Seriously? I patched 5500 linux servers in 24 hours *by myself*, all the while they were churning through collider data from the LHC. This would be, in my opinion, what I would call a production environment. Shortcuts are nice, but sometimes you don't need them if your environment is engineered properly.
11 years ago, when I started in IT, my first job was a sysadmin intern at a web development shop with 16 people. One of the projects I got to work on was their project management/task tracking system we built in Coldfusion (I know, right? I was young and dumb). We had two account managers, one who was understanding, competent, and awesome. The other? Aggressive, pushy, and demanding. Everything was an emergency. Course of action? The developers wrote an algorithm for task tracking based on on the client, the type of task, and so forth. One of the variables was of course which account manager submitted the request. Guess which account manager had their tasks weighted as a higher priority?
If you were a for-profit entity, you would've gone bankrupt trying to maintain the code that runs the space shuttle (unless you have a sweet gov. contract):
This data could be passed along via ADS-B ground stations at a much lower cost than satellite data rates (does not apply to international flights over water).
There are people with control over far more lives (amtrak engineers, cruise ship captains, amusement park operators) who aren't under constant surveillance. Get off your high horse and get back in your cube.
I agree with this definition of an embryo. I don't believe consciousness begins in a developing human until the brain is developed enough to support the required electrical activity.
General: an organism in early stages of development, before hatching from an egg.
Human: A fertilized egg that has begun cell division, often called a pre-embryo (for pre-implantation embryo). An embryo is now defined as a later stage, i.e. at the completion of" the pre-embryonic stage, which is considered to end at about day 14. The term, embryo, is used to describe the early stages of fetal growth, from conception to the eighth week of pregnancy.
brain activity = consciousness. If my brain is dead (and hence, "I" no longer am me, but merely an a collection of organic material), I am dead. Just because the organic system continues artificially doesn't mean you're alive or exist.
My power of attorney/living will specifically states that in the event that brain activity ceases, I'm not to be kept alive artificially. While biology isn't black and white (and mathematical, as you're looking for), I'd say brain activity and consciousness are closely tied together.
Just finished reading the first couple posts from your blog. Any advice for someone who wants to pickup and move to Vanuatu to either do networking or volunteer work?
Do you know if they have cell service on all of those islands with satellite backhauls? Or did they have to physically aggregate the data from the devices?
*My* standard of living in the US is much better than what I'd get in France. Universal Health Care? Pass, I prefer my Health Spending Account thanks. Cute French Girls? Pass, have you ever slept with a French woman? *shivers* Good Restaurants and Culture? *sigh* Sir or mam, you need to travel a bit more. France is good at one thing: Being mediocre.
I bought my PS3 just to be a media center. Plays my DVDs, my Blu-Ray discs, and my Netflix Watch It Now. I could care less if I get banned from PSN. That's what my Xbox360 and Gold account is for =)
Sarge: May I introduce, our new Light-Reconnaissance vehicle. (Rotating around the new jeep) It has 4-inch Armor Plating; M.A.G Bumper Suspension; a mounted machine gunner position, and total seating for three. Gentlemen! This is the M12 LRV! I like to call it the 'Warthog'. Simmons: Why 'Warthog,' Sir? Sarge: Because 'M12 LRV' is too hard to say in conversation, son. Grif: No, but, why 'Warthog'? I mean, it doesn't really look like a pig... Sarge: Say that again? Grif: I think it looks more like a Puma. Sarge: What in Sam Hell is a 'Puma'? Simmons: Uhh, you mean like the shoe company? Grif: No. Like a Puma. It's a big cat, it's like a lion. Sarge: You're making that up. Grif: I'm telling you, it's a real animal. Sarge: Simmons, I want you to poison Grif's next meal. Simmons: Yes sir! Sarge: Look, see these two tow hooks? They look like tusks, and what kind of animal has tusks? Grif: A walrus. Sarge: Didn't I just tell you to stop making up animals?!
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Small correction: I *was* at a T1 center for one of those detectors. I've recently moved on to a less political/bureaucratic organization.
Your post is accurate =) *shakes fist*
Seriously? I patched 5500 linux servers in 24 hours *by myself*, all the while they were churning through collider data from the LHC. This would be, in my opinion, what I would call a production environment. Shortcuts are nice, but sometimes you don't need them if your environment is engineered properly.
Cool story bro time.
11 years ago, when I started in IT, my first job was a sysadmin intern at a web development shop with 16 people. One of the projects I got to work on was their project management/task tracking system we built in Coldfusion (I know, right? I was young and dumb). We had two account managers, one who was understanding, competent, and awesome. The other? Aggressive, pushy, and demanding. Everything was an emergency. Course of action? The developers wrote an algorithm for task tracking based on on the client, the type of task, and so forth. One of the variables was of course which account manager submitted the request. Guess which account manager had their tasks weighted as a higher priority?
