AI has nothing to do with difficulty. It has to do with realism, that you picture the opponents as real people and things that behave accordingly.
Creating difficult opponents is just a matter of reaction and aim. They can just stand blatantly still and fire at the very nanosecond you reveal yourself.
Good AI is the kind that retreats when it is outnumbered, interacts with its comrades and the surroundings, explores and interacts with the mess that you yourself may create and so forth.
Have to disagree with your thinking. I was obviously thinking of the most vital parts of the computer. I agree that the CD/DVD player could be included in that list, but a computer fan is only optional. You can get coolers with no moving parts too, you know.
I am not sure if you're being sarcastic, but I was talking about the computer and not any mice, printers or whatever.
Of course solid state disks will replace regular hard drives. After all, the conventional disk is the only computer peripheral with moving parts.
I think that the SSD is going to compete far sooner than most people realize. Looking at the numbers, we now see that laptops are almost outselling stationary computers, so people may actually turn to SSD as soon as 2.5 inchers at 200 GB come at competitive prices. Besides, if you want lots of space for vids and mp3s, then why not get a networked server with a couple of TB of space, or at least some external drives mounted to a laptop slot-in?
I'm not sure what you're getting at here. Just because manufacturers can create a GSM phone the size of a small watch doesn't mean they are doing it. Some niche products will always go beyond limits but there is a practical limitation as to how small a gadget can get, and the developers know this.
I understand that OSX is a solid alternative to Windows, but better stability and security is not going to make me switch. I want the same operating system my friends, parents and neighbours have. It may sound ignorant but it's not.
Although Macs are great (I've had a Macbook, btw), there are still too many issues that need to be solved first. For starters, I enjoy computer games every now and then. Also, despite the fact that Apple does great hardware, I'd like to see third party vendors create Mac hardware too. That's the great thing about PCs. There's endless stuff for and around your computer that is restricted to PC usage.
So, is Microsoft actually marketing Vista in a way to lure current XP users into Longhorn? The way I feel about it is that a lot of computers aren't very capable of running Vista plus applications on the side, so Vista will be a great purchase with your new computer. It will probably also take away some of the shine from OS X as Vista is a good step forward, too.
I think Vista is more of an upgrade that included features a lot Windows XP users have requested, but I don't think the intention was to create an operating system that would change as much as OS X did if compared to previous versions of the Mac OS.
If you're buying a new PC, make sure to get Vista.
If you're on an older PC, stick to XP or previous versions of Windows.
If you're on a new, Vista capable PC, consider it and buy it if you think it still sounds affordable.
Why are consumers being denied the information they need to make a considered choice?
Why would most people even care? All they need to know is, the two formats are successors to the DVD format. Why would my father bother about capacity and other technicalities? I doubt that it is up to the consumers on which format will win the war. Instead, it is up to the supporters of the DVD successors to agree on a standard, or keep on fighting until a HDDVD/BR successor appears.
I am not sure what you're trying to tell us? I don't think anyone is in doubt that newer CPU:s are typically for high-end users, but Intel is also targeting power efficiency among other things. Plus, some people also want to upgrade because using old hardware isn't very reliable.
Obviously, Intel must advance with more powerful processors to compete. If not, there would never be any vast software development either. Surely you must admit that running Office 2007 on a six-year-old computer isn't a very good idea.
I don't like that comparison. For starters, Gillette don't have much of a choice since there is no standard format for razer blades. In addition, there are replicated blades available on the market for a lower price. iTunes, on the other hand, uses common software but has intentional limitations set to it.
Also, when you are in a dominant position as an online music store, you kind of have advantages over all of the competition, so what they're doing is more related to what Microsoft did with Internet Explorer.
Last but not least, you must remember that newly formed laws on computer software cannot be compared to the laws of items.
