I can't wait for my google-search head implant. It'd be nice to be able to mentally call up my favorite search engine when I'm stuck on a test, or need to sound smart in a conversation about foreign cities and nations.
We are all afraid that new and powerful spam filters will filter out an email that was directed at us, but honestly, how many of us haven't accidentally deleted one ourselves? My spam deleting technique is 1.Check name 2.Check subject 3.Decide And even this system has been known to delete a false positive or two (Hey, I didn't know Alisa knew my email and "Hi" from the name "Alisa" just sounds like spam) My point being, I doubt if any spam system will ever truly get to the point of never deleting a false positive, but it doesn't mean you should avoid spam filters, or leave them set at settings that make little to no difference.
And once they re-engineer us to talk out of other holes we'll have all sorts of advancements in culture!
I wish the telepathy mutation had kicked in instead.
In the article they had to map his sight first, which worked easy because he used to have sight, so they could ask him what it looked like (Plum, lightning streak, circle, etc)
Now with a TRULY blind person this could be a problem - a person who has been lind all his life does not know what a plum is, or what a lightning streak looks like, I wonder if he'd even be able to pick out a circle when he saw one.
It sure costs a lot... they'll probably get advertisers to co-pay it so they can run their advertisements over your sight every 10 min:D
You know that's where it's going.
"Also remember that just ten decimal digits would be enough to count every human alive. I assume there are less products in the world than that which need numbering than that!"
How many products do you own that had a barcode on them at one time? 0? Less than 1? Of course there are more products than people that need numbering.
Lets face it, the networks are in place, the companies have a computer (no matter how old) on every desk, and they've already run their network lines throughout - and if they haven't yet, then they aren't going to.
They age of innovation and upgrading is over, the workers of IT have built a solid IT foundation, and now that it's constructed, budget is cut to simple maintenance. Of course the IT dept isn't disapearing, it's just no longer expanding.
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I can't wait for my google-search head implant. It'd be nice to be able to mentally call up my favorite search engine when I'm stuck on a test, or need to sound smart in a conversation about foreign cities and nations.
I'd be sure and put in his vote first. :)
We are all afraid that new and powerful spam filters will filter out an email that was directed at us, but honestly, how many of us haven't accidentally deleted one ourselves? My spam deleting technique is
1.Check name
2.Check subject
3.Decide
And even this system has been known to delete a false positive or two (Hey, I didn't know Alisa knew my email and "Hi" from the name "Alisa" just sounds like spam)
My point being, I doubt if any spam system will ever truly get to the point of never deleting a false positive, but it doesn't mean you should avoid spam filters, or leave them set at settings that make little to no difference.
And once they re-engineer us to talk out of other holes we'll have all sorts of advancements in culture! I wish the telepathy mutation had kicked in instead.
I want a computer lab of these things so I can point mine at someone's screen across the room :D
"Teacher! He clicked a porn link over there!" >:D
In the article they had to map his sight first, which worked easy because he used to have sight, so they could ask him what it looked like (Plum, lightning streak, circle, etc)
Now with a TRULY blind person this could be a problem - a person who has been lind all his life does not know what a plum is, or what a lightning streak looks like, I wonder if he'd even be able to pick out a circle when he saw one.
It sure costs a lot... they'll probably get advertisers to co-pay it so they can run their advertisements over your sight every 10 min :D
You know that's where it's going.
"Also remember that just ten decimal digits would be enough to count every human alive. I assume there are less products in the world than that which need numbering than that!"
How many products do you own that had a barcode on them at one time? 0? Less than 1? Of course there are more products than people that need numbering.
Lets face it, the networks are in place, the companies have a computer (no matter how old) on every desk, and they've already run their network lines throughout - and if they haven't yet, then they aren't going to.
They age of innovation and upgrading is over, the workers of IT have built a solid IT foundation, and now that it's constructed, budget is cut to simple maintenance. Of course the IT dept isn't disapearing, it's just no longer expanding.
What would I do with a postage stamp size media? It would end up in a crack somewhere, or stuck to the bottom of someone's shoes.
If the medium was that sensitive, they would probably only use it in something that is protected or encased, like a hard drive..