In Tippler's book, he proclaims that the robots become the center stage; that is- (backing up the train of thought) Frank J Tippler, in The Physics of Immortality says that before we send out autonomous robots they will need to be able to pass the Turning Test if they are going to be versatile enough to deal with their unpredictable environment as successfully as a manned mission to the same place. Later he goes on to say that these robots will soon evolve past our level and take over the universe. To him, this seems to be the first step to the realization of his "omega point" theory... but to me it seems like something else entirely. Fully self-sufficient and reproducing robots- could that be easily considered a new form of life? I see where you are coming from- the problems of raising a human being in a test tube... but what it boils down to- I don't think that they would be a human being. Not emotionally, and probably not on a cognitive level... but why would this robot in a new world want to mess around with biochemistry? Utterly pointless! I'm with Tippler on the coolness of creating these robots- and the possibility of them being a higher form of life. Hmm, controversial? I hope so!
Yeah, he went to a computer show and bought what he tought was a quad PII SGI machine- but, nope! Rude awakening on several counts, and we had to bust up that guy who sold it to him. Best look out, muthafuckaz!
I really do enjoy Card's works, and I have little objection to anything of ethics he wrote in the core Ender trilogy (not that I agree with him wholeheartedly...) but once he steps away from his typewriter I can relate to him less and less. The same goes for Arthur C Clarke- let's not get started on all the flame wars that have been started over the quality of his character, certain unfounded proclivities... Oh wait... I hate the way he treats women i his books! But I love some of the broader sci-fi ideas- what a wanker! Lastly- Al Gore.
Do we really want Al Gore in the president's chair? There is little as dangerous as one who maintains that he has a firm grip on technological issues, when he in fact hold command of more vocabulary than concept. I'm done.
Ok, Check this out! Take a cell phone, ok? And we put an MP3 player in the cell phone.... and you just call the music company and ask for the song- they stream you the MP3 to your phone, and charge it to your phone bill! You could maybe get a headphoe jack for your cell phone, or else upload it to your system when you get home. Cool idea? Isn't it? Huh?
The irony is that here (if you can even see that broken thread up there) we see a major display of censorship; DOZENS of moderation points, basically wasted on burying anonymous cowards into oblivion over some stupid lymric. The original story was more concerned with civil rights, as pertains to avoiding abuse by a power hungry police state... not the silly urge to curb potty-mouth stuff like this. The irony..... it overwhelms me. Oh well, f#ck it.
Hey, I too am a musician, and I post MP3s regularly on Iuma.com. My issue is that I make my music with what I am sitting in front of right now- the computer. What good is it going to do me if everyone is listening to me, and is dying to see me in concert, if I can't ever play a concert? I've made a coupel bucks off of this, but it's a far cry from the capital I will need to invest before I can play in real time what I do with a mouse. That's fine and good for you to look at your recordings as you do, but my recordings are my music. No chance to make $$ any other way. And other artists playing my songs? Pshaw! It's 1/2 bleeps, and 1/2 bloops! They can play it. I'm done, thanks for reading.
Is it true that you are part of a worldwide conspiracy to control all personal thought?
The way I see it is, you could be a token asshole, inserted by the system who already controls the vast majority of our information... Carefully scripted, set to keep those of us who get our info from the web from suspecting how homogonized things are getting... Of course, that is the sort of monopoly to make MS look small, AOL/TimeWarner look almost smaller, and the X-files look mundane. Oh shit... ennui.
Hey man, did you ever think that if this socialist revolution thing was going to happen- you know, with the spread of communism, overthrow of capitalst democracies, and all that cool stuff- wouldn't the internet be a pretty good medium for spreading those ideas? I guess that if the people were really in favor of it, we'd be seeign a lot of "Why communism rules" web sites, and ever more propaganda. Which also leads me to wonder- what if the communists really won, and our money is meaningless? Maybe this whole time we have been trying to make money, but it's for no good, cuz the people we thought were just wealthless BUMS were really communist agents, who had already realized the futility of accumilated weath! Shit, I think I'm no to something. I guess that by posting this, it puts me at risk of drawing fire from the powers that be- if that whole communist secret government revolution deal is true- and it puts my LIFE at risk! Oh well, one way to find out. By the way- I'm being pretty brave hitting "submit" so please don't down-moderate me for takign this risk. (Damn, if the communist assasins don't take me out, it'll be the/. moderators!)
