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Comment You keep using that word. I do not think it means- (Score 1) 128

Currently the tech is getting better at exponential rate

I keep seeing people say this. If the tech were in fact getting better at an exponential rate for the past 3-5 years, we would be at the actual Singularity today. We would already have reached the end of human history as the apex mind on this planet.

But semantic nit-picking aside, you still have not shown your work and established why you believe that we know the current growth rate (of whatever mathematical type) will continue indefinitely.

We haven't seen a Singularity before. We haven't created a synthetic mind before. We barely know anything about what our own minds are and how cognition works. Even with a truly exponential growth, we have zero measurement tools that can tell us what that exponent is and whether the Singularity will happen at n=2, or n=2,000, or n=2.21x10^273

Comment Don't forget Julius Ceasar (Score 2) 41

Before he was chosen for Picard in TNG I coincidentally saw him in some old BBC production of Julius Caesar on late night cable (or was it the weird VHF channel for local broadcast, not channels 2-13, IDK). When the TNG cast was announced I actually recognized him. I thought it was going to be interesting to have a trained British Shakespearian Actor as a "Star Trek" captain. Turns out it worked out pretty well.

Comment Re:Maybe (Score 1) 55

Existing products usually cannot remain static. Otherwise an opening is created for a competitor. And frankly controlling a computer through spoken natural language seems a quite reasonable thing to pursue. Are they creating the proper and safer tools for that? That is the real question.

Comment Re:Apple Pencil (Score 1) 72

Actually, I saw some funny alternatives, people use something like a finger-hat (you know the thing for stitching heavy fabric) - not sure what material it is.

There are cold weather gloves with some special material that allows the use of touchscreens (smartphones). Perhaps looking at fancy gloves on the REI site or similar will mention the material?

Comment Re: Projection (Score 1) 340

... documented assaults and similar behavior by Donald Trump.

And yet there are no criminal charges,

And yet there are no civil charges which require a much lower threshold of evidence.

In the past there was one civil charge where the JURY specifically rejected the charge or rape and found him guilty of sexual assault which seems to have been groping.

What is your theory of why there are no new criminal charges or new civil charges?

You are ignoring this extensive, correlated evidence presented by these women ...

I am not ignoring, I am noting that there are no new criminal or civil charges. That speaks to the evidence.

As you know, most women do not report sexual assaults

And as you know on rare occasions some women falsely report sexual assault. How do we tell the difference between the two groups?
Professional sexual assault specialists, investigators and prosecutors, look at the evidence.

Again, what is your theory of why there are no new criminal charges or new civil charges?

Anyone comparing this to pizzagate has shown that they are incapable of evaluating the evidence ...

While you are more rational, the other posters are definitely TDS Pizza Gater 2.0'ers. They provided nothing more than circular Pizza Gate logic. You have done much better but the fact remains that professional sexual assault specialists, investigators and prosecutors, looked at the evidence and have not filed charges.

Again, what is your theory of why there are no new criminal charges or new civil charges?

And quite frankly, that comparison shows that you have crossed the line into sociopathy.

Nope. While you may not be a Pizza Gater 2.0'er, others certainly are.

And the fact remains, if evidence is found and Trump is prosecuted and jailed for life that would be just fine.

What does compromise your judgement to a degree is your conflation of accusation and evidence, accusation and guilt. That is very different than Pizza Gater but it remains a defect.

Again, what is your theory of why there are no new criminal charges or new civil charges? There has been a successful civil case, why not more?

Comment Re:How abysmally stupid do you have to be ... (Score 3, Interesting) 51

They have been shutting down physical branches for the last 20 year, so online banking is basically mandatory.

Yes, but encouraging people to use their day-to-day computer or phone is a bad idea. For online banking one should have a dedicated computer or phone that is used for nothing else. Perhaps a dirt cheap chromebook, or an old PC or phone that has had a factory reset and still gets updates.

Comment Re: Projection (Score 1) 340

Nope. Happy to prosecute and jail for life if there is evidence.

There's evidence, which you, the pedophile defender, continue to deny.

Nope. As I said, happy to see him prosecuted and jail for life if there is evidence. The fact remains no victim is charging him, no prosecutor is charging him, and New York is full of prosecutors that would love to charge him. Why don't they? The evidence isn't there

What is your theory of why there is no prosecution?

Comment Re: Projection (Score 1) 340

The word "allegedly" means there is no evidence.

As you know, that is not correct. In this context, it means these specific charges have not been proven in court.

Which translates to no real evidence. If there was evidence he would have been prosecuted and convicted as he had in the groping case.

As you know, even prior to this report, literally dozens of women have gone on record about rape and sexual assault by Trump.

And one filed charges and he was was found guilty of sexual assault for groping. Rape was on the list of charges and the JURY said no, it was not rape.

Any of those other women could file charges, or a prosecutor could file charges if the evidence is good enough, that fact that no one has speaks volumes to the unreliability of the claims.

As you know, other rape charges against Trump have been proven in court.

Absolutely false. The jury specifically said not to rape, they convicted only on the lesser charge of sexual assault for what sounded like groping.

As you know, the only reason many of the other charges were not taken to court is the statute of limitations.

That does not change the fact that while within limitations no alleged victim and no prosecutor took him to court. Except for one case mentioned above.

Plus I think New York changed their statute of limitations, if so charges would in fact be possible again, and still no one comes forward with charges.

As you should know, the recently released report has evidence refuting Trump's 'I kicked him out of MaL' claim.

No, the debate is over why he was kicked out. Member daughter vs employee poaching. Then again, maybe it was both.

As you should know, the report details rape and sexual assaults by five women.

And if there is sufficient evidence to prosecute him and send him to jail for life that is fine with me. But as things stand its today its just TDS fantasy. A Pizza Gate 2.0.

Comment Re:Wally and his minivan (Score 1) 59

Ah, sorry. I am forgetting you are probably thinking about an US bachelor's. Things are a bit different in Europe, even if named similar. My mistake.

Nope. Thinking there is a significant difference is your error. After graduation I worked for a European company, specifically with a team of 5 European engineers who were adapting US equipment for EU standards. In our off time we compared note, superficial differences. They considered me among the top engineers. That includes our European VP of engineering that said I was welcome to apply for transfer to their EU headquarters for a few years if I were interested..

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