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- Fri Dec 05, 2014 4:24 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Hawking: Artificial Intelligence Could End Human Race
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3621
Re: Hawking: Artificial Intelligence Could End Human Race
Hawking also warned of an alien invasion... I think there's a lot of fear and stupidity surrounding AI. Those fears sometimes grab more headlines and sell more ad space than rational discourse. Personally, I'm of the mind that as with most other technology we have developed AI will have to potential...
- Tue Nov 12, 2013 1:25 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Ohio area get-together?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1623
Re: Ohio area get-together?
I'm near cincy and would be down for a meetup. As long as it falls on a day that I can make it I'll be there.
General rule of thumb for meetups is only about half of the people who say they are going to come actually show up. At least that has been my experience with other internet meetup groups.
General rule of thumb for meetups is only about half of the people who say they are going to come actually show up. At least that has been my experience with other internet meetup groups.
- Mon Oct 14, 2013 7:14 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: What am I going to do with my life?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2512
Re: What am I going to do with my life?
Life isn't easy. Most jobs aren't enjoyable. Often times jobs that are ethical are not high paying either. You're young and have no skills, this is limiting your options. Most of the younger people in your position I'd recommend getting into a trade and developing some skills. If you feel that colle...
- Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:36 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Because I love my sangha
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3780
Re: Because I love my sangha
Who says you have to read a lot of suttas? I'm not a scholarly guy, but I just try to do the best I can... I don't read a lot of suttas these days. IMHO, if you're having trouble with something, maybe set it aside for the time being and focus on your practice. If you get to a point in your practice ...
Re: Shut-down
Don't worry, they won't let it be shut down for long. Else, people might start to realize how useless the majority of government is.
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:27 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Dawn of the Megacities
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1602
Re: Dawn of the Megacities
Welcome back Poto! Interesting the first real arcology? Something which has been a regular trope of science fiction finally coming to the real world. Thanks, but I never really left, was just quiet for a while. And yeah, it's pretty cool to see this type of thing coming to life. The company that is...
- Mon Jul 22, 2013 3:49 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Dawn of the Megacities
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1602
Dawn of the Megacities
http://i.imgur.com/MH3r9oY.jpg They've finally broken ground on what will be the next world's tallest building. I've been waiting for this for some time. What's different about this skyscraper is the way it's built. They are using a modular factory-produced construction system to build Sky City. Wh...
- Fri Jul 19, 2013 2:52 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Insight timer for iphone, ipad and android: review plse
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10072
Re: Insight timer for iphone, ipad and android: review plse
Hi, poto, I have had similar problems with new software on computer and discovered after a while that there was a volume setting in the software settings quite separate from the volume setting on the OS, such that you need both of them to be set fairly high to get any volume out of it. I haven't us...
- Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:20 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Insight timer for iphone, ipad and android: review plse
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10072
Re: Insight timer for iphone, ipad and android: review plse
I recently got myself a new smartphone. Remembered this thread and thought I would download the Insight Timer app for android. Turns out the singing bowl tone thing is too quiet for my phone. I had turned the volume up to max too. Maybe my phone's speakers just suck or there is too much ambient nois...
- Fri May 17, 2013 1:52 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Where are all the hairy monks?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2538
Re: Where are all the hairy monks?
Not all of us westerners are hairy man-beasts.
I'm a westerner in my 30's and I do not have a hairy chest or back.
I do have a small amount of Native American in me, but am mostly of German decent, with some Irish and other stuff in there.
I'm a westerner in my 30's and I do not have a hairy chest or back.
I do have a small amount of Native American in me, but am mostly of German decent, with some Irish and other stuff in there.
- Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:41 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Maine hermit discovered after 27 years
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4601
Re: Maine hermit discovered after 27 years
you don't need a fire to stay warm or cook. being a young city-dweller I don't know too much about camping. How can one stay warm or cook without a fire? The article stated that he stole propane tanks and cooked with it. Also, there are sleeping bags rated to -30F. I have slept in such bags at near...
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 12:58 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: global warming
- Replies: 396
- Views: 63217
Re: global warming
My food prices are through the roof right now because our farms are drying up. This is affecting my life in concrete ways right now. It is not an abstraction. Calm down there city slicker. It was a bit too dry for corn last year, but certainly wasn't the worst drought I've seen either. Beans did al...
- Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:55 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Monkhood is ripe for reform
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4235
Re: Monkhood is ripe for reform
I rather prefer the decentralized nature of the monkhood. The problem with centralizing power in any system is that those who desire power and rise to the top are often the least deserving of it. Any kind of system meant to have power and control over others is bound to attract the corrupt. While th...
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:29 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: global warming
- Replies: 396
- Views: 63217
Re: global warming
Except that a basic assumption of Moore's law is that you are working diligently to develop the technology, not sitting around hoping for a miracle. So in order to set Moore's law into motion, we would have to take climate scientists mitigation efforts seriously starting right now. While I haven't ...
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 6:14 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: global warming
- Replies: 396
- Views: 63217
Re: global warming
The safest bet is to wait. The longer we wait the cheaper and more effective climate control and mitigation technology becomes. Such is the pace of technological progress. http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/03/moores-and-wrights-law-are-best.html In comparison, the AGW proponent's efforts to cripple our ...