Comments for notabilia.us http://notabilia.us/blog occasional musings on things of interest Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:00:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on MediaWiki and Genealogy by Michael http://notabilia.us/blog/mediawiki-and-genealogy/comment-page-1/#comment-4443 Michael Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:00:38 +0000 http://notabilia.us/blog/?p=16#comment-4443 If you want to use MediaWiki for genealogy, go with http://semantic-mediawiki.org. In combination with the Semantic Forms extension, you could make a nice genealogy site. If you want to use MediaWiki for genealogy, go with http://semantic-mediawiki.org. In combination with the Semantic Forms extension, you could make a nice genealogy site.

]]> Comment on MediaWiki and Genealogy by Albert http://notabilia.us/blog/mediawiki-and-genealogy/comment-page-1/#comment-4442 Albert Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:35:57 +0000 http://notabilia.us/blog/?p=16#comment-4442 Same remark as Todd. Am considering using a Mediawiki for a collaborative family tree. I see you seem to have stayed with phpgedview. Have you tried moving it to a Mediawiki? What was your experience? Same remark as Todd. Am considering using a Mediawiki for a collaborative family tree. I see you seem to have stayed with phpgedview. Have you tried moving it to a Mediawiki? What was your experience?

]]> Comment on How to Rapidly Add Twitter Followers by How to get hundreds of twitters followers for free and follow them back automatically | Accumulator of desired abundance http://notabilia.us/blog/how-to-rapidly-add-twitter-followers/comment-page-1/#comment-3518 How to get hundreds of twitters followers for free and follow them back automatically | Accumulator of desired abundance Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:01:21 +0000 http://notabilia.us/blog/?p=44#comment-3518 [...] How to Rapidly Add Twitter Followers [...] [...] How to Rapidly Add Twitter Followers [...]

]]> Comment on A High-frequency sound in a T tunnel? by Michael White http://notabilia.us/blog/a-high-frequency-sound-in-a-t-tunnel/comment-page-1/#comment-3463 Michael White Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:55:50 +0000 http://notabilia.us/blog/?p=33#comment-3463 I later decided it was just my ears popping. I later decided it was just my ears popping.

]]> Comment on Kurzweil’s Sixth Epoch: Waking Up the Universe by Yorick http://notabilia.us/blog/kurzweils-sixth-epoch-waking-up-the-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-3386 Yorick Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:33:41 +0000 http://notabilia.us/blog/?p=84#comment-3386 One other possibility: o The Singularity cannot be reached We do not understand how consciousness works. It'd be rash to state that we will understand it by such-and-such a date, or that we will positively be able to create it through technology, or that such technologically created people (conscious entities, whatever you wish to call them) will outstrip human intelligence exponentially. There are just too many unknowns. Maybe machines really cannot become conscious. Maybe if they can become conscious, it turns out that being able to find prime numbers really fast and being able to increase one's intelligence are two very, very different things. Maybe machines that become conscious just want to watch (virtual) reality TV, and that's why the Singularity never occurs. Maybe we'll find out eventually. That'd be fun. In the meantime, keep making those robots! One other possibility:

o The Singularity cannot be reached

We do not understand how consciousness works. It’d be rash to state that we will understand it by such-and-such a date, or that we will positively be able to create it through technology, or that such technologically created people (conscious entities, whatever you wish to call them) will outstrip human intelligence exponentially.

There are just too many unknowns. Maybe machines really cannot become conscious. Maybe if they can become conscious, it turns out that being able to find prime numbers really fast and being able to increase one’s intelligence are two very, very different things. Maybe machines that become conscious just want to watch (virtual) reality TV, and that’s why the Singularity never occurs.

Maybe we’ll find out eventually. That’d be fun. In the meantime, keep making those robots!

]]> Comment on E-Textbooks on the Horizon? by Ronald http://notabilia.us/blog/e-textbooks-on-the-horizon/comment-page-1/#comment-3111 Ronald Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:14:47 +0000 http://notabilia.us/blog/?p=26#comment-3111 If you are lucky enough to be a genealogist, you are lucky enough. If you are lucky enough to be a genealogist, you are lucky enough.

]]> Comment on Is Facebook Bad? by Jess http://notabilia.us/blog/is-facebook-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-2737 Jess Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:59:04 +0000 http://notabilia.us/blog/?p=72#comment-2737 This is a very interesting article. Facebook is not true interaction and can be overly used by people who show signs of social anxiety. I recently broke up from a 5 year relationship, so I have lost contact with a large group of mutual friends. I also lost alot of my self esteme in the process. I have spent alot of my time on facebook during this time and its been excessive. I have been using as a false sense of security that I have people around when really, the cyber world...is not the REAL world. I felt safe interacting with people from the comfort of my own home when that is not a healthy thing. I always felt so down reading and living vicariously through other ppls social lives...pretty sad hey. But I know im not the only one that has gone through this. I have stepped away and outta my house and now push my self to engage in face to face sociaising. Life has been great. Its so easy for some to be sucked into this trap. Eeeek. Its scary where the future of our generation is headed. Human connection is important for stability, growth and enjoyment in our lives... you cant get meaningfull connection through a computer screen. I have vowed only to use facebook to communicate with family and friends who live to far away to visit. This is a very interesting article. Facebook is not true interaction and can be overly used by people who show signs of social anxiety.
I recently broke up from a 5 year relationship, so I have lost contact with a large group of mutual friends. I also lost alot of my self esteme in the process. I have spent alot of my time on facebook during this time and its been excessive. I have been using as a false sense of security that I have people around when really, the cyber world…is not the REAL world. I felt safe interacting with people from the comfort of my own home when that is not a healthy thing. I always felt so down reading and living vicariously through other ppls social lives…pretty sad hey. But I know im not the only one that has gone through this. I have stepped away and outta my house and now push my self to engage in face to face sociaising. Life has been great.
Its so easy for some to be sucked into this trap. Eeeek. Its scary where the future of our generation is headed. Human connection is important for stability, growth and enjoyment in our lives… you cant get meaningfull connection through a computer screen. I have vowed only to use facebook to communicate with family and friends who live to far away to visit.

