Saturday, January 22, 2005

Lens I think Lens is pretty interesting, and it has the capability to use Tcl. But the idea of each neuron as a separate neuron on its own, sending asynchronous activator/inhibitor signals is still very seductive. 9:10:43 PM    comment [] Erlang why am I looking at ErLang? I'm wondering if it can be used to simulate "Neural Networks". I've always wondered about this since the days of the AI course back at CMU (no carnegie Mell., but Central Mich. U). I have an issue (as usual) with the rigid representations of the Neuronal networks. I always felt that most people doing the "research" in our department were using very crude mathematical models of "neurons" as they understood them in the early 90's. I just don't know how you can make a "matrix" (basically a 2 dim array of ints) of variables do everything that a living breathing network does? And you know what, for really stupid ass 1st time modelling its fine, but to keep getting money year after year after year after year and keep making extremely minor modifications to the 2 dimensional matrix (backpropagation and all that crap) is just lazy, incompetent and disingeneuous! Well, I'm the one to talk. But at least I can identify that there HAS to be at least a representative "imitation" of the biological counterparts. I don't think ANY of the "researchers" in our departments ever bother to read the latest in Neural research or any biology papers concerning information processing in biological systems (complex neuronal networks -- slugs etc) .. I suspect they kept re-reading the regurgitated info that someone else put in the computer journals (after taking the time to read it.). End result is, only the Japanese are doing any work whatsoever and the fad is past its popularity point in the american arena. how would I like to see it? Well, for starters, MODEL THE FUCKING NEURON! is that TOO MUCH TO ASK? model the basic block, ie; neuron (dendrites/axon/potential/K-channels, the works) classify the different TYPEs of Neurons. Modify the behaviour per each type keeping the base as same (kinda like inheritence in OOP??) figure out what the "pre-programmed" state of an organism is, set the to that state. determine a way to simulate "hormones" and their impact on this brain (short/long term) it could be simple but applied globally. (phase II ??) Set initial pathways from sensory receptors. this is pretty complicated, but I think if we start from the RIGHT basics, we can get to it, and the basics is that we need to simulate EACH neurona as a process. Let me repeat: We need to simulate each NEURON as a SEPARATE PROCESS. Then we set some basic guideline (when to fire, how many connection points, field of influence, virtual 3 dimensional space (where exactly does this neuron sit?) which would determine the extent of its "interconnections" with other neurons. And then just let things rip.. and see what comes out... I think if "neural networks" were constructed in this manner, it might be possible to construct a processing entity which would be closer to a biological information processing system (brain) rather than some dumb ass array filled with ints or floats and shit like that.. come the fuck on.. its been 20 years man.. you're still pissing with 2 dim. arrays?????? ugh.. anyhoo, ErLang, can be used I think for this purpose. Because it has the two key ingredients. process creation overhead is extremely low. all communication between processes happens via MESSAGES. So, basically, the idea is: create each Neuron as a low cost process, you can create thousands, and each encapsulates a reasonably complex (and representative) natural neuronal behaviour. Then these guys start sending signals to each other and based on that communication some pathways are strengthened and others are not and this is how the processing evolves.. yada yada yada... erlang... I'm just yapping here, much smarter people obviously have spent lots of time on this problem, but I think there is still room for looking at it in a totally different, yet very obvious way. Here is a list of Neural Network software hardware. 8:25:42 PM    comment [] Well, I was gonna wait for Tiger anyways. I'm not fucking paying 200 bucks for an upgrade to osx. Now only if the pirating cunts would start seeding iso images and NOT fucking DMG's we'd get along swimmingly. beatch!! 