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Too bad they chose the "let's make a redundant copy of the pi zero-w (or another 10k boards out there) without any actual application specific hardware" model of monetization.
This is really a software project, and the people doing it are looking to sell hardware to fund the development?
A well equipped squad of marines would still eventually succumb to a gird of barbarians unless they could resupply.
Rediculosly low cost per page.
That observational uncertainty increases as the probability of direct interaction decreases (distance, time) strongly supports the hypothesis that observable phenomena are dictated strongly by the presentation and characteristic relationship of the observer to the phenomenon.
We know on the micro scale that all possible states exist simultaneously.
It seems logical, even axiomatic then that on the macro scale the same applies, but that we can only observe the bandwidth of states in which it is possible for us to exist to make the observation.
To claim that this state uncertainty is magically resolved in all cases and coherently for all possible observers into a single set of states seems an extraordinary claim requiring extraordinary evidence.
This seems to be the most promising paradigm for achieving the needed energy / power density without making a more than mediocre bomb in the process.... Unfortunately, the process is best suited to larger installations due to the inherent complexity, and scales poorly to portable applications.... So still tradeoffs, of course.
But I think there is merit to the idea of personage. Types of dolphins have been declared non-human persons, as have some primates, by several governments. There is some significant evidence that elephants may also belong in this grouping.
I think that at some point, an individuals awareness and potential for moral autonomy becomes significant enough that it deserves recognition as such by others with similar capabilities.
I don't pretend to know exactly how to judge this, but I think it is possible as we gain knowledge about the nature of intelligence to make judgements on this criteria.
I think that all animals (and plants) should be treated humanely within the practical possibility of doing so (I subscribe to the "if you can't fix it, try not to break it" philosophy) but I think it is farsical to attempt to equivilize the moral significance of dogs and pigs with that of humans and primates.
(Waves hands and puts on tinfoil hat)
Check mate, atheists.
Using an attiny85 uC, a couple resistors, a cap, and a couple diodes I had laying around, I was able to wire up a two terminal "device" that pretty much acts like a 5k pull up resistor on a I2C line.... But when you pass data through the signal line (SDA) wire it can read and modify it. It is crude and very limited, but it works (only at lower I2C data rates in this case, but hey, it's a cheap hack).
A nation state adversary could trivially miniaturize this to the size and form of an SMT resistor, and use a much more capable uC in the process.
Im not saying that this substantiates the Bloomberg story in any way.
Just saying it's a great (black hat) idea, and it works.
It would surprise me a little if this weren't used in the wild by somebody.
But.... Do you guys have a business model that is going to keep you around long enough for me to bother hardcoding your api into embedded devices? I build things that connect real world actions to cryptocurrency markets, diverting power, metering resource consumption, etc.
But.... Do you guys have a business model that is going to keep you around long enough for me to bother hardcoding your api into embedded devices? I build things that connect real world actions to cryptocurrency markets, diverting power, metering resource consumption, etc.
They likely sabotaged your vehicle.
> I'm glad you're not the majority. Because the world would be pretty shitty if all the police responded to was physical assaults and above.
Only ancentotal, I know, but every time I have called the cops for any reason in my life, the situation was arguably made worse for everyone present... In some cases, severely so.
In m several cases, the threat of deadly force was brought into cases where nothing but a stern hand was needed. In one, it almost resulted in the death of the person that was actually doing the most to help the situation.
I will never again call the police for any reason unless I think with some certainty that a life will be lost if I dont.
Drugs that reduce the accessibility of this randomness by biasing the signal pathways (or something) might be an interesting research vector.
The nightmare AGI scenario likely involves molecular computing using a chemically optimal code-base and engineered lifeforms a version or two up from current DNA microcode.
This is most likely to be created by a human-AI collaboration, which will be innocuous enough in itself.... it's the creations at this level that have the potential to replace us. Would that nesecarily be bad? Or just an enhanced form of human evolution?
In this environment, spanking was used as a proxy for these irrevocable natural consequences, to give teeth to (an often invisible to a child) danger without letting iit bite.
I'm pretty sure that the use of (comparatively insignificant) physical punishment prevented serios injuries or death multiple times.
As a child gets to 4 or 5 years old and have had time to see obvious mortal dangers avoided and the counsel of their parents validated (backed up by the minimum necessary force and ample explanation and demonstration if possible), it is rare (in my experience of child raising) that a child won't heed the counsel that they have seen proven true time and again.
As a species, we've survived eons of dangerous environments, and it wasn't due only to watchful parents.... Children are no fools once they get get to 5 or 6 years of age and can navigate dangerous environments with skill.
OTOH, when almost all of the corporal punishment I have seen doled out in public has been reactive, not well considered, and not accompanied by proper counsel, as well as with children far too old to still need that kind of correction.... So IMO it is often misused.
These days I usually just drop in a 6 pin microcontroller though. Less external parts, cheaper, less environmental instability, much more operational flexibility, and often I can have it perform several circuit functions. If I go to 8 pins, woah, look out!
I do so much digitally now that I've "forgotten" 75 percent of my analog stuff... Once in a while I come upon a cool analog trick though. Sad part is, that usually the "super simple, bulletproof" analog solution with just 5 parts usually ends up being more expensive in qc, bom, and board space that throwing a million transistors at it.
It's a strange world we live in.
This can be used to insert alternative boot code, firmware, microcode, or even FPGA structures.
Note that the component would not have to generate its own signal source, because by merely inserting a lower than normal resistance or capacitance it could alter an existing bitstream to reflect the desired payload.
It would require a high degree of integration and power management finesse, but is certainly doable to replace an existing SMT resistor or Capacitor with such a device. .
Worse yet, last year I did a break-fix on a wlan installation at a Sears store... They had an operational token ring network still running their automotive department, along with a tan tower rocking a pentuim pro. (remember those?)
Good times.