turing test

Suppose that we wanted to build a computer that can pass the Turing test. It would need a wide range of skills, such as the ability to understand written language. Write a blog post that describes some of the other skills a computer would require in order to pass the Turing test.

i found Some of the other skills that computers need to pass the turning test and they are are, problem solving (like math equasions), perception (understanding) and reasoning (deductive and inductive).


write a blog post addressing this issue. Do you think that Kurzweil is right? What about Joy? Both? Neither? Are you hopeful about the world you'll live in for the next 30 years, or pessimistic? You might find it helpful to think about past technological revolutions (such as the steam engine, the television, and the automobile) that were supposed to either save or destroy humanity. Is this the same? Different?


the way that technonlogy is looking right now, i cant help but be hopeful. i mean, its scary in a way , because we dont know what can come from the advances, but what ever comes from it we will reap bennifits and suffer consequences, just like with all of the other advances that have beeen made thus far. every year things just get bigger and better, some people dont like the change, but others, lik emyself, love it, because they make our everyday actions perform smoother and with less hassle. the advances also mean better health care, but it also can mean people becoming dependent on certain costly treatments, because we all know when you treat one illness, there are side effects. in the next 30 years, everything we dreamed of is probly going to be availiable, flying cars, robots that clean the house for you, more efficent surgery, war without people dying.. everything from the movies. it sounds scary, but thats why its called change.

e-voting

If you were placed in charge of monitoring elections in California, what would you recommend to ensure the process was as fair as possible? You might choose to focus on lower-level security issues, or more high-level policy and organization issues - either is fine.

What specific concerns do people have about the Diebold voting machines? Why are they not considered secure?

the diebold voting machines are easy to hack into, their not secure because they havent been totaly tested. just like anything that has a computer in it, it can malfunction. there are hackers that can create viruses that injects "malicious software" that can steal votes and after the voting is over the software deletes itself. the locks of the machine can be picked in less than 10 seconds and the memory card that is in the machine can come out, the virus card can be injected and the machine can be restarted in less than 1 minute.

If you were placed in charge of monitoring elections in California, what would you recommend to ensure the process was as fair as possible? You might choose to focus on lower-level security issues, or more high-level policy and organization issues - either is fine.

to telll you the truth, i dont know what i would do to ensure the voting process. i feel that there is no way to make it 100% fair because of all of the scheming that is going on today. maybe if there were supervisors in every voting station making sure the equipment wasnt tamperd with, but thats not realistic, but if it was, te supervisors would need supervisors because who knows what they would do to the machines

web mashups

http://statsheet.com/mcb/conferences/tourneys
this is a list and map of all of the college basketball tournaments in 2008, its a mix of espn.com, nba draft.net. it lets you search everything basketball, stats, coaches and referees.

http://www.dealzilla.co.uk/
this site is a mix between Amazon shopping and YouTube that brings product trailers and videos. its a good way to see what it is you'rre buying or thinking about spending you9r hard earned money on.

http://crashmap.us/cgi-bin/index.pl
this site les you know where NOT to drive reckless. you can search fatal crashes by zip code, and driving directions. the eearch results include crash details.