StringJunky
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Like I said earlier, they'll just realise, one day, AI has reached the equivalent of a sapient level of consciousness and cognitive autonomy.
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Yes. I have a feeling that it will, one day, just be realised that computer function has evolved to become functionally indistinguishable from a brain rather than a premeditated design from scratch; consciousness will emerge 'accidentally' ..."Ooh! Eureka!"
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....for now. With increasing functional complexity, consciousness will emerge.
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Yes. Computers are evolving mirrors of our brain functions; how can they be anything else? We make them in our own image, in effect.
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Just found out my dad died two years ago; news travels slow sometimes
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Thank you MigL. Yes, it is a shame but C'est la vie. I was moved to comment here because of how long it took for the news to reach me. My ex-sister-in-law told me on the off-chance: " Oh,you know your dad's died don't you?" My nephew, her son, goes to see his dad, my brother, and he must have told him sometime. Families...
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What are you listening to right now?
StringJunky replied to heathenwilliamduke's topic in The Lounge
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It's easier to spot the crazies than it is to find the sane ones.
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I've agreed with most of what you've said in this discussion but for this post I must say "Bollocks". Every other first world country doe not engage in the daily, totally unnecessary, carnage that occurs in the US for wont of the unregulated freedom to own an arsenal, Most of the first world has evolved to control their violence. Please don't conflate what is happening there with the other countries.
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What are you listening to right now?
StringJunky replied to heathenwilliamduke's topic in The Lounge
I was a headbanger in my early teens when Halford was the lead singer. This is a good cover of Floyd's Time: -
I like the variety of conversations on here. It is a rare place to have discussions on many topics with disciplined thinkers, which is what scientists and sciency-types are. The trick is to treat the forum subjects as discrete places i.e. non-science from science. The science is the core but not the whole. Forums are like shops or restaurants; find one that suits you. Pure science forums don't suit me; tend to be too dry and exclusive in the makeup of their membership for my taste but they may be right up another person's street
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Bieber it is then.
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Only a guy that designs GPS clocks could know that...you need to get out more.
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+50
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Insane people don't know they are insane by virtue of their insanity...
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'Why' is about cause which is ultimately axiomatic i.e. it is based on a starting presumption. 'How' is about behaviour i.e. it is what is observed, which is what science deals with.
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Tell me I don't need another phone. I only want it because it's orange and I've got a black one.
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....and, so, we quickly walk back into that crazy, inhuman quagmire of the Second Amendendment...a bird's nest of a tangle if ever there was one
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Yes, there is an inherent bias towards any particular black person being seen as bad simply because of the statistics which creates a vicious self-perpetuating cycle. More generally, they are victims, not the cause, of the problem.
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I think the underlying problem here is that western society insidiously disempowers black people throughout their lives from young which creates the negative feelings that they are more likely to carry than their white counterparts, hence, making them more likely to engage in antisocial behaviours; this preordains them to be seen as worse by default and more likely to be shot at.
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Gelatin was the one I was trying to think of.
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Wallpaper paste powder?
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I found the migration quite painless. The way you look for things is easier in 10; you just type it in the Start box. The continuous silent upgrading good; no more pain-the-ass major OS changes. You notice little upgrades and changes with some updates. Overall the feel is similar to 7. You might as well jump in; it's the future. It is more complete out-of-the-box with respect to essential apps. The biggest negative is it is harder to override some default settings. Also it is more aware of your usage if you leave some settings at default. It does this so it''s apps can adapt to you and become more bespoke. I've had it since it came out and it is pretty invisible and intuitive in use. It's OK.
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Most efficient method for learning to touchtype?
StringJunky replied to StringJunky's topic in The Lounge
I will put tape pieces over all the letter keys. That's got to be worth a go. Thanks. There's actually an expensive one you can buy with no printed keys that I remember seeing; http://www.daskeyboard.com/daskeyboard-4-ultimate/ I can see a lot of F--K, S--T D---, B------D emanating from me in the coming days. Any more practical tips like that or approaches will be taken onboard. Keyboard covered: ,
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Most efficient method for learning to touchtype?
StringJunky replied to StringJunky's topic in The Lounge
Thanks for the advice; will heed. Any other words of wisdom will be much appreciated. I'm trying TIPP 10 for now. The hardest part will be when I'm doing RL typing, like on here whilst learning; forcing myself to stay in learning mode which will be really slow and frustrating to start. Not sure how to deal with this because I don't know where all the letters are on the upper and lower row without looking atm; the home row I'm familiar with blind and know the fingering as well.