Given the fact that scientists have drawn a parallel here, why not? Obviously, being bilingual is the key factor here and it is likely going to look better if you speak more languages fluently. In other words, the more similar the languages are, the "less" bilingual you get. English and Japanese have nothing in common and therefore require far more learning, understanding and whatnot.
I speak five languages - four of them fluently - so I guess I'm in the safe zone.:)
Yes, how about that civil manner you were talking about, Sir? Perhaps you should try to apply that to your own little speech before flaming other people?
You should keep in mind that as an Apple customer, you are entitled to support. You must realize that the forum is part of Apple's customer care.
Yes, the writer may seem to be a little presumptive but text can be interpreted in many ways. You can't be sure if he really intended it to sound like the way it sounds in your ears.
What if he phoned Apple, told them the exact same thing and in the very same context? Would it be OK for Apple to hang up on him?
The best thing Apple could do in this situation is to give a professional reply to any comment that isn't "trolled".
The only way to get consistent traffic throughput is to have cars that maintain the same speed at all times, do not switch lanes and do not turn left or right at all.
Since all drivers have different destinations, driving techniques, cars and intentions, it is impossible to achieve this. Someone's gonna change to the other lane, delaying the people behind him who have intentions to delay the traffic in some other way, which eventually triggers traffic jam. It's a gigantic chain reaction, really.
Technological achievements prove that we have to think the unthinkable. It is obvious that a billion transistors on a tiny chip seemed unthinkable 50 years ago, but who knows what computers will look like 50 years from now, when today's technology is considered as outdated as ENIAC is today?
My point is that even if it is unthinkable, we have to believe that the unthinkable will once come true. I think it speaks for itself that some robots will be able to live and think like humans do. And once we are there, this issue will obviously bring a truly interesting debate to life where people will eventually realize that even a machine can, to some extent, have its own rights, too.
It seems unlikely to us today, but our society was totally different only 50 and 100 years ago. Our modern society will share thoughts that will soon be ridiculed by our children's children.
Getting man into space is a project that will require hundreds of years of development before we have feasible and fully developed space travels. Problem is that if you're working and dedicating your whole life into something, you sure as hell want to be alive when they announce a moon base, a base on Mars and so forth.
I guess the reason mankind is rushing this out is because we simply can't start a project we won't be able to finish in our lifetime. Sad thought, isn't it?
Just because it is hard to imagine does not mean that it is impossible or improbable. You must realize that everything within our known universe is based (or at least believed to be based) on Newtonian laws.
Once you take a trip outside of the universe, these laws no longer apply. What's there, what it looks like and how it feels is something you won't be able to intercept as a human, but you'd probably not even be able to exist or pass that limit anyway.
I personally don't believe we have a limited universe. I see it as limitless in the sense that "nothingness" and vacuum can go on forever, since it doesn't require any particles or matter. I do however believe that the Big Bang theory is accurate, but I do not think that it is a unique event in the universe. There are probably billions of universes as we know ours, only so far away that we are unable to spot them - yet?
Scary thought, huh? But on the other hand, why should our universe be the only existing materia? Why can't there be another billion universes apart from each other with billions and billions of light years apart from each other? One thing I have learned about the universe is to think outside the box. It's just like when Hubble took that Ultra Deep Space picture that I realized what an enormous place we live in and what a small piece of the universe that photograph captured, and yet, what a small piece we must know that exists.
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So how are they going to build a series of tubes in space?
I hate to ask this, but which of the top AMD CPU:s are truly competitive now that AMD has cut the prices in half?
At least before the price cuts, there was simply no way I would even consider an AMD CPU, after Intel got Core 2 Duo up and running.
So unless Barcelona changes AMD:s position, what CPU:s do you recommend that actually give us some serious $/performance sightings against Intel?
This one is not published by FOX, is it?
AI has nothing to do with difficulty. It has to do with realism, that you picture the opponents as real people and things that behave accordingly.
Creating difficult opponents is just a matter of reaction and aim. They can just stand blatantly still and fire at the very nanosecond you reveal yourself.