]]> Comment on Kurzweil’s Sixth Epoch: Waking Up the Universe by Jack http://notabilia.us/blog/kurzweils-sixth-epoch-waking-up-the-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-2596 Jack Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:54:31 +0000 http://notabilia.us/blog/?p=84#comment-2596 The implications of self-improving AI were explored by Isaac Asimov in the fifties and probably by others even earlier. It doesn't originate with Kurzweil. Seriously, I can't understand what people see in this guy. The implications of self-improving AI were explored by Isaac Asimov in the fifties and probably by others even earlier. It doesn’t originate with Kurzweil. Seriously, I can’t understand what people see in this guy.

]]> Comment on YouTube Scrobbler GreaseMonkey Script by Tim http://notabilia.us/blog/youtube-scrobbler-greasemonkey-script/comment-page-1/#comment-2337 Tim Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:01:40 +0000 http://notabilia.us/blog/?p=70#comment-2337 I have a problem in that when I say play one track using the YT scrobbler.. my last.fm profile page shows using Youtube Scrobbler.. but when I start playing music from WMP 11 and the notification should change it is still showing listening using Youtube Scrobbler.. I tried disabling greasemonkey but after 8 tracks from Windows Media Player 11 I still see listening using Youtube Scrobbler.. is this a bug with last.fm or with the scrobbler itself? I have a problem in that when I say play one track using the YT scrobbler.. my last.fm profile page shows using Youtube Scrobbler.. but when I start
playing music from WMP 11 and the notification should change it is still showing listening using Youtube Scrobbler.. I tried disabling greasemonkey
but after 8 tracks from Windows Media Player 11 I still see listening using Youtube Scrobbler.. is this a bug with last.fm or with the scrobbler itself?

]]> Comment on MediaWiki and Genealogy by Todd http://notabilia.us/blog/mediawiki-and-genealogy/comment-page-1/#comment-1686 Todd Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:50:59 +0000 http://notabilia.us/blog/?p=16#comment-1686 I found your website googling this as well. I'd like to maintain my own little mediawiki for my family name and keep it more controlled by only allowing relatives in to collaborate. I wish there was a mediawiki plugin that would import and export GEDCOM data. I get GEDCOM is not that standard as different implementers don’t always comply with the standard. Still, it would be real helpful to have a that and a mediawiki template for people. Let me know if you guys want to attempt to develop it collaboratively. I found your website googling this as well. I’d like to maintain my own little mediawiki for my family name and keep it more controlled by only allowing relatives in to collaborate. I wish there was a mediawiki plugin that would import and export GEDCOM data. I get GEDCOM is not that standard as different implementers don’t always comply with the standard. Still, it would be real helpful to have a that and a mediawiki template for people. Let me know if you guys want to attempt to develop it collaboratively.

]]> Comment on MediaWiki and Genealogy by john http://notabilia.us/blog/mediawiki-and-genealogy/comment-page-1/#comment-1258 john Sun, 24 May 2009 14:15:36 +0000 http://notabilia.us/blog/?p=16#comment-1258 Have you made any progress on your decision? I have also been researching this question and have been doing a trial run with Semantic Mediawiki, Forms, templates, etc. I am currently of the opinion that this will be a very good solution, but there are still some things to work out (family trees, for instance - although Semantic Result Formats seems to be a good candidate). I'd be happy to share more details with you if you are interested. Regards, John Have you made any progress on your decision? I have also been researching this question and have been doing a trial run with Semantic Mediawiki, Forms, templates, etc. I am currently of the opinion that this will be a very good solution, but there are still some things to work out (family trees, for instance – although Semantic Result Formats seems to be a good candidate).

I’d be happy to share more details with you if you are interested.

Regards,

John

]]> Comment on Resolutions by January 2009 Resolution at Richard Mondello http://notabilia.us/blog/resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-498 January 2009 Resolution at Richard Mondello Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:35:24 +0000 http://notabilia.us/blog/?p=41#comment-498 [...] by my friend Michael White, I’m realizing that I don’t read enough anymore. It bothers me, so I hope to read for [...] [...] by my friend Michael White, I’m realizing that I don’t read enough anymore. It bothers me, so I hope to read for [...]

]]> Comment on Is Joe Wurzelbacher Related to Charles Keating? by Christian Quill » Is Joe Wurzelbacher Related to Charles Keating? http://notabilia.us/blog/is-joe-wurzelbacher-related-to-charles-keating/comment-page-1/#comment-426 Christian Quill » Is Joe Wurzelbacher Related to Charles Keating? Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:31:16 +0000 http://notabilia.us/blog/?p=38#comment-426 [...] Read the original post:  Is Joe Wurzelbacher Related to Charles Keating? [...] [...] Read the original post:  Is Joe Wurzelbacher Related to Charles Keating? [...]

]]> Comment on A De Facto National Popular Vote in 2008 by Markus Schober http://notabilia.us/blog/a-de-facto-national-popular-vote-in-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Markus Schober Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:19:32 +0000 http://notabilia.us/blog/?p=23#comment-73 DON'T APOLOGIZE (FOR WORK YOU'VE DONE)! I haven't gotten too far into it, but it really is quite good. DON’T APOLOGIZE (FOR WORK YOU’VE DONE)!

I haven’t gotten too far into it, but it really is quite good.

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