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There a lot of cases where people would gladly pay for service to get an issue resolved. I'd use that as a hedge against the people who just want to complain for free.

Allow people to purchase a "certificate of service" at a nominal cost when the account is set up, and then charge them a fee when they need service for the product, verifying the request against the original certificate. That should cover the tech support problem.

People of the present come from the people of the past. If society does terrible things to one person's grandparents and good things to another person's grandparents, one of those people is going to have more difficulties growing up. If this was condoned by society, perhaps society should take steps to fix it, otherwise the cycle may continue.

I think your point is interesting, but what do you propose to do regarding the injustices of the past in women and minority groups? You can't just unilaterally declare that the field is level, and ignore history.

Could this type of transistor be used in stacked silicon chips? [1] It would seem that such a low power transistor would produce much less heat, solving one of the largest problems with the technology.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-dimensional_integrated_c...

> But 65,536 cores with 1KB of memory each doesn't sound very useful either.

You've just described the general architecture of the Connection Machine[0], a late 80's early 90's era supercomputer that was used for modeling weather, stocks, and other items. It was fairly useful in it's time.

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connection_Machine

If you don't want to consent to paying for the benefits of living in a particular society, then don't be part of that society.

How would I prove to you that the assembly of neurons and synapses that compose me are sentient?

Is that testable in some way? Say by putting a set of devices that would measure h and G on a spaceship or satellite?

CRISPR techniques allow for editing genes of adult organisms.

Here's a good video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAhjPd4uNFY

CRISPR techniques allow us to modify gene expression in organisms long after birth; it has been heavily used in adult animals, but I don't think it's been used in humans just yet.

Optogenetics possibly provides a solution to the interface problem. When you can use light to read from and send signals to neurons, you don't have to worry about scar tissue at all, as far as I know.

I think that depends on where you believe thoughts originate. If they originate within the brain, the ensemble firing together (in some sort of organized manner) is a thought. If you believe that they don't originate from within the brain, then the answer is unclear. More of a philosophy problem at that point, I think.

Cynicism is not a replacement for skepticism.

What make you believe that the technology is centuries off?

This is amazing. A couple of years ago I asked if we were able to use Optogenetics to build a "bridge" over damaged neurons or nerve fibers. Is this technology a "yes" answer to that question?

Have there been any efforts made with FPGA emulation? It might work out better for this type of project.

It reminds me of the old LOGO turtle I used to play with when I was a kid.

Does anyone know if the Pascal architecture is built using stacked cores? Or is this one of those applications where thermal problems keep that technique from being used?

As an aside, do you have an idea where to buy e-ink displays? I'd love to experiment with some. If fact if I could I'd love to get one of the poster sized ones!

I use a system called PaperPort. Works fairly well.

I believe that Ikea had a model home that they were building that was a practical minimal shelter. Perhaps there are ways to extend that?

Also, I remember that there were a few companies in China and Australia that were experimenting with 3d printing of concrete homes. Perhaps that could use a little help as well?

How about checking into the use of optogenetics to build a universal, minimally invasive neural interface? We have optogenetic treatments that make nerve cells responsive to and emissive of light. Can we treat nerve cells to transmit and receive light over a fiber optics, letting us bridge gaps in existing neural paths? something like that night go a long way to healing all sorts of neural degenerative disease, and possibly deal with paralysis as well.

Perhaps eventually something along the lines of plug and play hardware for humans, if you can come up with some sort of universal spec for it.

Can we turn Watson towards childhood education somehow?

Thank you for an informative and insightful post. I have a niece who's getting a degree in the technology field, and I constantly worry about her having to face this kind of crap. Do you have any suggestions that I can give here to watch out for, before she enters the world of work?

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I have fond memories of learning to repair old black and white TV sets over the summer with my uncle at 14. We both managed to give ourselves some pretty hefty zaps. I still look back at the experience as one of the more fun times I had.

Can't you learn new knowledge?

It might have helped to offer a "Plain English" version of their legalese, stating explicitly what their goals were for analytics and customer security privacy. People are very wary of things that are unclear, especially with something that they're practically forced to use.

Yes, because I think about profit more than one or two quarters down the road.

What about what happens during hypothermia? Both during Cardiopulmonary bypass and cold water immersion, the brain is cooled enough that activity stops.

Please keep in mind, the USA is not the only supplier of these parts/components.

As a side question, how can you tell how many writes a regular drive has sustained? Say, like the one in my desktop or laptop?