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Schoening

Member Since 29 Oct 2012
Offline Last Active Feb 07 2013 06:57 PM
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In Topic: When can we say something is "alive"?

07 February 2013 - 07:49 AM

@Reedbeta Most Illogical spock!

@geon Ah, yes :) Well it's hard to say isn't it. Ignoring any beliefs or ideas without evidence occurring in nature aside; We are computers, we just happen to be made of different materials and don't require the same power-source.
To your point of a state of death, Computers just decompose a hell of a lot slower then we do! (?)

I want to say: "Well... I just don't feeeel that a computer/AI is alive" But I find it interesting how I just I got no argument.. Programs react to events.
A is pressed => Do B. But go down far enough into the brain and you find that too.

-this is my noanswer-

In Topic: When can we say something is "alive"?

03 February 2013 - 01:18 PM

Haven't read all the posts, but it is baffling to me that those I have read keep comming back to "conciousness" and "aware".

I never considered that Earthworms, trees and eggs aren't "alive". But I guess by the definitions so far they are not.

In Topic: Move in Any 2D direction. (Server)

26 January 2013 - 08:14 AM

Yes, most of the time that is nice.

In Topic: Move in Any 2D direction. (Server)

26 January 2013 - 01:37 AM

View PostTheNut, on 25 January 2013 - 12:23 PM, said:

Exactly, some don't even know what a vector is their entire life :D I don't blame them though, math is difficult to communicate and I suppose you can say that it takes a while to absorb, depending how willing you are to try.

I was (am) sure he was being very sarcastic. Or at least I woulndt see why I would stumble upon vectors in my thirties. Maybe midlife crisis has to be remedied with them, who knows.
I knew a little about vectors because I do some 3D modeling, but this was unheard of :)

The article is GREAT! Very easy to understand! And very educational (I always wondered how I would do the Mario Jump!)

Thanks again
Reedbeta!

In Topic: Move in Any 2D direction. (Server)

25 January 2013 - 10:42 AM

View Postfireside, on 25 January 2013 - 09:37 AM, said:

I don't think vectors are one of those things everyone knows when they are 30.

Whew! Good thing that I got a few years then.

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