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cecil36 writes: "Yahoo! has reported that scientists have discovered neural technology that allowed a monkey to control a mouse cursor using the brain. ... Further reading states that this technology can be used with the paralyzed or those with Lou Gehrig's Disease to allow them to use their computers."
And for some reason, we kept getting all these different screenplays...something called "Hamlet", and another called "Othello"...
That and complaints about having wires jammed in its brain...
...but it's being eaten...by some...Linux or something...
Is that I will no longer be beatable in any FPS game. My mental aim is flawless. You are all dead.
I do not respond to cowards. Especially anonymous ones.
Wouldn't it be embarrassing to find your computer downloading pr0n everytime one of those Herbal Essences commercials comes on the TV?
Shockwave Flash movies are the greatest thing to happen to non-sequitur humor since Japan.
...scientists have discovered neural technology that allowed a monkey to control a mouse cursor...
That's right. AOL 7.0 is all new, and easier than ever!
do not read this line twice.
Good to see Katz is taking Dubya up on his volunteerism agenda and making himself available as a research subject.
This will allow me to keep both hands free while I surf for porn.
Hammer of Truth
``In fact,'' she said, ``we found that he became quite reluctant to move his arm to the reach command once the cursor was introduced into the game. Apparently it was easier just to think about reaching.''
Wow, this is good news not just for the handicapped but also for those of us who are just plain lazy. Often times I find myself _thinking_ of doing things but never actually _doing_ them.
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The details:
First the monkey was tricked into installing "Comet Cursor." Then, after the 17th X10 popup ad, he finally just began hurling feces at the monitor. Fortunately, Matthew Broderick came along and rescued him.