The premise behind the war between humans and Skynet is simple. Once the humans realized that Skynet had become self-aware, they tried to shut down the system. In order to prevent being shut down, Skynet chose to fight back.
Almost any intelligent creature will decide to fight or flee in the face of annhiliation. If we believe that computers can gain sentience, then it is also possible that they would attempt to preserve their own existence.
In college, I wrote a web browser. It was fully functional and supported everything that IE supported at that time. My professor was amazed. Not only because I was able to implement such a complicated thing in VB, but also in that I was able to do it over the weekend.
I got an A, but I never told anyone the secret. Now, years after I graduated, I can divulge my methods. Or, should I say *heh heh heh* Microsoft's methods. I simply reused Microsoft's IE COM component and wrapped it in a slick VB shell. Code reuse, not only at the code level, but at the binary level!
So in the real world, it also makes sense to reuse technology and existing parts rather than rebuild them from scratch. Especially so for space-based things that require huge investment per kilogram just to get them up there. And by reusing older parts, we can standardize on the interfaces and create Lego-like systems that can easily work together instead of needing custom parts every time.
The thing is there's nothing to stop OEMs installing other browsers
Actually, that's probably not true. The MS/OEM contract does allow the OEM some leeway in controlling the user experience, but it's probably true that the contract does not allow the OEM to install certain types of software which could be seen as a competitive threat (or "confusing for the user" as MS likes to say) to the standard Windows components.
Larry Ellison used to spout off that PCs were ultimately doomed. That the Internet would allow for hosted services and remote computing power and our local computers would merely be thin clients hosting the view portion of the application.
Yet this concept never truly took off. Instead of personal computers getting lighter and thinner, they got bigger and more featureful. The exact opposite of Ellison's prognostications.
And the ones who will reap the profits are still the server-side service providers. Netscape is gone, now there is Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. Sun still lives on as part of Ellison's own network computing powerhouse Oracle. If someone could monetize a server-worthy version of Linux, there would be massive profits for that company as well.
Microsoft possesses a dominant, persistent, and increasing share of the world- wide market for Intel-compatible PC operating systems. Every year for the last decade, Microsoft's share of the market for Intel-compatible PC operating systems has stood above ninety percent. For the last couple of years the figure has been at least ninety-five percent, and analysts project that the share will climb even higher over the next few years. Even if Apple's Mac OS were included in the relevant market, Microsoft's share would still stand well above eighty percent.
So the relevant market is Intel-compatible PC operating systems, not including valid alternative operating systems.
No one ever said Microsoft had a monopoly on all PCs. In fact, Apple has quite a sizable share of the PC market. Rather, MS has a monopoly on all Windows PCs. And with this monopoly, they were making deals that were hurting the consumer who had no choice but to buy Microsoft Windows when they bought their Windows PC.
When the user needs a PC, they aren't only looking for the Windows PC with the features they want. If this were the case, there would be many viable operating systems. No, they are looking for a PC with the features they need, and that typically means a Windows PC, and that in turn means Microsoft Windows.
So it doesn't matter that you come up with the best OS ever. If you are competing against Microsoft in the Windows PC market space, you are taking on the entrenched monopoly and will lose.
When I was younger and lived on Nauru, we used to go climb the mountain. There is a big mountain on Nauru. Well, not so much a mountain as a crater. But the crater is filled with guano, so it's not truly either a crater or a mountain.
Anyway, we used to climb the mountain after school. Once I found a dead body in the brush. When I called my father over, he simply told me to go home. Later that evening, my father called the police and there was a big hullabaloo over the dead body. I remember eating dinner that night after the police had left and I asked my mom why she was crying. She told me that they would have to hold my father in detention until more evidence could be gathered.
My father died in that Nauruan jail cell.
The first is that Microsoft knows that it is so guilty that nothing they say or do at this point will make their penalty smaller.
The second is that Microsoft has simply given up any hope of getting a fair hearing because the EC has already made up its mind.
After racing events, the winner stands on the dais and sprays champagne over the audience before guzzling several mouthfuls himself. Who knows, maybe a day before the race he was living it up at the bar. But that doesn't mean he can't drive in the important race. His job is to drive well in the race, not necessarily before or after it.
So if a judge is a professional, his connections with professional groups should only be a factor outside the courtroom. Inside the courtroom, justice is the goal.
Don't be silly. It was just a matter of time before the movie was uploaded. If the movie cartels want to stay in business, they'd better find a way to give away all their product for free.
Next time, before you open source developers get a hardon for the latest "Open" thing, read the fine print.
Just because something says "open" doesn't mean it is so. And just because some press release says "giving developers access", it doesn't mean they are giving it to you.
Why don't they do what they say, say what they mean?
the spec only considers how much power a server consumes when it's idling, rather than gauging energy consumption at various levels of utilization. That's like focusing on how much gas a vehicle consumes at stop lights instead of when it's moving
At one time, this thing was the most critical machine in the entire world. Should that alone be cause to save it?
