Zaak

15 ms·

151.
by Zaak 15y ago
Remember, before testing or reconfiguring, always mount a scratch monkey. http://catb.org/jargon/html/S/scratch-monkey.html
152.
by Zaak 15y ago
I always figured it was because of the layout problem of getting many cashier stations clustered together at the end of a long queue area. I hadn't thought about the psychological effect of a single long line though.
153.
by Zaak 15y ago
Can you predict and prevent every possible way the AI could remove your power to terminate it? Would you bet your life and the lives of those you care about on keeping the AI under control? Remember, the AI only has to win once.
154.
by Zaak 15y ago
I for one would be willing to pay a modest fee for news that was consistently accurate and relevant (ie, made sure to catch important developments that are typically ignored by other new sources). Any suggestions?
155.
by Zaak 15y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:W_curve.png
156.
by Zaak 15y ago
Saying "AIDS virus" could be an example of metonymy.
157.
by Zaak 15y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coroutine
158.
by Zaak 15y ago
The program counter isn't the only element of that "what the program is doing now" state though. The context in which the current instruction is being executed makes a world of difference.
159.
by Zaak 15y ago
The problem with using water as a standard is that "water" isn't well defined when you're measuring to eight decimal places.
160.
by Zaak 15y ago
Where do you get the 20 times as much silicon number? For example, SRAM typically uses 6 transistors per bit, as opposed to 1 transistor for DRAM. What are the other 14 transistors doing?
161.
by Zaak 15y ago
"uncontained fragmentation"
162.
by Zaak 15y ago
Labor has not yet become obsolete. That doesn't mean it can't. I'm not talking about the prevailing definition of what a human can do. I'm talking about the actual fact of what a human can do. You still haven't addressed the question of wha
163.
by Zaak 15y ago
That just moves the problem into the future. What happens when we can build a machine with the mental abilities of a human being for the price of a supercomputer? Then what happens when it falls to the price of a smartphone?
164.
by Zaak 15y ago
Your reply misses the point. Regardless of how horses were classified, there came a point where 99% of what a horse can do could be done better, faster, and cheaper by a machine. What happens when we develop technology which can do 99% of w
165.
by Zaak 15y ago
I'm curious about this as well. For example, during the implantation of a mammal embryo, endogenous retroviruses are produced in large quantities. I don't know if the double-stranded RNA targeted by DRACO is present in that situation, but i
166.
by Zaak 15y ago
Why wouldn't neutrinos fit?
167.
by Zaak 15y ago
The human eye can't detect single photons. However, it can detect a few simultaneous photons at the retina, which corresponds to a hundred or so entering the cornea.
168.
by Zaak 15y ago
Knowing this fact came in handy one evening while stargazing with some friends.
169.
by Zaak 15y ago
A tablet doesn't fit in your pocket. I carry my phone everywhere I go. Though I would love to have a tablet, I can't imagine doing the same with one.
170.
by Zaak 15y ago
You wouldn't need to fab your own chip. Plenty of FPGAs would work. In fact, you could make do with a decent speed ADC and a bit of software.
171.
by Zaak 15y ago
Polio. Osteosarcoma. Malaria. Tuberculosis. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Leprosy. Yellow fever. Bacterial meningitis.
172.
by Zaak 15y ago
Even though the speed of the electrons is nowhere near the speed of light, electromagnetism is so strong that the tiny length contraction at those speeds is enough to produce the magnetic force.
173.
by Zaak 15y ago
This sounds interesting, but I can't think of how FSMs could be used to process exceptions. Would you explain?
174.
by Zaak 15y ago
The basic idea is that a neutron all by itself has a lower energy state available to it, which is to decay into a proton, an electron, and an antineutrino. On the other hand, in the nucleus of a stable atom, a neutron decaying would result
175.
by Zaak 15y ago
No need to write a separate back end for each target platform.
176.
by Zaak 15y ago
A side effect of a compact neutrino detector would be the immediate obsolescence of all nuclear submarines.
177.
by Zaak 15y ago
I'm interested in the indirect measurements that have been done. Where could I find more information about them?
178.
by Zaak 15y ago
From that article: "Since their inception, universal grammar theories have been subjected to vocal and sustained criticism. In recent years, with the advent of more sophisticated brands of computational modeling and more innovative approach
179.
by Zaak 15y ago
The reason why democracy is a good thing is not because the general public is good at running a country, or even good at selecting people who are good at running a country. The reason why democracy is a good thing is it forces the people in
180.
by Zaak 15y ago
The problem with this approach is that the most offensive and problematic software patents are those which are trivial to implement.

More ›