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ringo Member (Idle past 441 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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He should have been a Bond villain.
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Phat Member Posts: 18348 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.0 |
(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 102 days) Posts: 1398 From: Birmingham, England Joined: |
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: Member Rating: 5.3 |
Yes, he's been missed since his death in 2010.
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vimesey Member (Idle past 102 days) Posts: 1398 From: Birmingham, England Joined: |
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 1533 days) Posts: 2928 From: Lone Star State USA Joined:
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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 641 days) Posts: 3228 Joined: |
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 423 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined:
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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 441 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
ramoss writes:
The Godfather did leave his fate ambiguous. No gun, no cannolis.
Abe Vigoda, who has been prematurely reported dead a number of times, is reported dead again at age 94.
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AZPaul3 Member Posts: 8564 From: Phoenix Joined: Member Rating: 4.7
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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 423 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
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: 8564 From: Phoenix Joined: Member Rating: 4.7
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Bender will enjoy that!
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9
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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 1434 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
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, : .by our ability to understand Rebel☮American☆Zen☯Deist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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ringo Member (Idle past 441 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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RAZD writes:
So it's all a roboplot.
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.
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