In this world of plastic Tonka trucks and biodegradable Mercedes Benzii, how much extra room do we have for something that is no longer useful? Clearly our priorities aren't on preserving the past. Nor are our priorities to create anything of lasting value. Everything must be created for today to be discarded tomorrow.
Should it be any surprise that an old computing device should be disregarded? This is how we think nowadays. It's only going to be a problem if our culture ever decides that lasting meaningfulness is something we want to preserve. Otherwise, the old can go to rust in peace.
Forcing your kid to inhale a dangerous substance like Nitrous Oxide is right up there with leaving your 2 year old cerebral palsied daughter at home while you go drinking. It is shirking your parental responsibilities. In this age of selfishness and self-centeredness, it's really no surprise that such a device would be proposed.
Whatever happened to a quick backhand to the kid's face? Or walloping his butt with a belt?
Teaching your kid to control themselves is a fundamental parental responsibility. They aren't always going to be able to rely on drugs to get them through life.
Dr. Pepper is not a valid substitute for Mr. Pibb.
What I've found is that many Windows users are quite happy to try other operating systems, especially free systems like Linux. They download MS Virtual PC, install the distro, fiddle with it for a while, then return to their Windows world.
It's not so much that there is something wrong with Linux that makes them reject it. It's not even really rejecting Linux so much as simply not finding their needs satisfied on the system.
Maybe it's lack of apps. Maybe it's lack of quality. Maybe it's the pain of actually migrating over all their data.
Whatever it is, Windows users usually seem to find their way back to Windows because it just does what they need. Emulating the look and feel of Windows isn't going to change the fact that their needs aren't satisfied by Linux.
Sometimes things sound too good to be true. Risk-free money smuggling from Nigeria. Enormous genitals from a few pills. Whiter teeth using only household chemicals. Articulate and clean presidential candidate who seems like he can fix anything.
Extending the life of batteries using the air sounds like a great thing. But what is the hidden problem that we are overlooking here? Will the chemical reaction of the battery and oxygen deplete the batteries faster than standard LIon? Are the batteries heavier? Output less power? Require usage patterns that aren't typical for normal users?
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The premise behind the war between humans and Skynet is simple. Once the humans realized that Skynet had become self-aware, they tried to shut down the system. In order to prevent being shut down, Skynet chose to fight back.
Almost any intelligent creature will decide to fight or flee in the face of annhiliation. If we believe that computers can gain sentience, then it is also possible that they would attempt to preserve their own existence.
Kind of. Please see my other post for more details about this.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1242889&cid=28065391
Cool, bro! Fuck yeah, VB rocks.
*high five*
In college, I wrote a web browser. It was fully functional and supported everything that IE supported at that time. My professor was amazed. Not only because I was able to implement such a complicated thing in VB, but also in that I was able to do it over the weekend.
I got an A, but I never told anyone the secret. Now, years after I graduated, I can divulge my methods. Or, should I say *heh heh heh* Microsoft's methods. I simply reused Microsoft's IE COM component and wrapped it in a slick VB shell. Code reuse, not only at the code level, but at the binary level!
So in the real world, it also makes sense to reuse technology and existing parts rather than rebuild them from scratch. Especially so for space-based things that require huge investment per kilogram just to get them up there. And by reusing older parts, we can standardize on the interfaces and create Lego-like systems that can easily work together instead of needing custom parts every time.
The only thing I really worry about is all that Russian fungus.
http://www.space.com/news/spacestation/space_fungus_000727.html
The thing is there's nothing to stop OEMs installing other browsers
Actually, that's probably not true. The MS/OEM contract does allow the OEM some leeway in controlling the user experience, but it's probably true that the contract does not allow the OEM to install certain types of software which could be seen as a competitive threat (or "confusing for the user" as MS likes to say) to the standard Windows components.
Larry Ellison used to spout off that PCs were ultimately doomed. That the Internet would allow for hosted services and remote computing power and our local computers would merely be thin clients hosting the view portion of the application.
Yet this concept never truly took off. Instead of personal computers getting lighter and thinner, they got bigger and more featureful. The exact opposite of Ellison's prognostications.
Businessweek had an article in 1996 describing the move we are seeing today to "cloud" services.
http://www.businessweek.com/1996/26/b34813.htm
And the ones who will reap the profits are still the server-side service providers. Netscape is gone, now there is Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. Sun still lives on as part of Ellison's own network computing powerhouse Oracle. If someone could monetize a server-worthy version of Linux, there would be massive profits for that company as well.
Finding of facts III.35:
http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f3800/msjudgex.htm
Microsoft possesses a dominant, persistent, and increasing share of the world- wide market for Intel-compatible PC operating systems. Every year for the last decade, Microsoft's share of the market for Intel-compatible PC operating systems has stood above ninety percent. For the last couple of years the figure has been at least ninety-five percent, and analysts project that the share will climb even higher over the next few years. Even if Apple's Mac OS were included in the relevant market, Microsoft's share would still stand well above eighty percent.
So the relevant market is Intel-compatible PC operating systems, not including valid alternative operating systems.
where was Netscape going to get their income from?
Web servers, wortals, business server support, custom browsers...
There is a problem with your logic.
