1 Could a machine be conscious? This question is often dismissed as simple by those that would say “yes” in response. The usual claim made by the pro camp is that man is a ‘biological machine’ and is conscious‚ ergo‚ a machine is conscious. If we‚ humans‚ are truly biological machines and we are at the same time conscious then I would agree that yes‚ categorically‚ a machine could be conscious. But is it really that simple? I contend that it is a more difficult problem but not that it is a complicated
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The reason why my GPA is low was because of my life conditions. At the time of my school education about half way in it‚ I was having issues in my marriage that later it lead to a divorce that dreaded on awhile and because of that‚ I also had a hard time to keep up with my bills‚ which caused me to be severe depressed‚ sad‚ and anxious. Which also caused a decrease in attention/focus on my education in school. I really had a hard time to get back into my books and to stay focus in school. If it wasn’t
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Current Technologies‚ Research direction and design of Safety and Impact for Human-Machine Interface Chan Wei-How UTAR Complex‚ Jalan Genting Kelang‚ 53300 Setapak‚ Kuala Lumpur. ronaldcwh@1utar.my Abstract In this paper‚ I am going to discuss about the current trend of technologies used and the research direction‚ as well as the design safety and impact for the Human-Machine Interface (HMI) on 4 different topics which are touch based‚ optic based‚ acoustic based technology
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right decision or not. The issue of having “perfect” morals and ethics is one of the many conflicts for policemen. Society expects police officers to know right from wrong‚ and to do the correct action; however officers also have to act according to what the law states is right. As Orwell’s recalls in “Shooting an Elephant” he knows the elephant was [on rage and was calms] but since it killed and injured people‚ he had to kill the elephant. “Besides‚ legally I had done the right thing‚ for a mad elephant
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Should vending machines be banned in schools? Abbas Abdulrazak MEL4601 Dr Wadsworth November 2‚ 2009 Obesity is a serious and growing problem among adolescents in the United States. “In 1999‚ 13% of children aged 6 to 11 years and 14% of adolescents aged 12 to 19 years in the United States were overweight. This prevalence has nearly tripled for adolescents in the past 2 decades” (“Fact Sheet”). A key cause for concern is that “overweight adolescents are at higher
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future grandfather made this time machine. This can take you back in time or take you to the future. Now he is about to tell his grandchildren about the time machine. His grandson Tim is in fifth grade and love going around the world so seeing new places. His grand daughter Sandy is the total opposite‚ even though they are twins she likes to be alone and she is pretty boring but a person who is interested in technology. As soon as the kids find out about the time machine‚ which grandfather had invented
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orange juices‚ and we also used 0.1% of vitamin C solution. The aim of our experiment was to see how much DCPIP was needed to be added to make the orange juices turn back to the orange colour and the DCPIP to decolourise once the 0.1% of vitamin C was added. DCPIP is a blue dye in its non-reduced form; it becomes colourless when it gains electrons. Vitamin C is an anti – oxidant‚ this is found mainly in fresh fruit and vegetables. The main use of Vitamin C is that it neutralises free radicals‚ which
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Lathe machine A lathe is a machine tool which rotates the workpiece on its axis to perform various operations such as cutting‚ sanding‚ knurling‚ drilling‚ or deformation‚ facing‚ turning‚ with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object which has symmetry about an axis of rotation. Parts Headstock contains high-precision spinning bearings. Rotating within the bearings is a horizontal axle‚ with an axis parallel to the bed‚ called the spindle. The tail-stock contains a barrel
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Creating an Effective Electronic Code of Conduct By Roland Riebl Companies increasingly distribute their codes of conduct to their stakeholders online to make the document more accessible and‚ perhaps‚ to overcome the traditional complexities associated with print codes. Additionally‚ the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002 requires publicly traded companies to make their codes available to the public. This article will examine electronic versions of code documents (e-codes) as useful tools in the larger context
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Kyle watkins I’ll tell you why. when you go to school you can grow up to be anything you choose in your right mind to be. But if you just ditch school and take it as a joke you won’t learn anything and you’ll be on the streets begging for a hundred dollars. You can learn what you can and be serious about it. Don’t you want nice cars‚ a house and at least a job. if you don’t want it‚ then your life will be as miserable as you asked this question. It’s very important to get an education
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