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Going Cyberpunk
goingincirclez writes "Cnet has an article about the development of a "Neuro-chip". This can be implanted in the brain and is currently being researched for medical uses. The article makes a brief mention the composition of pictures on a computer based on signlas receieved from the brain. Couple this development with the information in this Wired article from last October, and I can't help but wonder how far we are from literally being able to record dreams and thoughts?" On a similar note there are stories about a temperature-sensing implantable microchip and a scientist who claims he can tell whether you've committed a crime.
"98.6! Take him away, boys, he's guilty of somethin'!"
Bush is sure to buy it for "Homeland Security" and "Total Information Awareness" !!! Constitution and Bill of Rights fed into the Enron Paper Shredder !!!
its that only shaved psychic genetic freaks that float in a comatose state in a vat underground can tell me who has committed a crime.
There are some odd things afoot now, in the Villa Straylight.
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The Orgasmatron. This, and a replacement for addictive drugs, are the most important functions of cybernetics. And fortunately, they are pretty easy to implement, as opposed to mind transfers or the like.
Imagine neurochip VR rigs. This could bring us into a new era of neuromancer style enhancements.
One of the big problems posed by VR and AR(augmented reality) was that display devices were always complicated, expensive, and head mounted binocular displays were absolutely foul to use - I have used them enough to say I think they are awful. So far desktop VR has the market share because of these factors.
I really could see some fantastic AR applications - like a doctor seeing body schematics overlaid when operating - meanwhile all vital signs of the patient are displayed in another corner.
I wont continue with all the applications - as I am sure we already have a few billion.
I wonder where Prof. Warwick is in all this - its really his realm...
Anyway - I will be buying one once they are available...
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You know, the whole "Matrix-type needle" thing bugs me. It's so... clinical. I want a fuckin rock'n'roll guitar jack in my head a la the Shadowrun RPG. If you're going to plug your PC into your head the least you could do is make sure it's a fashion statement and not some kinda wimpy little pin interface.
I can see it now:
Dell jack - Comes in beige plastic and lasts about two weeks.
Toshiba jack - "It's not a jack, it's a mini-jack." For the mobile computing professional.
Sun jack - "We don't sell jacks." You need com.sun.java.io.jack installed on whatever other jack you have.
Sony jack - Comes with integrated DRM to fry you if you download MP3s to your brain.
VIA jack - Mini-ITX version implants the whole PC in your head.
IBM jack - It's square. And comes in clusters.
Apple jack - Mmmm yum. Comes in translucent tangerine, but doesn't actually do anything because all the connections are wireless.
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If I had a chip in my brain that allowed people to see what I'm thinking, there should be a law stating women aren't allowed within 20 feet of the monitoring equipment.
*SLAP*
YOU PIG!!!
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I am the lord of the pun. Dance Knave!
Could you sus out the size of the chip they would have to insert in your meat bod to hold the tax code, ouch!
Onward to the Aether Sphere!
The prohibitive cost of a sub-cranial interface could always be reconciled by having banner popups in your field of vision.
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I don't know about you, but some of my dreams are better left forgotten... and some could just get me in trouble with the Mrs. ;)
I'll pass on the ability to TiVo my nights sleep.
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We DO have priorities. Implantable neurochips are WAAAAAAY cooler than space ships.
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Does this mean videos would leak on the net like the Pam & Tommy Lee video? Just what do they dream about? What does Britney Spears dream about? Or Ozzy Ozbourne? On second thought... I don't want to know.
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Rule 2: See Rule 1
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The problem here is that most of humanity still needs to have a BRAIN implanted before they can start thinking about brain enhancing chips.
--- Ban humanity.
Its not a lie if you believe the lie.
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Knowing this crowd, if you actually had implantable computer chips it wouldn't be long before you would see the following: 1. Somebody running linux and a webserver from their brain. "Pass me the tylenol, my heads' been slashdotted!" 2. DRM the hard way... your vision blanks out whenever you see material you haven't purchased. 3. A beowulf cluster of human brains... of course if you did this in your average marketing department you still wouldn't end up with much....
At a press conference today, the RIAA announced that it is happy to hear about the development of this technology. The RIAA plans to contribute funding to the development of brain implants that can recognize whenever you hear, see, or even think about any copyrighted material. "In order to fund this project through to completion", said Hillary Rosen, "we will need to raise the prices of CD's. But not to worry. This price increase is only temporary."
The MPAA did not return our calls prior to press time, but it is widely anticipated that the MPAA will also be creaming their jeans over this news.
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Yeah, but that was Back in the Red, by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, wasn't it?
(Ah, the world loves a bastard!)
Uh, no thanks. The last thing I want is a Microsoft Service Pack applied to my brain. Can you imagine the EULA for that?
...I had to reboot my brain.
I'd tend to think that would fall under the category of "if you could do that, you'd already be able to build a robot to do it."
Or or those who don't like to exercise, have the computer work out while you surf the web.
Now that I like the sound of!
For work: You can visualize nice models in space.
Ok, I'm thinking Cindy Crawford -- but then it's not so great with the space suit in the way.
What does that have to do with work, by the way?
"Orthodoxy is unconsciousness" - Orwell