervous system and other disorders.
Key word there, 'developing'. The article gives basically no information at all about how it works.
I remember a story about human-powered pacemakers and such though - did those pan out? Seems that those would be more useful than these low-current batteries.
Except that as far as I know from friends that were able to contact me, the cops are looting stuff like gun shops and food shops. Unlike the other looters that steal money (wtf is the point of money in New Orleans right now, eh), and non-critical supplies.
Also, you described the economic side of price gouging - fair enough. Now, IN THE MEANTIME, whilst the supplies are being shipped in, nobody can pay for their foodstuffs. They die. Congratulations.
New Orleans has been living the way the Dutch have, through a system of pumps and levees.
The Dutch don't get hurricanes.
A couple of factors against simply rebuilding over the water are excessive cost and safety issues, historical purposes, and once the water drains away everything will be on stilts, since the sea level there fluctuates depending on the outflow of the Mississippi and the tides.
OK, I read the abysmally short article, and I'm a bit confused. Wouldn't it be *slightly* more effective if it called the POLICE first, before calling you? I mean, if it was just a cat or something it'd be annoying, but in the event of a real robbery it'd be more effective to call the cops first.
On another note, the thing is portable. And bloody expensive. So just tack on another $2600 in value to whatever the robbers steal.
Och, I wasn't quite thinking on that level. Instead of thinking on the artistic expression level, I personally am more thinking of the contrast between any 3-panel comic and an actual comic book - you can't tell the story of one comic book in one 3-panel without gross oversimplification.
But you also have to keep in mind that once you fit enough detail and plot and such into what was a 3-panel webcomic, it becomes a bit hard to define it in the same way as other 3-panels simply because of how it's constructed - is it a standalone one-shot 3 panel, or is it simply a 'piece' of a comic book? And if it is the latter, whether placing the strip in the context of a comic page would be more appropriate.
Point of clarification, I meant having the comics that are published by the monolithic comic companies, be published online. By 'real', I kinda meant 'tangible'.
Though I don't dispute the fact that webcomics are usually more enjoyable. After you start seeing the same storyline with the same characters in a slightly renamed comic for the third time, it kinda grinds on you.
First, lets take newspaper comics, in terms of format - typical 3-panel blurb except for Sundays. To be honest, there's really no real difference between having them in print on the newspaper or having them online - neither method of distribution makes a difference in this implicitly limited format. Though it would be nice to see Penny Arcade in the Union Tribune.
On the other hand, I believe having real comic books published online would be a boon for the industry. I have a good friend that runs a comic shop, and I frequent it regularly - I'm quite possibly the youngest customer (16) that my friend has. Everyone who shops there is either a 'Comic-Book-Guy'esque collector or some old dude reminiscing about his kid days. Paper comics are great things, but their manner of distribution towards the audience (teenagers, younger kids) is out of touch with this generation.
The future of the narrative comic with real storylines and interesting people has to be online - that's where you'll find your waiting audience. Webcomics for the most part don't have stale and old plots, nor do they have coughed up variants of the same characters. If DC/Marvel had a decent online presence and started making original comics again, Keenspot and the rest of the webcomic industry would be hard-pressed.
Och, I meant to say 'speeding cameras' instead of 'red-light cameras'. In any case, the san diego issue involved red-light cameras mounted at intersections, but it was basically the same thing.
MD5 is sufficiently secure such that nobody will bother trying to mess with their ticket by generating collisions.
On the flip side, red-light cameras themselves are controversial simply because people don't like them. Here in san diego there was a huge row over them because some of the fines gathered went to Lockheed Martin (camera maker).
Personally, I just put those glass frames that make my license plate unreadable except from direct frontal view, and stay frosty.
More precisely, it's good news for the quality engineers that haven't made huge discoveries, or the engineers looking for their break.
Brain drain only truly occurs when there's a lack of brains flowing to the industry or region, not simply because of a 'cornering of the market' on brains.
IF THEY LISTEN TO REASON:
Claim prior art. You know, by Beethoven/Mozart/Bach/whoever.
IF THEY DO NOT LISTEN TO REASON:
Claim parody. Like Wierd Al does. I know its british, but I'm making the assumption here that there's a law protecting parody works in the big UK.
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At a point, ask:
'Are you aware this is an infinite loop, and if so can you stop it?'
Once a computer can stop the loop recognizing that it is infinite, but also differentiate it between non-infinite loops through a single function, then they are self aware.
I probably mangled it but here's the relevant link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halting_problem
Yeah, I believe that, in Greenspan's word, would have been 'irrational exuberance'. It started as a joke until the comment was leaked (intentionally or unintentionally), but it wasn't as if anyone truly expected him to swim to America (and stop by his mother in Iceland no less).
But there's no indication that this stunt is a joke.
But wasn't the Siegenthaler issue about an edit of his article, not creation?
In any case it's not that hard to register, and it's not hard to lie about your personal details. Nor is it hard to do this by proxy. So not quite a free-speech issue since prior to this your IP was published anyway. Thumbs up for a decent resolution.
...but nah, I don't think I'll link to wikipedia.
Rice Crispies! Dear God!
SOUND THE ALERT! Rice Crispies are the root of terrorism. TERRORISM!
Hi. I'm a Venture Capitalist. I talk to you for a bit and decide you're worth my investment.
You now have a bunch of money from me, but you have either a debt obligation to me or have given me convertible stock options. I also play a role in your Board of Directors.
You have about 6 years to give me a return on investment before I pull the plug. In the meantime I will work towards your benefit because I want my money back.
