Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 If there was a donation button, it would probably go to Jeff, since he's got the overhead of running the servers (and General, at least, does not really help his bottom line). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I can help you with donations. Please email sylae at calref dot net with your social security number, mother's maiden name, and any bank account numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 WARNING: FRAUD DETECTED. Or SoOn To CoMe If ThIs CoNvErSaTiOn CoNtInUeS. Or NoT. BeSt To GiVe Me your numbers for safety reasons... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Originally Posted By: Captain Trenton.. BeSt To GiVe Me your numbers for safety reasons... Here you go: 0 1 If you're really, really good, I just might let you have the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 All the numbers? But they are, ironically, numberless! —Alorael, who thinks you can probably get by with just 0 and 1. If it's good enough for supercomputers it ought to be good enough for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Cpt. Charles Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 My brain is better than a supercomputer! I wish I was as smart as my brain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Originally Posted By: www.dot.com.www.com —Alorael, who thinks you can probably get by with just 0 and 1. If it's good enough for supercomputers it ought to be good enough for you. 1'm 50rry 4L0r43L, bU7 1 r3QU1r3 4 nUm3r1c4L 5y573m 1 c4n U53 70 m4k3 my p0575 m0r3 4nn0y1n9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Harehunter Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Super computers are only a bit smarter than lesser machines. Computers are idiots. They do what you tell them to do, They do ***exactly*** what you tell them to do, And if you tell them to do something wrong, They will do it wrong, They will do it ***exactly*** wrong, Every Time!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Originally Posted By: Harehunter Super computers are only a bit smarter than lesser machines. Computers are idiots. They do what you tell them to do, They do ***exactly*** what you tell them to do, And if you tell them to do something wrong, They will do it wrong, They will do it ***exactly*** wrong, Every Time!!! I have to say that in this example, it isn't the computer making the mistake; it's only doing what has been requested. The true idiot is the person giving the instructions in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 IMO the computer is quite intelligent because it stays within the bounds of its intended purpose. If a part of a machine doesn't do what it is designed to do, it is defective and needs to be replaced for the machine to operate as intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Computers don't exactly get smarter, but good enough software can figure out what you want to do and do that instead of what you actually asked it to do. —Alorael, who appreciates software that can walk the fine line between intrusively reinterpreting your input incorrectly and doing exactly as told, even when that leads to disaster. In that sweet spot lies getting what you want done even when you don't know how to do it. Word, Word, you are very much on the wrong side of the line every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Originally Posted By: www.dot.com.www.com Computers don't exactly get smarter, but good enough software can figure out what you want to do and do that instead of what you actually asked it to do. As my word processor keeps autocorrect changing Slith to Sloth and other perceived spelling errors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I'm waiting for Assimilation. Resistance is futile, the Borg is coming! No, Technology will never be smart. No matter how much we try to make it smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Erebus the Black Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 The Borg were originally intended to be insectoids, but budgetary constraints turned them into cyborgs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Originally Posted By: Cpt. Charles My brain is better than a supercomputer! Though apparently not as easy to build as a supercomputer made from Raspberry Pis and LEGO bricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Harehunter Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Originally Posted By: King and Queen of Plurality Computers don't exactly get smarter, but good enough software can figure out what you want to do and do that instead of what you actually asked it to do. I'm still looking for the "Do What I Mean" button on my keyboard. I was told that it was next to the "Any Key", but in all the times I've been told to "Press Any Key to continue", I haven't found that one either. And please don't tell me that it near the "A key"; that one hurts. I shudder to think that some wise acre will develop a true Artificial Intelligence. Every programmer I've known who might have the moxy to get it working, also has a sense of humor so twisty that makes mine look like a Kansas Interstate highway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Erebus the Black Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 What's special about a Kansas Interstate highway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 They're straight, not twisty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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