Don't listen to me- My voice recognition software doesn't know what i'm talking about
Ok, fine- I realize that my karma is a large negative number. What is this a result of? It is largely from making dumb-ass comments like this one. But maybe, could it be that you bastards are prejudiced against me? I admit it, I don't read the articles before I post, I write too much, and i try to throw in cute catch-phrases and knee-jerk arguments on the off chance soem modertators will get their jollies off my comment. So BE IT!! I guess I will gladly and remaina bottom feeder. I guess I shoud have realized that I'm not cool here when I noticed that I am one of the few people who has not even STARTED my work on a masters in computer whateverthehell. Oh bloody, bloody... stomp upon my ego and consience- down moderate me now.
The "Uni" in my name doesn't even have to do with UNIX!! It only looks liekt hat, and i chose it because I am a Unitarian!!! Oh well, I suck. Thanks for paying attention.
Pythagorian Theorem Distance Formula Volume of a sphere The trig identities The Spanish Language Differentiation The Product Rule The Quotient rule L'Hospital's Rule Rap Music The 6 String Guitar Magnetic Data Storage The Hitchhiker's Guide Trilogy-(screw doug adams!) And hey- here's a good one! The internet.
Hey, the bottom line for me here is- Isn't it good enough to just name the thing after him? I would feel as though I had given birth, if I had just advanced a math system to the next level. Free information, maybe that's liberal- But trying to stop people from using a new math formula is ludicrous. As soon as we all know what it is and that it exists, its only so long before someone else approaching his abilities stumbles onto the same thing.
Pythagorian Theorem Distance Formula Volume of a sphere The trig identities The Spanish Language Differentiation The Product Rule The Quotient rule L'Hospital's Rule Rap Music The 6 String Guitar Magnetic Data Storage The Hitchhiker's Guide Trilogy-(screw doug adams!) And hey- here's a good one! The internet.
Yeah, whatever. Just try and prosecute someone for using a mathematical formula.
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In Tippler's book, he proclaims that the robots become the center stage; that is- (backing up the train of thought)
Frank J Tippler, in The Physics of Immortality says that before we send out autonomous robots they will need to be able to pass the Turning Test if they are going to be versatile enough to deal with their unpredictable environment as successfully as a manned mission to the same place.
Later he goes on to say that these robots will soon evolve past our level and take over the universe. To him, this seems to be the first step to the realization of his "omega point" theory... but to me it seems like something else entirely. Fully self-sufficient and reproducing robots- could that be easily considered a new form of life? I see where you are coming from- the problems of raising a human being in a test tube... but what it boils down to- I don't think that they would be a human being. Not emotionally, and probably not on a cognitive level... but why would this robot in a new world want to mess around with biochemistry? Utterly pointless! I'm with Tippler on the coolness of creating these robots- and the possibility of them being a higher form of life. Hmm, controversial? I hope so!
Yeah, he went to a computer show and bought what he tought was a quad PII SGI machine- but, nope! Rude awakening on several counts, and we had to bust up that guy who sold it to him. Best look out, muthafuckaz!
I guess that is an odd point-
I really do enjoy Card's works, and I have little objection to anything of ethics he wrote in the core Ender trilogy (not that I agree with him wholeheartedly...) but once he steps away from his typewriter I can relate to him less and less. The same goes for Arthur C Clarke- let's not get started on all the flame wars that have been started over the quality of his character, certain unfounded proclivities... Oh wait... I hate the way he treats women i his books! But I love some of the broader sci-fi ideas- what a wanker! Lastly- Al Gore.
Do we really want Al Gore in the president's chair? There is little as dangerous as one who maintains that he has a firm grip on technological issues, when he in fact hold command of more vocabulary than concept. I'm done.
we're all going to work for them eventually... it's unavoidable.
Sure, off topic... pretty pointless.... but come on! Is it just standard practice to moderate all the ACs down?
to perk up my Napster :)
The womb.
OK, so if this is the START of the Federation- is MIR going to be a major player?
Ok, Check this out! Take a cell phone, ok? And we put an MP3 player in the cell phone.... and you just call the music company and ask for the song- they stream you the MP3 to your phone, and charge it to your phone bill! You could maybe get a headphoe jack for your cell phone, or else upload it to your system when you get home. Cool idea? Isn't it? Huh?
The irony is that here (if you can even see that broken thread up there) we see a major display of censorship; DOZENS of moderation points, basically wasted on burying anonymous cowards into oblivion over some stupid lymric. The original story was more concerned with civil rights, as pertains to avoiding abuse by a power hungry police state... not the silly urge to curb potty-mouth stuff like this.
The irony..... it overwhelms me. Oh well, f#ck it.
