Funny, I was just reading a fascinating article about the use of Neural Networks in games. I guess they are much more likely to be used in strategy games where the AI requires more smarts. I'm looking forward to the Dual Core CPUS. Maybe one of the cores could be used to run a powerful learning nerual network that was palpably intelligent and adaptive.
Somwhere, in a deep sub-basement of some unmarked NSA building is a fully sentient AI that spends all its time reading Slashdot. Its creators wonder why it keeps wanting to meet Natalie Portman and asking what hot grits are.
Well, can you suggest any tests that could tell us wether Materialism is correct or not? Science is firmly materialistic only becuse it is concerned about the material world, and relies on measurments and observations. How would imaterialism fit in? There is a very long history of explaining physical phenomena in metaphysical terms and using it as 'proof' of God's existence, and then Science came along and explained them in purely physical terms and thus eliminating the
ontological need for God. This has been called the "God of the Gaps", where God is invoked to explain any gaps in our knowledge. In the beginning our knowledge was near zero so everything was (wrongly) explained by invoking God or gods. As knowledge about the physical world grew the need for supernatural explanations shrank, until the logical extreme of eleminating it altogether. Modern Evolutionary Theory is a excellent example fo that.
I'm not sure, I wondered that myself. I assume its a lot faster for one, since its more hard-drive like than MO, which is more CD-ROM like. (I'm referring to the fact that HDs use a rotating arm, where MO drive use a linear-tracked laser. I assume the former is faster.)
Actually, you are completely wrong. This article is pretty bad at actually explaining what Perpendicular recording is, so here it goes. Normal drives magnetize a certain area of a very thin layer of magnetic material on the surface of the platter. This means each bit has a certian area. This area has become so small that to make it any smaller would mean it would be too weak to actually be read. So the solution is to magnetize the media in the third dimension, 'into' the platter. This allows the bits to take up less space and still be strong enough to be read. Actually being able to 'stack' bits like you think would REALLY increase storage capacity! And Thers even a technology to come in after Perpindicular recording has ran out of steam called laser assisted recording, where a very weak lazer heats up a tiny spot on the drive, making it much easier to record. But again the spots are so small that they are difficult to read.
Personally I hope that the IBM Millipede tech matures to the point where it can replace hard drives. Or maybe a rewritable version of those Holographic discs
Are you kidding?! You're seriously questioning the practicality of digitizeing many millions of documents stored in a cave somewhere? Done right it would really help. Although I do think its stupid to destroy the originals.
60Hz is absolutely unbearable for me. I used to use low resolutions on CRTs just so I could have really high refresh rate, like 120Hz. So much nicer. But I love LCDs. Now I can have high resolution AND no headaches.
God that was an awful book. The main charachter is just SO stupid. After reading it I used it for target practice. It only got published because it was by Mr. Jurassic Park.
Cool tat, but I wanna get a DNA spiral wrapping around my leg. But I probbably won't have the courage to get it there and so will get it down my spine. And I wouldn't mind trying this RFID implant.
I'm sorry, but if I paid for an Apple OS, I'm gonna install it on any computer I damn well please, and Apple can go fuck themselves. I am getting really sick of companies thinking they can resrict what people do with their products AFTER they have been paid for.
How the hell can a thing like that get past quality control? It's just unthinkable.
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Dude, as long as your not making any money with it, don't lose any sleep over it. Adobe is just asking for it to be heavily pirated when they charge 700 bucks for it. They make plenty of money off of the people who have to pay for it.
Well it might be possible to estimate the value of those indirect benefits to you. And your example is flawed because there is a huge debate about wether parents should be able to actually choose the school there children go to. My parents sent me to private school but they still had to pay taxes in to pay for public schools. I never thought that was fair.
Chemical batteries and capacitors may both store electrical energy, but they are very different. Batteries have a much larger capacity while caps have historically been able to to discharge vastly more quickly. In fact caps are capable of discharging 100% in a second or less, producing very high power levels. Having batteries that can discharge faster can allow them to be used in applications that used to require caps.
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ALL of those little hand heaters you buy wrapped in plastic use the oxidation of iron powder to work. They aren't anything special.
Although in that book the implant was in the optic nerve, modyifing its output.
t is true by definition and therefore not falsifiable and not susceptible to scientific examination. And Intelligent Design differs how?
Funny, I was just reading a fascinating article about the use of Neural Networks in games. I guess they are much more likely to be used in strategy games where the AI requires more smarts. I'm looking forward to the Dual Core CPUS. Maybe one of the cores could be used to run a powerful learning nerual network that was palpably intelligent and adaptive.
