Re: The A.I. Project II
On 0, Kat <kat at kogeijin.com> wrote:
>
> On 6 Nov 2002, at 21:00, C. K. Lester wrote:
>
> >
> > > > Start with worm instinct, get a full-potential worm.
> > > > Start with monkey instinct, get a full-potential monkey.
> > > > Start with human instinct, get a full-potential human.
> > >
> > > I haveto draw the line there. Some of us are "full potential
> > > humans", and are discarded.
> >
> > Kat, are you saying you've reached your full potential?! I find that hard to
> > believe. As long as you have a brain and it can learn, you've not reached
> > your
> > full potential, right?
>
> Wrong. I can feel my abilities slipping, and it's a proven fact that living in
> total
> isolation from society will cause what i feel: slower wit, less memory, and
> apathy about everything. I go 3 weeks routinely without laying eyes on
> another human, much less speaking to a human in real life, unless i goto a
> store to buy something. So yes, i feel like i am past my peak, even tho it
> was a much lower peak than i should have been reaching. Creating a
> sentient Ai tells me the machine is valued over me.
>
> I just got a price for *me* to get dsl. It will be installed 60 miles from me,
>
> cost $80/month (plus installation), in a section south of Birmingham noted for
>
> high crime and drug abuse rates. There will be no security for the
> installation,
> and it's a 2hour commute to drive there. Either that, or i learn Perl to get
> the
> nix shell in Netherlands operational.
>
> Kat
>
Then don't be so isolated. Go out and venture into society if you feel
like it.
If you want a text-based substitute, try a MOO (like lambda.moo.mud.org
8888)
or Instant Messenging. (Personally, I like Virtual Societies better than
the real versions - but thats just me ;)
As for broadband internet, you look into cable, T1, or satilite DSL?
Or, at the very minimum, are you using an IDSN connection?
jbrown
Linux User:190064
Linux Machine:84163
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