I'm kind of stunned over this.
I'm also not stunned at all over this.
It's like watching a train you know is about to wreck but you know you can't do anything about it. You WANT to help, but you...can't, really.
I'm no expert, but this doesn't feel right. I really can't explain it, so I won't even try...just feels like things are being "let loose" into the wild on purpose, as opposed to actual documents surfacing because of Snowden.
I may very well be wrong, but the whole scope of things just feels...off.
I've read through most of these comments, and I agree with a lot of what I read. Just my.02 here...
Caprica played way too heavily on the teen angst/religion angle. Honestly, I pretty much shit-canned the show after I tuned in and saw a cheesy ocean backdrop and "elders" running around with robes on, while some holier-than-thou "mother" sipped on tea and ordered people around. Wow, really? How about even a cursory examination of machine intelligence? Its ability to reason? Learning engines? Anything? PLEASE? The swooping eye? Explanation? WANT TO KNOW MORE. No. I got crumpets and religious prima donnas circle jerking themselves into oblivion. Ugh.
My other.02 on the finale of BSG: SCREW EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE ROBOT CYLONS GETTING THEIR OWN BASESHIP. Hell yeah. In episode Six of One (I think it was...) one of the Six models removed the Centurions' telencephalic inhibitos, enabling their higher logic/cognitive functions. After that, I feel it was strongly implied that they -chose- to fight with humanity. I reaaaaaallllllly wish they could have worked with that more in depth.
WHY CAN'T WE GET MORE ABOUT THAT!?!? Maybe it's just me, but I see enough "human drama" on a daily goddamn basis, what with work, the economy, the gutter-ass city I work in, the news, etc. I want to explore new ideas, new concepts. I want to see those machines make decisions and learn HOW they do it. Caprica fell woefully short on this for me, and while BSG touched on it, they didn't deliver enough in my mind. BSG is the reason why I delved into Cybernetics, getting into von Foerster's work especially, and I would backflip outta my recliner if I saw a show really take some of this stuff seriously and put it into an entertaining and accessible format to people. Tall order, I know, but goddamnit I can dream.
Get off my lawn, M$ = Fail, Taco, Beowulf cluster,..overlords, etc. You get the point.
Note: I am heavily tattooed.
Please take some time and think out a design on your own. As one user stated above, what someone else things is cool might not be what you want to have on your skin for the rest of your life. Tattoo removal, as I understand from folks who have experienced it, hurts far more than getting the tattoo.
Plan carefully; tattoos are not (or at least, should not) be things that are rushed into. Take your time.
Oh thank goodness. I was wondering how much farther I'd have to scroll before SOMEONE would make the appropriately placed fart joke.
Slashdot, you almost had me worried.
..until I have a lightweight, flexible, ultra-thin suit capable of delivering awesomeness, babe-magnetic badassery and courage enough to socialize, like this, I'm simply not interested.
I believe you mean SIR Alec Guiness, you insensitive clod.
There, fixed that for ya.
I, for one, welcome our recently-advertised-as-being-knighted-via-revelation-by-some-slacker-posting-on-slashdot overlords!...how many more should I try for, since I'm here now, and all...
Don't be. It's obviously false advertising. Guys with beards are old-school UNIX hackers, not Windows users. They could also be circa-1983 stock brokers.
...or those guys who offered me candy once...
Ok, ok... twice.
I agree with you.
"This just in! I'm going to eat crab-cakes, tacos, asparagus and broccoli, immediately followed by duct-taping the face of the next person who posts something like this dreck straight to my ass."
"Film at 11"
How many "Earth-like" planets are we going to hear about that may or may not truly be Earth-like in the end? We don't know if it's rocky, we don't know if it has water, we don't know if it's a lump of chode floating about in space.
Seriously, let us know when you've -confirmed- something.
Asshats.
Dude, if you believe, even for a second, that the government will discard any data it intercepts,on us or others, I've got some serious land to sell you. Hell, I've got a bridge you'd love, too. Aw HELL! I have a whole universe on sale for ya!
Sweet. Don't get me wrong, there have been some real whammies to come out. Starcraft being a great example. I'm not a super huge gamer, however I do know I've come to hate every damn title out there that requires me to fight in a war that has already been fought in real life. The first Medal of Honor was a blast. Sure, the graphics have come a long way, as well as the enemy AI... but c'mon, how many damn times do you expect save the world from the Nazis?
We need an FPS shooter where we save the world from the evil Bush regime. That I'd buy in a heartbeat.
How the hell am I gonna demand my money back if it sucks?
Doesn't matter. Anything after X-com: Ufo Defense sucks the farts outta used car seats anyway.
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I'm kind of stunned over this. I'm also not stunned at all over this. It's like watching a train you know is about to wreck but you know you can't do anything about it. You WANT to help, but you...can't, really.
I'm no expert, but this doesn't feel right. I really can't explain it, so I won't even try...just feels like things are being "let loose" into the wild on purpose, as opposed to actual documents surfacing because of Snowden. I may very well be wrong, but the whole scope of things just feels...off.
