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by jk4930 12y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welteislehre ;)
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by jk4930 12y ago
Have a look at the recently announced Global Learning XPRIZE (see http://www.xprize.org/press-release/gordon-brown-endorses-15... ). Soon teams will register and some could be interested. Or run/join a team.
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Global Learning XPRIZE announced(xprize.org)
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by jk4930 12y ago
But incomplete. And they reduced the number of the available documents.
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European-Canadian Free Trade Agreement Documents(netzpolitik.org)
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by jk4930 12y ago
Thanks. So it's a mix of self-discipline, holding oneself to high standards, going the extra mile. And--I assume--trusting that others do the same.
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by jk4930 12y ago
Would you elaborate on the "how to" aspects of the cultural part?
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by jk4930 12y ago
Susceptible, Exposed, Infectious, Recovered/Removed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compartmental_models_in_epidemi...
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by jk4930 12y ago
Zeppelins and balloons have also been proposed.
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by jk4930 13y ago
Many of the forks weren't/aren't serious anyway and the majority died out pretty soon, they shouldn't be seen as competition or wasted time. If you just want to experiment and don't want to pay attention to some com
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by jk4930 13y ago
Or a tank (Ada). Seriously, Ada is alive and in version 2012 pretty okay. It depends on your application domain, of course, but if you care about safety and reliability, Ada is battle-proven.
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by jk4930 13y ago
"if being called bossy is causing girls to lose leadership skills" ... then they aren't leaders anyway.
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by jk4930 13y ago
"a computer proof of a theorem can run in to the thousands." For those interested in a small example, look at http://us.metamath.org/mpegif/mmset.html#trivia
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by jk4930 13y ago
Why not "Simple C++: Featuring Robodog and the Profound Object-Oriented Programming Method (Poop)" http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Featuring-Profound-Object-Orien...
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by jk4930 13y ago
Do you have your own approach to AGI or are you implementing another concept?
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by jk4930 13y ago
"But artificial general intelligence might work, and if it does, it will be the biggest development in technology ever." I'd like to point interested readers to the AGI Conference series[1], the Open Cognition Project[2], and
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Darpa projects source code(darpa.mil)
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by jk4930 13y ago
Cost of living (comparing London to Berlin): http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?coun... Cost of living (as of Jan2014): http://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/berlin Map of
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by jk4930 13y ago
He is: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=typpo
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by jk4930 13y ago
Further discussion from a libertarian (and capitalist) POV: http://www.cato-unbound.org/issues/august-2013/who-pays-scie...
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by jk4930 13y ago
The idea is usually to approach several paths (e.g., regenerative or rejuvenative medicine, mind uploading) in parallel, because we have only so much time and there's no guarantee that the one we'd prefer will work.
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by jk4930 13y ago
As we'll find ways to extend life, we'll find ways to enhance cognitive flexibility. I'm pretty sure about that.
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by jk4930 13y ago
Here's a 5 min video of AIXI playing Pacman (the description provides details): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhQTWidQQ8U Look for YT videos with Marcus Hutter, they're excellent. He explains very good, very sys
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Cypriot university will accept bitcoin (and offers digital currency degree)(news.yahoo.com)
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by jk4930 13y ago
The meaning of a backed currency is that it's backed by the issuer with a specific commodity (or service). You can go to the issuer and exchange the money ("symbol of value") into the real thing ("value"). With BTC
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by jk4930 13y ago
The costs of producing BTC or USD are not their backings. You can't exchange your BTC back into electricity. The USD (and usually most other currencies) aims to be indirectly backed by the corresponding amount of goods they represent w
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by jk4930 13y ago
Regarding IFLS: http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=youre_not_a_nerd
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by jk4930 13y ago
>sort of modern Sail power http://www.skysails.info/english/
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by jk4930 13y ago
I assume your post got killed for the more explicit words you used. There were some of them. Anyway, I enjoy your writings. :)
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by jk4930 13y ago
Ancient world: fertility rates are positively correlated with prosperity. (E.g., the Roman Empire's decline of fertility rate at the end is caused by the economic troubles of the dying empire.) Industrial Age: fertility rates (of the m

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