3:06:21 PM    comment [] He Cringley I used to read cringley's column in Inforworld long time ago (like in 96/97) and I think he used to do a "thinksecret" type column talking about new things yet to be unveiled. Or so I remember. He seems to have an interesting take on the new Mac Mini. I think he might be on to something here. But then again, after iTunes and selling mp3's at a reasonable price (albiet the fact that apple is a bitch when it comes to letting people use shit they paid for in any way they want, read: non iTunes and non apple uses) it was only a matter of time someone started doing the same shit with videos (and HD videos at that).. It'll all fizzle out. In due time. 2:39:01 PM    comment [] The Rape Over (Boogie man business) Listen All white men is runnin this rap shit Corporate force's runnin this rap shit Setae israli is runnin this rap shit We poke out the asses for a chance to cash in Cocaine, is runnin this rap shit 'Dro, 'yac and E-pills is runnin this rap shit The rape over, turn your face over nigga No god in disguise it's me, game over Hey lil souljahs you're ready for more? But don't ask what you're fighting for They thought that you sur--vived the gunfight, the drama, the stress You get in the line of fire we get the big ass cheques You gettin your choice to pimp Make your choice and fall in This is austral B I, take that cock in your behind, Beatch Hit the streets and perform for us Hold hard and bring it on to us, fucker I let you sip, comes an army, get a Mercedes And kick back and let you pay me, my Mack is crazy I leave the, knife and fist fight filled with glamour Yeah, take a picture what this platinum-plated the sledgehammer We over-do it add the fire and explosion to it We're so confused with one rap music Mtv, is runnin this rap shit Viacom is runnin this rap shit AOL and Time Warner runnin this rap shit We poke out the asses for a chance to cash in Cocaine, is runnin this rap shit Hennessey, is runnin this rap shit Quasi-homosexuals is runnin this rap shit Watch out we run the world That's it MosDef - The New Danger 11:28:18 AM    comment [] Simulating the Universe(s?) I wonder sometimes if it would be possible to simulate the universe on, lets say, a pentium class cpu? Would it be too slow? But then again, what is time? The only reason a process running on a cpu, knows about how much time has passed, is because there is a clock, independent of the cpu and the processes' "sense of time". If the universe was being simulated, and it had no way of checking with an "external" clock, it would have no way of knowing how much of a time had passed since the last time the state of the universe's simulation was loaded into the "cosmic registers" as it were. so, between every tick of the clock, the whole universe could go to sleep, another process, simulating another universe could be loaded and take some cpu time, and then yield to another process. And none of them would be the wiser. No one would know. Not even you. 11:17:32 AM    comment [] I wonder How it would be seen in the enlightened western world, like the wonderful liberal utopia like Canaduh or the States or whatever the fuck that the new president in Pakistan or some other Muslim country took its oath by placing his hand on the "family Koran". Somehow the same reactionary, irrational, ridiculously religious behaviour that gets the west all fucking hysterical about the "other" is completely normal when Paul Martin or Georg Dubya does it. Not only should the religious fundamentalist be CRUSSHED in the muslim countries. They should be booted out of power here in the west too. Religious extremism is not the domain of one religion. Even though every "liberal" and "enlightened" westerner would like to think so, as they look down on the inferior other. oh man.. "orientalism" is giving me such a bad attitude. 10:34:04 AM    comment [] The corporate Gouger, and the selfless consumer I'm thinking I'll wait out the mac-mini thing and see how far apple goes with this. Obviously, its just the same amount of internal space that an ibook has. So no real innovation there, except perhaps the conceptual leap that the dumbasses at apple had to make. I guess DELL was kicking ass afterall eh? Now, one thing that pisses me off, is the fact that even though "Blue Tooth" doesn't have any physical connections to speak of, you still have to have separate devices for different boxes. So lets say, you have one mac, one pc, one ibook, all setup with Blue Tooth enabling cards, dongles what have you. You still.. check this: You still need 3 keyboards, and 3 meeses. How FUCKING GODDAMMED STUPID is that? And you know what's even more god dammned stupid? the nauseating complacency of the all-consuming public. Not only have we become shameless consumers, we have become shameless consumers of the most despicable kind. The consumer who, like a docile and drugged RAT, does not question the corporate manipulator; an abuser who (obviously) is not willing to concede anything unless forced to do so. It should be so simple to have a jog dial on the blue tooth keyboard, register all 3 computers with the keyboard, and just flip through