I had a good period of time when I couldn't access apple.com at all once the new products were up on the homepage. This was on my work connection, but my wife at home on our cable connection was having similar problems, as was her mother across the country on her cable connection.
If we develop a hammer that can think (so to speak) and act independently, I strongly hope that we do instill some ethics into the thing. I'd hate to be victim to a crazy hammer rampage.
Not that the article was about robots themselves having ethics really though. It was more about how we should apply ethics to creating robots.
...but when I play a game for a long time, I don't get like the people described in the article. Sure, I start to think about things in terms of a game maybe, like when I've played an RPG for a long period of time, I think of myself and others in terms of hitpoints, stats, etc. However, I would never actually physically shake a tree after playing animal crossing (and I played that quite a bit), nor would it ever even remotely enter my mind to actually grab the wheel of a moving car and steer it into something after Katamari Damacy. More likely, I'd make a joking comment about it.
Bill Gates hasn't been Microsoft CEO for some time now. He's currently Microsoft Chairman, Grand Poobah Software Architect, and Resident Biggest Dork. Or something like that.
Don't be ridiculous. Apple doesn't have even a remote monopoly on the online digital music market. I recently got about 50 songs from a different service (eMusic) and they even work on my iPod.
Of course, Occam's Razor says "most likely" or "usually" as you put it. The significance is that the simplest explanation isn't ALWAYS the correct one.
PS. I know that Occam's Razor actually says something about increasing entities, but that's not the point.
NVidia will give space to anyone who buys a lot, as it's basically free advertising for NVidia. Microsoft will be giving them some space too because they've bought a lot of copies of Windows for the things.
What do you mean, nothing happened? Infinium has given up the attacks on HardOCP due to HardOCP not bowing down and taking it. That seems fairly significant to me in the context of this case.
As for the point you make about NVidia, it's specious at best. NVidia isn't necessarily "happy" to be on the same press release. Infinium released that and NVidia released nothing of its own to accompany it. It's not a partnership either. Infinium bought (or committed to buy) a lot of NVidia cards; therefore they are allowed to basically advertise NVidia's products for free.
It's pretty funny when you make fun of someone else, acting as if that person is very stupid, when in fact it's just your own horrible ignorance rearing its head.
You've just done an admirable job of proving that silly maxim about assuming.
Except that when your cheap used car sits there not being used, you're still paying for insurance, and possibly parking. On top of that you have to try to find the cheapest gas station you can when you drive your own car, while the flexcar or zipcar price is flat and includes gas. And don't forget how much maintenance adds to the cost of a "cheap" used car.
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It seems like the definition could be more inclusive. I get plenty of emails that have totally meaningless text and then sometimes (but not always!) a link at the bottom to something I could buy. I'm guessing that some of these are an attempt to see if there's anyone at my inbox reading mail, but in any case I'd definitely call these spam.
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V for Vendetta is a very well known and acclaimed graphic novel (that's geekspeak for big comic book). P.S. You're stupid. (You asked for it ;))
I need to read this quick so I'll know what to hate about the movie when it comes out!
If a 40gig iPod won't hold all your music, you need to get rid of some crap.
I had a good period of time when I couldn't access apple.com at all once the new products were up on the homepage. This was on my work connection, but my wife at home on our cable connection was having similar problems, as was her mother across the country on her cable connection.
If we develop a hammer that can think (so to speak) and act independently, I strongly hope that we do instill some ethics into the thing. I'd hate to be victim to a crazy hammer rampage.
Not that the article was about robots themselves having ethics really though. It was more about how we should apply ethics to creating robots.
The eating of chocolate bunnies symbolizes the eating of chocolate pagans. I think.
n. Christianity
The relinquishment of the form of God by Jesus in becoming man and suffering death.
...but when I play a game for a long time, I don't get like the people described in the article. Sure, I start to think about things in terms of a game maybe, like when I've played an RPG for a long period of time, I think of myself and others in terms of hitpoints, stats, etc. However, I would never actually physically shake a tree after playing animal crossing (and I played that quite a bit), nor would it ever even remotely enter my mind to actually grab the wheel of a moving car and steer it into something after Katamari Damacy. More likely, I'd make a joking comment about it.
SED stands for surface-conduction electron emitter display? Shouldn't that be SCEED? Or at least SEED?
That's why they're suing saying that Think Secret enticed people to break NDA, which IS illegal (or I assume it's illegal anyway).
Bill Gates hasn't been Microsoft CEO for some time now. He's currently Microsoft Chairman, Grand Poobah Software Architect, and Resident Biggest Dork. Or something like that.
He set up the Gates Foundation and donates lots of money to stuff (for instance, they donated quite a lot to the recent tsunami thing).
And if you happen to like They Might Be Giants, they sell their music on their own website in plain ol' MP3 format.
Um, Apple has to pay the RIAA something like 50 or 60 cents a track. When Real sold their songs at 49 cents, they were taking a loss.
Don't be ridiculous. Apple doesn't have even a remote monopoly on the online digital music market. I recently got about 50 songs from a different service (eMusic) and they even work on my iPod.
Of course, Occam's Razor says "most likely" or "usually" as you put it. The significance is that the simplest explanation isn't ALWAYS the correct one.
PS. I know that Occam's Razor actually says something about increasing entities, but that's not the point.
NVidia will give space to anyone who buys a lot, as it's basically free advertising for NVidia. Microsoft will be giving them some space too because they've bought a lot of copies of Windows for the things.
I see you R'dTFA very carefully. (Recouping of legal expenses is explicitly mentioned within.)
What do you mean, nothing happened? Infinium has given up the attacks on HardOCP due to HardOCP not bowing down and taking it. That seems fairly significant to me in the context of this case.
As for the point you make about NVidia, it's specious at best. NVidia isn't necessarily "happy" to be on the same press release. Infinium released that and NVidia released nothing of its own to accompany it. It's not a partnership either. Infinium bought (or committed to buy) a lot of NVidia cards; therefore they are allowed to basically advertise NVidia's products for free.
It's pretty funny when you make fun of someone else, acting as if that person is very stupid, when in fact it's just your own horrible ignorance rearing its head.
You've just done an admirable job of proving that silly maxim about assuming.
That sounds like the combination some idiot would have on his luggage.
I assume it's like any rental. If they find that stuff in there after you use it, they charge you (and probably a lot).
Least insightful post EVAR.
Public transportation is so ridiculously less convenient than a car that I can't believe anyone would say otherwise except in jest.
And it's only cheaper if your time isn't worth anything.
Except that when your cheap used car sits there not being used, you're still paying for insurance, and possibly parking. On top of that you have to try to find the cheapest gas station you can when you drive your own car, while the flexcar or zipcar price is flat and includes gas. And don't forget how much maintenance adds to the cost of a "cheap" used car.
It seems like the definition could be more inclusive. I get plenty of emails that have totally meaningless text and then sometimes (but not always!) a link at the bottom to something I could buy. I'm guessing that some of these are an attempt to see if there's anyone at my inbox reading mail, but in any case I'd definitely call these spam.