jimmy z's recent links (that nobodys talking about)

[thatgaminguy]

recently jimmy tweeted this link http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/gue ... tum-robot/ and his bio has this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt_steam_engine if you want prof he tweeted this look here https://twitter.com/ZielinskiJimmy Just wanted to put this out here so you guys can start making theories. haven't read the robot one or the complete steam engine page so ill go so that now while you guys do the theorys

[InfestLithium]

That was actually discussed in the podcast (which people have not been listening to lately :cry: ). But basically, the concept was alluding to the Bus Driver in Tranzit and further explained how he is a very unique robot. The article states the difference between that of a pre-programmed robot, and a quantum robot.

To better explain this, they used IF and THEN statements. With a robot, the circumstances it performs an action under determines whether an instance happens or not. So IF something occurs, THEN it will react. The thing is, the IF part must be static and never changing. The quantum robot, however, can determine a change in its surrounding and adapt to it with a new set. IF something happens, THEN it will complete its originally designed task. When IF does not happen, it will re-program itself to perform a new action so the THEN claim can be true.

Here is an example: Robot A is a regular robot, and Robot B is a quantum robot. They are both used to process apples into a container. Robot A only knows how to send the apples from the output machine to the container, and will do so. If a bad apple comes, it will not recognize it and deliver it right into the pile of good apples. Robot B, however, can process the apples AND check if they are good. If they are good, they go into the container. If not, then they throw them out.

Why do I bring this up? Because we have one robot that is very similar to our model quantum robot - the Bus Driver. Not only is he programmed to drive the bus around to different locations while naming off the local stops and passing areas, but he can also determine what is going on outside and even has some interesting human-like characteristics in him. How he became so integrated in our reality to act very similar to a typical human being, is questionable. What we now know, however, is that he is indeed a quantum robot with very little limits on interaction and human understanding.

[TheBSZombie]

Why do I bring this up? Because we have one robot that is very similar to our model quantum robot - the Bus Driver. Not only is he programmed to drive the bus around to different locations while naming off the local stops and passing areas, but he can also determine what is going on outside and even has some interesting human-like characteristics in him. How he became so integrated in our reality to act very similar to a typical human being, is questionable. What we now know, however, is that he is indeed a quantum robot with very little limits on interaction and human understanding.

Yea the Bus driver does have human like characteristics. he gets extremely pissed if you __ with him and he gives up if he has no power (if you throw an emp at him he says we are completely _____)

[thatgaminguy]

what about the steam engine link?

[InfestLithium]

Perhaps a minor reference to the image in the lower corner of the Die Rise loading screen. We've been discussing lately about how it's definitely not a valve, and I recall Rickety Crickety's British Industrial Revolution talking about the steam engine. He just might be right on this one. :)

[PINNAZ]

what about the steam engine link?

Ummm.... The Trample Steam in Die Rise. Take a closer look at how it works.

That's what I think Jimmy's wiki link meant anyway.

[MixMasterNut]

The Quantum Robotics stuff scares me. This is how AI robots will become increasingly more efficient than humans when given the same task to do repeatedly.