Hey, I too am a musician, and I post MP3s regularly on Iuma.com. My issue is that I make my music with what I am sitting in front of right now- the computer. What good is it going to do me if everyone is listening to me, and is dying to see me in concert, if I can't ever play a concert? I've made a coupel bucks off of this, but it's a far cry from the capital I will need to invest before I can play in real time what I do with a mouse. That's fine and good for you to look at your recordings as you do, but my recordings are my music. No chance to make $$ any other way.
And other artists playing my songs? Pshaw! It's 1/2 bleeps, and 1/2 bloops! They can play it.
I'm done, thanks for reading.
Yes, it feels good to be vindicated after all these years.
-A drummer
Sir, excuse me-
What the FUCK is R-rated in Sweden?
Is it true that you are part of a worldwide conspiracy to control all personal thought?
The way I see it is, you could be a token asshole, inserted by the system who already controls the vast majority of our information... Carefully scripted, set to keep those of us who get our info from the web from suspecting how homogonized things are getting... Of course, that is the sort of monopoly to make MS look small, AOL/TimeWarner look almost smaller, and the X-files look mundane. Oh shit... ennui.
Nevermind.
Skanky the Iguana!
Skanky the Iguana!
Skanky the Iguana!
Great man, now I guess everyone's going to see where I grow my weed. No peace for the wicked!
Hey, depending on the country- Was it supposed to be a comma, thus thirty thouand?
Pardon me, but how in the HELL do you get moderated up to SIX?!?
Ok- would my new computer brain be linux compatible?
Next- could me and my buddies form a beowulf cluster?
And finally; how much would it be like that movie, Tron?
Hey man, did you ever think that if this socialist revolution thing was going to happen- you know, with the spread of communism, overthrow of capitalst democracies, and all that cool stuff- wouldn't the internet be a pretty good medium for spreading those ideas? I guess that if the people were really in favor of it, we'd be seeign a lot of "Why communism rules" web sites, and ever more propaganda. Which also leads me to wonder- what if the communists really won, and our money is meaningless? Maybe this whole time we have been trying to make money, but it's for no good, cuz the people we thought were just wealthless BUMS were really communist agents, who had already realized the futility of accumilated weath! Shit, I think I'm no to something. I guess that by posting this, it puts me at risk of drawing fire from the powers that be- if that whole communist secret government revolution deal is true- and it puts my LIFE at risk! Oh well, one way to find out. By the way- I'm being pretty brave hitting "submit" so please don't down-moderate me for takign this risk. (Damn, if the communist assasins don't take me out, it'll be the /. moderators!)
Don't listen to me- My voice recognition software doesn't know what i'm talking about
For lawyers!
Ok, fine- I realize that my karma is a large negative number. What is this a result of? It is largely from making dumb-ass comments like this one. But maybe, could it be that you bastards are prejudiced against me? I admit it, I don't read the articles before I post, I write too much, and i try to throw in cute catch-phrases and knee-jerk arguments on the off chance soem modertators will get their jollies off my comment. So BE IT!! I guess I will gladly and remaina bottom feeder. I guess I shoud have realized that I'm not cool here when I noticed that I am one of the few people who has not even STARTED my work on a masters in computer whateverthehell. Oh bloody, bloody... stomp upon my ego and consience- down moderate me now.
The "Uni" in my name doesn't even have to do with UNIX!! It only looks liekt hat, and i chose it because I am a Unitarian!!!
Oh well, I suck. Thanks for paying attention.
Pythagorian Theorem
Distance Formula
Volume of a sphere
The trig identities
The Spanish Language
Differentiation
The Product Rule
The Quotient rule
L'Hospital's Rule
Rap Music
The 6 String Guitar
Magnetic Data Storage
The Hitchhiker's Guide Trilogy-(screw doug adams!)
And hey- here's a good one! The internet.
Hey, the bottom line for me here is- Isn't it good enough to just name the thing after him? I would feel as though I had given birth, if I had just advanced a math system to the next level. Free information, maybe that's liberal- But trying to stop people from using a new math formula is ludicrous. As soon as we all know what it is and that it exists, its only so long before someone else approaching his abilities stumbles onto the same thing.
Pythagorian Theorem
Distance Formula
Volume of a sphere
The trig identities
The Spanish Language
Differentiation
The Product Rule
The Quotient rule
L'Hospital's Rule
Rap Music
The 6 String Guitar
Magnetic Data Storage
The Hitchhiker's Guide Trilogy-(screw doug adams!)
And hey- here's a good one! The internet.
Yeah, whatever.
Just try and prosecute someone for using a mathematical formula.
Perfumes. Gimme credit, come on. shit