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Lego Logic Gates
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It's quite clever how you can do this mechanically. It's a reminder of the old mechanical code-breaker computers. However, imagine trying to make a 'pocket' calculator out of these. It would be massive. Computers the size of rooms again...
Someone should make a Lego computer, and then run a CAD program on it, just for irony's sake.
Imagine you had a device like this in the future. Low-range transmitters could be in place to allow you to control doors, lifts etc. It could be very handy those who are not able-bodied.
Also, it could transmit infomation to the device, such as historical background about the area, and the nearest popular buildings. I know WAP can already provide such features, but wouldn't be convenient if this data was automatically downloaded..
would it be possible to adapt the technology to allow blind people to see?
Seriously, it could be a possibility. The only problem being that it would require interfacing with the brain on a much more detailed level. I mean, we couldn't simply interface with portion of the brain, as this moving cursor experiment does. Something this advanced requires the computer to be linked on the individual neuron level.
This is probably why only low res. monochrome has been achieved so far. This reminds me of the good old days of Win95 when monochrome was actually a desktop colour option. Thank goodness graphics cards have become more standardised in higher colour levels.
Agreed. The only real way to get signals INTO the brain would be via someform of direct connection. The brain relies primarily on electrical impulses, so technically it should be possible..
Ironically to the subject, that's quite thought provoking..
If a virus was to remap the input from your brain, then as your brain is an intelligent device, as apposed to a keyboard, it should be able to adapt. This means that you'd have to 'learn' to cope with the virus in the most literal sense, until of course it was removed (the virus, not the brain).
I agree with you entirely. Small businesses and communities should definitely be allowed access to productivity software, without the large initial outlay of, for example, Microsoft Office and/or and an equivalent network license.
I've been using Linux and indeed OpenOffice for about a month, but am already using it much more frequently then Windows and Microsoft Office.
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It's quite clever how you can do this mechanically. It's a reminder of the old mechanical code-breaker computers. However, imagine trying to make a 'pocket' calculator out of these. It would be massive. Computers the size of rooms again...
Someone should make a Lego computer, and then run a CAD program on it, just for irony's sake.
Also, it could transmit infomation to the device, such as historical background about the area, and the nearest popular buildings. I know WAP can already provide such features, but wouldn't be convenient if this data was automatically downloaded..
Agreed. The only real way to get signals INTO the brain would be via someform of direct connection. The brain relies primarily on electrical impulses, so technically it should be possible.. Ironically to the subject, that's quite thought provoking..
If a virus was to remap the input from your brain, then as your brain is an intelligent device, as apposed to a keyboard, it should be able to adapt. This means that you'd have to 'learn' to cope with the virus in the most literal sense, until of course it was removed (the virus, not the brain).
I agree with you entirely. Small businesses and communities should definitely be allowed access to productivity software, without the large initial outlay of, for example, Microsoft Office and/or and an equivalent network license. I've been using Linux and indeed OpenOffice for about a month, but am already using it much more frequently then Windows and Microsoft Office.