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by astrocyte 11y ago
There's no doubt about that. Namely because people are chasing dumb money which is flooding various markets around the world due to the respective central banks. No one has a vision anymore and consumers have been so twisted in and aro
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by astrocyte 11y ago
"....Hispanic market" .... "....Advertising ...Branding.." "....Call center..." ".... Latin American market" "...The tenants look more like models" Seems to be the same Miami I remember. Lat
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by astrocyte 11y ago
> Statement #1 is pointless w/o first defining what consciousness is. We don't know what it is and yet, via our own limited and vivid perspective, we speak as though we do. > Nothing is a measure of value if you really want
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by astrocyte 11y ago
* Read Jeff Hawkins (On intelligence) * Have GEB (Covered enough of it) My point was to bring out the implicit belief that there is : > Some critical mass or qualitative attribute of brains that puts us "over the threshold" &gt
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by astrocyte 11y ago
I propose a thought : If, as the sciences would have us believe, consciousness is born out of the unique biological structuring of matter in that jelly atop your shoulders, would it not seem logical that there are varied degrees of conscio
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by astrocyte 11y ago
Strong words that should be reflected on equally.
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by astrocyte 11y ago
"In a world where 2+2 currently equals 5, who are yee enlightened ones to argue different?" Yells a 'modern' day citizen of "success". For those who feel enlightenment still matters, think deeply... Very deeply
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by astrocyte 11y ago
* Huh? The AI effect ? What is consciousness? Give me the full detail of it and create it right now from matter. You can't. So, there is still much to be understood. No one is claiming magic. What is being said is that you can't k
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by astrocyte 11y ago
Oh man. That made me lol.
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by astrocyte 11y ago
Agreed. However, there is most probably going to be a group of well educated generalist who tie it all together. The problem with the new paradigms that lie ahead is that they are begging us to tie a considerable number of things together.
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by astrocyte 11y ago
He probably doesn't consider it due to group think... Probably the biggest thing limiting lots of individuals from ushering in a new paradigm. Truthfully stated and functionally so, the biggest contributions/changes come from some
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by astrocyte 11y ago
I took Andrew Ng's course and dropped it half-way upon discovering that it was nothing mind blowing beyond the 'constraint optimization' courses I took in grad school when I attended Carnegie Mellon. I strongly remembered enj
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by astrocyte 11y ago
It's quite simple... There are people who have a knack/drive for understanding the world/universe and its many functions. People who care to understand the root mechanism as opposed to speculating about how the tree and leav
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by astrocyte 11y ago
When true strong A.I hits, I feel the confusion will quickly lift. You'll know because all of the people with weak A.I : > Used mainly to strip information value from people without compensation > Who are dumping money into found
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by astrocyte 11y ago
Meh', I channel Terence McKenna and Alan Watts on this matter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emHAoQGoQic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMDu3JdQ8Ow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r
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by astrocyte 11y ago
'On intelligence' is the book that got me started on my journey in pursuit of AGI. I look forward to seeing the results from this. Video summary : http://youtu.be/izO2_mCvFaw
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by astrocyte 12y ago
This ^. I'd venture to even suggest that this strict and narrow hiring focus results in many of the short comings of their products. Can't have it all I guess.
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by astrocyte 12y ago
So, your hiring practice is biased. Google is aware of this and accepts this results in only getting 'some' (a specific grouping) of the best people. Google has had success with these individuals. Thus, there is no reason to chang
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by astrocyte 12y ago
@Scott I thought this to myself as well. Is this the outcome of the new society were in? Nobody knows anything beyond what they do for a living? .. Aren't willing to watch a 5min youtube video entitled 'how to buy a used bike&#x27
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by astrocyte 12y ago
California Government here : Sorry, we need to raise sales tax to 12% to fund the desalination plants. Never let a tragedy go to waste.
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by astrocyte 12y ago
or.. the public simply doesn't care. In that case, you get the government you deserve and California's government is absolutely nuts. Goes for the broader U.S as well. If people did care, they'd be more involved and wouldn&#x
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by astrocyte 12y ago
Here's an idea for California : Stop trying to hog the economic output of the world. Your state can no longer support it. California : > 3 million illegal immigrants and growing (California policies welcome it) > Continuing to c
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by astrocyte 12y ago
So, essentially they're targeting the least significant portion of water usage because they can do so more easily and they don't really consider this drought to be a big problem... Tax revenue from Agriculture means more. In the
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by astrocyte 12y ago
Last I recalled, California has some of the highest taxes in the U.S and has the highest Gross State product. So, where's the money going? I guess everyone is so busy working their faces off that they don't have time to ask such i
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by astrocyte 12y ago
and myopic and self-centered .. > Not planning ahead for a foreseeable event and > 33.8 million people not batting an eye for over 5 years while their state runs completely dry of water People have to face personal consequences in tod
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by astrocyte 12y ago
As I recall, this drought has been ongoing for 5 years+. It is easier to be myopic it seems. Best of luck. I'm sure when the water finally runs out, everybody will want to get a word in
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by astrocyte 12y ago
A state with questionably the highest concentration of some of the most intelligent people in the U.S and some of the dumbest politicians in the U.S. Question : What were all of the Californian's doing when the state was running out of
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by astrocyte 12y ago
If the current modes of operations around the world are of any sign, it's quite clear that capitalism is already on its deathbed. A lot of systems produce good outputs when good intentions drive them. Of course, in long runs, it's
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by astrocyte 12y ago
Maybe the fear centers on the possibility on how accurately and deeply such a strong A.I could identify the ugly nature of human 'values', decisions, intentions... Especially those of powerful institutions. Wouldn't it be som
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by astrocyte 12y ago
Your thoughts are most definitely shared by others. Thank you for taking the time to detail them.

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