With all the AI that is now blossoming everywhere, why is it that websites can't monitor and ban spam and offensive behavior?
Although in the US we have a first amendment, there is nothing in that tells every website that it must serve as a platform for the most egregious and time wasting bs.
At this rate, worrying about terrorists attempting to overthrow the government hardly seems necessary. The Trump administration appears to be doing just fine destroying what government we have left all by themselves without intervention of any outsiders, whether foreign or domestic.
No doubt allowing Trump to determine who is and who is not a US citizen by decree will fix everything. After all, who needs a Constitution when "only he can fix it"?
More likely they will simply align themselves with other nations that will put their own interests before those of the USA. That the Brazilian and Argentinian soybean farmers are actually shifting to supply the bulk of Chinese soybean consumption is a perfect example. Once these markets are established, US farmers will suffer a permanent injury. If the US insists on goading the Chinese and others into an arms race, its not going to end well for the US. They can readily field armies of hundreds of millions and will soon have weapons technology that will rival our own. Is this really the kind of world the US wants to create? If we put our efforts into that global warming will be ignored until only bacteria, fungi, cockroaches and ants will be the only winners.
"Anyone who actually cares about the environment would be in favor of basically ending immigration."
I guess that means starting an effort to return the Statue of Liberty to the French.
Ending immigration will soon be impossible. As the Earth continues to warm and more and more regions are either underwater or have soils to hot and dry to support agriculture, there will be more and more mass migrations, of organisms of all kinds. If you actually want to prevent immigration, you should actively start doing something to stop global warming induced as the result of carbon dioxide pollution.
What your simple-minded reasoning fails to appreciate is that that 99% figure is for all species over 3.5 billion years of evolution. Extinction rates currently are now thousands of times faster than one sees in the historical record. Total extinctions over a 3.5 billion year period is hardly relevant to the issue of modern day extinction rates.
Given modern day evangelicalism, what Jesus meant when he said "The meek shall inherit the Earth" is that bacteria are going to be around a lot longer than humans.
Sadly, only in the minds of those ignorant of biology. For example, presently we are witnessing the rise of oxygen-deficient zones in the Eastern Pacific from Washington to California. This results in mass mortality of benthic organisms, many of which form multi-billion dollar fisheries. At the current rate of warming, which is changing ocean stratification and associated mixing, we may witness mass extinctions of crab and fish populations in as little as 50-100 years. Considering that humans extract nearly 50% of all protein they consume from the oceans, this will put an increasing strain on human food sources.
Rattlesnakes are no where near the threat that most Australian snakes are. To make matters worse, venomous Australian snakes don't rattle to warn you before they strike.
Owls are likely nest-site limited, so it is unlikely that they will consume anywhere near enough mice to replace snakes. That means mice-borne illnesses are likely to rise dramatically. There are simply so many interactions within food-webs that it is foolish to think that one can predict what exactly will happen as species become locally extinct.
You could make a similar argument for any American company. How far along do you think our own "space travel corporations" would be without the massive taxpayers subsidies that they have been receiving?
From a biological perspective, its even worse if you actually get there. Recent findings reveal that after just 90 days in space, humans loose about 3% of their brain weight. At that rate humans would loose about 18% of their brains just going there and back, without even staying for any length of time. For eyesight, its even worse. Most travelers to and from Mars would likely be nearly blind upon their return.
You are right. When the US first tried to catch up with the Russians after Sputnik, this kind of thing happened with regularity. Given their massive industrial capacity and educational system that is rapidly overtaking our own, we will likely see many successful Chinese rocket launches in the next few years.
The sad reality is that if humanity is to survive, we must strive to work with the Chinese and the Russians, rather than try to perceive them as perpetual enemies. Despite many political, cultural, and philosophical differences, we have more in common with them than we have differences. The reality is that we are not in a race with the China or Russia for "world supremacy", but rather we all are in a fight against climate change that will, if present trends continue, cause humans to go extinct within a few hundred years.
Blockchain will be essential in tracking down terrorists and drug/human trafficers who use these things. For these folks, they are an advantage as they won't have to fly them, themselves and they won't have to worry about a pilot being able to identify them.
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With all the AI that is now blossoming everywhere, why is it that websites can't monitor and ban spam and offensive behavior?
Although in the US we have a first amendment, there is nothing in that tells every website that it must serve as a platform for the most egregious and time wasting bs.
Will the bill include spam?
At this rate, worrying about terrorists attempting to overthrow the government hardly seems necessary. The Trump administration appears to be doing just fine destroying what government we have left all by themselves without intervention of any outsiders, whether foreign or domestic.
