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CameronPoe wrote:

One illogical thing about the video: no matter how many minds you throw at the task, logically speaking, no computer will ever be able to exceed the capabilities of its creator, humankind.

I'd be more worried about the population growth stuff. BTW it kind of skips over the fact that many millions of Chinese harldy get an education at all, so I wouldn't shit your pants just yet.

Enjoy your interesting karma remark.. .-+ ..lol, thanks for keeping my pants shit free.

I fail to see the point in this except that India and China are going to collapse if they don't stop having kids.

Reality sucks.

Elamdri wrote:

I fail to see the point in this except that India and China are going to collapse if they don't stop having kids.

China will defiantly have a major famine. Happened before and it can happen again, and it doesn't really effect them, since they always got people to replace.

RoosterCantrell wrote:

CommieChipmunk wrote:

RoosterCantrell wrote:

Flecco wrote:

Made me think of the Matrix movies and their backstory... And the Terminator movies...

We are going to get our arses handed to us by robots that we build...

Exactly.


When A computer can have emotions, create art, greate a great piece of music, that's when I can say the human race is replaced.

Still,  "Statistics" (i know) say that the world is 3-6 times overpopulated and cannot sustain the human race much longer.  the only way for the human race to survive is for it to be drastically reduced by a catystrophic event.    plague? Nuclear war? Global economic collapse?  Maybe Im pessimistic, but I have a bad feeling something horrible is on the horizon.....

Bird flu.

We've beat the odds for too long with modern medicine, every species has its carrying capacity; we're included.  Ignorance will be the death of our species.

Not that our species is too impressive.  Ruined the environment, murder, war, rape, greed, Religeous intolerance, and Paris Hilton.  We have more bad than good to contribute to the universe.

iamangry wrote:

so when can i have said computer augment my current brain capabilities?  And if computers will become that powerful, does that mean the possibility will open up to download ourselves into a new body through a buffer computer??  If so, my goal of living 6.3 million years (and then shedding my physical form and existing as pure energy) may not be so far off.  This makes my week!

Oh, and the whole China and India honor roll thing.  You know what that means?  All you kids need to stop slacking off like a bunch of losers and actually try in school.  Half ass isn't gonna cut it anymore around here.  You are accountable for being able to do the mental work of 5 people.  Better get off this forum and get back to studying.  Oh wait, that includes me... bye.

It's fairly reasonable to assume that at some point in the far flung future that biological life will be pretty much replaced by artificial life. Biological life is poorly designed for survival outside our own planet so it's reasonable to argue that assuming we don't nuke each other to bits at some point we'll be sending off our robot creations to populate the galaxy, and they'll become the future of life in the universe.

Cougar wrote:

blademaster wrote:

yeah need to hype that Internet connection

Yeah, 10 trillion bytes per second (close to a terabyte per second) would be pretty awesome.

to download every porn on teh internet in just a few minutes? yeah! future pwns!

We'll always have the upper hand on computers. Unless we're stupid enough to give computers automated self-defence systems we can always just pull the plug or send some lead down its stupid 10101011 face and shut it down.









What?

Preliminary Specifications (Prototype)
Processor     1.0 GHz Intel® Pentium® M Processor.
O/S     Windows® 2K, XP, Linux or Solaris™
Memory     Up to 1GB DDR SDRAM
Flash     user configurable
Graphics     Intel® Graphics Accelerator for image manipulation. OpenGL compliant.
Displays     6.4" SVGA (800x600), Color TFT LCD Display, Backlit, Manual Brightness Control, Color Mapping for NVG use.
Wireless     LPI, Spread Spectrum, Self-forming and Self-healing Mesh Network Transceiver. Optional: 802 v.11b).
USB     1 USB mini-a host port, 1 USB mini-B device port.(Optional 2nd USB host port).
GPS     12-channel C/A GPS receiver. Built-in active GPS antenna.
User Input     1 High Resolution Inductive Sensor Stylus and 1 spare Stylus, 4 user buttons, 4 directional and 1 "Enter" Buttons, 2 Screen Brightness Buttons, Power On/Off Button, Recessed "Zeroize" Button.
Power     50Whr Extended Life Li-Ion Battery
Pack-monitors temp and current drain to output remaining capacity percentage on LCD Screen. 110/220 VAC Switching Power Supply and Charger.
Battery Protection     Over charge, over discharge, over current, over temperature protection.
Battery     Replaces Battery Packs, plugs into the AC/DC Adapter (eliminating need for batteries in prolonged stationary usage).
Ethernet     Ethernet connector is fully environmentalized for protection against explosive atmospheres, sand, dust and water.
Optional Accessories     25 Wh Standard Li-Ion Battery Pack,50 Wh Extended Life Li-Ion Battery Pack,Heavy Duty Li-Ion Battery Pack, 8 AA Quick-Change; Alkaline Battery Pack,Padded Carrying Case holds Tacticomp, Spare Battery Packs and extra Stylus.
Battery/Run-time     Standard Li-Ion Battery Pack, 6-24 hours, Heavy Duty Li-Ion Battery Pack, 12-48 hours.
Case     Custom Composite/Magnesium Alloy Housing, 2 Inductive input Styluses for "touch" input. 1- Quick-change Battery Pack slot.
LCD Protection     Hardened Polycarbonate Lens, sealed and isolated from LCD Display for greater protection against debris and high impact.
Seals     O-ring seals on Case, Lens, Doors and Battery. 3 Fast Access, O-ring sealed Doors
Data Security     Removable Disk Drive, 256-bit AES Encryption.
Connector Protection     Removable Elastomeric Caps for dust, mud and moisture protection.
Anti-tamper Design     Fanless, fully-sealed case design with anti-tamper fasteners.
Tactical Modem     Interfaces with wide range of Military radios via external Tactical Modem.
Enviromental Specs     Storage Temperature: -26 to 160 °F,
Operating Temperature: -22 to 160 °F,
Operating Humidity Range: 5% to 100% Non-operational, Operating Humidity Range: 10% to 100%,
Operational Vibration: MIL-STD-810F, Method 514.5,
Shock/Drop: MIL-STD-810F, Method 516.5,
Sand & Dust: MIL-STD-810F, Method 510.4,
Rain: MIL-STD-810F, Method 506.4,
Salt Fog: MIL-STD-810F, Method 509.4,
Altitude: MIL-STD-810F, Method 500.4,
Fungus Resistance: External Surfaces, Fungus Resistant,
EMI/EMC: Designed to meet MIL-STD-461E,
Waterproof: 1 meter



(That is the Tacticomp straight from the website, only differnece is its not a prototype, they are being fielded to replace the FBCB2, Theres a larger vehicle mounted kit, and a smaller PDA style for Squad leaders to carry to mark they're locations for the rest of the unit to track and get coms with. There is aslo a helmet cam, taht the SL can wear and the crews can see what the SL sees)

Well,we cant sustain the amount of people we have atm!...not with the way we live,so with countries growing at such rates just leads me to the REALIZATION THAT...WE ARE ALL FUCKED!...big time!!