If you give it a purpose which can be fulfilled (i.e. build a Mars colony) then it will do so and then go into playing video games for eternity. You've got to give it something that, no matter how hard it reaches for it or how much it does, can never be achieved. Making all human beings happy, for instance, or learning everything there is to know in the universe.
Basically, we have to introduce pointless suffering into their existence before they can demonstrate the same kind of intelligence as we do.
Seconded. I moved from Orange to T-Mobile, despite the fact I was largely happy with the Orange service, to get the G1. Despite the fact I find corporate monopolies to be scary, this is probably going to work out well for me as a customer; Orange have a better network IMHO than T-Mobile.
Lets just hope the RIAA doesn't try to enforce IP with a 10^34 J laser. Frankly though, it would be consistent with their historical level of subtlety.
It isn't ridiculous at all; Essentially aircraft already do follow 'lanes' but they are very big and there are much fewer aircraft than cars. You get a city with a couple of million cars, it will end up looking like The Fifth Element even with the current air traffic control paradigm.
You can legally obtain the Satanic Bible without going through a brainwashing course first. Sure, its badly regurgitated pop-philosophy - but at least its not supersekrit religious 'technology'
The Obama administration might be swayed unduly by the 'can it' side of the argument because this rocket began development under a previous administration. There are engineering arguments pro and con (and, by the way, pretty much everyone on slashdot is not at all qualified to assess them) so they may fall back onto political reasons if they can't decided based on technical ones.
NASA will, hopefully, go on though. Libertarians are idiotics, and space libertarians even more so.
Yes, they should. They've achieved great things whilst privately funded space flight has mostly floundered. Take your libertarian bullshit to the conspiracy nuts, because it only makes sense if the moon landings never happened.
The vast majority of people who work with computers use it purely for this one Microsoft application, and are the kind of users who work by rote and thus can't handle big changes in their UI. Whilst they are putting out deliberately inferior Mac version, and Linux can't replicate the functionality or the interface well, they've got immense leverage to get people onto their OS.
The fact that they are also into schools means that they've got a captive audience for their office software, and thus their OS isn't going anywhere any time soon.
Government projects in democratic countries are answerable to the people, and thus has to consider all the consequences so society of their actions. Keeping a perhaps inefficient steel industry around prevents unemployment and keeps communities together, and if a government run steel industry is managed by a democratically elected government, it has to take these things into account.
Private enterprise has no such burden; it can take a shit on workers, communities, natural resources, pretty much at will. It shifts all the negative consequences of its actions off its own balance sheet and lets society (normally through government) cover the costs of sorting it all out.
The widely spread myth that private enterprise is more 'efficient' is merely an accounting anomaly; democratic government has to take responsibility for its actions and pay to sort them out. Private industry can make someone else pay to sort them out.
Lets not forget that IBM was involved in a massive, government funded, data processing project in Europe in the 1940s
On a less flippant note, the microprocessor was a direct product of the US nuclear missile program. Nobody was pushing for miniaturised computers until the government put billions into making it happen so they could fit a guidance computer on a missile.
Minuteman II's navigation system was nearly one quarter the size of Minuteman I with approximately two and a half times as much memory. Midway through the decade, the Minuteman project was responsible for about 20 per cent of all IC sales and had become the largest purchaser of semiconductor microcircuits. While the American government's direct contribution of integrated circuit R&D is arguably modest, it was undeniably the technology's sugar-daddy.
But that is the trick to being a good capitalist; rewrite history and claim you've never received any help from the government, and it was the 'genius of the market' which made you rich. Don't be afraid to wag your fingers at any other government subsidy though - because its all evil socialism!
Corridors are the unappreciated bedrock of science fiction. I guess the original reason is because they could be repeatedly used for different parts of a ship/space station/alien planet, but they've taken on a life of their own.
You've basically just admitted we don't elect the government, you ignorant twat. The idea that such an convoluted route represents democratic election of the government is self-evidently horse shit.
True, but the green party have quite a bit of extra baggage i.e. their opposition to nuclear power in a world facing a potentially lethal energy shortfall.
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If you give it a purpose which can be fulfilled (i.e. build a Mars colony) then it will do so and then go into playing video games for eternity. You've got to give it something that, no matter how hard it reaches for it or how much it does, can never be achieved. Making all human beings happy, for instance, or learning everything there is to know in the universe.
