It's really sad that we are actually having this discussion and making a comparison between China and the United States. Hate to get all grumpy grandpa on you, but back in my day, we simply knew the US were better pretty much in every way. Better government, economy, human rights. I was probably too naive back then, but it's amazing how far the US has sunk.
Disclaimer: No actual data was recorded during the Warcart's maiden voyage. No smoke grenades were launched. The shopping cart was salvaged from an abandoned garbage dump.
I honestly thought that the story was about real piracy, you know, the kind that captures other boats and stuff. I would think real piracy would be at least a big a problem as the other piracy.
I would like to argue that olympics are not only about the human body. It is also very much about technology. Think of the skis and the fancy swim suits used in the swim competitions. Of more relevance are the spiked running shoes used by the runners. They offer a huge advantage. Sports are very much intertwined with technology. It is simply that for this athlete the line in drawn at a different point.
And when the RIAA files suit against me for 'making available' copyrighted material (off of your laptop, of course)? Then they have nothing against you, since your laptop does not infringe copyright, and you make a nice sum in damages from your defamation counter claim. I'd just like to point out, that it takes a crapload of money to defend against one of these suits. Just because you're right doesn't mean that you aren't screwed.
I don't understand why this is modded funny. It is actually a very good argument for why we haven't founds any ET's yet. Consider the trillions of stars out there and the discovery of many planets around these stars, one has to wonder where all the ET's are.
Basically, privacy is a right, not a privilege. It is not something that should be easily given away.
To answer your question, the idea is that other friendly governments (UK, Australia) do the eavesdropping on the US's behalf. The US does the same for them. They then share the information with each other. No laws were violated, and this is completely "legit".
Not sure if you've heard about echelon, but much of this global surveillance system is already in place today.
So I heard about the quest to create synthetic life before. However, I haven't heard any outrage from the crazies, or any real opposition at all. No congressional hearings, etc... Honestly, I haven't heard of any excitement either. Creating life is truly within the realm of god. It will be one of the triumphs of humanity, certainly worth a Nobel at the least.
More autonomous driving seems to me to be simply an extension of cruise control. You could claim that the cruise control in your car caused you to crash into something, but I assume it would not hold up in court. I assume the autodrive will be easily disengaged, and the driver is still expected to maintain control of the vehicle at all times.
I guess it depends on what you really care about. Personally, knowing that there are intelligent beings out there would affect me a whole lot more than a cure for cancer. It changes the way I think about myself and my place in the universe. Think about all the crazy things that will happen with the world's religions. That alone would be worth it to me. Of course, right now, I don't have cancer nor anyone close to me. Like anything else, I reserve the right to change my mind.
Who is Stacie Somers and what does she have to gain by filing this lawsuit? Does she work for Apple's competitors? I can find any information on her after a quick google.
The point is that the CO2 from this process would come from recently dead organic matter. This is opposed to getting the CO2 from plants which died millions of years ago. This is a carbon neutral process.
I agree with you comment. I would like to add a few more examples of AI in the real world. Mail sorting is done mostly automatically now. Machines have "won" at chess. Military robots especially UAV's are becoming more autonomous. Google's search engine is another example of AI. Production planning and a other planning problems can be regarded as AI
Don't limit yourself with such a narrow view of AI. Strong AI is just one of the many aspects of the whole.
how hard would it be to stage a denial of service attack on lojack? That is, would it be possible to activate the lojack system without the proper authorization?
Although it sounds good, it seems like Card has been pretty much a writer all his life. I would venture to say that he really doesn't know what he is talking about.
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why would a company pay spammers to send out emails if it doesn't make them money?
http://z.about.com/d/space/1/0/c/e/earth_moon.jpg
of an extrasolar planet. I think it would be amazing and hopefully spur people's imaginations to see beyond themselves.
Any astronomers out there care to speculate on the feasibility getting an image like this?
It's really sad that we are actually having this discussion and making a comparison between China and the United States. Hate to get all grumpy grandpa on you, but back in my day, we simply knew the US were better pretty much in every way. Better government, economy, human rights. I was probably too naive back then, but it's amazing how far the US has sunk.