How has no one quoted Spaceballs yet? Slashdot, you're upsetting me.
I've read through most of these comments, and I agree with a lot of what I read. Just my .02 here...
Caprica played way too heavily on the teen angst/religion angle. Honestly, I pretty much shit-canned the show after I tuned in and saw a cheesy ocean backdrop and "elders" running around with robes on, while some holier-than-thou "mother" sipped on tea and ordered people around. Wow, really? How about even a cursory examination of machine intelligence? Its ability to reason? Learning engines? Anything? PLEASE? The swooping eye? Explanation? WANT TO KNOW MORE. No. I got crumpets and religious prima donnas circle jerking themselves into oblivion. Ugh.
My other .02 on the finale of BSG: SCREW EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE ROBOT CYLONS GETTING THEIR OWN BASESHIP. Hell yeah. In episode Six of One (I think it was...) one of the Six models removed the Centurions' telencephalic inhibitos, enabling their higher logic/cognitive functions. After that, I feel it was strongly implied that they -chose- to fight with humanity. I reaaaaaallllllly wish they could have worked with that more in depth.
WHY CAN'T WE GET MORE ABOUT THAT!?!? Maybe it's just me, but I see enough "human drama" on a daily goddamn basis, what with work, the economy, the gutter-ass city I work in, the news, etc. I want to explore new ideas, new concepts. I want to see those machines make decisions and learn HOW they do it. Caprica fell woefully short on this for me, and while BSG touched on it, they didn't deliver enough in my mind. BSG is the reason why I delved into Cybernetics, getting into von Foerster's work especially, and I would backflip outta my recliner if I saw a show really take some of this stuff seriously and put it into an entertaining and accessible format to people. Tall order, I know, but goddamnit I can dream.
Get off my lawn, M$ = Fail, Taco, Beowulf cluster, ..overlords, etc. You get the point.
:: applause ::
A Cylon that beats you for forgetting your multiplication tables. Easy.
This is news? Am I missing something?
Note: I am heavily tattooed. Please take some time and think out a design on your own. As one user stated above, what someone else things is cool might not be what you want to have on your skin for the rest of your life. Tattoo removal, as I understand from folks who have experienced it, hurts far more than getting the tattoo. Plan carefully; tattoos are not (or at least, should not) be things that are rushed into. Take your time.
Oh thank goodness. I was wondering how much farther I'd have to scroll before SOMEONE would make the appropriately placed fart joke. Slashdot, you almost had me worried.
It's the first tricorder?
..until I have a lightweight, flexible, ultra-thin suit capable of delivering awesomeness, babe-magnetic badassery and courage enough to socialize, like this, I'm simply not interested.
I'm not freaking out until I hear about the T-800's. Fully armored, very tough.
I believe you mean SIR Alec Guiness, you insensitive clod. There, fixed that for ya. I, for one, welcome our recently-advertised-as-being-knighted-via-revelation-by-some-slacker-posting-on-slashdot overlords! ...how many more should I try for, since I'm here now, and all...
:: hides the tennis ball he just tunneled through a wall. ::
Nothin' goin' on here... :: whistles... ::
Don't be. It's obviously false advertising. Guys with beards are old-school UNIX hackers, not Windows users. They could also be circa-1983 stock brokers.
...or those guys who offered me candy once... Ok, ok... twice.
No, he's a traitor. You NEVER trust guys in beards unless they're telling you OSS is GOOD!
Are you declaring all English lit. majors to be untrustworthy? :)
Sold.
... asking these guys?
I agree with you. "This just in! I'm going to eat crab-cakes, tacos, asparagus and broccoli, immediately followed by duct-taping the face of the next person who posts something like this dreck straight to my ass." "Film at 11"
How many "Earth-like" planets are we going to hear about that may or may not truly be Earth-like in the end? We don't know if it's rocky, we don't know if it has water, we don't know if it's a lump of chode floating about in space. Seriously, let us know when you've -confirmed- something. Asshats.
Does it run Linux?
Dude, if you believe, even for a second, that the government will discard any data it intercepts,on us or others, I've got some serious land to sell you. Hell, I've got a bridge you'd love, too. Aw HELL! I have a whole universe on sale for ya!
Sweet. Don't get me wrong, there have been some real whammies to come out. Starcraft being a great example. I'm not a super huge gamer, however I do know I've come to hate every damn title out there that requires me to fight in a war that has already been fought in real life. The first Medal of Honor was a blast. Sure, the graphics have come a long way, as well as the enemy AI... but c'mon, how many damn times do you expect save the world from the Nazis? We need an FPS shooter where we save the world from the evil Bush regime. That I'd buy in a heartbeat.
Well, I need that crap to breathe, so I guess it's not a total loss.
How the hell am I gonna demand my money back if it sucks? Doesn't matter. Anything after X-com: Ufo Defense sucks the farts outta used car seats anyway.