Quetzalcoatl

It ain't hard to tell
Aug 22, 2007
66,785
I know, I know :).



Okay. I must apologise for the personal attacks. I went a bit overboard there. I understand why you say this as many people do. But I hate this sort of reasoning, because almost always it is unfounded. In your case as well you present no evidence to support this statement.

It's as if scientists suddenly have a moral obligation to prove that what they're doing won't be used for something malicious.
It's okay, I've seen you over the years here, so it was expected.

I made no claims that need supporting, nor do I think that science and scientists are evil. I simply feel that mankind is on a self-destructive path
 

Quetzalcoatl

It ain't hard to tell
Aug 22, 2007
66,785
I don't get why people are even wasting the time talking about this. :D

Social media can be a global productivity time suck.



Yes.

At least rationally concerned.

Forget the SI references just yet... here's a great, albeit long, read. (It's two parts, and this is part 2.)

http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-2.html

Part of me believes that there are natural boundaries and limitations that we have not foreseen yet. The way that people in the 1890s were panicking about what cities were going to do with all the exponentially growing mounds of horse poop with the explosion of horse ownership in the city streets. But you never can tell.
Will read at lunch
 

Seven

In bocca al lupo, Fabio.
Jun 25, 2003
39,346
It's okay, I've seen you over the years here, so it was expected.

I made no claims that need supporting, nor do I think that science and scientists are evil. I simply feel that mankind is on a self-destructive path

I understand this feeling. I get it too. I always think of myself as a kid trying to fix a computer. You don't really know what you're doing, you just press some buttons and hope it works. Some research sort of feels like that. Especially when it comes to genetically modified crap.

But overall I think this idea is misguided. In fact every tangible data points to the exact opposite.
 

Hust

Senior Member
Hustini
May 29, 2005
93,703
I understand this feeling. I get it too. I always think of myself as a kid trying to fix a computer. You don't really know what you're doing, you just press some buttons and hope it works. Some research sort of feels like that. Especially when it comes to genetically modified crap.

But overall I think this idea is misguided. In fact every tangible data points to the exact opposite.
I have no idea what you are talking about with Matt but I taught myself how to build computers, take-em apart, make em faster...my brothers were able to do that with cars and I don't have a clue how to even change my oil but I can build a super computer. :stuckup:

Sorry, again has nothing to do with anything going on in here but I saw that and self-chuckled. :D
 

GordoDeCentral

Diez
Moderator
Apr 14, 2005
70,848
Send your Strawberries over to Africa, India
or in general to the People stitching ur Clothes together
getting paid 40$ for 1 Month of Work in 16hour shifts.

Talking about the really poor ones.
have you ever been to "africa" or india?

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and @Seven speaking of argument techniques, this is a @Hustini favorite lol

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153057331479454
 

GordoDeCentral

Diez
Moderator
Apr 14, 2005
70,848
Yes & Yes.

But seriously? Tell me, why does it matter anyway?
Do you have to See the poor with ur own eyes
cause otherwise u dont believe they exist?
Like Ghosts for example?
your view is skewed imo first of all africa is one huge continent, hardly monolithic but the 'parts' you might have referred to are on a fast pace towards modernity just ask the chinese; india is a country that recorded one of the best progress rates over the last 30 years. The 'real' poor as you put it, are getting more and more scarce.

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I am streaming it. Boring as hell right now.
always knew you were into maso stuff
 

Hust

Senior Member
Hustini
May 29, 2005
93,703
Talking about NSA and data overreach on metadata. Getting interesting about privacy overreach. :D

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Nothing like supporting a party that won't win.
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