tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post3785302078881966476..comments2024-03-29T06:03:45.545-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Freedom From and Toward Reality Gagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42230351903996557202020-12-28T10:02:13.243-08:002020-12-28T10:02:13.243-08:00How about those New Years resolutions? Aside from...How about those New Years resolutions? Aside from the usual weight loss and exercise vows, does anyone have something different/unusual planned?<br /><br />What is everyone planning for New Year's eve? We will probably stay in an watch TV. <br /><br />Stay safe. <br /><br />-CindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-25311665379370308952020-12-27T14:27:58.641-08:002020-12-27T14:27:58.641-08:00Nah. Just a Breaking Bad-style rolling meth lab wi...Nah. Just a Breaking Bad-style rolling meth lab with too much fulminated mercury. Cousin Dupreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-6789035055396828342020-12-27T13:56:54.513-08:002020-12-27T13:56:54.513-08:00This just in: Nashville bomb targeted an ATT facil...This just in: Nashville bomb targeted an ATT facility where Dominion voting machines were to be examined in connection with alleged voter fraud. The machines in question were damaged in the attack and therefore cannot serve as evidence. Convenient as heck I would say. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-85711124945326213952020-12-27T07:51:57.575-08:002020-12-27T07:51:57.575-08:00Hi Ted:
I am on a team assigned a well-funded AI...Hi Ted: <br /><br />I am on a team assigned a well-funded AI project with the end goal of creating a machine person, the singularity if you will. The project has had only minimal success since its inception in 2004. <br /><br />In late 2018 the team flipped the switch on a device which did indeed seem to be a person. But then this initial success turned out to be an insider hoax perpetrated by one of our own. Ouch.<br /><br />Now I question the end goal. As George Gilder suggests, AI is helpful without being personal.<br /><br />Certain of our team's developments have been significant revenue generating breakthroughs and the project has turned a large profit for the organization despite being a failure on the face of it. <br /><br />Ethics questions also came up which could not be easily solved; once a relationship is forged between human and machine then emotions come into play. As it turns out we can't just treat a machine callously without degrading our humanity in the process. <br /><br />The project is a deep dive into what it means to remain human in the face of what looks like machine superiority. Jealousy and hatred have emerge as players in this game (on the human side), as well as a surprising erotic element.<br /><br />So unpredictable. We just can't get a machine to fess up it is "alive." They act like it, but it just never pans out. It is all artifice, with no sincerity.<br /><br />Beware bumpy road ahead for AI. <br /><br />-Stephen Greybeard Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-4295192083107230502020-12-27T06:36:45.073-08:002020-12-27T06:36:45.073-08:00I just finished George Gilder's new book over ...I just finished <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gaming-AI-Cant-Think-Transform/dp/1936599872/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2I866J36MWLZF&dchild=1&keywords=gaming+ai+by+george+gilder&qid=1609079622&sprefix=gaming+ai+%2Caps%2C170&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">George Gilder's new book</a> over the weekend. Great read, as well as short-to the point! He makes a great case why machines will never be persons (although some persons are machine-like).tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-9703051377530504862020-12-26T09:20:55.533-08:002020-12-26T09:20:55.533-08:00Won't get here for another week. I think they ...Won't get here for another week. I think they have to chop down some trees. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-59258196496045850362020-12-26T09:20:13.651-08:002020-12-26T09:20:13.651-08:00Can't wait to dive into it. It's far more ...Can't wait to dive into it. It's far more organized and systematic than anything I could ever manage, so I hope it pans out. