In the article “Artificial Stupidity” linguist Geoffrey Pullum states his opinions on artificial intelligence and how his every day interactions with simple technology affect his opinions on this. He starts his article by reciting a log of the redundancies of specific user-interfaces that he encounters throughout a five day period. Most of these interactions are with simple appliances such as a projector giving a notification that it will go to standby mode in “one minutes” or a self-checkout machine
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should be banned because it deliberately destroys a human life. I believe that every form of the act‚ without any exceptions‚ should be outlawed simply because abortion is merely "murdering out of convenience". From the moment that a child is conceived‚ no matter how small or underdeveloped he or she may seem‚ that child is a human being that is a separate part of its mother and a human entity all its own. And the taking of a human life by another human being is easily defined as homicide‚ which under
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2012 Political Stupidity‚ U.S. Style In E .J. Dionne’s essay‚ “Political Stupidity‚ U.S. Style” he wants to address the political stupidity that the government is making. To start his argument‚ he raises an emotional question‚ “Can a nation remain a superpower if its internal politics are incorrigibly stupid?” The author is saying are we letting politics‚ irrational ideas on fiscal policy and an antiquated political structure undermine our power. He divides political stupidity into three parts:
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rich and varied history. Though it has changed in the United States to a lesser extreme‚ it is still present. This horrendous problem causes many more problems within itself; like family strain‚ arguments or confrontations‚ and the public view of stupidity. The strain on a family could be minute or extravagant‚ there’s numerous ways in which it is created. It could be a parent not approving another raced friend or even a family itself being harassed because of their color. Parents who teach their
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Ely Marquez In the article “Making the world safe for stupidity”‚ Leonard Pitts Jr.‚ columnist for The Miami Herald‚ claims that marketers believe we are “feeble-mindedness” because of the “idiot warnings” that are on most advertisements. Pitts supports his claim by outlining all advertisements that have “idiot warnings” on them. For example he uses “Like a bread-pudding container that says‚ “Product will be hot after heating.”” This is to show how marketers believe that we are naïve and don’t have
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to concentrate and contemplate. William Badke seems to support his argument but not completely. He discusses his opinion on technology and whether it impacts human thinking. He is against the fact that Google is indeed making us stupid. He stated that there are different versions of stupidity and it depends on how the people use that stupidity. He said that people have the ability to use their intellectual skills to great potential. William Badke’s quote‚ “…the deep reading capability is never actually
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form anyone. (Paul) George has to take care of Lennie because he is so stupid. “ ’Course ha ain’t mean. But he gets in trouble alla time because he’s so God damn dumb.” Lennie’s stupidity gets him in a lot of trouble and George always has to fix it. Lennie doesn’t make his mistakes out of meanness‚ but out of stupidity. (Steinbeck 41) “ In contrast… someday they will own a little farm and be able to profit from their own labor.” To keep Lennie calm‚ George continuously has to tell him the
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the mental institution think that he is deaf and dumb‚ because he never says anything. He seems to be a very awkward character‚ because of his size and people’s attitudes towards him‚ but as we know his inner thoughts‚ we can see that his apparent stupidity and clumsy presence is all an act. The way he appears to the world is a superficial veneer‚ and gives him opportunities to eavesdrop and find out conversations which any of the other patients couldn’t do. The orderlies also make fun of him because
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Do I Still Have Any Reason to Live? By: darol_maranan_07 Name? Girolene Garcia. Everyone calls me Gigi. Not only because it’s my first name‚ but also becuse it’s what my initials spell out. 16 years of age. I guess it will end in that number. I’m about to die anyway... I shall cut myself with this razor‚ or maybe yet jump from the top of this establishment! Do I still have any reason to live? Everyone sees me as worthless woman of this world. They say I have never done anythind good. Depressing
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LinerOne-Liner Proverbs 1. 43% of all statistics are worthless. 2. 7/5th of all people do not understand fractions. 3. 99% of lawyers are giving the rest a bad name. 4. A bachelor’s life is no life for a single man. 5. A bad plan is better than no plan. 6. A city is a large community where people are lonesome together. 7. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. 8. A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking. 9. A day for firm decisions! Or is
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