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Eddy Vluggen wrote: We certainly never observed it. And we observe a lot.
Maybe because we only look for intelligent life based on what our definition of intelligent life is. 
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ZurdoDev wrote: Maybe because we only look for intelligent life based on what our definition of intelligent life is.
We never observed life outside earth; so we looking, and we been looking at any sign - we been sending signals and there's radio-silence in the universe. Point is, we don't know what exactly is required for life to evolve. Earth may be more unique than we imagined.
If we accept we may be the only life at this moment, we might treat it with more respect.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: there's radio-silence in the universe
Because we aren't scanning every possible frequency.
The point is, we keep looking for carbon based life forms, for example. Who says life has to be carbon based? Or we look for signs of water. Who says water has to exist for life to exist?
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ZurdoDev wrote: The point is, we keep looking for carbon based life forms, for example. Who says life has to be carbon based? Or we look for signs of water. Who says water has to exist for life to exist?
All our knowledge of life points that way.
ZurdoDev wrote: Because we aren't scanning every possible frequency.
Not all of them, but a huge amount; see SETI.
And let me repeat; there is as much proof for life outside our planet, as there is for Angels. There's none.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: All our knowledge of life points that way.
That is my original point.
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Then you'd have to agree that we never seen life outside earth.
We never observed any direct or indirect evidence thereof.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: we never seen life outside earth.
Only based on our narrow vision of what life is. I'm simply suggesting that we open our minds to other possibilities.
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Other possibilities don't send radio-signals, nor have any other measurable influence on their habitat; so if this other possibility is there, it not intelligent.
Drake was wrong. Earth may be the only place; and we might be too busy killing it.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: so if this other possibility is there, it not intelligent.
Proving my point. You are defining intelligence based on the parameters you are familiar with. I am suggesting you open your mind and realize that life and intelligence do not have to be constrained within the box you created.
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Engineers at CSEM have developed a new machine-learning method that paves the way for artificial intelligence to be used in applications that until now have been deemed too sensitive. * also known as 'not starting from scratch everytime'
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I continue wondering... are we really wanting to make computers so "intelligent" and give them even more control over "too sensitive" applications?
When it explodes in our faces, we will deserve it.
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Google’s in-house incubator Area 120 is today introducing a new work-tracking tool, Tables, which aims to make tracking projects more efficient by investing in automation. Checking... checking... No, not cancelled yet
US-only (maybe for now, or maybe it's just cancelled everywhere else)
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So... not enough tracking workers and other users, now they want to track the work too? 
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Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge was first released in January to Windows consumers and enterprises, and now Linux users will finally get a taste of Microsoft's new browser. I'm sure they'll all jump on that opportunity
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Kent Sharkey wrote: I'm sure they'll all jump on that opportunity
Add a command line interface and they just might! 
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Kent Sharkey wrote: I'm sure they'll all jump on that opportunity
They might, just to find issues / errors / flaws / inconsitencies / ... to be able to say Quote: "see...? M$ continues building crap, even when they copy from google. Let's go back to our hyperterminal browser"
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I'm sure the 0.1% of Linux web devs whose management requires explicit testing of new features on Edge (as opposed to the rest of us who're just "![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) it, it's HTML5 so it's 99.9% likely to work; good enough unless a major bug report comes in") in addition to actually used browsers will be excited they don't need to fire up a W10 VM anymore.
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Bing mobile app users on every platform including iOS and iPadOS are at risk after terabytes of user information have been stolen from an open server. Millions of people use Bing?
On iOS?
OK, OK, millions of user data sets, so it might just be the results from the internal test scripts.
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I suppose that's what happen when "ease" and new icons are the highest priorities
  
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Google may be the target of the biggest antitrust suit in 20 years. Do all your searches this week, as they might be busy next week
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"may be"?
I would say "should be" and not only google, there are a bunch of other companies that should be in the same situation (or even worse)
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Building great apps on Windows should be easier – no matter how your app is written. "Past performance does not guarantee future results"
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I would prefer them to focus more on making them more secure instead of easy
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Microsoft's Azure Communication Services (ACS) will give customers and partners access to the same voice, video, chat and texting services that Microsoft uses to power Teams. Now you can add that video chat function the boss has always wanted in the parts catalogue
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If it is so crappy as teams...
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