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Subliminal Learning Thru the PC?

Posted by Cliff on from the osmosis-jones-and-the-last-monitor dept.

dieckert_heath asks: "I spend so much time in front of the PC, I recently started wondering if there was a way to learn what interests me (cisco routers and networking in general) via subliminal messages flashed on my PC. Anyone done anything like this?" Good idea! I wonder why no one hasn't thought of it, until now?

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  1. Been done by iamjim · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Years ago (while using Windows 3.1 or 95) I met a piece of software that tried to do this. It did it, very poorly. Flashed messages, intrusively.

    They intended to help you stop smoking, stop eating, live healthier, increase self esteem, pay for registration fees. You were able to select banks of things you wanted to get into your subconcious. You could drill-down and select specifics. Not a bad setup but:

    It was very intrusive and didn't work well. NOt a bad idea but if it worked better then i'm sure you would;ve heard about it.