On the other hand, every time you search the Web, get a movie recommendation from NetFlix, or speak to a telephone voice recognition system, tools developed chasing the great promise of intelligent machines do the work IOW, we just lower our expectations of AI to the point where they have already been met.;-)
Isn't a voice recognition system just a really fancy lookup table?
I felt the same way about GTA4 reviews. It was an excellent game and I played it to the end, but there were enough annoyances to lower the score for me to an 8 or maybe a 7. No way was it a perfect 10 as a lot of sites claimed. That's why I like X-Play's 1 to 5 scale. The 1 to 10 scale becomes a 5 to 10 scale anyway at most sites. In an honest 1 to 10 scale, most games should get a 5.
One big GTA4 issue was the lack of mid mission check points. Fans of the series have been clamoring for that for *years*. What's the point of making me do the same 5 to 10 minute drive to the mission start over and over again? There's no logical rationale for that, and one has to wonder if the Rockstar developers did it out of pure spite. I won't be buying any further games in the series until that bug is fixed. It was actually worse in GTA4 than in any of the GTA3 games.
I'm planning to retire early at 50, but, honestly, I could see going over to DARPA or some such to manage or oversee some projects. The moeny wouldn't matter as much as it would to some young guy trying to get a maximum salary out in the private sector.
I've worked on similar technology programs where the idea was simply to push the state of the art. The other side of the job didn't seem so bad. They get to travel a lot and see interesting new tech. Maybe they should recruit in the 40 to 55 age range. You've got experience and stability there.
"You sharpen the human appetite to the point where it can split atoms with its desire; you build egos the size of cathedrals; fiber-optically connect the world to every eager impulse; grease even the dullest dreams with these dollar-green, gold-plated fantasies, until every human becomes an aspiring emperor, becomes his own God... and where can you go from there?" -- Al Pacino in The Devil's Advocate To the theater next door where there's a better movie playing?
Oh noes! Teh moneys am teh evils! WTF are you on about. The guy hosts a show. He gets paid for *that*. Cops get paid salaries to catch pedophiles, too. Is that sick? Seriously, what the hell did you even mean?
And those Hansen shows rule. The look in Mr. Pedo's eyes when he knows the jig is up is priceless. Never gets old.
Did you expect any better from Slashdot? The moment I saw the headline I knew it would be 99% self righteous spewing of utter hate, and without a particle of irony to boot.
Things must have changed. I was a Boy Scout for years in the late 70s. No one mentioned religion even once. No one ever asked. The local troops really aren't all that concerned with what some tools at BSA central say about anything. It was just a reason to get together with friends and do stuff.
But hatemongering is easier, and pretending to actually care about the rights of others gives some folks on Slashdot a boner.
I bought a Dodge Caliber for less, and get 28 combined mileage, and 36 to 38 on my freeway commute. It replaced a 10 year old Dodge Ram full size pickup that was getting about 15. Served me very well, though, which is why I stuck with Dodge. Caliber has been trouble free for 18 months so far. The continuously variable transmission is neat.
All the holodeck ever did was try to take over the Enterprise, kill everyone on board and, assuming Ensign Barclay must have at some point loaded an anime tentacle porn simulation, mate with the more nubile females in the crew.
He who does not learn from the future is doomed to repeat it!
No it was not. Yes it was. It was a parent of one of the girls (former) friends.
And the way you wrote it totally misrepresents what happened. Are you responding to the correct post? I wrote ONE line that matched the facts. A *PARENT* did the cyber bullying.
It was *A* parent, but NOT THE PARENT OF THE CHILD WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE. WHAT THE FLYING HOLY FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!? I didn't say it was the parent of the child that committed suicide.
Obviously this lady is fucked in the head She's not the only one.
I would say that the increased MENTAL interaction it provides makes us, in many ways, smarter and more flexible. INTERTOOB CAT IS IN UR MIND, MAKIN IT FLEXY! LOL! KTHX!
No, people generally never had the ability to think deeply. The Internet has merely revealed that to a greater extent than anything before it. The rest of the Carr's screed is horsepucky, and I shall now coherently express my displeasure by pissing upon it.
