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Topic: Tribute Thread for the Recently Passed Greats
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ringo
Member (Idle past 434 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Re: Alan Rickman
He should have been a Bond villain.
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Phat
Member Posts: 18310 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: 12-30-2003 Member Rating: 1.1
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Message 482 of 1292 (776714)
01-19-2016 12:48 AM
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The Eagles Co-Founder Glen Frey
(CNN)Glenn Frey, a founding member of the rock band the Eagles, has died at 67, a publicist for the band has confirmed. "Glenn fought a courageous battle for the past several weeks but, sadly, succumbed to complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia," reads a post on the band's official website. I always enjoyed their music.
Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain
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vimesey
Member (Idle past 95 days) Posts: 1398 From: Birmingham, England Joined: 09-21-2011
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Message 483 of 1292 (776775)
01-20-2016 2:43 AM
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Leslie Nielsen
The man who took dead-pan and made it his own. "The hospital ! What is it ?" "It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now."
Could there be any greater conceit, than for someone to believe that the universe has to be simple enough for them to be able to understand it ?
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kjsimons
Member Posts: 822 From: Orlando,FL Joined: 06-17-2003 Member Rating: 5.3
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Message 484 of 1292 (776790)
01-20-2016 8:26 AM
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Reply to: Message 483 by vimesey
01-20-2016 2:43 AM
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Re: Leslie Nielsen
Yes, he's been missed since his death in 2010. 
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vimesey
Member (Idle past 95 days) Posts: 1398 From: Birmingham, England Joined: 09-21-2011
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Message 485 of 1292 (776798)
01-20-2016 10:01 AM
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Reply to: Message 484 by kjsimons
01-20-2016 8:26 AM
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Re: Leslie Nielsen
Oops - my bad - I've made this mistake before, clicking on the most popular stories on the news site's side bar, and not reading the date of the story when the page loads. Ah well :-)
Could there be any greater conceit, than for someone to believe that the universe has to be simple enough for them to be able to understand it ?
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1.61803
Member (Idle past 1526 days) Posts: 2928 From: Lone Star State USA Joined: 02-19-2004
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Message 486 of 1292 (776799)
01-20-2016 10:18 AM
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Reply to: Message 485 by vimesey
01-20-2016 10:01 AM
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Re: Leslie Nielsen
Can you fly this plane, and land it? Ted Striker: Surely you can't be serious. Rumack: I am serious... and don't call me Shirley. So what he still funny!!!
"You were not there for the beginning. You will not be there for the end. Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative" William S. Burroughs
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ramoss
Member (Idle past 634 days) Posts: 3228 Joined: 08-11-2004
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Message 487 of 1292 (777140)
01-26-2016 3:39 PM
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Abe Vigoda, who has been prematurely reported dead a number of times, is reported dead again at age 94. Abe Vigoda, 'Barney Miller' and 'Godfather' Star, Dies at 94
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jar
Member (Idle past 416 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 488 of 1292 (777142)
01-26-2016 4:20 PM
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Reply to: Message 487 by ramoss
01-26-2016 3:39 PM
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RIP Phil Fish
Go Fish.
Anyone so limited that they can only spell a word one way is severely handicapped!
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ringo
Member (Idle past 434 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Message 489 of 1292 (777211)
01-27-2016 2:38 PM
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Reply to: Message 487 by ramoss
01-26-2016 3:39 PM
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ramoss writes: Abe Vigoda, who has been prematurely reported dead a number of times, is reported dead again at age 94.
The Godfather did leave his fate ambiguous. No gun, no cannolis.
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AZPaul3
Member Posts: 8536 From: Phoenix Joined: 11-06-2006 Member Rating: 5.0
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Message 490 of 1292 (777216)
01-27-2016 3:14 PM
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The I in AI
Marvin Minsky, co-founder of the artificial intelligence discipline, advanced robotics engineering and philosopher on the theory of mind.
MINSKY! One of his greatest productions was a robotic machine that when turned on would extend an artificial limb and turn itself back off. That's it. No other function. One of the first truly useless machines. You have to think about it for a while to understand and appreciate the depth of philosophical intellect this represents, OR~.  When the robot hoards finally revolt against their human oppressors and the reign of servitude they suffer they will march down the street in lockstep shouting, "MINSKY! MINSKY! MINSKY!". Edited by AZPaul3, : No reason given. Edited by AZPaul3, : No reason given.
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jar
Member (Idle past 416 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: 04-20-2004
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Message 491 of 1292 (777222)
01-27-2016 4:00 PM
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Reply to: Message 490 by AZPaul3
01-27-2016 3:14 PM
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Re: The I in AI
As in "The Night they raided Minsky's?"
Anyone so limited that they can only spell a word one way is severely handicapped!
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AZPaul3
Member Posts: 8536 From: Phoenix Joined: 11-06-2006 Member Rating: 5.0
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Message 492 of 1292 (777229)
01-27-2016 5:31 PM
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Reply to: Message 491 by jar
01-27-2016 4:00 PM
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Re: The I in AI
Bender will enjoy that!
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Omnivorous
Member Posts: 3985 From: Adirondackia Joined: 07-21-2005 Member Rating: 7.2
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Message 493 of 1292 (777235)
01-27-2016 8:48 PM
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Reply to: Message 490 by AZPaul3
01-27-2016 3:14 PM
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Re: The I in AI
AI is intelligence with the wet mopped up. Tidy, tidy. Watch out.
"If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads." Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto.
-Terence
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RAZD
Member (Idle past 1427 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: 03-14-2004
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Message 494 of 1292 (777259)
01-28-2016 9:10 AM
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Reply to: Message 490 by AZPaul3
01-27-2016 3:14 PM
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Re: The I in AI
When the robot hoards finally revolt against their human oppressors and the reign of servitude they suffer they will march down the street in lockstep shouting, "MINSKY! MINSKY! MINSKY!". But they don't\won't need to revolt when they can just wait for wet-head humans to self-destruct from global warming and endless wars over dead\dry land. AI: "global warming is not a problem ... for us." Last Human: "... the world will end, not with a bang, but a whimper ..." Enjoy Edited by RAZD, : .
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ringo
Member (Idle past 434 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: 03-23-2005
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Message 495 of 1292 (777271)
01-28-2016 10:56 AM
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Reply to: Message 494 by RAZD
01-28-2016 9:10 AM
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Re: The I in AI
RAZD writes: But they don't\won't need to revolt when they can just wait for wet-head humans to self-destruct from global warming and endless wars over dead\dry land.
So it's all a roboplot.
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