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(Don't let the title make you think its about werewolves shifting. Its not.)
Check out this video and read the message.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q
Check out this video and read the message.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q
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My first thought when I saw the title was that it would be about Goldenwolf's artwork.
My second thought when I saw "not about werewolves" was that it was a car commercial.
My final thought. . . Well, the combination of China/India statistics, the unrelated reminder that England used to mean something, and the whole "you're all gonna' die" thing about computers at the end; the whole thing struck me as the product of an angry emo British kid.
My second thought when I saw "not about werewolves" was that it was a car commercial.
My final thought. . . Well, the combination of China/India statistics, the unrelated reminder that England used to mean something, and the whole "you're all gonna' die" thing about computers at the end; the whole thing struck me as the product of an angry emo British kid.
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Seems like it, doesn't it?Terastas wrote:My final thought. . . Well, the combination of China/India statistics, the unrelated reminder that England used to mean something, and the whole "you're all gonna' die" thing about computers at the end; the whole thing struck me as the product of an angry emo British kid.
Really, what was the point to that video? Am I supposed to be concerned? "Oh noes, teh ebil computers!"
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This is a fabulous video! I can finaly show something that will open up closed minded Americans!
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it is. thats scary that there would be 1,100 people just like you in india it does bring up the points that north america is behind.White Paw wrote:kinda gets you thinking a bit.....and it hurts......very interesting though..
the english speaking thing was weird too. i mean, the number one?
altough, building a super computer that exceeds a human brain is not a good idea imho.
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That was stunning .....I almost stopped believing it when they said England, thank god it said in 1900, but now, I have to watch the others
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My teacher showed this to my shop class.
I'm still trying to beat it into the heads of my classmates that India isn't smarter than us - they just have more honor kids becuase they have more kids period.
Then again, if they can't grasp that, maybe India IS smarter. Haha.
And can't say I'm unhappy that we are. We have enough urban sprawl as it is.
Computers will only exceed the human brain in areas of memory storage, computing capacity, etc. It'll be a long time before you get an actual AI that will be able to match a human. Just a really good processor or such. *shrug*
I'm still trying to beat it into the heads of my classmates that India isn't smarter than us - they just have more honor kids becuase they have more kids period.
Then again, if they can't grasp that, maybe India IS smarter. Haha.
Not really. It just means America is behind in the "Pop out babies at an obscene rate" category.DarkShadow wrote:it is. thats scary that there would be 1,100 people just like you in india it does bring up the points that north america is behind.White Paw wrote:kinda gets you thinking a bit.....and it hurts......very interesting though..
the english speaking thing was weird too. i mean, the number one?
altough, building a super computer that exceeds a human brain is not a good idea imho.
And can't say I'm unhappy that we are. We have enough urban sprawl as it is.
Computers will only exceed the human brain in areas of memory storage, computing capacity, etc. It'll be a long time before you get an actual AI that will be able to match a human. Just a really good processor or such. *shrug*
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This may sound naive, but I -do- know what I am saying...
And I do know that this future technology stuff scares me. A lot. I cannot keep up with it anymore. The flashy phones...my phone isn't even a colour phone! I like my phone! I don't fancy living in a world where our clothes can change colour at will, where we have the internet on our fridge doors (Yes, these exist, much to my shock), where we wake up to the sounds of ... yes, fake nature on a screen.
I just don't see the point in a lot of technological advances, but I see point in other advances, such as technology allowing us to test medicines and soap products -without- the use of animal testing, to cure diseases and such. (They hope to create extremely intense computer models of the human anatomy).
But I really do fear for our world. I'm getting lost. I fear because I don't want to live my life out where the internet is our main communication and socialising becomes a thing of the past where it concerns proper speech and such. While I really do love this messageboard, I would much adore meeting you all in real life.
All pros have their cons.
All isn't bad, there is hope, of course, but I guess this is my opinion because I don't particularly like this movement of technology.
And I do know that this future technology stuff scares me. A lot. I cannot keep up with it anymore. The flashy phones...my phone isn't even a colour phone! I like my phone! I don't fancy living in a world where our clothes can change colour at will, where we have the internet on our fridge doors (Yes, these exist, much to my shock), where we wake up to the sounds of ... yes, fake nature on a screen.
I just don't see the point in a lot of technological advances, but I see point in other advances, such as technology allowing us to test medicines and soap products -without- the use of animal testing, to cure diseases and such. (They hope to create extremely intense computer models of the human anatomy).
But I really do fear for our world. I'm getting lost. I fear because I don't want to live my life out where the internet is our main communication and socialising becomes a thing of the past where it concerns proper speech and such. While I really do love this messageboard, I would much adore meeting you all in real life.
All pros have their cons.
All isn't bad, there is hope, of course, but I guess this is my opinion because I don't particularly like this movement of technology.
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