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I'm sure there's any number of professionally dominant ladies who would happily dress up as a robot overlord for you if the price were right.
(looks around)
Not saying I've done that or anything.
Isn't a voice recognition system just a really fancy lookup table?
I felt the same way about GTA4 reviews. It was an excellent game and I played it to the end, but there were enough annoyances to lower the score for me to an 8 or maybe a 7. No way was it a perfect 10 as a lot of sites claimed. That's why I like X-Play's 1 to 5 scale. The 1 to 10 scale becomes a 5 to 10 scale anyway at most sites. In an honest 1 to 10 scale, most games should get a 5.
One big GTA4 issue was the lack of mid mission check points. Fans of the series have been clamoring for that for *years*. What's the point of making me do the same 5 to 10 minute drive to the mission start over and over again? There's no logical rationale for that, and one has to wonder if the Rockstar developers did it out of pure spite. I won't be buying any further games in the series until that bug is fixed. It was actually worse in GTA4 than in any of the GTA3 games.
I thought the misconception was that anyone actually thinks Mac OS X is totally immune.
I'm planning to retire early at 50, but, honestly, I could see going over to DARPA or some such to manage or oversee some projects. The moeny wouldn't matter as much as it would to some young guy trying to get a maximum salary out in the private sector.
I've worked on similar technology programs where the idea was simply to push the state of the art. The other side of the job didn't seem so bad. They get to travel a lot and see interesting new tech. Maybe they should recruit in the 40 to 55 age range. You've got experience and stability there.
Yeah, but Australia is part of the U.S! Der!
If this fooks with my Netflix streaming, the hurt will be distributed in copious amounts.
Hey, this is quality monsterage. Cat-6 all the way.
-- Al Pacino in The Devil's Advocate To the theater next door where there's a better movie playing?
I *knew* we'd be saved when the Democrats retook the Congress! Oh, wait...
Should this map be on the Diebold site?
Wow! So it's the money, is it? That's so wise. Why, I can't imagine more than five or six billion people in this world share that knowledge. You rock!
Oh noes! Teh moneys am teh evils! WTF are you on about. The guy hosts a show. He gets paid for *that*. Cops get paid salaries to catch pedophiles, too. Is that sick? Seriously, what the hell did you even mean?
And those Hansen shows rule. The look in Mr. Pedo's eyes when he knows the jig is up is priceless. Never gets old.
Did you expect any better from Slashdot? The moment I saw the headline I knew it would be 99% self righteous spewing of utter hate, and without a particle of irony to boot.
Things must have changed. I was a Boy Scout for years in the late 70s. No one mentioned religion even once. No one ever asked. The local troops really aren't all that concerned with what some tools at BSA central say about anything. It was just a reason to get together with friends and do stuff.
But hatemongering is easier, and pretending to actually care about the rights of others gives some folks on Slashdot a boner.
I bought a Dodge Caliber for less, and get 28 combined mileage, and 36 to 38 on my freeway commute. It replaced a 10 year old Dodge Ram full size pickup that was getting about 15. Served me very well, though, which is why I stuck with Dodge. Caliber has been trouble free for 18 months so far. The continuously variable transmission is neat.
I've been waiting 35 years for working X-Ray glasses. :-(
All the holodeck ever did was try to take over the Enterprise, kill everyone on board and, assuming Ensign Barclay must have at some point loaded an anime tentacle porn simulation, mate with the more nubile females in the crew.
He who does not learn from the future is doomed to repeat it!
Blogging about Eastasia is still considered harmful, unless we're allied with Eurasia. Wait...
No, people generally never had the ability to think deeply. The Internet has merely revealed that to a greater extent than anything before it. The rest of the Carr's screed is horsepucky, and I shall now coherently express my displeasure by pissing upon it.
(pissing sound)
In the case in question, it was the *PARENT* that was doing it.
I dunno... seems to me this could all be handled under existing law. I mean, they DID bring charges against the parent.
Fuck this damned bullshit to hell and- er, um, I mean, I think I might think to oppose this, yes I do, if that's OK.