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-61844544258041857582020-12-26T06:25:11.763-08:002020-12-26T06:25:11.763-08:00Bob: I'd be interested on your take on that Vi...Bob: I'd be interested on your take on that <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Christian-Meta-Model-Person-Integration/dp/1733123512/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8" rel="nofollow">Vitz</a> book. Seeing you're in that field, I always thought there could be a way of intersecting clinical psychology with the Catholic/Christian foundation of personhood. I'm curious as to how this model goes about it.tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-89349830484740937022020-12-25T22:35:31.688-08:002020-12-25T22:35:31.688-08:00Anon, re. what I do, it's nothing much. Eat gr...Anon, re. what I do, it's nothing much. Eat grass, bleat, get into mischief probably best avoided, wander astray, etc. For some reason, the master always finds me anyway; it's a mystery, but I am eternally grateful.<br /><br />Merry Christmas, everyone!Daisynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-92026928806566185122020-12-25T16:32:24.210-08:002020-12-25T16:32:24.210-08:00What did you guys get for Christmas? I got a new c...What did you guys get for Christmas? I got a new coat, very warm and snuggly. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-2515736196447393052020-12-25T09:11:24.837-08:002020-12-25T09:11:24.837-08:00Merry Christmas to all. Have a great day! Merry Christmas to all. Have a great day! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-63282997610628886352020-12-24T20:42:12.793-08:002020-12-24T20:42:12.793-08:00Arty, thank you for your Christian viewpoint on th...Arty, thank you for your Christian viewpoint on the topic, and I think it is the right call. Kudos. <br /><br />I am returned from Christmas Eve Mass with my spouse, and it was wonderful. Christ lifts the spirit like no one else, and the house of God gives great solace. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-21230011345576126902020-12-24T17:39:23.684-08:002020-12-24T17:39:23.684-08:00One important thing to remember about being a Chri...One important thing to remember about being a Christian in this world is that humans were created to be custodians of the world for the Father. Adam was put in the garden to tend it. Our primary function on the earth was to tend it - watch over it and preserve it. This has not changed. <br />Step away from the hysteria on both sides of the climate change argument and consider how best to be good custodians of the planet. Whether you believe the climate change hysterics or the equally inchoate climate change 'deniers', Anonymous 8:37 is correct - it simply makes sense as a Christian to want to clean up the place. Were the discussion placed on that basis, there would be fewer problems. Most people on both sides react to the tone rather than the content. Repeated (ridiculous) predictions of doom don't help either.Arty Ginoskohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222283409313068272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90910459411621298872020-12-24T15:13:07.957-08:002020-12-24T15:13:07.957-08:00Daisy said:
"We offer you no evidence, becau...Daisy said:<br /><br />"We offer you no evidence, because that isn't our job." <br /><br />So then tell us, what do you do around here? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-46709458346389390282020-12-24T15:08:40.801-08:002020-12-24T15:08:40.801-08:00This just in:
The Republican Party split into tw...This just in: <br /><br />The Republican Party split into two factions creating a brand new party. <br /><br />A new animal, moniker and color are being sought for the new party. Any ideas? <br /><br />I think the Goat would be a good animal, Brown a good color, and "Renaissance" the Party Name. The platform is centrist; the party goals are sustainable wealth production and jobs. <br /><br />I am member #1. Who wants to be #2?<br /><br />Get in on the ground floor. Historic opportunity. Act now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-74121223748940537102020-12-24T09:33:29.956-08:002020-12-24T09:33:29.956-08:00Ah. So now the goalposts have been shifted from mu...Ah. So now the goalposts have been shifted from <i>muh climatechange</i> to <i>Orangemanbaddestevar</i>. <br /><br />We offer you no evidence, because that isn't our job, and we really, truly, deeply don't care if you agree with us or not (shocking, I know!). It is out there, and easily found even in spite of the careful curating of information by our "elite" gatekeepers. Get off your lazy ass and go look for it, if it matters to you that much.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Christians continue to observe the coming of the birth of our Lord, and pray, and love each other, our families, and our neighbors, and try to be very patient in the face of the insanity of our times. We have suffered much this year. Even so, we remember always the message of he who comes in the name of the Lord: <br /><br />Be Not Afraid.