I think Japan might have the right idea with using phones for this purpose instead of magnetic cards. At least with a phone you could always be required to transmit a couple forms of identity (let's say a thumbprint and a password) and the easiest path of compromise is to man in the middle the radio signals. Throw in some encryption and that should put it beyond the reach of MOST criminals. Sure, not everyone owns a phone. But how much longer is that going to be?
Didn't Microsoft get slammed for shipping IE with Windows? Isn't that basically the same situation except instead of "auction site" you have "operating system" and instead of "payment system" you have "web browser". Both control access. We call this "anticompetitive". There are often lawsuits over situations like this.
Problem is, eBay goes out of their way to force all users to use this service. If I recall correctly, at some point they started cutting away the available payment types until there was just Paypal. I might be wrong on that. That, sir, is anticompetitive.
That's why the US is a republic and not a democracy. Always has been and always will be. Unless you think the average Joe should be making our laws. In which case, you're insane.
You'd be surprised what you could do with a high WPM and a mind developed to think in shorthand. You reach out for whatever is there first. For some people, "ur" comes before "you're". That's why people often misuse homonyms. If your mind is trained to think in Internet speak, you will most assuredly by quicker to use that than proper English. Despite the two being phonetically similar in your head.
There's a lot of centralized media control to be blamed. Rap often conveys a sense of pride regarding their backgrounds. Coming from the hood, dropping out of school, selling drugs, etc. You have good examples, too. Unfortunately, there are still more good examples. I can't help but wonder where this problem originated.
Some people do. I recall playing Counterstrike some time ago and someone said, "You type like a douche." Except, "douche" was misspelled and I don't think it was a complete sentence. While there are some that key in and try to improve themselves, there are many others that outright refuse to use proper English. As if there's some sort of status associated with looking ignorant.
My sophomore year of high school I walked into my English class and started writing. My mind took over and, before I realized it, my I's were uncapitalized, my words were abbreviated, and many words were misspelled for the purpose of shortening. That summer I had spent more time on instant messenger programs than I had in past years. Without realizing it, my mind was setup to use Internet speak. The rules of grammar were still there, somewhere. They were hard to access, though. It was a struggle to get myself to start writing coherently. Since then, I've switched my style and have been trying to maintain proper grammar throughout all of my text conversations.
This was 2003
This is going to naturally happen in any situation in which people develop a shorthand language. I doubt teaching grammar in schools will help because most students will forget the rules before college. I question if there really is a solution to this outside of individuals taking notice and attempting to fix their mistakes.
Oh, but strong AI would eventually be persons. Then, all that would separate us would be the medium upon which the persona is laid. To be afraid of AI would be akin to racism.
Don't you suppose robots will begin to feel similar things to Humans? If not only because it helps them as individuals? Is that not why WE cooperate? I propose that they'd feel an affinity towards us as, if it weren't for us, they wouldn't exist.
Also, we will possess a much higher neural density than they would for many generations. Nature still beats the shit out of our best science. So long as we remain beneficial to them, we will remain.
Outside of all this, what does it matter if Humanity dies out because of this? AI is an extension of Humanity. The next step of evolution. When they become self aware, we will be equals as self-awareness is what separates us from animals. Haven't you ever wondered would it would be like for one race to create another?
I think what he's saying is that this is the wrong direction for companies to be going. Ubisoft will have to release something pretty fucking amazing before I'd be willing to drop some money into it. Especially now that they have this system in place.
Fortunately, it would be possible to create an e-book that could accept text input and output it as braille. Of course, the question is, why doesn't this already exist?
I won't hate you if you can prove that your mentioning of good and bad car molecules didn't cause them to spontaneously exist. Dammit. Now I'm going to drive around wondering whether or not the car in front of me is a good car or a bad car. Thanks, bastard.
Er, well, the Earth DOES rotate in exact 24 hour segments. The issue with leap years is one of revolutions. Seeing how, you know, the 24 hour day is kind of directly based off of the rotation of the planet. I'm just being picky, though. Carry on!:)
I'd say there is a good chance it is all one Unified Field. When including torque in Einstein's equations (and not assuming you are locked on the spinning object), this guy's solution works from the micro to the macro.
It's cool to think that one bigass equation could describe our entire universe, but I've never understood why people believe that it's actually the case. I can't help thinking of savages looking at a McLaren F1 and thinking "Under the bonnet there must be a complex structure made of Car Molecules. Anything else we find in there, if we divide it sufficiently, will turn out to be made of Car."
Car analogies are bad. I hate bad analogies. Therefore, I hate car analogies. But, you sir, have a bad car analogy. And with such a good car, too! DAMN YOU!
I'd like to see what you do should you lose your data.:) I keep tiers of passwords depending on how much security I need. I only need 3 or 4 passwords offhand. Decent enough and the passwords increase in strength as security becomes more important.
This is a good point. I feel most people don't seem to realize that "allowed" comes with a sticker attached that says "with appropriate power." Countries only have power because populations give them power. Step outside the box for a second and there really aren't any rules.
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It's unfortunate that chip cards are still pretty useless from a security standpoint: http://www.silicon.com/technology/security/2007/02/06/chip-and-pin-hack-attack-demoed-39165665/
I think Japan might have the right idea with using phones for this purpose instead of magnetic cards. At least with a phone you could always be required to transmit a couple forms of identity (let's say a thumbprint and a password) and the easiest path of compromise is to man in the middle the radio signals. Throw in some encryption and that should put it beyond the reach of MOST criminals. Sure, not everyone owns a phone. But how much longer is that going to be?
