The movie industry isn't stupid. They certainly have no issue with increasing the demand of their movies. They also don't want the bad PR in the eyes of the Christian majority. But they want modifications to be made on their terms.
The "film sanitization" business probably doesn't directly harm the movie industry, but allowing them to exist means the movie industry loses ground in some areas. It would legitimize cracking the DVD code, and using software copy edit tools. And it is technically a derivative work.
Perhaps the company could sell a patching script and patching equipment, which would bypass any derivative work concerns, but no doubt the movie industry will hate this also.
The article isn't all that convincing. Just because the number of humans was small and the number of ancestor branches is large isn't enough to say that one's ancestors make up all the humans.
Essentially, the article is implying that people in all geographical areas have been in interbreeding contact with peoples of all other geographical areas--within the last 5000 years!
It seems like some kind of feel-good rhetoric (we are all one people). Prove it.
The velcro and vulcanized rubber examples don't really sound like accidents to me. According to the article, those came as a result of some period of directed effort.
LCD VR goggles could use technology like this (assuming improving technology) to help give the illusion of 3D. If you could build an array of these, perhaps you could give near and far objects different focal points.
Creating holographic images might be a better approach though.
I can point out two categories of games for which the goals of AI are dramatically different: strategy games and role playing games.
In strategy games, challenge is the most important aspect to be desired in AI. All other aspects like realism or flavor should be sacrificed if they weaken the playing strength of the AI. In a strategy game, the AI is just another challenger in a battle of wits, perhaps taking the place of another human. The AI needs to be perfectly ruthless and clever. Because, frankly, in most strategy games, a seasoned human can wipe the floor with AI even when the AI cheats heavily.
In role-playing games or action games, it's typically player versus world. The two sides are completely asymmetric, and the goal of the AI is not to beat down on the player (after all, this should be easy when it's a million to one), but to immerse the player. Different creatures should exhibit different behavior. NPCs should be interesting and interactive, having there own goals and not merely waiting on the human. Characters should remember past interactions and adjust their responses accordingly. Your hirelings should turn on you if you are acting against their interests.
Don't mix these two categories up. It's no fun if you are playing a shooter and the enemies all head-shot you as soon as you get into range, to provide difficulty. And it's stupid if the opposing civ makes peace with you because the AI likes your civics.
Have you ever been in a temple in Daggerfall? You didn't need any third-party hack back then. Though I don't agree with it, I don't think it's overly surprising that NIMF targetted this one.
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There is no synthetic gelatin. Vegetarians, Jews, and Muslims would be rejoicing if there were.
Just fill the honeypot with pr0n and there will be plenty for the hacker to play with.
But the people of the state ARE the state-- unless you are one of those aristocrats who think that only the elite should count.
Innocent until proven innocent.
you are presuming a limit to greed. no, no matter how much a greedy person has, ey'll strive for the next level up
In other words, dupes reduce the value of the network.
The "film sanitization" business probably doesn't directly harm the movie industry, but allowing them to exist means the movie industry loses ground in some areas. It would legitimize cracking the DVD code, and using software copy edit tools. And it is technically a derivative work.
Perhaps the company could sell a patching script and patching equipment, which would bypass any derivative work concerns, but no doubt the movie industry will hate this also.
Essentially, the article is implying that people in all geographical areas have been in interbreeding contact with peoples of all other geographical areas--within the last 5000 years!
It seems like some kind of feel-good rhetoric (we are all one people). Prove it.
Protection from what? These people aren't 12 years old.
Since when do people buy windows?
They'll just go along buying computers with windows pre-installed.
Hey, I can replace my water heater with this! Too bad the marketing folks at Microsoft didn't pick up on this one. They should have jumped on this.
The velcro and vulcanized rubber examples don't really sound like accidents to me. According to the article, those came as a result of some period of directed effort.
Just don't look at your kitten, and it'll be both dead and alive.
After all, whereas a battery stores energy in chemicals, a capacitor stores energy in a magnetic field.
Will this disrupt any nearby devices?
no, this is Phantomware
and lazy hackers will start showing up for free songs--
1337 miles ran, that's 334 songs..
A person needs to know enough to RTFM.
We should make the yes button act like the press button in the clever example given in the following link: http://www.pagetutor.com/idiot/idiot.html
LCD VR goggles could use technology like this (assuming improving technology) to help give the illusion of 3D. If you could build an array of these, perhaps you could give near and far objects different focal points.
Creating holographic images might be a better approach though.
"Butanol is presently manufactured from petroleum."
replace "store" with "military base"
I can point out two categories of games for which the goals of AI are dramatically different: strategy games and role playing games.
In strategy games, challenge is the most important aspect to be desired in AI. All other aspects like realism or flavor should be sacrificed if they weaken the playing strength of the AI. In a strategy game, the AI is just another challenger in a battle of wits, perhaps taking the place of another human. The AI needs to be perfectly ruthless and clever. Because, frankly, in most strategy games, a seasoned human can wipe the floor with AI even when the AI cheats heavily.
In role-playing games or action games, it's typically player versus world. The two sides are completely asymmetric, and the goal of the AI is not to beat down on the player (after all, this should be easy when it's a million to one), but to immerse the player. Different creatures should exhibit different behavior. NPCs should be interesting and interactive, having there own goals and not merely waiting on the human. Characters should remember past interactions and adjust their responses accordingly. Your hirelings should turn on you if you are acting against their interests.
Don't mix these two categories up. It's no fun if you are playing a shooter and the enemies all head-shot you as soon as you get into range, to provide difficulty. And it's stupid if the opposing civ makes peace with you because the AI likes your civics.
Finally, a scientific explanation for dupes!
Of course it's a publicity stunt. It's an absolutely brilliant one, too.
Have you ever been in a temple in Daggerfall? You didn't need any third-party hack back then. Though I don't agree with it, I don't think it's overly surprising that NIMF targetted this one.