reasonable peace

Part of the "code"
in our minds

07.05.2010. Topic: rational world .

You've probably heard about an interesting experiment, which is held early in the year in "Facebook and other social networks Department of Anthropology, University of Oxford. Nothing new for themselves, scientists have not opened, but only once again confirmed and made public domain so-called "Dunbar number" - the number of social ties, which every person is able to maintain constant and meaningful way (remember, [...]

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Generators of ideas, unite!
Since "narrow specialists"

26.08.2009. Topic: rational world .

This is not a "Manifesto of the Party of creators. Earlier I promised to share thoughts might look like the online platform of direct sales ideas. First, we need to recognize the "direct selling ideas," it is not for sale to the investor, not the manufacturer - and, directly to the consumer. In the form of finished goods. Then - you need to create a business mechanism that allows the author of the idea easy to "materialize" it. Not for years or months - [...]

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Turing Test 2.0

18.06.2009. Topic: rational world .

They say that the machine "intelligence" any day now pass the Turing test. Will this mean that the machines have found reason? No, of course: it implies a much more modest goal - Improved simulation of the human mind. The developers of artificial intelligence systems do not yet know how to teach a machine to recognize itself, how to reproduce the amazing phenomenon of 'I am', familiar to every person regardless of his IQ. However, [...]

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10 the human activities, delegated robots

12.06.2009. Topic: rational world .

People always inspires his toys, from supple-rag Petrushek - to cameo-virtual Tamagotchi. However, the current "game" of people and robots have a completely different nature. Robots, like children's dolls, have no spark of self-consciousness - and probably never will gain it is not. But, thanks to the talent of its developers, the robots were excellent imitators. Through programs, chips and "skins" you can simulate almost [...]

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What is the strength, "Big Brother"?

21.04.2009. Topic: rational world .

A regular technology "mind reading". / Progress was made in recognition of faces in the crowd. / There were billboards, able to track the direction of the views of passers-by. / Created medicine can erase bad memories ... Such news, judging by the comments of readers of online media, not so much pleased with how frightening the public. People, not without reason, fear that progress will help States to establish a final and absolute [...]

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Your Own Company

12.06.2008. Topic: rational world .

Many experts predict that in 10-15 years, most companies in the world will employ remote workers. From which it follows that the majority of the population of the Earth in the foreseeable future will be teleworkers. I guess that by the time there and will play a significant role in the economy strong, massive layer "telepredprinimateley. Who are they and what will be different from the usual [...]

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