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Intel Says Brain Implants Could Control Computers By 2020
Lucas123 writes "Scientists at Intel are working on developing sensors that would be implanted in a person's head in order to harness brain waves that could then be used to control computers, televisions, cell phones and other electronic equipment. Intel has already used Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI) machines to determine that blood flow changes in specific areas of the brain based on what word or image someone is thinking of. People tend to show the same brain patterns for similar thoughts. 'Eventually people may be willing to be more committed ... to brain implants. Imagine being able to surf the Web with the power of your thoughts.' said Intel research scientist Dean Pomerleau."
I can get direct neural input from the Playboy channel.
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And I have computers that control brain implants." "I'm a PC, and I have brain implants that control a computer." Mac: "Good Luck with that."
I know what you mean, ever since I woke up in the future I've been having these recuring dreams about Lightspeed Briefs (tm).
Depends on how open your mind is.
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. - Yogi Berra
Implants Could Control Computers By 2020
Computer implants will control brains by 2019.
Now i'm confused. What will control what in Soviet Russia then, and when exactly?
*high fives*
Man you must have aids or something no one was willing to highfive you over half an hour.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
I though Piccard was saying he was "the cutest aboard". That all makes more sense now.
In the future...
"Wait, Dad, you mean you used to have to move your arm to change the channel on the TV?"
"That's nothing, son. Great-Grandpa had to actually get up off the sofa and move to the TV to turn a dial."
Son physically reels. "Whoa, stop, you're blowin' my mind. But they did have motor-sofas to move you to the TV, right?"
Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.
In Soviet Russia, 2020 controls 2019 by computer implants!
Choke on that, causality!
This reminds me somewhat of the AI computer to look at sat photos and determine if there were tanks in the photo. They trained it. They tested it. It worked great. And then it failed horrifically. It turns out the training photos that had tanks were taking on sunny days, those that didn't were cloudy. The computer had learned to distinguish between sunny and cloudy days and wasn't looking for tanks at all.
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads. And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. I feel an Iron Maiden riff coming on.
Someone please mod parent up "Funny".(Just don't click the link!)
This guy is fucking hilarious.
"Pass by but don't miss it."
American marketing firms could learn something from this dude. I am still trying to figure out if he used Google Translate or crafted this fine specimen of marketing himself.
Man, can't seem to get the image of tracksuit wearing "cooldude" runnin' laps at the track in his Ugg Boots out of my head. Is that SIZE 1-24 Air Jordans, or can I just buy one?
Well that's not that hard to imagine, since silicone implants have been controlling men's minds since the early 60's...
Laters Sol "Have you found the secrets of the universe? Asked Zebade "I'm sure I left them here somewhere"
what a segmentation fault feels like...
So if this is the future...where's my jet pack?
You never learn, do you? You'll never win while Capt. Picard is around!