No doubt allowing Trump to determine who is and who is not a US citizen by decree will fix everything. After all, who needs a Constitution when "only he can fix it"?
Have humans really descended into this level of stupidity? If so, brace yourself as mentalities such as your are certain to lead to human extinction.
More likely they will simply align themselves with other nations that will put their own interests before those of the USA. That the Brazilian and Argentinian soybean farmers are actually shifting to supply the bulk of Chinese soybean consumption is a perfect example. Once these markets are established, US farmers will suffer a permanent injury. If the US insists on goading the Chinese and others into an arms race, its not going to end well for the US. They can readily field armies of hundreds of millions and will soon have weapons technology that will rival our own. Is this really the kind of world the US wants to create? If we put our efforts into that global warming will be ignored until only bacteria, fungi, cockroaches and ants will be the only winners.
"Anyone who actually cares about the environment would be in favor of basically ending immigration."
I guess that means starting an effort to return the Statue of Liberty to the French.
Ending immigration will soon be impossible. As the Earth continues to warm and more and more regions are either underwater or have soils to hot and dry to support agriculture, there will be more and more mass migrations, of organisms of all kinds. If you actually want to prevent immigration, you should actively start doing something to stop global warming induced as the result of carbon dioxide pollution.
This is the problem with modern Republican ideology. Bearing false witness has become a lifestyle rather than a sin.
Your comment is known to be provably false.
What your simple-minded reasoning fails to appreciate is that that 99% figure is for all species over 3.5 billion years of evolution. Extinction rates currently are now thousands of times faster than one sees in the historical record. Total extinctions over a 3.5 billion year period is hardly relevant to the issue of modern day extinction rates.
There is no such thing as a species that is "irrelevant" to ecological webs of species interactions.
Where did you get such a wrong and silly notion?
Given modern day evangelicalism, what Jesus meant when he said "The meek shall inherit the Earth" is that bacteria are going to be around a lot longer than humans.
Sadly, only in the minds of those ignorant of biology. For example, presently we are witnessing the rise of oxygen-deficient zones in the Eastern Pacific from Washington to California. This results in mass mortality of benthic organisms, many of which form multi-billion dollar fisheries. At the current rate of warming, which is changing ocean stratification and associated mixing, we may witness mass extinctions of crab and fish populations in as little as 50-100 years. Considering that humans extract nearly 50% of all protein they consume from the oceans, this will put an increasing strain on human food sources.
"No more wastage in national parks."
How brain dead can you be? If humans pave the planet, don't be foolish enough to think that they would survive.
Rattlesnakes are no where near the threat that most Australian snakes are. To make matters worse, venomous Australian snakes don't rattle to warn you before they strike.
Many flycatchers eat plenty of mosquitoes. Your certainty is highly uncertain.
Owls are likely nest-site limited, so it is unlikely that they will consume anywhere near enough mice to replace snakes. That means mice-borne illnesses are likely to rise dramatically. There are simply so many interactions within food-webs that it is foolish to think that one can predict what exactly will happen as species become locally extinct.
You could make a similar argument for any American company. How far along do you think our own "space travel corporations" would be without the massive taxpayers subsidies that they have been receiving?
From a biological perspective, its even worse if you actually get there. Recent findings reveal that after just 90 days in space, humans loose about 3% of their brain weight. At that rate humans would loose about 18% of their brains just going there and back, without even staying for any length of time. For eyesight, its even worse. Most travelers to and from Mars would likely be nearly blind upon their return.
You are right. When the US first tried to catch up with the Russians after Sputnik, this kind of thing happened with regularity. Given their massive industrial capacity and educational system that is rapidly overtaking our own, we will likely see many successful Chinese rocket launches in the next few years.
The sad reality is that if humanity is to survive, we must strive to work with the Chinese and the Russians, rather than try to perceive them as perpetual enemies. Despite many political, cultural, and philosophical differences, we have more in common with them than we have differences. The reality is that we are not in a race with the China or Russia for "world supremacy", but rather we all are in a fight against climate change that will, if present trends continue, cause humans to go extinct within a few hundred years.
Yeah, the last thing we would want to do is cut the public in on all the profits.
Republicans better put a stop to this. It wouldn't take too many Californians to turn places like Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona, and Idaho blue.
This folks, is what happens to minds, who are only able to bear false witness. Sad.
Perhaps they can dispense mental health advice to MP's, who have been busy using Brexit to destroy the UK.
Blockchain will be essential in tracking down terrorists and drug/human trafficers who use these things. For these folks, they are an advantage as they won't have to fly them, themselves and they won't have to worry about a pilot being able to identify them.