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USA National Memory Championships
bigtallmofo writes "Could you memorize 1,000 digits in under an hour? How about remember the exact order of 10 shuffled decks of playing cards in under an hour as well as one shuffled deck in less than two minutes? If so, you could be counted among 36 grand masters of memory worldwide. Slate is reporting that other spectacular memory feats were performed at the 2005 USA National Memory Championship. Congratulations to Ram Kolli, a graduate student in computer science at Virginia Tech, and this year's champ."
By The Washington Post and The Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Senator John McCain (R-AZ) announced Friday afternoon that the Senate would be opening hearings on the USA National Memory Championships after allegations of illegal memory augmentation surfaced. "These allegations of illegal computer implants are very frightening, and we owe it to the American people to investigate this matter fully. Our children are looking up to these men and women as role models, and if they're not actually memorizing things on their own with their God given abilities, we need to put an end to it. There are long term dangers to brain function many of these people are either unaware of or simply ignoring for short-sighted goals."
This year's champion Ram Kolli was among the first to be subpoenaed in the matter, and was expected to testify this week. "I've never illegaly used a computer to assist my memory in my life" said Kolli, noting that he had used computer storage in the past but only in legal ways, such as for class notes and assignments. "I've trained too long and too hard for these championships to throw it all away by using illegal implants. When I memorized pages 73 through 82 of the New York City phonebook, that was all me, and Jorge Benwalt of 212-555-2934 knows it."
Several Google executives have also been called on to testify following claims that they've produced a blackmarket implant that allows people to search Google with their brain. Sources close to Google acknowledged they've done research on such devices, but claim none have been produced or used outside of the lab environment. Google could not be reached for official comment at press time.
Yeah, but can he remember where I left my car keys?
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But I have forgotton what this article is about.
time is a perception of a being's consciousness
time is your 6th sense, the wierd ones are 7+
Congratulations to Ram Kolli
A guy named "Ram" who's a memory champion? come on...
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
Ohwait...
...Slashdot editors could do that.
That'd be one boring ass smart person, maybe throw a bit of Chris Rock's wit in there for fun.
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Now that would be hilarious. I'd love to see Chris Rocks routine generalized to Banach spaces and arbitrary metrics.
Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation.
Forget all of this.
How many of us can remember how many girlfriends we've had sex with?
Oh.--wait--I forgot where I was posting...
Vos teneo officium eram periculosus ut vos recipero is.
..but can they be mounted as a mass storage volume on Linux ?
Yes, but do they bring out a new edition of the book every time Lucas f's with Star Wars. "Now that character is like Han firing at Greedo in the Cantina. Now was that when he fired first or last or when it was in 3D I wonder".
Editors that could remember the stories that they put up the day before.
Often enough, nobody would be able to tell the difference.
English is easier said than done.
Imagine a beowulf cluster of them.
I use the Layden technique. According to her, it's foolproof.
What?
Well, not that much anymore, I suspect.
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oh man, I was supposed to compete this year, but I totally forgot...
Yeah, reminds me of every cockwad who dismisses memory, IQ etc and tries to play the we are all special in our own way card.
No i bet Einstein had an awesome memory for what was important.
I'm sorry. I forgot that Saturday is "No Jokes" day on Slashdot. Maybe if I post this next Wednesday when the article is duped, a moderator with a sense of humor will find it.
What?
Ill bet youra blast at parties.
If I had mod points, I would have probably saved them for something better. But picturing Chris Rock saying...
Metric spaces, metric spaces. Met-ric spaces.
These things are all over the place now. You know the Poles have their own sorts of metric spaces. Polish spaces. Have you heard about these? They're completely metrizable separable topological spaces. What kind of an idiot do you have to be to name a separable space after your own country?
made me laugh. Oh well, to each his own.
After all, I am strangely colored.
Your Mr. Magoo method sounds much better.