Good AI is the kind that retreats when it is outnumbered, interacts with its comrades and the surroundings, explores and interacts with the mess that you yourself may create and so forth.
Have to disagree with your thinking. I was obviously thinking of the most vital parts of the computer. I agree that the CD/DVD player could be included in that list, but a computer fan is only optional. You can get coolers with no moving parts too, you know.
I am not sure if you're being sarcastic, but I was talking about the computer and not any mice, printers or whatever.
Of course solid state disks will replace regular hard drives. After all, the conventional disk is the only computer peripheral with moving parts.
I think that the SSD is going to compete far sooner than most people realize. Looking at the numbers, we now see that laptops are almost outselling stationary computers, so people may actually turn to SSD as soon as 2.5 inchers at 200 GB come at competitive prices. Besides, if you want lots of space for vids and mp3s, then why not get a networked server with a couple of TB of space, or at least some external drives mounted to a laptop slot-in?
I'm not sure what you're getting at here. Just because manufacturers can create a GSM phone the size of a small watch doesn't mean they are doing it. Some niche products will always go beyond limits but there is a practical limitation as to how small a gadget can get, and the developers know this.
What Microsofts Marketing Machine states and what users do are two different things.
Not really. The announcement Microsoft sent out regards to sales, not the amount of users compared to XP to a given date.
While I'm sure a lot of people remove Vista, a lot of people did when they first got hold of XP too.
Oh, so that's where bin Laden is hiding?
Did anyone read the open letter to Steve Jobs over at the Inquirer?
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I understand that OSX is a solid alternative to Windows, but better stability and security is not going to make me switch. I want the same operating system my friends, parents and neighbours have. It may sound ignorant but it's not.
Although Macs are great (I've had a Macbook, btw), there are still too many issues that need to be solved first. For starters, I enjoy computer games every now and then. Also, despite the fact that Apple does great hardware, I'd like to see third party vendors create Mac hardware too. That's the great thing about PCs. There's endless stuff for and around your computer that is restricted to PC usage.
So, is Microsoft actually marketing Vista in a way to lure current XP users into Longhorn? The way I feel about it is that a lot of computers aren't very capable of running Vista plus applications on the side, so Vista will be a great purchase with your new computer. It will probably also take away some of the shine from OS X as Vista is a good step forward, too.
I think Vista is more of an upgrade that included features a lot Windows XP users have requested, but I don't think the intention was to create an operating system that would change as much as OS X did if compared to previous versions of the Mac OS.
If you're buying a new PC, make sure to get Vista. If you're on an older PC, stick to XP or previous versions of Windows. If you're on a new, Vista capable PC, consider it and buy it if you think it still sounds affordable.
Why are consumers being denied the information they need to make a considered choice?
Why would most people even care? All they need to know is, the two formats are successors to the DVD format. Why would my father bother about capacity and other technicalities? I doubt that it is up to the consumers on which format will win the war. Instead, it is up to the supporters of the DVD successors to agree on a standard, or keep on fighting until a HDDVD/BR successor appears.
"it would be one in a lifetime for you to see outer space"
Especially if the shuttle crashes and they all die.
I am not sure what you're trying to tell us? I don't think anyone is in doubt that newer CPU:s are typically for high-end users, but Intel is also targeting power efficiency among other things. Plus, some people also want to upgrade because using old hardware isn't very reliable.
Obviously, Intel must advance with more powerful processors to compete. If not, there would never be any vast software development either. Surely you must admit that running Office 2007 on a six-year-old computer isn't a very good idea.
I don't like that comparison. For starters, Gillette don't have much of a choice since there is no standard format for razer blades. In addition, there are replicated blades available on the market for a lower price. iTunes, on the other hand, uses common software but has intentional limitations set to it.
Also, when you are in a dominant position as an online music store, you kind of have advantages over all of the competition, so what they're doing is more related to what Microsoft did with Internet Explorer.
