I've been intrigued by the idea of downloading a copy of yourself to a computer. It is believed that within 30 years our technology will have the ability to scan in a human brain without killing the person, we can scan a human brain now but it is done one slice at a time and not as detailed as it could be. I think it would be cool to have an alter ego that lived online helping you out with what you want, I think my other half would have a fun time in their as well. Another possibility is that we could manipulate or brain to see or feel things that aren't really there, a la Matrix. An online world identical to the real one just easily adjustable. Well, anyway it would probably be a bitch to set it all up, but I think still worth dreaming of.
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I've been intrigued by the idea of downloading a copy of yourself to a computer. It is believed that within 30 years our technology will have the ability to scan in a human brain without killing the person, we can scan a human brain now but it is done one slice at a time and not as detailed as it could be. I think it would be cool to have an alter ego that lived online helping you out with what you want, I think my other half would have a fun time in their as well.
Another possibility is that we could manipulate or brain to see or feel things that aren't really there, a la Matrix. An online world identical to the real one just easily adjustable.
Well, anyway it would probably be a bitch to set it all up, but I think still worth dreaming of.
Reed Robertson