CalTrans already has a very complicated, however effective, publicly viewable system which, if you read their main page lists "motorist cellular calls" as one of the many sources of information. I was alerted to this site by a vigilant friend concerned about his motorist calls made in and north of L.A. and there may have been some outbursts against this policy, but I know of none.
If you have a secret to tell, meet in person, and whisper. --Tom Clancy
Oh yeah! You better believe it gets better! The first season is the slow part, just building the foundation... once you get close to the second season it really starts taking off. It's like the first part of a roller coaster ride, lifting up to get ready to take off... "ka-chink-a-chink-a-chink-a-chink"
It's in my top 3 favorite TV shows ever. I was really pissed when they cancelled the series.
Yeah, that nonsequential mess is nonsense... there's NO reason to do that. I was lucky enough to get them from someone who recorded all the episodes.
For crying out loud, this is slashdot! Hasn't anyone here ever heard of Gaim? Or for that matter, Gaim-Encryption? I have one cellphone for use with any telcos's subscribers. (and I can take it in my pocket) Same with GAIM for IM.
Early tests with monkeys indicate great progress in controlling a robotic arm with a monkey.
The monkey is in a room looking at a screen, and thinks... the picture on the screen changes position according to the monkey's mind. A robotic arm is also controlled, and the screen and arm basically do the same things as a result of the monkey "wanting" it to.... and that's just a monkey!
I fully agree that this should be pursued in an open-source manner, owing to all the benifits of not only open access to the technology itself, but as you mentioned, open access to the non-proprietary development of it.
What concerns me about hooking my brain to a computer, though (and at that, a stone's throw to the internet) is the huge risk of the misuse of this technology, regardless of the manner in which it was developed. If it's possible to hack a computer, it seems like our brains would quickly become the bullseye of hacker target practice!
Of course the unprecedented productivity gain to be had will continue to drive the evolution of this research, and I suppose we'll see...
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CalTrans already has a very complicated, however effective, publicly viewable system which, if you read their main page lists "motorist cellular calls" as one of the many sources of information. I was alerted to this site by a vigilant friend concerned about his motorist calls made in and north of L.A. and there may have been some outbursts against this policy, but I know of none.
If you have a secret to tell, meet in person, and whisper. --Tom Clancy
Jeez!
Oh yeah! You better believe it gets better! The first season is the slow part, just building the foundation ... once you get close to the second season it really starts taking off. It's like the first part of a roller coaster ride, lifting up to get ready to take off ... "ka-chink-a-chink-a-chink-a-chink"
It's in my top 3 favorite TV shows ever. I was really pissed when they cancelled the series.
Yeah, that nonsequential mess is nonsense... there's NO reason to do that. I was lucky enough to get them from someone who recorded all the episodes.
The show must go on!!!
FYI:
try installing GAIM without WIMP or any of the other GTK themes. It runs much better that way.
For crying out loud, this is slashdot! Hasn't anyone here ever heard of Gaim? Or for that matter, Gaim-Encryption? I have one cellphone for use with any telcos's subscribers. (and I can take it in my pocket) Same with GAIM for IM.
... there are days I still have no idea what's going on in there!
Early tests with monkeys indicate great progress in controlling a robotic arm with a monkey.
... the picture on the screen changes position according to the monkey's mind. A robotic arm is also controlled, and the screen and arm basically do the same things as a result of the monkey "wanting" it to. ... and that's just a monkey!
The monkey is in a room looking at a screen, and thinks
Google it: robot arm monkey brain
Heh, We've all seen PI, right?
Your posting is indeed insightful.
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I fully agree that this should be pursued in an open-source manner, owing to all the benifits of not only open access to the technology itself, but as you mentioned, open access to the non-proprietary development of it.
What concerns me about hooking my brain to a computer, though (and at that, a stone's throw to the internet) is the huge risk of the misuse of this technology, regardless of the manner in which it was developed. If it's possible to hack a computer, it seems like our brains would quickly become the bullseye of hacker target practice!
Of course the unprecedented productivity gain to be had will continue to drive the evolution of this research, and I suppose we'll see
Welcome to the matrix!