Still no change on including or going back to Aero?
Sorry, I hate this spartan, non-bezelled/shadowed flat-land look. It's less aesthetically pleasing and it's worse in terms of distinguishing elements of the screen. I'll hold on to Win7 eternally until they do something about that.
There are numerous programs which force confirmation requesters on you, and it gets tedious after a while. Having a "Don't ask this again" is a plus, bot a minus.
Depends. It's often better to unify the two modes into one program, and then users who may be in the middle of the simple/advanced spectrum can choose on the fly the kind of power they want. It also enables people to see instantly what options have been added or taken away by switching between the two modes, again on the fly.
Certainly not terrible by any means - perhaps you misunderstood me.
It's a good idea to help protect the user from themselves. But is it really difficult to give a warning message saying 'Be careful....blah, blah are you sure you want to proceed?'.
Also have a simple mode, and an advanced mode, then let the user decide whether they want more power. You don't have to force a single ideology upon anyone.
I'm saying the regained memory could have been put to other (and maybe better) use. It's not like we have an unlimited amount of RAM in our brains. So yes, there are benefits, but I bet there are disadvantages too.
Has there been any research into the disadvantages of a bilingual education? Using up the brain's (limited) space just to have another way of saying the same thing (or almost the same thing) seems a bit of a waste if you ask me.
Funny; I was thinking of Futurama in the middle of reading your post. Your vision isn't that unbelievable, though I hope even the couch potatoes will be more likely to pursue creative arts and science once no one needs to work anymore.
This is one of those topics I have unusually little to say about that you probably don't already know. But that's not too surprising since qualia itself is remarkably indescribable.
Give me a way to test something for qualia, and I'll get right to it.
Give a way to describe the sensation of 'green' without the definition becoming circular (and obviously referring to its wavelength is woefully inadequate).
Robots will be able to sense green and ultraviolate
Yes, they'll be able to in the same way a smoke alarm detects smoke, or a microphone detects sound. Sensing something like this is not the same way as experiencing it. They don't experience 'red', just 'crunch the numbers' after sensing its wavelength.
I think it will become very apparent in the 2020-2030 period.
I agree. Automation is a wonderful thing and will change the way we live for sure (for the better).
I believe that their programmers are responsible for their behavior until they do pass a self-awareness and responsibility test. Then they're autonomous of their programmer.
Even if the robots do this pass this hypothetical test, that would only make them *appear* to be sentient, self-aware or conscious. I still doubt robots would be able to feel anything such as experience the colour green or the smell of coconut in the same way we do. That then begs the question, what makes us different from them?
In these kind of discussions, people will fall over themselves giving reasons why we'd still be above these hyper-intelligent robots, whilst trying to avoid any mention of the 'soul' word. I suppose it may cross their minds, but unfortunately, that kind of thing is out of bounds for objective scientific discussion, as it falls outside the realm of experiment and testability (regardless of its potential actual truth). Philosophers may be exempt here, but even then it seems to somewhat taboo these days.
Anyway, yeah I think this 'soul' thing has something going for it, and no I'm not otherwise religious in any way.
Obligatory post to inform those who may not otherwise know. Apart from the usual about not using the computer for an hour or two before going to sleep (which I often ignore), the following may help:
1: Install F.lux - a popular utility to reduce the colour temperature of your PC's screen at night.
2: Get a cooling fan to provide pink noise. This helps drown out any random noises. Also helps during the summer to have it cool your face as you sleep. During the winter, I have a heater right next to it, so warm air is wafted at me.
3: Get blackout curtains to prevent light pollution.
This is why we all must campaign for electric cars to come *without* the artificial engine noise. Yes, we MAY save a few lives here and there (or maybe not, as people will just have to look both ways), but the insidious effects that noise pollution has on all our health is very much underrated.
Can someone enlighten me why you'd want to store or access potentially giant images on their happy shiny 'creative cloud' considering it could take minutes or even hours to load or save a picture/project? It's not like we live in the future where everyone gets a consistent 1GB/second upload/download.
I hope they bring back Aero. For all its other faults, there's nothing quite as disconcerting as the 'flatland' style (no bevels, shadows, lack of contrast between elements, and generally a white-washed look).
Attention; it's not just a cloud, it's a CREATIVE cloud. A happy shining creative cloud that would love to nest you in its warm embrace whilst siphoning off your hard-earned cash.
How KIND of Adobe for this wonderful offer. I will be amongst those people falling over themselves to pay for a product which gives them less than 2 years use when before it would've lasted a lifetime. Thanks also go to Microsoft for leading the way into this sparkling new future with their newly branded Office 360 software.
New frontiers are being explored here. I dream of a world where we can play with cute 'apps' like Photoshop brimming with DRM goodness in the 'Creative Cloud' on a single-screen metro GUI using the laggy touchscreens of our tablets. Glory!
Alternatively, we could create a repelling force inversely proportional to the square or cube of the distance. I understand it probably won't have instant thrust in all directions, but a future flying car could, and it would be a lot more fun than the computer driving it.
Before anyone comments, I would absolutely love to fly one of these manually (instead of through computer automation), and the way we can address the safety issue is to have a repelling motion with any other flying vehicles (or indeed the ground or buildings). The force would inversely proportional to the square or cube of the distance, and it means we can fly around having fun and not worry about crashing into anything.
Just thought I'd put it out there, as I bet someone is itching to say an 'average Joe' won't be able to fly these things (which would be true otherwise).
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Off-topic, but can Lithium air be used for laptops/gadgets etc. too, or only for cars? No one ever seems to say.
The 8 pixel border helps to highlight and delineate the window from the background or other windows.
Still no change on including or going back to Aero?
