Tech Society 3.0

Human brains can extend not only their knowledge, but their ability to increase knowledge. We can learn learning. That's something no machine can ever do, as it's ability to learn is constrained by the machinery it runs upon. Unlike our brains, in which new connections and circuitry can be added whenever, to add brainpower to a machine would require separate intervention.

:holmes:

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Chrosson

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http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=35344832#post35344832
Dat ping :lolwut:

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OP

Original post by Chrosson

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=35344832#post35344832
Dat ping :lolwut:

Spoiler

Bumped by an advertiser-spammer no less.

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Chrosson

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Original post by secretmessages

Spoiler

Bumped by an advertiser-spammer no less.

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=35344399#post35344399 doesn't look like a spammer...

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OP

Original post by Chrosson

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=35344399#post35344399 doesn't look like a spammer...

That's because I binned the spammer's posts.

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Original post by secretmessages

That's because I binned the spammer's posts.

Doesn't that de-bump it? Or did someone reply before you got a chance to bin? :holmes:

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Original post by Dez

Doesn't that de-bump it? Or did someone reply before you got a chance to bin? :holmes:

It would de-bump it but yeah, it had a couple of pages of replies since (threads like that are guaranteed to take off) so I let it run :yes:

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tface

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Original post by Dez

Human brains can extend not only their knowledge, but their ability to increase knowledge. We can learn learning. That's something no machine can ever do, as it's ability to learn is constrained by the machinery it runs upon. Unlike our brains, in which new connections and circuitry can be added whenever, to add brainpower to a machine would require separate intervention.

:holmes:

What if the 'brain' is connected to a factory which it can order to build parts to add to itself (like a mechanical body :holmes:

) Not sure if that would be possible :tongue:

Also, how does quantum computing fit in here?

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Original post by tface

What if the 'brain' is connected to a factory which it can order to build parts to add to itself (like a mechanical body :holmes:

) Not sure if that would be possible :tongue:

It'd still be limited by what mechanical processes it's capable of, though I suppose the same would be true of our minds eventually. I dunno, it's an interesting thought. :holmes:

Original post by tface

Also, how does quantum computing fit in here?

That's a computer that can be both smart and dumb at the same time, but you won't know which until you actually look at it. :p:

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If only IT support were this easy.

The perils of Siri in the workplace :ahee:

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username234673

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I've finally taken the plunge and decided to fulfil my curiosity about being an audiophile. I've spent the last few days converting my CD collection to FLAC, secured myself a very nice set of in-ear headphones for Christmas and have settled on a set of over-ears to get myself with Christmas money. Until then, I'm stuck with the only pair of earbuds I own to get me through a week of 4am shifts, the stock headphones from my lumia 800 :lolwut:

there's nothing so horrifying as spending two days listening to lossless audio through a proper pair of cans, then moving to a pair of tinny monstrosities ):

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OP

So much wrong with that ad

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Original post by secretmessages

So much wrong with that ad

Ahh, stupid people. :rofl:

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wizard710

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Original post by secretmessages

So much wrong with that ad

Original post by Dez

Ahh, stupid people. :rofl:

Some people should not be allowed to use a computer. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if a couple of my housemates asked about using it because their laptops are slow and struggle to play music. I can't bring myself to tell them their single core celeron is the issue

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Original post by secretmessages

So much wrong with that ad

I just tried downloading their free "diagnosis tool" to see if what kind of nasty spyware it could find on my Mac, unfortunately it didn't run :ahee:

But yeah, it's amazing so many people can fall for that kind of nonsense.

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