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1. 211.▲
   by psbp 13y ago

   Fair point. I guess it's a bit like a self-sacrifice.
2. 212.▲
   by psbp 13y ago

   I don't really understand the objective of those like Kurzweil. What do they see as the benefit of the singularity? Wouldn't a drastically more advanced intelligence just dwarf and dissolve any lesser intelligence that tried to me
3. 213.▲
   by psbp 13y ago

   I've been reading Google gossip since the early 2000s and it's always been my impression that it can be just as political and inane as any big corporation.
4. 214.▲
   by psbp 13y ago

   The last point, which also struck me while watching the movie, is how ubiquitous (or I guess completely absent) serendipity will become. The idea of machine domination being through a gun wielding robot is absurd when so much of an individu
5. 215.▲
   by psbp 13y ago

   Let's do a quick head count to make sure everyone made it through alive.
6. 216.▲
   by psbp 13y ago

   It's back up for me.
7. 217.▲
   by psbp 13y ago

   Can confirm, G+ too for what it's worth.
8. 218.▲
   by psbp 13y ago

   What? "Customize a NEW HP PC with Windows 7 and save up to $150 instantly"
9. 219.▲
   by psbp 13y ago

   I know a few people that work in Hollywood. I don't think any of them own a single non-apple device.
10. 220.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    Is it true that he actually said something this ridiculous? Yes.
11. 221.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    Don't have the transcript but to paraphrase the bit about NSA reform it was basically "We can set up a shell operation to do all the dirty work, we can't guarantee that it won't be even dirtier and less under congression
12. 222.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    Yep, "let's move the debate forward" is code for "shut up and move along, citizen"
13. 223.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    For what company would this not be the case?
14. 224.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    Did you acknowledge my explanation further down that this is Babak's research and that Microsoft only contributed/funded his research, and then post this up higher for some sort of MSFT brownie points?
15. 225.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    By no means did I mean financial contribution, but the design and implementation of the project which seems to have been established by Parviz since at least 2009: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/ar-con
16. 226.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    Check out the solve for X video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6g581tJ7bM#t=3m Babak explains why the surface of the eye is such a good area to measure various health indicators.
17. 227.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    Every announced Google X project has been rolled out to some capacity. Self-driving cars, Glass, Loon are all actively being tested in the real world.
18. 228.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    This has very little to do with MSFT research. Microsoft collaborated with Parviz's research at University of Washington. He wasn't a MSFT engineer. He was a Professor at UW before he left for Google. His affiliation with Microsof
19. 229.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    Google+ is actually a really good product.
20. 230.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    Solve for X talk about this technology: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6g581tJ7bM This particular implementation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6g581tJ7bM#t=10m15s
21. 231.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    It's the Star Trek movie curse in reverse.
22. 232.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    It's not even a good blog post. That Google is expanding its strategy is pretty obvious. Actually proposing what it might be would have been interesting.
23. 233.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    I'd imagine that it's very close to Nest's vision now.
24. 234.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    Maybe I'm imagining, but weren't there rumors that Google's new business was taking small fees from online and real world purchases? Especially those expedited through Google hardware and software? It certainly would make Goo
25. 235.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    Google+ doesn't really have to be a social network. There's nothing social about my use of G+, and I use it pretty frequently.
26. 236.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    Yeah, if you're on the cynical side of the whole "Google is co-opted by the government to help track and control the populace" idea, which you have no reason not to be after the NSA leaks, it is absolutely terrifying.
27. 237.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    "literally overnight" 3.5 months. Also, you'll be hard-pressed to find much upward pressure beyond free on this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_feed_aggregators
28. 238.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    Sorry, I thought for those in the know, every point would be remarkably false. 1) http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/11/19/hell-freezes-over-th... 2) http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/09&#
29. 239.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    Are you implying that google did a disservice to the competition by creating a desire for a product and then retiring it with months of warning for competitors to develop their product and attract google's large user base while allowin
30. 240.▲
    by psbp 13y ago

    Everything I just said is the exact opposite of reality, so yes.