Well, I tried to sleep, I got into bed and looked at the ceiling. I couldn't sleep.
No, that's not what I meant. Speaking of 'the internet' in the way you are doing is too vague. You claim that 'the internet' is sentient, because when you thought of questions and then typed random stuff into a Chinese-to-English translator website, you got what you considered to be relevant answers. You need to be more specific. Websites and computers generally are (usually) deterministic. If I think of a different question, and then type the same random stuff into the same website, I'll get the same answers. If you claim that I would get different answers, then you must hypothesize that some part of the system is responding to your thoughts - simply saying it's 'the internet' isn't sufficiently specific. Do you mean your computer, Notepad, Windows, the remote website, one of the dozens of routers that the TCP/IP packets traveled through?
Got me, I haven't a clue. I consider it the internet because of the result. The information about who did 911 could not be held in my local computer, but I'm sure that some computers at one point held relevant information. Whether it was on bin Laden’s lap top as he sat in his cave, or the computers at NORAD, or the massive amount of computers in building seven. The wireless modem was involved, my computer was involved, the notepad bug was involved, Windows was involved, my impaired consciousness was involved, my hat was involved plus all the things you mention are involved. I'm saying internet because all these things had to come together and work in unison to achieve the results.
Technically, 'the internet' is simply a communications mechanism between two computers, analogous to the phone system. Websites send information to your computer via the internet, but neither they nor your computer are themselves 'the internet'. It's an important distinction.
Sure, but as I have pointed out, SETI uses the computer power of 5.2 million computers in its project. Maybe there is some sort of virtual consciousness that is riding piggy back on the internet infrastructure, I don't know, That's one of the reasons I came here.
I wasn't using 'ignorance' as an insult. It simply means a lack of knowledge. I'm ignorant on the subject of 15th century Flemish basket-weaving.
I understood that and is why I posted this:
I am completely ignorant as to how you could ask it, unless you are using it to try to slide an insult into the conversation. I will not accept that you would do that, so I am confused.
It seems you were ignorant of what I posted.
I do know a bit about computers and the internet, though.
Good, then help me figure out what the happened.
Another tip for you would be to reduce the size of the font on your website. It's very hard to read as it is, and apart from that, using huge fonts is a hallmark of children and fanatics.
I changed it to a 12 point size font, I think it's too small. What do you think?
I appreciate your enthusiasm, but you really need to take a step back. You've fallen headlong into the trap of seeing what you want to see. If you were honest about wanting to make sure what you're seeing is real, you'll try what I originally said
Please tell me what you originally said, I'm not sure what you mean.
- you started down this road because you saw a spooky connection between the Notepad-mangled phrase 'bush hid the facts' and the resulting English translation.
Yes.
- Now you've convinced yourself that simply thinking of a question and then typing a load of As into Notepad gives you a relevant answer.
Yes.
You should test this by thinking about a different question, and then typing *the same characters* into Notepad the second time. If you get the same answers, you'll know that 'the internet' is not reading your thoughts.
That's why I can't get the million dollars. This can be duplicated if you do the exact same things I did. But the answers have already been given and they are done. They are set in stone. I already checked that. It is in the article. If I think of a different question and enter one of the characters I have already used, it will give me the original result no matter what question I ask. I think this was a one time thing. The next event like this will be someone else that isn't expecting it either. And it won't be about "bush hid the facts".
More importantly, besides doing this test, it is very important that you should *want* to do this test. You should *want* to only believe in this if it's really true.
Hmmmm, this is a real problem, until you mentioned it, i had not once thought about doing it again. And now that you have brought it up, I don't want to do it again. The more time passes, the more uncomfortable I am about all this.
If you find yourself wanting to believe it even if it doesn't seem to be true, then you're in big trouble.
No, what is happening is that I want more and more not to believe it even though I know that it is true.
then you're in big trouble.
I am already so far into trouble about this it doesn't matter anymore.
Thanks Crispy Duck, this has been the most useful post I have received.
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