Disclaimer: No actual data was recorded during the Warcart's maiden voyage. No smoke grenades were launched. The shopping cart was salvaged from an abandoned garbage dump.
I honestly thought that the story was about real piracy, you know, the kind that captures other boats and stuff. I would think real piracy would be at least a big a problem as the other piracy.
Some video of exploding wind turbine. http://youtube.com/watch?v=wuK7YFhqwWY
I would like to argue that olympics are not only about the human body. It is also very much about technology. Think of the skis and the fancy swim suits used in the swim competitions. Of more relevance are the spiked running shoes used by the runners. They offer a huge advantage. Sports are very much intertwined with technology. It is simply that for this athlete the line in drawn at a different point.
I don't understand why this is modded funny. It is actually a very good argument for why we haven't founds any ET's yet. Consider the trillions of stars out there and the discovery of many planets around these stars, one has to wonder where all the ET's are.
I would assume a simple latch mechanism to lock the weight while in flight?
Your position is basically a "who cares if i have nothing to hide" attitude. Bruce Schneier has an excellent writeup about the value of privacy here:
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/05/the_value_of_pr.html
Basically, privacy is a right, not a privilege. It is not something that should be easily given away.
To answer your question, the idea is that other friendly governments (UK, Australia) do the eavesdropping on the US's behalf. The US does the same for them. They then share the information with each other. No laws were violated, and this is completely "legit".
Not sure if you've heard about echelon, but much of this global surveillance system is already in place today.
This is an enlightening article about his donations to the Discovery Institute:
http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/08/26/gatesfoundation/
So I heard about the quest to create synthetic life before. However, I haven't heard any outrage from the crazies, or any real opposition at all. No congressional hearings, etc... Honestly, I haven't heard of any excitement either. Creating life is truly within the realm of god. It will be one of the triumphs of humanity, certainly worth a Nobel at the least.
Are you talking about something like this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-RAM
RAM is still more expensive than flash though right?
More autonomous driving seems to me to be simply an extension of cruise control. You could claim that the cruise control in your car caused you to crash into something, but I assume it would not hold up in court. I assume the autodrive will be easily disengaged, and the driver is still expected to maintain control of the vehicle at all times.
I guess it depends on what you really care about. Personally, knowing that there are intelligent beings out there would affect me a whole lot more than a cure for cancer. It changes the way I think about myself and my place in the universe. Think about all the crazy things that will happen with the world's religions. That alone would be worth it to me. Of course, right now, I don't have cancer nor anyone close to me. Like anything else, I reserve the right to change my mind.
I agree with you about Prime95 though.
then you need the home stenographer.
http://www.tv.com/chappelles-show/ep.-101/episode/220711/summary.html
(sorry, no youtube)
Who is Stacie Somers and what does she have to gain by filing this lawsuit? Does she work for Apple's competitors? I can find any information on her after a quick google.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-117_Nighthawk
I would think that the electricity used will be during periods of low demand. Electric cars will be charged mainly at night.
It seemed very promising to me as well. However, on further research, it seems that nanosolar may not be as rock solid as I first thought.
In June, nanosolar lost one of its chief scientist.
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9727336-7.html
What do other slashdotter think of this?
The point is that the CO2 from this process would come from recently dead organic matter. This is opposed to getting the CO2 from plants which died millions of years ago. This is a carbon neutral process.
I agree with you comment. I would like to add a few more examples of AI in the real world. Mail sorting is done mostly automatically now. Machines have "won" at chess. Military robots especially UAV's are becoming more autonomous. Google's search engine is another example of AI. Production planning and a other planning problems can be regarded as AI
Don't limit yourself with such a narrow view of AI. Strong AI is just one of the many aspects of the whole.
how hard would it be to stage a denial of service attack on lojack? That is, would it be possible to activate the lojack system without the proper authorization?
Although it sounds good, it seems like Card has been pretty much a writer all his life. I would venture to say that he really doesn't know what he is talking about.