Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic The future is coming Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]silentkiller[/m] at 6:39 pm on Mar. 17, 2007[quote]yeah iv esene that video before its pretty cool[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Cunning Stunt Posted at 6:38 pm on Mar. 17, 2007 This is a gripping little video. It's about 6 minutes long, but it really shook my world. It will probably shake yours, too. Since most people are completely unaware of it. Click.

Replies asb Posted at 4:32 am on Mar. 23, 2007 The thing that struck me was the bit about the number of babies born during the video - 60 for the US, 244 for China, 351 for India.  But it wasn't those figures that strcuk me, it was the thought of the infant mortality rates.  Of those 60 US babies, at most one might die before the age of 1, for China, 6, for India, 19. Sapientia Posted at 11:50 pm on Mar. 22, 2007 Sorry, but this is incorrect. Computers are as smart as their programs allow them to be, not their programmers. Programs are written and compiled in binary code by HUMAN programmers. Each and every programming instruction is a product of the human intellect. I'm not completely opposed to the idea of super-human computers, but what about creative thinking and consicousness? If we do not fully understand these phenomena ourselves, what are the chances of reproducing them in computers? Virtually zero. And the time frame given in the video was unrealistic. Cunning Stunt Posted at 1:26 pm on Mar. 22, 2007 Quote: from TheGeminiSage at 4:01 pm on Mar. 22, 2007 Computers can only be as smart as their programmers! Sorry, but this is incorrect. Computers are as smart as their programs allow them to be, not their programmers. TheGeminiSage Posted at 1:01 pm on Mar. 22, 2007 Yeah, the thing about computers was BS. Computers can only be as smart as their programmers! But the rest was kind of odd. Like the stuff about college and honors kids.... Sapientia Posted at 12:26 pm on Mar. 22, 2007 Wow, good link. I learned some new things, and I consider myself rather erudite. But I doubt that supercomputers will exceed the cognitive capability of humans in the near future. That part was BS. JohnTheNormalOne Posted at 2:18 pm on Mar. 20, 2007 What's it about? I can't see it because I'm having troubles with my net. Cunning Stunt Posted at 9:17 pm on Mar. 17, 2007 Quote: from proanalove13 at 10:41 pm on Mar. 17, 2007 I didn't beleive some of it. Believe what you want, then. Whether or not it's factual. proanalove13 Posted at 7:41 pm on Mar. 17, 2007 I didn't beleive some of it. mo money17 Posted at 6:54 pm on Mar. 17, 2007 cool, i learned stuff starburst4231 Posted at 6:51 pm on Mar. 17, 2007 That's intense. Frisky Dingo Posted at 6:48 pm on Mar. 17, 2007 Yeh I watched that yesterday on albinoblacksheep. It made me really uncomfortable. So I decided to stop thinking about it. Lukerules12 Posted at 6:47 pm on Mar. 17, 2007 lol that was really good silentkiller Posted at 6:39 pm on Mar. 17, 2007 yeah iv esene that video before its pretty cool All 13 previous replies displayed.