Re: [LINK] Machine Learning Was: Re: Robot cars and the fear gap

2016-08-01 Thread Stephen Loosley
Thought-provoking. Thanks Karl. Speaking of fear gaps .. now THIS is a Fear Gap  http://i.imgur.com/4BIw6qH.gifv And here’s another view regards our discussions regards Materialism and Panpsychism following on from your point, even although one can’t say one agrees with this entirely.

Re: [LINK] ABS 2016 Census

2016-08-01 Thread David Boxall
On 1/08/2016 3:17 PM, Brenda Aynsley wrote: ..."We are experiencing a large demand which the automated system cannot handle at the moment. ... = inept planning. They should have expected the number of calls that they're getting, then allowed for 50-100% more. It's not as if they're operating

[LINK] ABS retribution?

2016-08-01 Thread Jan Whitaker
I know the fines are $180/day up to 10 days of $1800. BUT the ABS has another rock they can throw. A woman on ABC Melbourne this morning said she did a protest form last census and got caught up in the "special" census projects where you have to call in and tell them stuff weekly for MONTHS.

[LINK] Fwd: [apfma] The Australian Bureau of Statistics has made a hash of the census (The Register)

2016-08-01 Thread Jan Whitaker
a must read [waves at Linker Richard] >The Australian Bureau of Statistics has made a hash of the census >Promising wonderful outcomes without explaining privacy protection burns >the public's trust >1 Aug 2016 at 22:52, >Richard Chirgwin >The Register

Re: [LINK] Machine Learning Was: Re: Robot cars and the fear gap

2016-08-01 Thread Karl Auer
On Tue, 2016-08-02 at 10:11 +1000, Jim Birch wrote: > Why not make the same claim about other people?  After all, they are > just physical stuff - wet logic circuits - they couldn't possibly > have conscious sensation.  I mean, how could it work? > > Same for a computing machine... Time for this

Re: [LINK] Machine Learning Was: Re: Robot cars and the fear gap

2016-08-01 Thread Jim Birch
On 28 July 2016 at 16:52, David Lochrin wrote: I'm simply saying we have no idea how perception arises. > No, perception is highly studied and a massive amount is known about it. > Until quite recently people would have commonly said it arises from your > immortal soul,

[LINK] Fwd: [apfma] itN: ABS attacked re Census website security

2016-08-01 Thread Jan Whitaker
Thought this would have some meaning to Linkers as well. Thanks, Roger. >ABS forced to defend Census website security >By Allie Coyne on Aug 1, 2016 2:43PM >Insecure encryption raises eyebrows. >http://www.itnews.com.au/news/abs-forced-to-defend-census-website-security-432176 > >The Australian

Re: [LINK] GovHack Sydney

2016-08-01 Thread Roger Clarke
>On 01/08/16 09:33, Roger Clarke wrote: >> Another issue is that disintermediation is always attractive. Until >> you discover how much you have to invest ... At 9:02 +1000 2/8/16, Tom Worthington wrote: >Why is there a large investment needed? You just need a register so you can >authenticate

Re: [LINK] GovHack Sydney

2016-08-01 Thread Tom Worthington
On 01/08/16 09:33, Roger Clarke wrote: There's the problem of ABR moving, at best, at glacial pace. ... Yes, part of the agenda of "Smart eInvoicing" is obviously to speed up the ABR. Another issue is that disintermediation is always attractive. Until you discover how much you have to