It's kinda absurd to think your consciousness somehow transfers with the teleportation.
It's all perspective - I would like to think that my consciousness would be parsed into its' most basic "grammar" (the atoms, or subatomic particles, or...?), & the instructions needed for reconstruction would be included (hopefully!). In Star Trek, I think they "phased" your particles into something like subspace. Either way,in effect my consciousness would be teleported, if only in pieces, awaiting re-assembly. In any event, as long as "I" materialize with all of "my" thoughts & cognitive skills intact, "I" will be happy, or at least not unhappy. In short: I think, therefore me am.
It could raise the awareness that the individual human is a almost meaningless small part of the universe, it would raise global thinking and consciousness. No more this is my land but this is our world instead.
Although I too like Star Trek, I suspect that the latter part of your comment is closer to the truth: the ISD's (insecure, smalldicks) would find the idea of "small and insignificant" an untenable reality; likely they would advocate the construction of a huge space presence,complete with armadas sufficient to reclaim their title "Big Penis in the Cosmos". Yeahhh, I'm a little cynical.
Gee I had this idea about 20 years ago, & I suspect many readers here also had a similar sense of deja vu when they read this! Oh well, more power to them...
Give everyone a Mickey Finn, & shove their unconscious bodies into soft duffel bags. The flight will be more enjoyable by all. And you can carry your gun. Everybody wins!
This sounds suspicious. If this story is true, then all the more reason to be extra mistrusting about the pay-for video download sites. For audio (at Amazon), it's dumb simple: click the song you want, & download your mp3(with one-click service). Why shouldn't it be this simple with video (I haven't tried Unbox yet)?
Metaphorically speaking, you are correct: establish a cumulative boycott against those who abuse the technology, and reward those who use it in an open, creative and non-annoying manner. FTR, I was impressed by this tech when I first heard about it a few years back (some kind of "inventor profile " on the old TechTV network, as I recall).
As someone who built a ZX81 from kit & enjoyed it immensely, but then moved on to Commodore(s), I take your comments with a good-natured chuckle. (Did Sir Clive ever finish that fold-up car? I always figured he could use his leftover spark plug printers for the ignition;) ).
And a "Duh" moment for me: I just realized that I have used, not one but two pool robots for a number of years (all through the nineties)! Granted, they are just dumb wall-crawlers with a psuedo randomizing routine built in; still, it's funny how they just seem to creep up on you and poof!, there they are before you know it. Like the Spanish Inquisition.
I do remember a time when I would talk on and on about computers in everybody's household - and get blank stares. Com-pew--ter? I suspect the current generation of kids will embrace anthropomorphised(sic) robots in about ten-twenty years; but more likely we will see a gradual introduction of small, robot cars. Just speculation, I haven't any magic crystal ball-but I was right about computers!:)
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It's all perspective - I would like to think that my consciousness would be parsed into its' most basic "grammar" (the atoms, or subatomic particles, or...?), & the instructions needed for reconstruction would be included (hopefully!). In Star Trek, I think they "phased" your particles into something like subspace. Either way,in effect my consciousness would be teleported, if only in pieces, awaiting re-assembly. In any event, as long as "I" materialize with all of "my" thoughts & cognitive skills intact, "I" will be happy, or at least not unhappy. In short: I think, therefore me am.
...and the next time the mongols attack our shitty walls in their motorhomes, we'll be ready!
Although I too like Star Trek, I suspect that the latter part of your comment is closer to the truth: the ISD's (insecure, smalldicks) would find the idea of "small and insignificant" an untenable reality; likely they would advocate the construction of a huge space presence,complete with armadas sufficient to reclaim their title "Big Penis in the Cosmos". Yeahhh, I'm a little cynical.
Playing "Tank" at the bowling alley - you know, the one with the wormhole, where there should be a wall.
No, having an idea is where it all begins. Not doing anything with that idea is what's worth squat. Guilty!
Look out your window.
Gee I had this idea about 20 years ago, & I suspect many readers here also had a similar sense of deja vu when they read this! Oh well, more power to them...
Give everyone a Mickey Finn, & shove their unconscious bodies into soft duffel bags. The flight will be more enjoyable by all. And you can carry your gun. Everybody wins!
Ah, like 7.1 with DRM upgrade - I see!
This sounds suspicious. If this story is true, then all the more reason to be extra mistrusting about the pay-for video download sites. For audio (at Amazon), it's dumb simple: click the song you want, & download your mp3(with one-click service). Why shouldn't it be this simple with video (I haven't tried Unbox yet)?
*coincidence-I had been planning this since I finished xmas shopping.
Metaphorically speaking, you are correct: establish a cumulative boycott against those who abuse the technology, and reward those who use it in an open, creative and non-annoying manner. FTR, I was impressed by this tech when I first heard about it a few years back (some kind of "inventor profile " on the old TechTV network, as I recall).
Ironic has many definitions, & many forms. Take that, Bender.
As someone who built a ZX81 from kit & enjoyed it immensely, but then moved on to Commodore(s), I take your comments with a good-natured chuckle. (Did Sir Clive ever finish that fold-up car? I always figured he could use his leftover spark plug printers for the ignition ;) ).
Wikipedia.
Irrelevant. We are the Borg.
Make more stuff.
And a "Duh" moment for me: I just realized that I have used, not one but two pool robots for a number of years (all through the nineties)! Granted, they are just dumb wall-crawlers with a psuedo randomizing routine built in; still, it's funny how they just seem to creep up on you and poof!, there they are before you know it. Like the Spanish Inquisition.
I do remember a time when I would talk on and on about computers in everybody's household - and get blank stares. Com-pew--ter? I suspect the current generation of kids will embrace anthropomorphised(sic) robots in about ten-twenty years; but more likely we will see a gradual introduction of small, robot cars. Just speculation, I haven't any magic crystal ball-but I was right about computers! :)
...and the extra advantage of regenerative braking!
Ha! I was wondering who was gonna say that!
What is this "or"? Give both.
So he's a proponent of aneuronic fusion? No, that's mean, I shouldn't say that.
Turnabout.
HA! I still say lower Princes' pitch to Barry White levels, add a little quavery banjo background, a jaw harp or two...