Sorry, I hate this spartan, non-bezelled/shadowed flat-land look. It's less aesthetically pleasing and it's worse in terms of distinguishing elements of the screen. I'll hold on to Win7 eternally until they do something about that.
There are numerous programs which force confirmation requesters on you, and it gets tedious after a while. Having a "Don't ask this again" is a plus, bot a minus.
Depends. It's often better to unify the two modes into one program, and then users who may be in the middle of the simple/advanced spectrum can choose on the fly the kind of power they want. It also enables people to see instantly what options have been added or taken away by switching between the two modes, again on the fly.
Certainly not terrible by any means - perhaps you misunderstood me.
It's a good idea to help protect the user from themselves. But is it really difficult to give a warning message saying 'Be careful....blah, blah are you sure you want to proceed?'.
Also have a simple mode, and an advanced mode, then let the user decide whether they want more power. You don't have to force a single ideology upon anyone.
I'm saying the regained memory could have been put to other (and maybe better) use. It's not like we have an unlimited amount of RAM in our brains. So yes, there are benefits, but I bet there are disadvantages too.
Has there been any research into the disadvantages of a bilingual education? Using up the brain's (limited) space just to have another way of saying the same thing (or almost the same thing) seems a bit of a waste if you ask me.
Would it be possible to allow higher voltage (on the part of the phone and/or charger) to mitigate or get around that problem?
I respect people with degrees and PHDs about a topic more than say, politicians or 'youtubers'. But isn't that then an appeal to authority?
Funny; I was thinking of Futurama in the middle of reading your post. Your vision isn't that unbelievable, though I hope even the couch potatoes will be more likely to pursue creative arts and science once no one needs to work anymore.
Give me a way to test something for qualia, and I'll get right to it.
Give a way to describe the sensation of 'green' without the definition becoming circular (and obviously referring to its wavelength is woefully inadequate).
Robots will be able to sense green and ultraviolate
Yes, they'll be able to in the same way a smoke alarm detects smoke, or a microphone detects sound. Sensing something like this is not the same way as experiencing it. They don't experience 'red', just 'crunch the numbers' after sensing its wavelength.
I think it will become very apparent in the 2020-2030 period.
I agree. Automation is a wonderful thing and will change the way we live for sure (for the better).
I believe that their programmers are responsible for their behavior until they do pass a self-awareness and responsibility test. Then they're autonomous of their programmer.
Even if the robots do this pass this hypothetical test, that would only make them *appear* to be sentient, self-aware or conscious. I still doubt robots would be able to feel anything such as experience the colour green or the smell of coconut in the same way we do. That then begs the question, what makes us different from them?
In these kind of discussions, people will fall over themselves giving reasons why we'd still be above these hyper-intelligent robots, whilst trying to avoid any mention of the 'soul' word. I suppose it may cross their minds, but unfortunately, that kind of thing is out of bounds for objective scientific discussion, as it falls outside the realm of experiment and testability (regardless of its potential actual truth). Philosophers may be exempt here, but even then it seems to somewhat taboo these days.
Anyway, yeah I think this 'soul' thing has something going for it, and no I'm not otherwise religious in any way.
Call me when robots can experience qualia. Again, this is one of the reasons we have a soul, and robots never will.
Obligatory post to inform those who may not otherwise know. Apart from the usual about not using the computer for an hour or two before going to sleep (which I often ignore), the following may help:
1: Install F.lux - a popular utility to reduce the colour temperature of your PC's screen at night.
2: Get a cooling fan to provide pink noise. This helps drown out any random noises. Also helps during the summer to have it cool your face as you sleep. During the winter, I have a heater right next to it, so warm air is wafted at me.
3: Get blackout curtains to prevent light pollution.
This is why we all must campaign for electric cars to come *without* the artificial engine noise. Yes, we MAY save a few lives here and there (or maybe not, as people will just have to look both ways), but the insidious effects that noise pollution has on all our health is very much underrated.
Can someone enlighten me why you'd want to store or access potentially giant images on their happy shiny 'creative cloud' considering it could take minutes or even hours to load or save a picture/project? It's not like we live in the future where everyone gets a consistent 1GB/second upload/download.
I hope they bring back Aero. For all its other faults, there's nothing quite as disconcerting as the 'flatland' style (no bevels, shadows, lack of contrast between elements, and generally a white-washed look).
Attention; it's not just a cloud, it's a CREATIVE cloud. A happy shining creative cloud that would love to nest you in its warm embrace whilst siphoning off your hard-earned cash.
What are the killer features that would make you use PhotoShop over Paint.NET or RealWorld Paint?
How KIND of Adobe for this wonderful offer. I will be amongst those people falling over themselves to pay for a product which gives them less than 2 years use when before it would've lasted a lifetime. Thanks also go to Microsoft for leading the way into this sparkling new future with their newly branded Office 360 software.
New frontiers are being explored here. I dream of a world where we can play with cute 'apps' like Photoshop brimming with DRM goodness in the 'Creative Cloud' on a single-screen metro GUI using the laggy touchscreens of our tablets. Glory!
Alternatively, we could create a repelling force inversely proportional to the square or cube of the distance. I understand it probably won't have instant thrust in all directions, but a future flying car could, and it would be a lot more fun than the computer driving it.
Before anyone comments, I would absolutely love to fly one of these manually (instead of through computer automation), and the way we can address the safety issue is to have a repelling motion with any other flying vehicles (or indeed the ground or buildings). The force would inversely proportional to the square or cube of the distance, and it means we can fly around having fun and not worry about crashing into anything.
Just thought I'd put it out there, as I bet someone is itching to say an 'average Joe' won't be able to fly these things (which would be true otherwise).
Ah, ignore me, I mixed up threads and found your old post here:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=3578457&cid=43267285