I have one. I didn't ask for it. It came free on my phone when I purchaced service through Vodaphone which is a company in Japan where I live. It's awful. I've never, ever seen it work clearly. I can also record whatever I want off of the tv. All I have so far are very, very muzzy clips of sumo. My phone also has a radio which if the button on the side of the phone is ever so slightly nudged it turns on with a full volumned crackle and buzz that makes me and my neighbors on the train jump. If I could download an e-book or a movie and use the headset that came with the phone (also never used) I might think it's a good idea. Right now, I'd love it if I could get the stupid thing turned off. Take it from me, do not pay extra for this stupid service. What we really want is more solitare, black jack, and tetris.
Could this be done for movie theaters? Like when Han, Leia and Luke fall in the trash compactor, and Han say's "What a wonderful smell you discovered!" We would "discover" it too! But, then real LOTR's people would have to figure out how long it should last after they left the compactor considering that Luke was totally dunked in it and so you would need to have this slightly disgusting smell for most of the rest of the movie which might make some people sick. And then you'd have to add yet another five minutes of credits to the end of the movie just to give credit where credit is due, so in the end, probably it's not a good idea.
Dr. Skinner made these things called "learning machines" in which if you put in the right stimulus you would get the right response. A computer is a glorified learning machine. Even Skinner admitted that they were not for forward thinking but instead to have a better way to perform "drill and kill" excercises. By the way, Dr. Skinner was also the creater of a glass crib which was basically a way to deprive babies of human contact. He used it on his own daughter. People have rightfully stomped on those as well as a lot of the Behavior Modification crap, so why are we still expecting computers to enhance the minds of our children? Computers are not teachers, but they seem a lot less expensive than a salary.
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I have one. I didn't ask for it. It came free on my phone when I purchaced service through Vodaphone which is a company in Japan where I live. It's awful. I've never, ever seen it work clearly. I can also record whatever I want off of the tv. All I have so far are very, very muzzy clips of sumo. My phone also has a radio which if the button on the side of the phone is ever so slightly nudged it turns on with a full volumned crackle and buzz that makes me and my neighbors on the train jump. If I could download an e-book or a movie and use the headset that came with the phone (also never used) I might think it's a good idea. Right now, I'd love it if I could get the stupid thing turned off. Take it from me, do not pay extra for this stupid service. What we really want is more solitare, black jack, and tetris.
Could this be done for movie theaters? Like when Han, Leia and Luke fall in the trash compactor, and Han say's "What a wonderful smell you discovered!" We would "discover" it too! But, then real LOTR's people would have to figure out how long it should last after they left the compactor considering that Luke was totally dunked in it and so you would need to have this slightly disgusting smell for most of the rest of the movie which might make some people sick. And then you'd have to add yet another five minutes of credits to the end of the movie just to give credit where credit is due, so in the end, probably it's not a good idea.
Dr. Skinner made these things called "learning machines" in which if you put in the right stimulus you would get the right response. A computer is a glorified learning machine. Even Skinner admitted that they were not for forward thinking but instead to have a better way to perform "drill and kill" excercises. By the way, Dr. Skinner was also the creater of a glass crib which was basically a way to deprive babies of human contact. He used it on his own daughter. People have rightfully stomped on those as well as a lot of the Behavior Modification crap, so why are we still expecting computers to enhance the minds of our children? Computers are not teachers, but they seem a lot less expensive than a salary.
No, no. Firefly was a tad tedious. What we really want is a Trek version of Red Dwarf, complete with the evolved singing cat.