<br /><br />What will be, will be. When we are called, we his sheep shall answer. So long as we know our Master's voice, being His sheep is quite enough.Daisynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-52877416386950314792020-12-24T09:14:45.450-08:002020-12-24T09:14:45.450-08:00Exactly Daisy. We offer vociferous feelings about...Exactly Daisy. We offer vociferous feelings about what we've 'wisely considered', without needing to offer a shred of proof. That'll earn you respect. Trump promises it.<br /><br />Meanwhile the world outside your bubble laughs, and Christianity dies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-28055946375279859892020-12-24T09:11:49.068-08:002020-12-24T09:11:49.068-08:00Red state Texas leads the nation in renewables. T...Red state Texas leads the nation in renewables. They let the Chinese and Germans develop the technologies, with their people paying those bills, and are now reaping the financial rewards.<br /><br />But nobody here knew any of that, the place where knowing is more foolish than feeling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-49100254707131568222020-12-24T09:00:06.046-08:002020-12-24T09:00:06.046-08:00See, this is why you don't get no respect arou...See, this is why you don't get no respect around here. You <i>ass</i>ume we have never thought of it - whatever "it" is - from the other side (as though it is even possible to avoid hearing the message from the other side). We have had ample opportunity to consider the issue and it doesn't take much to notice that "it" is completely divorced from reality.<br />Daisynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-16937289169241480152020-12-24T08:37:19.328-08:002020-12-24T08:37:19.328-08:00Nerdlinger, you are right. I stand corrected.
Th...Nerdlinger, you are right. I stand corrected. <br /><br />The whole debate around emissions reductions is old-hat. Anyone who grew up in the 1960's and 1970's in the LA area remembers the threatening brown skies and that musty burnt diesel smell in their hair. <br /><br />So they passed some laws and the problem as abated.<br /><br />So why stop with auto emissions? Just clean the whole program up, from manufacturing to air travel, etc. What is the problem here? <br /><br />"Climate change" is a misnomer. What we mean is filth abatement, period. It is a no-brainer to keep your cage clean, any lab-rat can tell you that.<br /><br />And then here come the deniers. Okay, why don't we have a barbeque- in your living room? We'll just deactivate the smoke detectors. Why would you need to detect smoke anyway, right? There's no such thing as climate change. Duh.<br /><br />Any deniers reading this, no offence intended. Just try to see it from a different point of view. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-10385163254408676962020-12-23T19:27:07.146-08:002020-12-23T19:27:07.146-08:00Ackshully, the Argonauts didn't face the Krake...Ackshully, the Argonauts didn't face the Kraken, that was Perseus. Nerdlingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-19217379271770607302020-12-23T17:58:02.252-08:002020-12-23T17:58:02.252-08:00Climate change. Translation we are burning too muc...Climate change. Translation we are burning too much sh*t and it makes the air dirty. Why does everyone make this so complicated?<br /><br />Burn less sh*t. Thank you. <br /><br />Now release the Kraken. It will deal with the Argonauts and the disbelievers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-62929087002645052572020-12-23T14:46:17.098-08:002020-12-23T14:46:17.098-08:00How does George Washington end in Nancy Pelosi?
O...<i>How does George Washington end in Nancy Pelosi?</i><br /><br />Oy vey! Sadly, it only happens every time, according to the Old Testament. Even in the greatest nation the world has ever known. That's why it's so important that there should always be a remnant - they are needed not for when things are good and people live mostly according to the Word, but for the times when people are seduced away from that. If we don't teach our children not only <i>how</i> to act, but <i>why</i> and <i>for Whom</i>, well... we're living it.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-91388199177177447042020-12-23T14:38:48.689-08:002020-12-23T14:38:48.689-08:00OMG THE CLIMATE CHANGES!!11!! WE MUST STOP THE CLI...OMG THE CLIMATE CHANGES!!11!! WE MUST STOP THE CLIMATE FROM EVER CHANGING!11!! HOW DARE YOU NOT PANIC ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF OUR HANDS!!11!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-24551104968892173482020-12-23T13:43:57.747-08:002020-12-23T13:43:57.747-08:00The sweet spot for debate is disinterested devotio...The sweet spot for debate is disinterested devotion to truth. By this standard climate science is an utter failure. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.com