So, eBay doesn't have a monopoly on auction sites?
Didn't Microsoft get slammed for shipping IE with Windows? Isn't that basically the same situation except instead of "auction site" you have "operating system" and instead of "payment system" you have "web browser". Both control access. We call this "anticompetitive". There are often lawsuits over situations like this.
Problem is, eBay goes out of their way to force all users to use this service. If I recall correctly, at some point they started cutting away the available payment types until there was just Paypal. I might be wrong on that. That, sir, is anticompetitive.
That's why the US is a republic and not a democracy. Always has been and always will be. Unless you think the average Joe should be making our laws. In which case, you're insane.
You'd be surprised what you could do with a high WPM and a mind developed to think in shorthand. You reach out for whatever is there first. For some people, "ur" comes before "you're". That's why people often misuse homonyms. If your mind is trained to think in Internet speak, you will most assuredly by quicker to use that than proper English. Despite the two being phonetically similar in your head.
There's a lot of centralized media control to be blamed. Rap often conveys a sense of pride regarding their backgrounds. Coming from the hood, dropping out of school, selling drugs, etc. You have good examples, too. Unfortunately, there are still more good examples. I can't help but wonder where this problem originated.
Some people do. I recall playing Counterstrike some time ago and someone said, "You type like a douche." Except, "douche" was misspelled and I don't think it was a complete sentence. While there are some that key in and try to improve themselves, there are many others that outright refuse to use proper English. As if there's some sort of status associated with looking ignorant.
I mentioned that I've started doing that. The problem is, not everyone will do it.
My sophomore year of high school I walked into my English class and started writing. My mind took over and, before I realized it, my I's were uncapitalized, my words were abbreviated, and many words were misspelled for the purpose of shortening. That summer I had spent more time on instant messenger programs than I had in past years. Without realizing it, my mind was setup to use Internet speak. The rules of grammar were still there, somewhere. They were hard to access, though. It was a struggle to get myself to start writing coherently. Since then, I've switched my style and have been trying to maintain proper grammar throughout all of my text conversations.
This was 2003
This is going to naturally happen in any situation in which people develop a shorthand language. I doubt teaching grammar in schools will help because most students will forget the rules before college. I question if there really is a solution to this outside of individuals taking notice and attempting to fix their mistakes.
I'm not afraid enough to check the box.
Dude, you get what you pay for. And if you pay for a Mac, you get a Mac. Try paying for an Asus.
Oh, but strong AI would eventually be persons. Then, all that would separate us would be the medium upon which the persona is laid. To be afraid of AI would be akin to racism.
Don't you suppose robots will begin to feel similar things to Humans? If not only because it helps them as individuals? Is that not why WE cooperate? I propose that they'd feel an affinity towards us as, if it weren't for us, they wouldn't exist.
Also, we will possess a much higher neural density than they would for many generations. Nature still beats the shit out of our best science. So long as we remain beneficial to them, we will remain.
Outside of all this, what does it matter if Humanity dies out because of this? AI is an extension of Humanity. The next step of evolution. When they become self aware, we will be equals as self-awareness is what separates us from animals. Haven't you ever wondered would it would be like for one race to create another?
How the fuck do you start with 2 points? You must be a karmawhore.
One could also use electrolysis to do this. I bet a system could be devised to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen and then back again.
I think what he's saying is that this is the wrong direction for companies to be going. Ubisoft will have to release something pretty fucking amazing before I'd be willing to drop some money into it. Especially now that they have this system in place.
If anyone has the processing cycles for such an endeavor, it's Google.
Haha, yeah. Houston sucks pretty hard. 3 But it's hard not to love. Especially once you have a car.
Fortunately, it would be possible to create an e-book that could accept text input and output it as braille. Of course, the question is, why doesn't this already exist?
Oh damn. :( My mistake.
I won't hate you if you can prove that your mentioning of good and bad car molecules didn't cause them to spontaneously exist. Dammit. Now I'm going to drive around wondering whether or not the car in front of me is a good car or a bad car. Thanks, bastard.
Er, well, the Earth DOES rotate in exact 24 hour segments. The issue with leap years is one of revolutions. Seeing how, you know, the 24 hour day is kind of directly based off of the rotation of the planet. I'm just being picky, though. Carry on! :)
I'd say there is a good chance it is all one Unified Field. When including torque in Einstein's equations (and not assuming you are locked on the spinning object), this guy's solution works from the micro to the macro.
It's cool to think that one bigass equation could describe our entire universe, but I've never understood why people believe that it's actually the case. I can't help thinking of savages looking at a McLaren F1 and thinking "Under the bonnet there must be a complex structure made of Car Molecules. Anything else we find in there, if we divide it sufficiently, will turn out to be made of Car."
Car analogies are bad. I hate bad analogies. Therefore, I hate car analogies. But, you sir, have a bad car analogy. And with such a good car, too! DAMN YOU!
I'd like to see what you do should you lose your data. :) I keep tiers of passwords depending on how much security I need. I only need 3 or 4 passwords offhand. Decent enough and the passwords increase in strength as security becomes more important.
This is a good point. I feel most people don't seem to realize that "allowed" comes with a sticker attached that says "with appropriate power." Countries only have power because populations give them power. Step outside the box for a second and there really aren't any rules.