Last but not least, you must remember that newly formed laws on computer software cannot be compared to the laws of items.
I'd love to use this on Al Gore during his sleep while playing the theme song from An Inconvenient Truth.
Given the fact that scientists have drawn a parallel here, why not? Obviously, being bilingual is the key factor here and it is likely going to look better if you speak more languages fluently. In other words, the more similar the languages are, the "less" bilingual you get. English and Japanese have nothing in common and therefore require far more learning, understanding and whatnot.
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I speak five languages - four of them fluently - so I guess I'm in the safe zone.
Yes, how about that civil manner you were talking about, Sir? Perhaps you should try to apply that to your own little speech before flaming other people?
You should keep in mind that as an Apple customer, you are entitled to support. You must realize that the forum is part of Apple's customer care.
Yes, the writer may seem to be a little presumptive but text can be interpreted in many ways. You can't be sure if he really intended it to sound like the way it sounds in your ears.
What if he phoned Apple, told them the exact same thing and in the very same context? Would it be OK for Apple to hang up on him?
The best thing Apple could do in this situation is to give a professional reply to any comment that isn't "trolled".
Isn't it fairly obvious why we get traffic jam?
The only way to get consistent traffic throughput is to have cars that maintain the same speed at all times, do not switch lanes and do not turn left or right at all.
Since all drivers have different destinations, driving techniques, cars and intentions, it is impossible to achieve this. Someone's gonna change to the other lane, delaying the people behind him who have intentions to delay the traffic in some other way, which eventually triggers traffic jam. It's a gigantic chain reaction, really.
"Fuck a chicken wing, penguin wings is the future."
I'm about to open up business with KFK. Kentucky Fried Kiwibirds. The wings on those are great, right? That's what my research shows.
Technological achievements prove that we have to think the unthinkable. It is obvious that a billion transistors on a tiny chip seemed unthinkable 50 years ago, but who knows what computers will look like 50 years from now, when today's technology is considered as outdated as ENIAC is today?
My point is that even if it is unthinkable, we have to believe that the unthinkable will once come true. I think it speaks for itself that some robots will be able to live and think like humans do. And once we are there, this issue will obviously bring a truly interesting debate to life where people will eventually realize that even a machine can, to some extent, have its own rights, too.
It seems unlikely to us today, but our society was totally different only 50 and 100 years ago. Our modern society will share thoughts that will soon be ridiculed by our children's children.
Getting man into space is a project that will require hundreds of years of development before we have feasible and fully developed space travels. Problem is that if you're working and dedicating your whole life into something, you sure as hell want to be alive when they announce a moon base, a base on Mars and so forth.
I guess the reason mankind is rushing this out is because we simply can't start a project we won't be able to finish in our lifetime. Sad thought, isn't it?
Just because it is hard to imagine does not mean that it is impossible or improbable. You must realize that everything within our known universe is based (or at least believed to be based) on Newtonian laws.
Once you take a trip outside of the universe, these laws no longer apply. What's there, what it looks like and how it feels is something you won't be able to intercept as a human, but you'd probably not even be able to exist or pass that limit anyway.
I personally don't believe we have a limited universe. I see it as limitless in the sense that "nothingness" and vacuum can go on forever, since it doesn't require any particles or matter. I do however believe that the Big Bang theory is accurate, but I do not think that it is a unique event in the universe. There are probably billions of universes as we know ours, only so far away that we are unable to spot them - yet? Scary thought, huh? But on the other hand, why should our universe be the only existing materia? Why can't there be another billion universes apart from each other with billions and billions of light years apart from each other? One thing I have learned about the universe is to think outside the box. It's just like when Hubble took that Ultra Deep Space picture that I realized what an enormous place we live in and what a small piece of the universe that photograph captured, and yet, what a small piece we must know that exists.
Can somebody please explain what a semantic search would look like? I'm not sure if I understand the meaning.