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and do not, in any way, claim to know th contents of another's thoughts
It's coming. Another 5-10 years, and that will be exactly what they're doing. And in another 5-10 years they'll figure out how to write to, as well as read from, the brain.
And then Starbucks' WiFi hotspots will get a whole lot cooler
Of course, it won't seem quite so much fun when Al Qaida start blujacking commuters and making them run amok in the underground
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Well, when you said "Don't tease," I thought I had done something objectionable. But yes, to my ear, teasing is something like insulting: it can be done in an amiable spirit (with an underlying message, "I don't really mean it"), but which when done straightforwardly is mean-spirited and aggressive. Yes, joshing is better, although there is to my ear a tiny but definite trace in it of deception, similar to practical joking. Joking with (as opposed to playing a joke on) is to my ear completely harmless. I do have a tendency to tease, and sometimes I overstep the line and say something I regret.
Good luck with the import page! I tried it earlier today and it was utterly unresponsive.
I suppose it's appropriate to be discussing Kafka while surrounded by bugs.
Good luck with the import page! I tried it earlier today and it was utterly unresponsive.
I suppose it's appropriate to be discussing Kafka while surrounded by bugs.
Whoa, that's way more semantic layers than I can cope with. Damn English. World's biggest lexicon with a different word for all occasions and we can't agree on what any of them mean.
I just finished reading this in the news and I think the world may be going mad or at least stupid!<-2>
At a laboratory in Germany, volunteers slide into a donut-shaped MRI machine and perform simple tasks, such as deciding whether to add or subtract two numbers, or choosing which of two buttons to press.
They have no inkling that scientists in the next room are trying to read their minds — using a brain scan to figure out their intention before it is turned into action.
<0>Then what I always worried about DNA charting
<-2>Britain is creating a national DNA database that would allow authorities to track people with violent predispositions. In addition, the government has also floated the idea of locking up people with personality disorders that could lead to criminal behavior.
<0>Doesn't that sound like bad scifi?
At a laboratory in Germany, volunteers slide into a donut-shaped MRI machine and perform simple tasks, such as deciding whether to add or subtract two numbers, or choosing which of two buttons to press.
They have no inkling that scientists in the next room are trying to read their minds — using a brain scan to figure out their intention before it is turned into action.
<0>Then what I always worried about DNA charting
<-2>Britain is creating a national DNA database that would allow authorities to track people with violent predispositions. In addition, the government has also floated the idea of locking up people with personality disorders that could lead to criminal behavior.
<0>Doesn't that sound like bad scifi?
I wouldn't worry about the MRI story. When they say "read your mind" they mean "see which parts of the brain are generally used for the task" and do not, in any way, claim to know th contents of another's thoughts. Part of what sounds scary is the reporter's attempt to make it sound cool.
I like MRI studies. You can have fun results such as one study showing that on average men tend to have pleasure centers of their brain light up when they see a guilty party being punished for breaking the rules, where as most females don't seem to have the same physiological response, even when they report the same conservative values and desire for justice on questioners. I also read one a while back that showed solving difficult mathematical and logic problems caused the brain to show images similar to those of people having an orgasm. Now we know why Irina like physics. Fun stuff.
That second report is a bit scarier. Was it reported in The Sun by any chance? I keep seeing scary stories from The Sun about England online and the English people in forums that mention them tend to laugh.
I like MRI studies. You can have fun results such as one study showing that on average men tend to have pleasure centers of their brain light up when they see a guilty party being punished for breaking the rules, where as most females don't seem to have the same physiological response, even when they report the same conservative values and desire for justice on questioners. I also read one a while back that showed solving difficult mathematical and logic problems caused the brain to show images similar to those of people having an orgasm. Now we know why Irina like physics. Fun stuff.
That second report is a bit scarier. Was it reported in The Sun by any chance? I keep seeing scary stories from The Sun about England online and the English people in forums that mention them tend to laugh.
I have heard that math is just repressed mathmatics..
the first article is from Max Planck Institute via AP..the second MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer I got both off of Yahoo news.
the first article is from Max Planck Institute via AP..the second MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer I got both off of Yahoo news.
It's coming. Another 5-10 years, and that will be exactly what they're doing. And in another 5-10 years they'll figure out how to write to, as well as read from, the brain.
And then Starbucks' WiFi hotspots will get a whole lot cooler
Of course, it won't seem quite so much fun when Al Qaida start blujacking commuters and making them run amok in the underground
And if you were left with any sense of personal dignity..stay away from the airports..
http://www.washingtontimes.com/technology/20070302-103948-7752r.htm
The new airline scanners work very well, and show every line,curve and dimple!
http://www.washingtontimes.com/technology/20070302-103948-7752r.htm
The new airline scanners work very well, and show every line,curve and dimple!
Tell me about it. First using Quicken Willmaker was found to be unauthorized practice of law, and now legal software venders are being held liable for providing forms. http://technology.findlaw.com/articles/00006/010710.html
It's a good thing I don't give legal advice.
It's a good thing I don't give legal advice.
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