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Quote: Learning a programming language is not hard. In fact, if you’re experienced, you can learn the basics in under 24 hours. I didn't need to read past the first paragraph.
«... thank the gods that they have made you superior to those events which they have not placed within your own control, rendered you accountable for that only which is within you own control For what, then, have they made you responsible? For that which is alone in your own power—a right use of things as they appear.» Discourses of Epictetus Book I:12
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By mimicking the brain functions of mammals in computing, Army scientists are opening up a new solution space that moves away from traditional computing architectures and towards devices that are able to operate within extreme size-, weight-, and power-constrained environments. In related news, I'm probably close to cracking codes too (never going to do it, but I'm close)
Besides, saying "Neuromorphic" sounds supah-smart.
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The mainframe is becoming more important to large enterprises, with the percentage of organizations running at least half their business-critical applications on these platforms expected to increase next year. Do I have to wear a pocket protector?
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A security report published by Webroot on the malware infections on Windows in 2017 shows some interesting results. Going by the numbers, 63% of all the files were found to be malware in Windows 7 while only 15% were found to be malware on Windows 10. When you set the bar low enough...
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Looking past "The Register's" usual hyperbolic descriptions: [^] Quote:
A pair of computer scientists have created a neural network that can self-replicate.
“Self-replication is a key aspect of biological life that has been largely overlooked in Artificial Intelligence systems,” they argue in a paper popped onto arXiv this month. Does random mutation and selection of fittest really mean any form of reproduction consistent with modern (post-Darwin, post-Gould) evolutionary theory ?
«... thank the gods that they have made you superior to those events which they have not placed within your own control, rendered you accountable for that only which is within you own control For what, then, have they made you responsible? For that which is alone in your own power—a right use of things as they appear.» Discourses of Epictetus Book I:12
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Well, if the alternative is "Intelligent Design" via QA mutation, then ...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Far out Griff; I never heard of mutation testing; I looked up a few .NET facilities; this text for Stryker [^] caught my eyes: Quote: Imagine a sandwich covered with paste. Code coverage would tell you the bread is 80% covered with paste. Mutation testing, on the other hand, would tell you it is actually chocolate paste and not... well... something else.
«... thank the gods that they have made you superior to those events which they have not placed within your own control, rendered you accountable for that only which is within you own control For what, then, have they made you responsible? For that which is alone in your own power—a right use of things as they appear.» Discourses of Epictetus Book I:12
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I got your asexual reproduction right here :
o -> O -> 8 -> oo
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Hey, which one is Male/Female?
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
Paul Valery
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It's asexual so - neither of them.
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Uhu. BacteriAI
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
Paul Valery
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sO, IN OTHER WORDS, THEY CAN SAY:"gO SCREW YOURSELF?"
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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@Walt-Fair-Jr
Hi Walt, Recent electron microscope studies coupled with AI pattern recognition have discovered that AI asexual reproduction:
1. never uses upper case text
2. involves a prolonged period of virtual-chemical-hormonal foreplay accompanied by what appears to be excessively polite discussion of anything but the approaching act.
«... thank the gods that they have made you superior to those events which they have not placed within your own control, rendered you accountable for that only which is within you own control For what, then, have they made you responsible? For that which is alone in your own power—a right use of things as they appear.» Discourses of Epictetus Book I:12
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The American Heart Association has released results of research that demonstrate a link between consumption of sugary drinks—including soda, fruit juices, and other sweetened beverages—and an increased risk of dying from heart disease. I guess I'm already dead
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Use "may" and you can say anything.
I'm skeptical. Correlation does not equal causation. I suspect soda consumption is correlated with other behaviors which cause problems.
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Quote: Correlation does not equal causation
This is so true and it is astonishing how often this fact is lost. I once saw someone demonstrate the fallacy of equating the two by writing that there is a correlation between the amount of organic food consumed and incidence rate of autism in children. Sure enough, the graphs of the two are quite similar but does anyone really think there is a causal relationship between the two?
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EDIT: Responded to wrong post.
modified 26-Mar-18 16:28pm.
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It's OK. That's just a link to a joke/satire site. No need for shame, discontent or anything like that.
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Yea, that was actually meant for another post, hah
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professional researchers are aware that correlation does not equal causation
Drinking sugary drinks may be associated with greater risk of death | American Heart Association[^]
Quote: The researchers observed this effect when they statistically made the participants equal with respect to income, race, education, smoking history and physical activity. When they controlled for known heart disease risk factors such as total calorie consumption, high blood pressure, abnormalities in blood lipids or body weight, the effect remained.
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The notion that you can retroactively control for risk factors is absurd, especially when using studies designed to look at something entirely different.
It's quite obvious that they manipulated the numbers until they got the result they wanted.
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gOOD NEWS i HAVEN'T HAD 2 CANS OF SODA IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, i DID HAVE A STROKE, THOUGH, SO MUCH FOR ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE!
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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A can of soda per day is cheaper than having to save up for retirement.
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