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  1. Re:Russia boogie man on US Senate Staff Targeted By State-Backed Hackers, Senator Says (pbs.org) · · Score: 1

    The Russians did it the Russians did it. Just more crap by the socialist liberals that want to take away your rights.

    Dah, Comrade! You is right!

  2. Re:Well...duh. on US Senate Staff Targeted By State-Backed Hackers, Senator Says (pbs.org) · · Score: 1

    yet the Democrats (and you) are so insanely against Trump that you have finally agreed that Russia is once again our enemy.

    The Democrats,along with the FBI and the CIA.
    A China is big on stealing secrets, but Russians are the masters of social engineering.

  3. Re:Don't worry on US Senate Staff Targeted By State-Backed Hackers, Senator Says (pbs.org) · · Score: 1

    Why don't they want those email exchanges to go down on public record?

    Guess.

  4. Re:Huge Issue on AI Could Devastate the Developing World (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    we now have Jaguars in Arizona as it is now warm enough for them to make their home.

    I think there have been Jaguars in Arizona for a long time.
    I can remember seeing an E-type in Tempe 40 years ago.

  5. Re:Yes it's not technically AI on AI Could Devastate the Developing World (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    People are a resource, not a problem.

    True, if you need that resource.
    Otherwise they are a problem.

  6. Re:Yes it's not technically AI on AI Could Devastate the Developing World (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Your insane psychopath world will be put down to be replaced by what ever real democracy, and real associations between people, will produce, once the psychopaths have been removed from where they do harm.

    Good luck with that.
    Those "psychopaths" will own all the big weapons, including flying robosoldiers,
    and we will have no chance against them.

  7. But what exactly counts as an observer?

    Basically anything capable of absorbing photons*.
    So the human eye counts, but so does an animal's eye, a CCD chip or for that matter, a lump of coal.

    * or any other kind of quantum particle

  8. Re:How broken is quantum mechanics REALLY? on Reimagining of Schrodinger's Cat Breaks Quantum Mechanics -- and Stumps Physicists (nature.com) · · Score: 1

    What we do know is that quantum mechanics works. It is one of the most successful theories of the physical universe that humanity has ever devised.

    But only when expressed mathematically.

    You only get into trouble when you try to express QM concepts in a natural language,
    e.g. using the German "beobachter" or English "observer" to describe
    what it is in QM that causes waveform collapse.
    Although "measurement device" comes pretty close.

  9. Re:The catch with all previous Apple processors on iPhone XS, XS Max Are World's Fastest Phones (Again) (tomsguide.com) · · Score: 1

    "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."

    It is the person making the claim that has to provide the evidence.
    Expressing skepticism about someone's claim is not a claim itself, and requires no evidence.

  10. syn-thet-ic (adjective):
    - made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product.

    So, no, it is artificial and not synthetic.

  11. Re:So what? on Automation: The Exaggerated Threat of Robots (flassbeck-economics.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure, robotechnology will create new jobs - for people having advanced degrees in engineering, math, physics, accounting etc.
    The other 95% of the population are fucked.

  12. It's quite hard to get things done when your own lying idiot boss is intentionally undermining you.

    FTFY.

  13. Most actuaries are also certified accountants (although not necessarily CPA).

  14. Re:For those interested in the physics... on Engineering Firm Plans To Tow Icebergs From Antarctica To Parched Dubai (stuff.co.nz) · · Score: 1

    The short summary is that we really don't have a good feel for the feasibility of this, so it seems like a good way to milk $$ from a bunch of clueless investors.

    FTFY.

    Hey, it worked for Theranos!

  15. Re:Opioids and withdrawal on OxyContin Billionaire Patents Drug To Treat Opioid Addiction (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Whatever evil being is supernaturally controlling the world hates us and wants to maximize injustice and suffering while benefiting the useful monsters who do its bidding

    But what if he is the leader of the Executive Branch?

  16. Re:Out of our control, sure.... but so what? on Elon Musk Takes a Fatalistic View Toward AI (youtube.com) · · Score: 1

    Why, if they are supposedly "intelligent" are they incapable of recognizing that the war is over?

    Because the "enemy" (us humans) still exist.

  17. Re:Stupid industry fads on 'I've Seen the Future of Consumer AI, and it Doesn't Have One' (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    The "A" doesn't stand for "Automation."

    And it doesn't stand for "Authentic" either.

    The term "Artificial" means that it is not human-like, but is somewhat similar to what a human brain would do.
    Of course, even that is a bit of a stretch today.

  18. If you separate the luminance and chrominance of skin color (YCrCv), everyone is the same color (chrominance)

    A laughably trivial example of a straw man argument.

    Color, in terms of skin tone, has nothing to do with chrominance v.s. luminance,
    but refers to the overall appearance of someone's skin in a standard lighting environment.

    And the skin tone of one "white" person has far more in common with that of the average "white"
    person than it does with that of the average "African American" person.

    The real point is that skin tone can not be used to predict any other characteristic
    such as intelligence, talent or any kind of personality trait.

  19. London.

    Well, that explains a lot.

    I wouldn't want to be trapped on a deserted island with a bunch of Londoners, let alone a small theater.

  20. Because ALL the things you're favouring (colour gamuts, HDR, Dolby, etc. etc. etc.) really mean nothing to me whatsoever

    Damn!
    Why didn't you tell us you were blind?

  21. Re:US and German cinemas are very different though on 'IMAX Enhanced' Promises Highest-Quality Image, Sound Experiences For Home Theater Setups (audioholics.com) · · Score: 1

    none of that is the case here in Germany, and AFAIK most of Europe.

    Same in Canada.
    Where do these whiners live?

  22. Re:What's the benefit? on Get Ready For Atomic Radio (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    If it works out it could be a big deal in a tiny package.

    Especially for radar.

  23. Re:Liberal arts as a whole on Popular College Majors Changed Abruptly After the Financial Crisis (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    You kidding? Companies love hiring english majors.

    True.
    Of course those companies want people who can ask "You want fries with that?" with an educated flourish.

  24. Re:I once worked on lane-tracking software on Humans To Blame For Most Self-Driving Car Crashes In California, Study Finds (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    There are plenty of things lane tracking can use.

    And none of them have been proven in adverse conditions.
    No doubt they will be in the future - but that will be in decades not years.

  25. Humans To Blame For Most Self-Driving Car Crashes In California

    Only in this case, it's the incompetent humans who work for Uber, Alphabet etc.