Ah, that was concurrent On Tue, Jun 25, 2019, 21:46 Stefan Reich < [email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks Steve, but it wasn't me who wrote the post. I just found his style > enjoyable :) > > On Tue, Jun 25, 2019, 20:26 Steve Richfield <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Stefan, >> >> I probably have more neuroscience background than anyone else on this >> list, possibly excepting Colin, having worked as a research assistant in >> the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington, so >> I suggest caution when challenging me in that venue. >> >> I might also be the only one on this list who has actually held a job as >> a mathematician at a university department (University of Washington >> Physics and Astronomy Department). You appear to be clueless in this venue, >> at least as it intersects with neuroscience. >> >> My long-term goal is to fuse mathematics, neuroscience, and computer >> science into a single effort leading to AGI and beyond. >> >> Please excuse my talking down to this audience - in my possibly hopeless >> efforts to guide this fusion. >> >> My main impediment seems to be the few talented people in each of those >> disciplines who ignorantly dismiss the value of those in the other >> disciplines. >> >> People like you, who see things that obviously are part of the function >> of neurosystems, but can't (yet?) grok their mathematical significance, so >> they can apply this understanding to their programming. >> >> There are others like you in the other disciplines - like Colin, who >> immediately dismissed the prospect of ANY sort of mathematics operating in >> neurons, etc. >> >> So, like a fisherman with his line out, I continue looking for people >> with "a light in the attic". It appears that my posting was wasted on you. >> >> My condolences. >> >> Steve >> On Sat, Jun 22, 2019, 6:26 AM Stefan Reich via AGI <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Nice tantrum >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 22, 2019, 15:21 Alan Grimes via AGI <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I read some posts here yesterday that strongly indicate that people >>>> have >>>> not studied neural science *AT ALL* and I'm like. AAAARGGH!!!! >>>> >>>> YOU FUCKING IMBICILES!!! YOU COME ON THIS GODDAMN LIST WITHOUT DOING >>>> YOUR MOTHERFUCKING HOMEWORK!!!! >>>> >>>> I mean I had deluded myself into thinking that each of you had a bare >>>> minimum of intelligence and were aware of the importance of educating >>>> yourself before entering this most important field of study. >>>> >>>> But no, >>>> you haven't. >>>> You are just jerking off on your keyboard because you want your gynoid >>>> GF without doing your goddamn homework first. >>>> >>>> I strongly suspect biological synapses are tagged in some way to only >>>> connect with other synapses carrying dimensionally compatible >>>> information. >>>> >>>> IT'S CALLED A RECEPTIVE SITE, MORON! Each receptive site on each >>>> dendrite is a protein that binds to one of a dozen or so >>>> neurotransmitters. >>>> >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotransmitter >>>> >>>> The method that neurons form generative 'connections' is irrelevant to >>>> the capability of neural activity to transmit data. The brain must be >>>> able to form reactions and to make choices like inhibiting or >>>> activating >>>> different kinds of reactions to some event. This means that the brain >>>> must be reacting across some distances. It could be done by long >>>> synapses, I have no way of knowing. >>>> >>>> ITS CALLED AN AXON, YOU TWIT!!! >>>> >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axon >>>> >>>> \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ BUY THIS \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ >>>> >>>> https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Neural-Science-Fifth-Kandel/dp/0071390111/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=principles+of+neural+science&qid=1561208443&s=gateway&sr=8-1 >>>> /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ >>>> >>>> And then do this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKL_EpnSp8 >>>> >>>> (my brain contains little but memes.) >>>> >>>> Seriously, you can skip over part 2 of the book which gets into the >>>> gory >>>> molecular detais of everything, but everything else in the book is >>>> fucking important!!! It will make you look less stupid, if nothing >>>> else. =| >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Please report bounces from this address to [email protected] >>>> >>>> Powers are not rights. >>>> >>> *Artificial General Intelligence List <https://agi.topicbox.com/latest>* >> / AGI / see discussions <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi> + >> participants <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/members> + delivery >> options <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription> Permalink >> <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T87761d322a3126b1-M7e1c8c07742d14954100525c> >> ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T87761d322a3126b1-Mf56abe2733a8b63150d31bb1 Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