If you were a for-profit entity, you would've gone bankrupt trying to maintain the code that runs the space shuttle (unless you have a sweet gov. contract):
http://www.fastcompany.com/node/28121/print
It is *expensive* to right code for mission critical systems.
This data could be passed along via ADS-B ground stations at a much lower cost than satellite data rates (does not apply to international flights over water).
There are people with control over far more lives (amtrak engineers, cruise ship captains, amusement park operators) who aren't under constant surveillance. Get off your high horse and get back in your cube.
Open source solution = ~$10,000; Typical commercial installation = $50K-100K. Cost is relative.
I couldn't make it this year, but myself and friends are renting/buying an RV and driving out there next year. Looking forward to it =)
Also, according to the majority of literature Google is returning, it's only an embryo until 8 weeks. After that, it's a fetus.
Here is more info on fetal brain activity:
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=fetal+brain+activity&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart
I agree with this definition of an embryo. I don't believe consciousness begins in a developing human until the brain is developed enough to support the required electrical activity.
http://www.biochem.northwestern.edu/holmgren/Glossary/Definitions/Def-E/embryo.html
Definition: embryo
General: an organism in early stages of development, before hatching from an egg.
Human: A fertilized egg that has begun cell division, often called a pre-embryo (for pre-implantation embryo). An embryo is now defined as a later stage, i.e. at the completion of" the pre-embryonic stage, which is considered to end at about day 14. The term, embryo, is used to describe the early stages of fetal growth, from conception to the eighth week of pregnancy.
brain activity = consciousness. If my brain is dead (and hence, "I" no longer am me, but merely an a collection of organic material), I am dead. Just because the organic system continues artificially doesn't mean you're alive or exist.
More info on measuring consciousness in the human brain:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16775-consciousness-signature-discovered-spanning-the-brain.html
In a temporary coma, brain activity continues to occur. In a permanent coma, brain activity ceases and you're considered brain dead.
My power of attorney/living will specifically states that in the event that brain activity ceases, I'm not to be kept alive artificially. While biology isn't black and white (and mathematical, as you're looking for), I'd say brain activity and consciousness are closely tied together.
Life begins when consciousness begins. We don't know when that point is, but I sure know it isn't at fertilization.
Natural selection at work. Brilliant!
Just finished reading the first couple posts from your blog. Any advice for someone who wants to pickup and move to Vanuatu to either do networking or volunteer work?
Do you know if they have cell service on all of those islands with satellite backhauls? Or did they have to physically aggregate the data from the devices?
*My* standard of living in the US is much better than what I'd get in France. Universal Health Care? Pass, I prefer my Health Spending Account thanks. Cute French Girls? Pass, have you ever slept with a French woman? *shivers* Good Restaurants and Culture? *sigh* Sir or mam, you need to travel a bit more. France is good at one thing: Being mediocre.
I bought my PS3 just to be a media center. Plays my DVDs, my Blu-Ray discs, and my Netflix Watch It Now. I could care less if I get banned from PSN. That's what my Xbox360 and Gold account is for =)
But some of us plan on coming back: http://www.alcor.org/
Sometimes its cheaper to buy innovation than to do it yourself, depending on what you're innovating.
*WOOOOSH*
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Red_vs_Blue
Sarge: May I introduce, our new Light-Reconnaissance vehicle. (Rotating around the new jeep) It has 4-inch Armor Plating; M.A.G Bumper Suspension; a mounted machine gunner position, and total seating for three. Gentlemen! This is the M12 LRV! I like to call it the 'Warthog'.
Simmons: Why 'Warthog,' Sir?
Sarge: Because 'M12 LRV' is too hard to say in conversation, son.
Grif: No, but, why 'Warthog'? I mean, it doesn't really look like a pig...
Sarge: Say that again?
Grif: I think it looks more like a Puma.
Sarge: What in Sam Hell is a 'Puma'?
Simmons: Uhh, you mean like the shoe company?
Grif: No. Like a Puma. It's a big cat, it's like a lion.
Sarge: You're making that up.
Grif: I'm telling you, it's a real animal.
Sarge: Simmons, I want you to poison Grif's next meal.
Simmons: Yes sir!
Sarge: Look, see these two tow hooks? They look like tusks, and what kind of animal has tusks?
Grif: A walrus.
Sarge: Didn't I just tell you to stop making up animals?!
Warthogs? You mean a puma, right? No such thing as warthogs.