machines connect to it as you move up down the list with a small LCD screen. Nothing flashy, just functional. Same thing for monitor, okay, mabye montior would still need a physical A/B/C switch, but for KB and mouse Blue Tooth wireless peripherals????.. why do I need 3 separate keyboards for that????? Except that dickwads want to make more money, and jack-ass-drool-face consumers don't have the sense to ask for better value for their slavishly earned dollar. And ask for things that make obvious god-damned sense. What really sickens me is the "altruistic" consumer. The consumer who, being programmed to his/her core, would take the overpricing corp's side, and go to considerable lengths to tell you that somehow price gouging is good for you because the company has to survive. I don't have a problem with "dog eat dog" world of capitalism, but at least every actor should be equally selfish. And what these fuckwad "consumers" forget is that they are not mere passive recepticles for corporate cock, but that they are (or at lease CAN be, if they get their pulverized wits together) active participants in this extremely selfish world of capitalism. So being a capitalist comsumer means to resist the advance of your adversary. And to bring it down. To annihilate it. I guess that would anarchy, but what the fuck. We're on a roll here. What kind of ruthless capitalism is it, in which the corporation acts as an immoral/amoral sans-conscience entity while it gets to program its consumers to be altruistic to ITS profit making needs. And good for the corp. its winning the battle. But I must chide the FUCKHEAD docile consumer. what a god-dammed coup! Frikking Bravo! Interestingly enough, I hear these completely irrational, self-depriving corporate slogans emanating from assholes who watch too goddammend-much professional sports. And you tell me this shit is not programming the fuck out of my neurons. pheh! 10:14:11 AM    comment [] Of Fetishes Sometimes i wonder if I have a fetish for computer languages and books. I found myself looking at a couple of languages (and downloading some) last night. DRScheme ERLang Squeak (again, but then I checked myself before I pushed that DOWNLOAD button) obviously, I've been trying to learn and play with Ruby, an effort which has pretty much stalled in the last week as I try to recover from my ailment. cough. cough. I've been told at work that we maybe moving towards .NET from Peoplesoft.. w00000t????? WTF? I have to think about this seriously, maybe its time to look at other things. 9:57:58 AM    comment [] Barbara Boxer Vs. Cond. Rice This is a script, purportedly from the "Federeal News Service". I never heard of them. I got it from the pile. Here is the whole script (also found in the "stories section on the left. I don't know if this transcript is accurate. I am quoting the Federal News Service text, not the original conversation. some excerpts: "Dr. Rice, before I get to my formal remarks, you no doubt will be confirmed -- that's at least what we think. And if you're going to become the voice of diplomacy -- this is just a helpful point -- when Senator Voinovich mentioned the issue of tsunami relief, you said -- your first words were, "The tsunami was a wonderful opportunity for us." Now, the tsunami was one of the worst tragedies of our lifetime -- one of the worst -- and it's going to have a 10-year impact on rebuilding that area. I was very disappointed in your statement. I think you blew the opportunity." ... "Now, it took you to page three of your testimony to mention the word "Iraq." You said very little really about it, and only in the questioning have we been able to get into some areas. Perhaps you agree with President Bush, who said all that's been resolved. I'm quoting today's Post: "Bush said in an interview last week with the Washington Post that the '04 election was a moment of accountability for the decisions he made in Iraq." But today's Washington Post/ABC poll found that 58 percent disapprove of his handling of the situation, to 40 percent who approve -- and only 44 percent said the war was worth fighting." ... "So in your statement it takes you to page three to mention the word "Iraq." Then you mention it in the context of elections -- which is fine -- but you never even mention indirectly the 1,366 American troops that have died, or the 10,372 who have been wounded -- many mentally, as a report that I read over the weekend that maybe a third will come home and need help because of what they saw -- it's been so traumatic to them. And 25 percent of those dead are from my home state." ... etc. etc. read the rest if you want to in the link posted above the "quotes". 9:39:43 AM    comment []

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