Comment Reading for fun, or Reading Books for fun? (Score 1) 115
I mean, we're all reading this article, or at least TFS. Okay, I'll fess up. I only read the title.
Comment Re:So, what's the use of this? (Score 2) 33
Well, what if you scale it up? Harness a large number of peacocks, and aim them somehow at a target? You could build the first environment-friendly laser CIWS, also mostly maintenance-free. Imagine a ballistic missile worth hundred of millions of dollars shot by [insert rogue dictatorship here], downed by a cluster of peacocks. The face that [insert rogue dictatorship leader here] would make upon hearing the news. The heads of the generals rolling. Why didn't my missile destroy [insert valuable objective here]? What do you mean, *peacocks*? Is that some kind of joke, Herr General? You know we don't like joking much around here, hmm? And as an added bonus, in times of peace, you can eat your laser defense.
Archimedes should have used peacocks instead of polished bronze mirrors.
Comment Amazon keeps flagging my orders as suspicious (Score 1) 241
Amazon keeps flagging my orders as suspicious then cancels them. Worst part is it takes nearly twelve hours before they do that, so it's a waiting game. After I confirmed the payments were no longer pending with my bank, I re-did the orders, but Amazon also sent me a confirmation of delivery for the first canceled order... Third time's the charm, right?
I think they assigned a lot of back end stuff to an "AI".
I think they assigned a lot of back end stuff to an "AI".
Comment Re: AI? Really? (Score 1) 53
Now McEnroe would complain "You must be hallucinating!"
Then the AI umpire would agree. And when the opponent appealed for the original ruling, the umpire would agree again.
Comment Re:Well. America has it's own problems (Score 1) 94
This is a bunch of BS. I'm doing very well and my daily driver is a 15yo Ford Escape. Stick shift at that...
/. autists like us are the exception. Most people, if given the disposable income will spend it on something flashy with depreciating value instead of a solid investment like Magic The Gathering Cards.
Comment Re:Global Phenomenon (Score 1) 180
You can hear the difference by flipping them too. More danger of them rolling under something that way though.
Comment Re:Global Phenomenon (Score 1) 180
I still see cash and coin, but I haven't seen an actual silver coin in the wild for at least thirty years now.
Comment Rise of the Androsynths (Score 1) 22
Prepare for decades under the red glow of an Ur-Quan Kzer-Za planetary shield, fellow humans.
Comment Re:Forever (Score 1) 78
Without oil, we lack lubrication for mechanical things, plastic for wire covers, and many other things besides energy. Why, Red Dye 5 is petroleum based, and I don't see that getting banned anytime soo... oh. There may be (more recent) plant-based options for the dye, but plastics and lubricants made from petroleum usually have a much longer lifespan.
Comment Re:LOL Frosty! (Score 1) 78
First Piss!
Nostalgic
Comment Re:Lottery Is Theft (Score 1) 74
Government sponsored lotteries are worse than a tax. There are whole departments set up using most of the lottery income to pay staff and advertising budgets. How much of the lottery profit goes to pay for things the community needs, like say... help for gambling addiction?
You could add a line on your state's tax form saying "donate a dollar to X fund" and net more money, even if only 5% checked the box, but i suppose someone's friend would lose their job in the lottery commission.
You could add a line on your state's tax form saying "donate a dollar to X fund" and net more money, even if only 5% checked the box, but i suppose someone's friend would lose their job in the lottery commission.
Comment But does it taste like despair? (Score 2) 69
How will we know it's fake if it doesn't make us pause to consider our life choices?
Comment Instead, hire ethicist, epistemologist, and others (Score 4, Interesting) 61
Instead, hire a post-AGI ethicist, post-AGI epistemologist, and other philosophers. What is a research scientist going to do without empirical data except spew forth untestable hypotheses? And once you can test the societal effects of post-AGI, the cat's out of the bag. Science isn't always the peak of useful discourse. Sometimes philosophy gets to rear its ugly head (even the best physicists are doctors of philosophy).
Comment To late (Score 3, Funny) 70
We've moved on VMWare. It wasn't us. It was you. We won't even short your stocks. Goodbye.
Comment Prove a negative? (Score 2) 106
Are there any AI logicians with anything to say about that?
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