Had this been a OneNote flaw, it would have read:

Microsoft has sent an email to users warning of a critical flaw in multiple version of Microsoft's OneNote that can cause a severe loss of data, the extent of which is not entirely known. Microsoft refuses to acknowledge the severity of this issue, claiming that only "a small number of people" are affected. Those who have received the email may be able to install an update to repair the flaw, but the efficacy of this "fix" has not been confirmed. Regardless of the "fix", the users data has been lost irrevocably. The glitch has been occurring for many months but this is the first response Microsoft has provided.

Funny

Had you tried that in my D&D group, I would have had my "real" character realize that it was entirely likely that the "real" world was also a simulation, have him break out of that, and slap his DM upside the head :-)

Equating the "simulations" that we run and the "simulations" that Boström requires is ridiculous.

There's no reason to believe that the type of simulation required for this argument is even possible.

His argument is about as sensible as:
1) To a caveman, our technology would seem god-like
2) Technology is improving
3) There is no reason to believe that technology won't become more advanced over time
4) Therefore, god will eventually exist (or at least beings that we would identify as godlike).

There is no reason to believe that the potential power of simulations is unlimited. If there is an upper limit on how powerful a simulation can be, then his statistical arguments become meaningless. He makes some hand-wavy arguments about the potential power of computers, and the required capacity to simulate a human mind based on some quite questionable sources.

That was me, sorry.

And yes, I am hairy and blurry in real life.

It's a small world after all...

Caught in a landslide

He has expressed that he wants to limit immigration of Muslims or anyone from "any nation that has been compromised by terrorism":
link

You really believe the following direct quote isn't racist?

I refuse to believe anyone actually did this.

If it is really true then I wish he had shown people how to drill a USB port into their forehead

Hmm...I just got an idea for a Youtube video!

WOW that's a LOT of FUD you are SPOUTING there! Do YOU have any EVIDENCE that GOOGLE would be CREATING a CONTROLLED and WALLED garden for the INTERNET, other than the DERANGED SIGNALS bouncing INSIDE your TIN FOIL HAT?

That, and:

The association is generally recognized as politically conservative or ultra-conservative, and its publication advocates a range of scientifically discredited hypotheses, including the belief that HIV does not cause AIDS, that being gay reduces life expectancy, that there is a link between abortion and breast cancer, and that there are links between autism and vaccinations

Now that's just scary!

From the Wikipedia article on the AAPS:

The association is generally recognized as politically conservative or ultra-conservative, and its publication advocates a range of scientifically discredited hypotheses, including the belief that HIV does not cause AIDS, that being gay reduces life expectancy, that there is a link between abortion and breast cancer, and that there are links between autism and vaccinations.

Nothing to see here but a bunch of nutcases. If I found out my doctor was a member of the AAPS, I'd be looking for a new doctor.

Do you have anything more than pointless rhetoric and tired similes to argue your point?

You have no idea how much knowledge anyone here has on this subject, yet you continue to make the baseless claim that we don't have the knowledge and/or wisdom.

You cannot use the fact that someone disagree with you to conclude that they are wrong. If you can't see that most elementary piece of logic, you really need to stop talking.

Oh, nevermind...I just skimmed over your posting history. Don't bother responding.

So do you have evidence of any of your claims, or are you just spreading alarmist BS because you think it makes you look intelligent

What cautionary tales are you talking about? By and large, our work so far in genetic engineering has been massively successful.

We won't know if we have the wisdom and knowledge to be editing our genome until we try.

What do you think is going to happen that is so worrysome?

That's where his arm landed after his battery caused an "unexpected rapid appendage detachment"