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by jostmey 12y ago
Actually I feel like the tax money in Texas is well spent. In Illinois I pay higher taxes and never see how any of it benefits me - every year the roads and other infrastructure gets worse. In Texas, it felt like the Tax money delivered a r
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by jostmey 12y ago
It's not a coincidence. I recently attended a talk by Dr. Hinton, who is working on the same thing now. He showed something similar using several different datasets.
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by jostmey 12y ago
Read the last line of the abstract. It sounds like there is more to follow, and that this extended abstract is the tip of an iceberg.
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by jostmey 12y ago
Stopping Ebola now could be one of the single most important decisions the world makes this century. Just imagine what would happen if Ebola emerged in lets say India . It doesn't sound so far fetched now that we have seen a case in A
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by jostmey 12y ago
Yes, let's blame the bad economy on technology. I mean, it couldn't have been Wall-street's fault or Washington's fault.
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by jostmey 12y ago
I used to ride Amtrak from Chicago to KC. But because the track deteriorated so badly they starting putting the passengers on buses. What was the point of buying a train ticket?
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by jostmey 12y ago
Well put! Selfless behavior may sometimes evolve, but it is unstable and will eventually be selected against.
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by jostmey 12y ago
Agreed! Whatever behavior is ultimately observed, it must be acting in a manner that is beneficial to the individual. The only reason such behavior exists is because the gains to the individual outweigh the costs.
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by jostmey 12y ago
What's wrong with it? It irritates the consumer by making you feel like you are being played with. It really turned me off.
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by jostmey 12y ago
According to the article students are being steered away from useless degrees for which there is no demand. This is (according to the some) a big problem here in the US. Too many students seek out a degree that offers no job prospects once
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by jostmey 12y ago
It will be disgusting if the FCC does not side with the will of the populous. So why hasn't a decision been reached? Quite simply Tom Wheeler is letting his name shine in the public spotlight to build political clout.
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by jostmey 12y ago
I'm sorry but exactly how does Israel help the US?
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by jostmey 12y ago
I think this is the most damning leak to date. There is no justification for freely giving information to Israel. And the part about people's porn habits being tracked is even scarier. That could be used to discredit virtually anyone (
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by jostmey 12y ago
The USA is probably the best place to be. According to the news, Ebola spreads through direct, close contact. My opinion is that people in the US live somewhat isolated lives, which would make it hard for a disease like Ebola to flourish.
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by jostmey 12y ago
Anything that exhibits exponential growth catches people off guard. Just like the exponential growth of CPU speeds that benefited society, a rapidly spreading disease could reshape our world in a relatively short period of time.
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by jostmey 12y ago
The article takes a simplified theory about obesity based on caloric intake and thermodynamics and pokes holes in it. But of course there are holes, it is a simplification!
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by jostmey 12y ago
Detroit already lost carmaking - manufacturing was outsourced outside the city long ago. Now all that is left are a bunch of offices. So yeah, they are at risk, especially so because they have failed to innovate from their offices.
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by jostmey 12y ago
As someone who has been in and out of the US medical system, I strongly agree with the opening statement by Dr. Wadhwa. In my experience there are a lot of incompetent and immoral doctors. As a patient I need a trusted opinion, for I myself
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by jostmey 12y ago
I think Humanity has more to fear from Humanity than from AI.
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For the past four billion years or so the only force designing this planet was the blind hand of Natural selection. And now the Natural world is being replaced by an artificial one designed by the hand of our own Intelligence (I'm look
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by jostmey 12y ago
Problems with Macbooks are not just limited to the graphics card. Many of my colleagues have had either hardware or software problems with theirs. I am not trying to start a flame war, I am just making an observation. The Macbook I bought i
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by jostmey 12y ago
That is true but Genetic Engineering has largely been limited to cross-breeding plants. You truly lack imagination if think that roundup resistant crops represent the pinnacle of Genetic Engineering.
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by jostmey 12y ago
Yeah, we went to the moon and then what happened? Genetic engineering has been around since the 70's but society has largely rejected its applications. And consider the Energy sector - when was the last nuclear power plant constructed
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A faster Rubisco with potential to increase photosynthesis in crops(nature.com)
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Yeah, you would think the taxi companies would lean more on this niche market, not less.
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Reminds me of the recent study where Chimps beat humans in a simple strategy game.
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by jostmey 12y ago
If I were caught hacking into a private network of computers without authorization even if I had a "good" reason to do so I would be breaking the law and throne in jail. So why is the NSA allowed to do the same?
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by jostmey 12y ago
Awhile back I was struck by the sprawling medical campus at my University (in the US). First I passed by the original hospital, a large six story structure. Then I passed the new Children's hospital, an even larger building. Finally I
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Why AI Is Simple and Biological Neural Networks Are Not(docs.google.com)
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Why AI Is Easy and Biological Neural Networks Are Not(docs.google.com)
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