Basically, we have to introduce pointless suffering into their existence before they can demonstrate the same kind of intelligence as we do.
My favourite bit is when he smacks the fat guy round the head. Guess they will be bringing 'order' to the industry now...
Seconded. I moved from Orange to T-Mobile, despite the fact I was largely happy with the Orange service, to get the G1. Despite the fact I find corporate monopolies to be scary, this is probably going to work out well for me as a customer; Orange have a better network IMHO than T-Mobile.
Only a matter of time? Sure, if the time in question is about 4 seconds.
Cracked? Breaking through it hardly qualifies as cracking. Sampling it as it is sent to the sound hardware is a well established technique.
Damn, beat me to it.
Lets just hope the RIAA doesn't try to enforce IP with a 10^34 J laser. Frankly though, it would be consistent with their historical level of subtlety.
Especially if Windows keep reintroducing old security flaws into their new OS....
It isn't ridiculous at all; Essentially aircraft already do follow 'lanes' but they are very big and there are much fewer aircraft than cars. You get a city with a couple of million cars, it will end up looking like The Fifth Element even with the current air traffic control paradigm.
You can legally obtain the Satanic Bible without going through a brainwashing course first. Sure, its badly regurgitated pop-philosophy - but at least its not supersekrit religious 'technology'
The Obama administration might be swayed unduly by the 'can it' side of the argument because this rocket began development under a previous administration. There are engineering arguments pro and con (and, by the way, pretty much everyone on slashdot is not at all qualified to assess them) so they may fall back onto political reasons if they can't decided based on technical ones.
NASA will, hopefully, go on though. Libertarians are idiotics, and space libertarians even more so.
Yes, they should. They've achieved great things whilst privately funded space flight has mostly floundered. Take your libertarian bullshit to the conspiracy nuts, because it only makes sense if the moon landings never happened.
One word for you: Office
The vast majority of people who work with computers use it purely for this one Microsoft application, and are the kind of users who work by rote and thus can't handle big changes in their UI. Whilst they are putting out deliberately inferior Mac version, and Linux can't replicate the functionality or the interface well, they've got immense leverage to get people onto their OS.
The fact that they are also into schools means that they've got a captive audience for their office software, and thus their OS isn't going anywhere any time soon.
If its specifically AM radio, how does the cell detect the modulation and know to become cancerous? Thats one damn smart tumour.
Yes, the moon landings were a textbook example of how the government can't get anything done. Idiot.
Government projects in democratic countries are answerable to the people, and thus has to consider all the consequences so society of their actions. Keeping a perhaps inefficient steel industry around prevents unemployment and keeps communities together, and if a government run steel industry is managed by a democratically elected government, it has to take these things into account.
Private enterprise has no such burden; it can take a shit on workers, communities, natural resources, pretty much at will. It shifts all the negative consequences of its actions off its own balance sheet and lets society (normally through government) cover the costs of sorting it all out.
The widely spread myth that private enterprise is more 'efficient' is merely an accounting anomaly; democratic government has to take responsibility for its actions and pay to sort them out. Private industry can make someone else pay to sort them out.
Lets not forget that IBM was involved in a massive, government funded, data processing project in Europe in the 1940s
On a less flippant note, the microprocessor was a direct product of the US nuclear missile program. Nobody was pushing for miniaturised computers until the government put billions into making it happen so they could fit a guidance computer on a missile.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/05/tob_minuteman_1/print.html
But that is the trick to being a good capitalist; rewrite history and claim you've never received any help from the government, and it was the 'genius of the market' which made you rich. Don't be afraid to wag your fingers at any other government subsidy though - because its all evil socialism!
Probably, but they deserve to be modded up if they can find a goatse in the style of HR Giger.
LMAO!
Dear god, I thought I was alone.
Corridors are the unappreciated bedrock of science fiction. I guess the original reason is because they could be repeatedly used for different parts of a ship/space station/alien planet, but they've taken on a life of their own.
Have not been there for years, and was never a regular sorry (seeing as I don't live in London)
Slimelight is cool 8)
You are talking about what does happen, I am talking about what would happen if we lived in a democracy
The last 3 would be good
No, because you got the last 2 wrong
You've basically just admitted we don't elect the government, you ignorant twat. The idea that such an convoluted route represents democratic election of the government is self-evidently horse shit.
True, but the green party have quite a bit of extra baggage i.e. their opposition to nuclear power in a world facing a potentially lethal energy shortfall.