No one ever said Microsoft had a monopoly on all PCs. In fact, Apple has quite a sizable share of the PC market. Rather, MS has a monopoly on all Windows PCs. And with this monopoly, they were making deals that were hurting the consumer who had no choice but to buy Microsoft Windows when they bought their Windows PC.
When the user needs a PC, they aren't only looking for the Windows PC with the features they want. If this were the case, there would be many viable operating systems. No, they are looking for a PC with the features they need, and that typically means a Windows PC, and that in turn means Microsoft Windows.
So it doesn't matter that you come up with the best OS ever. If you are competing against Microsoft in the Windows PC market space, you are taking on the entrenched monopoly and will lose.
When I was younger and lived on Nauru, we used to go climb the mountain. There is a big mountain on Nauru. Well, not so much a mountain as a crater. But the crater is filled with guano, so it's not truly either a crater or a mountain.
Anyway, we used to climb the mountain after school. Once I found a dead body in the brush. When I called my father over, he simply told me to go home. Later that evening, my father called the police and there was a big hullabaloo over the dead body. I remember eating dinner that night after the police had left and I asked my mom why she was crying. She told me that they would have to hold my father in detention until more evidence could be gathered.
My father died in that Nauruan jail cell.
The first is that Microsoft knows that it is so guilty that nothing they say or do at this point will make their penalty smaller.
The second is that Microsoft has simply given up any hope of getting a fair hearing because the EC has already made up its mind.
Except that most people don't walk around on the street corner with their wang out.
Jeremy Bentham would have said he lives an idyllic life. He is generating a maximum of net pleasure.
What is it you want him to do instead?
After racing events, the winner stands on the dais and sprays champagne over the audience before guzzling several mouthfuls himself. Who knows, maybe a day before the race he was living it up at the bar. But that doesn't mean he can't drive in the important race. His job is to drive well in the race, not necessarily before or after it.
So if a judge is a professional, his connections with professional groups should only be a factor outside the courtroom. Inside the courtroom, justice is the goal.
Don't be silly. It was just a matter of time before the movie was uploaded. If the movie cartels want to stay in business, they'd better find a way to give away all their product for free.
Otherwise, they won't have any customers left.
Next time, before you open source developers get a hardon for the latest "Open" thing, read the fine print.
Just because something says "open" doesn't mean it is so. And just because some press release says "giving developers access", it doesn't mean they are giving it to you.
Why don't they do what they say, say what they mean?
I'll just leave this here.
http://www.fcc.gov/Reports/tcom1996.txt
the spec only considers how much power a server consumes when it's idling, rather than gauging energy consumption at various levels of utilization. That's like focusing on how much gas a vehicle consumes at stop lights instead of when it's moving
In time, you will call *me* master.
It's debatable, but if he had been straight it is possible that all of those good things would have come to pass.
At one time, this thing was the most critical machine in the entire world. Should that alone be cause to save it?
In this world of plastic Tonka trucks and biodegradable Mercedes Benzii, how much extra room do we have for something that is no longer useful? Clearly our priorities aren't on preserving the past. Nor are our priorities to create anything of lasting value. Everything must be created for today to be discarded tomorrow.
Should it be any surprise that an old computing device should be disregarded? This is how we think nowadays. It's only going to be a problem if our culture ever decides that lasting meaningfulness is something we want to preserve. Otherwise, the old can go to rust in peace.
I only read Wikipedia for the articles.
It's not exactly safe either.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2523949
Forcing your kid to inhale a dangerous substance like Nitrous Oxide is right up there with leaving your 2 year old cerebral palsied daughter at home while you go drinking. It is shirking your parental responsibilities. In this age of selfishness and self-centeredness, it's really no surprise that such a device would be proposed.
Whatever happened to a quick backhand to the kid's face? Or walloping his butt with a belt?
Teaching your kid to control themselves is a fundamental parental responsibility. They aren't always going to be able to rely on drugs to get them through life.
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Dr. Pepper is not a valid substitute for Mr. Pibb.
What I've found is that many Windows users are quite happy to try other operating systems, especially free systems like Linux. They download MS Virtual PC, install the distro, fiddle with it for a while, then return to their Windows world.
It's not so much that there is something wrong with Linux that makes them reject it. It's not even really rejecting Linux so much as simply not finding their needs satisfied on the system.
Maybe it's lack of apps. Maybe it's lack of quality. Maybe it's the pain of actually migrating over all their data.
Whatever it is, Windows users usually seem to find their way back to Windows because it just does what they need. Emulating the look and feel of Windows isn't going to change the fact that their needs aren't satisfied by Linux.
Sometimes things sound too good to be true. Risk-free money smuggling from Nigeria. Enormous genitals from a few pills. Whiter teeth using only household chemicals. Articulate and clean presidential candidate who seems like he can fix anything.
Extending the life of batteries using the air sounds like a great thing. But what is the hidden problem that we are overlooking here? Will the chemical reaction of the battery and oxygen deplete the batteries faster than standard LIon? Are the batteries heavier? Output less power? Require usage patterns that aren't typical for normal users?
It just sounds too good to be true.