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Re: Apple Software Update

Ben — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:43:38 -0000

While I agree that the safari thing may not be the worst thing in the world. To me this is not the first time apple has done this. I stopped using itunes because it automatically changed my startup prefs, on quicktime every time it updated and it always reinstalled the Apple Mobile Device process even though itunes does just fine without it. They started forcing their stuff on us long before this.

Re: The Incoherent Singularity

Ben — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:40:24 -0000

It seems to me that you're assumptions about this event are slightly off. (Talking about the singularity...didn't read the interview yet.)

1. My interpretation is that these machines would have a way to simulate/emulate the human experience....thus exceeding our intelligence not our parallel computations

2. Of course we can't predict 2040....but we can do alright at 2009....most idea and/or stories I've read seem to bring predictability down to weeks or days

3 Not understanding the way google does something and not being able to understand are very different.

As for me....I think by the time it happens we'll have wetware and we'll be the machines.

Re: Smart as Paint

Ben — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:06:08 -0000

Counting the number of weaknesses an intelligent person can have does not indicate that it is not (or less) useful to a candidate. Surely there many other characteristics that a candidate should have, but this isn't a professorship or a middle management position. This is a Unique job within this government.

As for Palin's political trajectory. To me it seems circumstantial, and not related to here experience or abilities, other that to rouse a far-right republican base to get to the voting booth.

Re: Broadband as a Human Right (and a short list of other things I am entitled to on your dime)

Ben — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:07:33 -0000

It's actually not irony at all.

And Adam, by adding a single sentence:

"That seems to be where our current FCC is heading, anyway."

You turned what could have been a semi-funny sarcastic post into another ridiculous slippery slope whinefest of the variety that claims that any attempt to regulate anything must put us on the path to socialism. I get enough of that s*** from cable.