danlowlite

• danlowliteOct 6, 2010, 2:29 PM

  2 points

  in reply to: Mayson_Lancaster’s comment on: Ini­ti­a­tion Ceremony

  Because, as my daughter learned the other day, that still hurts. Also, the person could have been a non- or pre-op transsexual woman (leaving out other variants merely for brevity).

  Maybe a different experimental method...

  Edit: See also: Tim_Tayler’s comment above re: hidden prior.

• danlowliteSep 3, 2010, 3:25 PM

  0 points

  in reply to: Caledonian2’s comment on: Where to Draw the Boundary?

  Sharks are considered fish of a certain type, in that they have a “full cartilaginous skeleton,” at least per Wikipedia. Contrast with bony fish (e.g., tuna, catfish). Also considered fish are stingrays and such.

  This is more of a tangent than a response:

  I would suppose that because we are more specific about the shark subset, we can safely make more assumptions on it. I’ve been told always that sharks were cold-blooded. According to that Wikipedia article, that is a false belief; most sharks are but some are not.

  I would agree that it is a translation issue, because that’s what language lets people do when they talk/​write/​etc. But what about internally? What does it say now that I know some sharks (and therefore fish) are warm-blooded? I mean, besides getting pedantic and correct my daughter’s teacher when that comes up.

  I would appear my previous definition of fish is wrong.

  Edit: Removed so many supposes.

• danlowliteAug 20, 2010, 7:38 PM

  2 points

  in reply to: Robin4’s comment on: Chaotic Inversion

  [Citation Needed]

  Knowing I am but one data point, I do not see myself as anything like an ADD personality, though I do see myself as creative (though not necessarily interesting). I can sit and work at a story for hours. This, unfortunately, is not the most efficient way to do things because I rarely have those kind of blocks of time.

  I have no suggestions for anyone; for some reason I have the ability to clear my mind and work. I must confess that I have not bothered to find out why.

• danlowliteAug 20, 2010, 2:24 PM

  10 points

  in reply to: Nathan2’s comment on: Say Not “Com­plex­ity”

  Wouldn’t the AI have to discover that it is something to be solved, first? Give a kid such a puzzle and she’s likelier to put it in her mouth then even try.

  Unless I’m being obtuse.

• danlowliteApr 19, 2010, 9:36 PM

  8 points

  on: At­ten­tion Lurk­ers: Please say hi

  Just registered to say hi. So, “Hi.”

  I’m a technical writer/​ultra-part-time grad student at Northern Illinois University in Rhetoric & Professional Writing (working on my thesis so slowly). I also write stories and other such things.

  Followed the wave from Overcoming Bias.