Nobody except the government stays in business after failing on billion dollar budgets! In the startup years there were rumored that the byproduct of sending people into space was lots of technology that could be useful here on Earth. I suspect this is not as profitable anymore. What is the new return on investment in looking for other intelligence in the Galaxy ? If we can't get to it or it to us what is the point except on the heads of the scientists that want job security ? That budget needs to be refocused on solving problems here on Earth. Solve the energy problem - safe and abundant power, the environment problems, global warming, rocket propulsion that doesn't explode , etc. I am sick of hearing about the crybaby scientists and managers at NASA worrying about their stupid pet projects! I think all government programs should have ROI (return on investment) calculations applied & published.
My first program was written for the IBM 7090, later the SWAC both at UCLA. I remember that we had to find the answer in a core dump for the 7090 - the core dump was cut into several pieces for the various members of the class. 14 years later my brother and I started a new company with hypertext on the Apple II - Was trying to invent the Internet + eBay too far ahead of it's time.
I have an interesting discussion with my brother on this topic here at our new blog
The discussion of whether a computer can think or whether the hardware of the low-priced meat computer has a mind in it will go on for a long time. This is stimulated by your item The Semantics Differentiation of Minds and Machines
This shyster seems to be trying to patent a word which etymologically means "steal" - what irony !! Also look up the word shyster in your etymology dictionary.
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Nobody except the government stays in business after failing on billion dollar budgets! In the startup years there were rumored that the byproduct of sending people into space was lots of technology that could be useful here on Earth. I suspect this is not as profitable anymore. What is the new return on investment in looking for other intelligence in the Galaxy ? If we can't get to it or it to us what is the point except on the heads of the scientists that want job security ? That budget needs to be refocused on solving problems here on Earth. Solve the energy problem - safe and abundant power, the environment problems, global warming, rocket propulsion that doesn't explode , etc. I am sick of hearing about the crybaby scientists and managers at NASA worrying about their stupid pet projects! I think all government programs should have ROI (return on investment) calculations applied & published.
My first program was written for the IBM 7090, later the SWAC both at UCLA. I remember that we had to find the answer in a core dump for the 7090 - the core dump was cut into several pieces for the various members of the class. 14 years later my brother and I started a new company with hypertext on the Apple II - Was trying to invent the Internet + eBay too far ahead of it's time.
I read the headline and thought it was an article about cooking road kill ! - very disappointing.
I have an interesting discussion with my brother on this topic here at our new blog The discussion of whether a computer can think or whether the hardware of the low-priced meat computer has a mind in it will go on for a long time. This is stimulated by your item The Semantics Differentiation of Minds and Machines
This shyster seems to be trying to patent a word which etymologically means "steal" - what irony !! Also look up the word shyster in your etymology dictionary.