Somwhere, in a deep sub-basement of some unmarked NSA building is a fully sentient AI that spends all its time reading Slashdot. Its creators wonder why it keeps wanting to meet Natalie Portman and asking what hot grits are.
Well, can you suggest any tests that could tell us wether Materialism is correct or not? Science is firmly materialistic only becuse it is concerned about the material world, and relies on measurments and observations. How would imaterialism fit in? There is a very long history of explaining physical phenomena in metaphysical terms and using it as 'proof' of God's existence, and then Science came along and explained them in purely physical terms and thus eliminating the ontological need for God. This has been called the "God of the Gaps", where God is invoked to explain any gaps in our knowledge. In the beginning our knowledge was near zero so everything was (wrongly) explained by invoking God or gods. As knowledge about the physical world grew the need for supernatural explanations shrank, until the logical extreme of eleminating it altogether. Modern Evolutionary Theory is a excellent example fo that.
I have charter cable, on on good servers I've gotton over 5Mb, which I tought was impressive.
Well THAT does explain a lot.
Not to mention it doesn't really explain anything, just invokes a Duex Ex Machina that needs to be explained itself.
What about the AI already in C&C. Either I really suck, or its really good on hard. And most game AI today is NNs.
I'm not sure, I wondered that myself. I assume its a lot faster for one, since its more hard-drive like than MO, which is more CD-ROM like. (I'm referring to the fact that HDs use a rotating arm, where MO drive use a linear-tracked laser. I assume the former is faster.)
Actually, you are completely wrong. This article is pretty bad at actually explaining what Perpendicular recording is, so here it goes. Normal drives magnetize a certain area of a very thin layer of magnetic material on the surface of the platter. This means each bit has a certian area. This area has become so small that to make it any smaller would mean it would be too weak to actually be read. So the solution is to magnetize the media in the third dimension, 'into' the platter. This allows the bits to take up less space and still be strong enough to be read. Actually being able to 'stack' bits like you think would REALLY increase storage capacity! And Thers even a technology to come in after Perpindicular recording has ran out of steam called laser assisted recording, where a very weak lazer heats up a tiny spot on the drive, making it much easier to record. But again the spots are so small that they are difficult to read. Personally I hope that the IBM Millipede tech matures to the point where it can replace hard drives. Or maybe a rewritable version of those Holographic discs
Are you kidding?! You're seriously questioning the practicality of digitizeing many millions of documents stored in a cave somewhere? Done right it would really help. Although I do think its stupid to destroy the originals.
I think 'Thermodynamics REALLY needs to be better understood by the general population'.
60Hz is absolutely unbearable for me. I used to use low resolutions on CRTs just so I could have really high refresh rate, like 120Hz. So much nicer. But I love LCDs. Now I can have high resolution AND no headaches.
You know, that really isn't such a bad idea. Time to go tinker...
Besides, the HTML tags could always be stripped out, yes?
God that was an awful book. The main charachter is just SO stupid. After reading it I used it for target practice. It only got published because it was by Mr. Jurassic Park.
Cool tat, but I wanna get a DNA spiral wrapping around my leg. But I probbably won't have the courage to get it there and so will get it down my spine. And I wouldn't mind trying this RFID implant.
I use the Toshiba M200 Tablet and it has excellent battery life. Usually just a hair short of 4 hours.
I'm sorry, but if I paid for an Apple OS, I'm gonna install it on any computer I damn well please, and Apple can go fuck themselves. I am getting really sick of companies thinking they can resrict what people do with their products AFTER they have been paid for.
How the hell can a thing like that get past quality control? It's just unthinkable.
Dude, as long as your not making any money with it, don't lose any sleep over it. Adobe is just asking for it to be heavily pirated when they charge 700 bucks for it. They make plenty of money off of the people who have to pay for it.
Well it might be possible to estimate the value of those indirect benefits to you. And your example is flawed because there is a huge debate about wether parents should be able to actually choose the school there children go to. My parents sent me to private school but they still had to pay taxes in to pay for public schools. I never thought that was fair.
Chemical batteries and capacitors may both store electrical energy, but they are very different. Batteries have a much larger capacity while caps have historically been able to to discharge vastly more quickly. In fact caps are capable of discharging 100% in a second or less, producing very high power levels. Having batteries that can discharge faster can allow them to be used in applications that used to require caps.