Wow, that's a bunch of perky bullshit.
But? There's always a but. When this is over, can we have a big 'but' moratorium?
Fred ,'Smile Time'
Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Jan 04, 2006 11:12:52 am PST #7391 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Gudanov - Jan 04, 2006 11:14:00 am PST #7392 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
most chess? not intelligent enough -- impressive number crunching, though -- do they have programs that can learn how to beat specific people over time?
I think there are chess playing programs that learn, but the ones that use brute-force computation can beat the pants off of them.
Jesse - Jan 04, 2006 11:14:49 am PST #7393 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Wow, that's a bunch of perky bullshit.
What if I told you the dieticians on the other side of the computer were actually robots?
bon bon - Jan 04, 2006 11:16:12 am PST #7394 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Photographing your food...not such a bad idea. I keep a food diary, and often disremember portion sizes.
§ ita § - Jan 04, 2006 11:16:27 am PST #7395 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Do you know if there have been lessons learnt from chess-playing research that have been parlayed into things that touch our lives? AI seems designed for lots of ivory tower applications, but also surprising discoveries that end up in the strangest places (the way the podcast lady was talking, Kismet begat Roomba. And now I really want a damned Roomba).
§ ita § - Jan 04, 2006 11:18:54 am PST #7396 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What if I told you the dieticians on the other side of the computer were actually robots?
VERBAL LITTER.
I keep a food diary, and often disremember portion sizes.
I don't clean my plate, so I'd need before and after pictures. And judging by how long it can take me to eat any one thing (I've been working on this slice of cake since morning), I'd need lots of pics.
When I was tracking my food, though, I needed to map the quantities to something measurable, not just described. So photos wouldn't be that useful.
bon bon - Jan 04, 2006 11:19:13 am PST #7397 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
OMG I just reached out to touch the google braille.
This is a surprising new low after last night's sudoku disaster.
amych - Jan 04, 2006 11:19:23 am PST #7398 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
What if I told you the dieticians on the other side of the computer were actually robots?
Next you'll be saying that you switched my regular brewed coffee with rich, aromatic Folgers Crystals.
Jessica - Jan 04, 2006 11:19:46 am PST #7399 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Chances also are, that it took a lot of time to maintain. Paper food diaries are a great end but not a great means to eating better. With your camera phone, you won't need to write down what you eat!
I thought the effort involved was one of the benefits because writing something down forces you to pay attention to it. Take away that, and the whole thing seems kind of pointless.
brenda m - Jan 04, 2006 11:19:54 am PST #7400 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
BWAH! But I think I missed the sudoku story.