After I pull out by converting and selling stock or calling in my debt, you should be a thriving company and I will have reaped a decent return on investment GIVEN that I did my job properly.
Here's the thing, though. youTube and Reever are theoretically competing entities. However, any schmoe can put down a few million on both. What that schmoe CANNOT do is take action based on insider information or engage in deliberate corporate espionage, and if the schmoe is a bit too friendly to one, the other will see him as a hostile investor. Think hostile takeover.
Sequoia Investment fund - one of the better funds to put your money in as they've consistently beat the market. I believe they use Warren Buffett's method of investment, that is, securities analysis and asset-value disparity over the long term.
No, I do not really use MSPaint for photo editing.
Which is why I use MSPaint.
MS PAINT 4 LYFE!
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists say they are developing super-charged tiny lithium batteries to help treat nervous system and other disorders.
Key word there, 'developing'. The article gives basically no information at all about how it works.
I remember a story about human-powered pacemakers and such though - did those pan out? Seems that those would be more useful than these low-current batteries.
to simply state the truth, that 2 + 2 = 4, is a courageous act.
You say this as an anonymous coward. Way to call other people craven.
Of course it does.
It's just that we can't tell.
CULTURAL APPRECIATION THROUGH IGNORANCE!
All you need is my 7th grade English teacher staring over your shoulder all day.
That'll get you twisted into shape real good.
Except that as far as I know from friends that were able to contact me, the cops are looting stuff like gun shops and food shops. Unlike the other looters that steal money (wtf is the point of money in New Orleans right now, eh), and non-critical supplies.
Also, you described the economic side of price gouging - fair enough. Now, IN THE MEANTIME, whilst the supplies are being shipped in, nobody can pay for their foodstuffs. They die. Congratulations.
New Orleans has been living the way the Dutch have, through a system of pumps and levees.
The Dutch don't get hurricanes.
A couple of factors against simply rebuilding over the water are excessive cost and safety issues, historical purposes, and once the water drains away everything will be on stilts, since the sea level there fluctuates depending on the outflow of the Mississippi and the tides.
And the mosquitoes. Mosquitoes suck.
OK, I read the abysmally short article, and I'm a bit confused. Wouldn't it be *slightly* more effective if it called the POLICE first, before calling you? I mean, if it was just a cat or something it'd be annoying, but in the event of a real robbery it'd be more effective to call the cops first.
On another note, the thing is portable. And bloody expensive. So just tack on another $2600 in value to whatever the robbers steal.
And I'll start off the first point of contention:
Evolution > Creationism.
Och, I wasn't quite thinking on that level. Instead of thinking on the artistic expression level, I personally am more thinking of the contrast between any 3-panel comic and an actual comic book - you can't tell the story of one comic book in one 3-panel without gross oversimplification.
But you also have to keep in mind that once you fit enough detail and plot and such into what was a 3-panel webcomic, it becomes a bit hard to define it in the same way as other 3-panels simply because of how it's constructed - is it a standalone one-shot 3 panel, or is it simply a 'piece' of a comic book? And if it is the latter, whether placing the strip in the context of a comic page would be more appropriate.
Point of clarification, I meant having the comics that are published by the monolithic comic companies, be published online. By 'real', I kinda meant 'tangible'.
Though I don't dispute the fact that webcomics are usually more enjoyable. After you start seeing the same storyline with the same characters in a slightly renamed comic for the third time, it kinda grinds on you.
First, lets take newspaper comics, in terms of format - typical 3-panel blurb except for Sundays. To be honest, there's really no real difference between having them in print on the newspaper or having them online - neither method of distribution makes a difference in this implicitly limited format. Though it would be nice to see Penny Arcade in the Union Tribune.
On the other hand, I believe having real comic books published online would be a boon for the industry. I have a good friend that runs a comic shop, and I frequent it regularly - I'm quite possibly the youngest customer (16) that my friend has. Everyone who shops there is either a 'Comic-Book-Guy'esque collector or some old dude reminiscing about his kid days. Paper comics are great things, but their manner of distribution towards the audience (teenagers, younger kids) is out of touch with this generation.
The future of the narrative comic with real storylines and interesting people has to be online - that's where you'll find your waiting audience. Webcomics for the most part don't have stale and old plots, nor do they have coughed up variants of the same characters. If DC/Marvel had a decent online presence and started making original comics again, Keenspot and the rest of the webcomic industry would be hard-pressed.
Right here.
Fun stuff.
Och, I meant to say 'speeding cameras' instead of 'red-light cameras'. In any case, the san diego issue involved red-light cameras mounted at intersections, but it was basically the same thing.
MD5 is sufficiently secure such that nobody will bother trying to mess with their ticket by generating collisions.
On the flip side, red-light cameras themselves are controversial simply because people don't like them. Here in san diego there was a huge row over them because some of the fines gathered went to Lockheed Martin (camera maker).
Personally, I just put those glass frames that make my license plate unreadable except from direct frontal view, and stay frosty.
More precisely, it's good news for the quality engineers that haven't made huge discoveries, or the engineers looking for their break.
Brain drain only truly occurs when there's a lack of brains flowing to the industry or region, not simply because of a 'cornering of the market' on brains.
IF THEY LISTEN TO REASON:
Claim prior art. You know, by Beethoven/Mozart/Bach/whoever.
IF THEY DO NOT LISTEN TO REASON:
Claim parody. Like Wierd Al does. I know its british, but I'm making the assumption here that there's a law protecting parody works in the big UK.