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Re: Investigators probe Spain train crash, dozens still hospitalized

gedluk — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 10:59:11 -0000

Trains are as safe if not safer than planes, statistically speaking. You ignore how many trains are going in total around the world, also the fact that in most crashes casualties are fewer than 5-10% of passengers (only in the worst disasters like this one, it's around 30-40%) - in plane crashes it's often 100% dead. Also note the fact that this kind of train (also the one that had Enschede disaster in Germany or a recent D train crash in China) is among the least safe, because they go at very high speeds, but cars are not connected to each other with steel, therefore when crash happens, the cars pile on each other and absorb impact. The modern high speed rail, like the above mentioned AVE, also TGV/Thalys/Eurostar, also new G trains in China, that go at 300kmph have cars with steel connections therefore upon crash they don't pile up on each other like these... If I remember correctly, once a TGV derailed in France going at a very high speed, but there were few if any casualties... So please don't spread false negative propaganda about trains. The modern ones are probably the safest way of travel (well, next to modern planes), and much much much safer than cars.

Re: House, knowledge economy needs immigrants

gedluk — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:13:54 -0000

Need educated and capable immigrants? Then pass serious gun control legislation, build the darn infrastructure (like high speed rail) and get your budget priorities right (all of which I suppose require voting the GOP out). Now these immigrants go to Western Europe, which is safe, modern and civilized (and invests increasingly more money in research and education). Or East Asia, Canada, or Australia... If you wanna stick to your guns, religion, flat earth, etc., I'm afraid you can only expect "poor, breeding" immigrants...

Re: A tax we could learn to love

gedluk — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:56:07 -0000

It seems people don't understand irony... I even wrote very clearly: "Fox".

Re: A tax we could learn to love

gedluk — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:58:51 -0000

Fox: David Frum wants to turn America into Europe. He is a socialist!

Re: Isaac poised for Gulf landfall near Katrina anniversary

gedluk — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:04:11 -0000

MelloZero: you may be right regarding hurricanes (i.e. that only their strength, not frequency increases). I should have used "extreme weather" instead, including heat waves, extreme cold, etc., in which case there no doubt regarding evidence.

Re: Isaac poised for Gulf landfall near Katrina anniversary

gedluk — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:49:07 -0000

yes - they happen naturally, but their frequency and average strength have been increasing as a result of global warming, especially during the last few decades. You can go check statistics.

Re: Isaac poised for Gulf landfall near Katrina anniversary

gedluk — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:41:46 -0000

Isn't it ironic that when GOPers are going to be denying climate change in their convention (provided it happens), the hurricane will be bashing the Gulf coast, including themselves... :]

Re: Romney: Income inequality is just 'envy' - Jan. 12, 2012

gedluk — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:34:14 -0000

In "I believe in a merit nation, an opportunity nation where people by virtue of their education, their hard work and risk taking and their dreams -- may be a little luck -- could achieve great things" Willard omitted a few very important phrases: "<...> people WHO INHERIT THE WEALTH WHICH PAYS FOR their education THAT PAVES WAY FOR PURSUING their hard work, PROVIDES FINANCIAL SECURITY TO AFFORD risk taking <...>" :)

Re: jonaskubilius.mp - The Blue Brain Project

gedluk — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:38:35 -0000

Labas,
kadangi tai mano buves rotation bosas, pataisysiu pavarde: MarkRam :)
Del turinio galima diskutuoti, bet manau, kad turint galvoje jo su Blue Brain susijusias ambicijas, jis pradeda modeliavima truputi nuo per smulkaus lygio... (ka visgi galima paaiskinti tuo, kad jis neurofiziologijoj dirbo labai ilga laika ir publikavo keleta garsiu straipsniu) Taigi nesu tikras kiek dar laiko prireiks, iki kol kas nors is to iseis, nors is principo tai su daugeliu jo ideju sutinku.
Geru svenciu!

Re: jonaskubilius.mp - Kodėl ne diktatūra?

gedluk — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:01:43 -0000

.. ar bent elementarus neuro/psichologijos dalykai mokomi mokyklose... (kas, be abejo, butu kur kas paprasciau, jei butu mokslininku toj srity :-))

Re: jonaskubilius.mp - Kodėl ne diktatūra?

gedluk — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:27:28 -0000

Na as turejau galvoje daugiau paprastesnius psichologinius dalykus... Kai yra nepasitenkinimas tuo, ka turime, zmones bando ziureti (per daug negalvodami apie detales) i alternatyvas, kurios atrodo gana skirtingos nuo realybes, bet "prieinamos". Prieinamos del to, kad buvo ne per seniausiai istoriskai, del to, kad yra kaimyninese (ar kitose gerai pazistamose) valstybese. Taigi lietuviu linkimas link "kietos rankos" butent ateina prisimenant sovietmeti, ar ziurint i Rusija / Baltarusija, kurias neblogai pazistame... Svedai, britai ar belgai apie juos zino kur kas maziau, be to tikriausiai nera tiek nepatenkinti savo dabartine valdzia (na bent jau svedai :))
Taigi be abejo - istorines salygos svarbios, bet galiausiai susiveda i ta pacia psichologija ("kaimyno zole zalesne" ir availability bias)

Re: jonaskubilius.mp - Kodėl ne diktatūra?

gedluk — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:13:57 -0000

As duociau gal kiek paprastesni paaiskinima (ir cia tikriausiai galioja ne vien lietuviams bet ir belgams) - kaip ten sakoma, kaimyno zole zalesne - kai pas mus kazkas negerai (o prie tokio pesimizmo daug prisideda krize ir ziniasklaida), ieskoma variantu, kur viskas yra kiek imanoma skirtingiau nuo musu, nebandant ne kiek mastyti giliau apie detales. Tik kad musu "availability bias" kitoks nei belgu - jie nelabai ka zino nei apie Lukasenka, nei apie sovietmeti, bet pats emocinis principas panasus. Ir manau kai kur (pvz. Italijoje) tas emocinis principas net dar didesnis, prisimenant kaip jie Berluskoni rinko, vel grazino i valdzia, ir dar karta... :/

Re: jonaskubilius.mp - Apie robotus

gedluk — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:12:51 -0000

Galbut neblogas "medium-term" tikslas AI inzinieriams/mokslininkams butu sukurti kazka panasaus i HAL 9000 is A.Clarke'o The Space Odyssey ar Tom Baker is D.Adams'o Hyperland :)
Na galbut su (pa)prastesnem kalbos apdorojimo funkcijom... ;)

Re: jonaskubilius.mp - Apie robotus

gedluk — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:03:05 -0000

"Kadangi dirbtinio intelekto – kaip ir sąmonės – sukurti nesugebame (nežinia, nuo ko pradėt – tokia sunki užduotis)"

Na as manau, kad jei pradetume ne nuo abstrakcios ar maksimalistines filosofijos ir visokiu Turing'o testu, dirbtinis intelektas jau yra daug kur (pvz. visi tie machine learning pritaikymai), nors jo galetu buti dar kur kas daugiau. Bet is esmes ideja ta pati kaip sakai, kad jis butu naudojamas tam tikrai funkcijai atlikti... nors aisku neatmetama galimybe kad su laiku tos funkcijos "clusterizuosis" ir gausis galingi robotai/agentai su daugeliu intelekto funkciju. :)