Actually, jokes aside, this IS an interesting effect although I disagree with their use of the word "Off". The computer is powered up. But they are starving it of "normal" input.
To paraphrase: They feed the computer a signal (photon) but then intercept the signal before it can make it into computer. If light was purely particle, that would be the end of the story. However light is also wave/quantum thingy. Somehow, over several runs, enough of the wave/quantum thingy made it into the computer to make process the input.
If light is a wave, maybe they had a timing issue and enough of the wave made it into the computer.
If light is a quantum thingy, maybe they have discovered a way to imprint space-time (ether?) with the quantum state information of a removed object. If it IS this latter effect, maybe there is hope for homeopathy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy.
There is an inherent difference here. Let me rephrase: "If either _I_ or my son are doing something at home that either _I_ or he feels the need to hide, he or _I_ should not be doing it."
At home, I should not need to hide my actions from the members of that community. If I am looking at web-sites that I don't want my wife to know about, I probably shouldn't be looking at them.
At work, I should not need to hide my actions from the members of that community. If I am looking at web-sites or doing that I don't want my company to know about, I probably shouldn't be looking at/doing them.
In society at large, I should not need to hide my actions from the members of that community. If I am doing things that I don't want society to know about, I probably shouldn't be doing them. This implies that I have no problems going out in public places knowing that somebody with a camera could record anything that I do IN PUBLIC.
I AM monitored in public (by cell phones, cameras, ears, and eyes) and I don't mind. I AM monitored at work and I don't mind. Monitoring in my own home should be up to me and my wife.
I am trying to teach my son how to monitor himself. For the record, when watching movies together my son has always been the first one to hit the off button over scenes that he felt were inappropriate. My son DOES have independence, earnings, and freedom. Together, we are teaching him how to use these tools wisely.
Three hours a week (or less) is about right! My son does have access to the internet. The computer is supervised at all times (in the living room). If he is doing somethat that he feels he needs to hide, he probably shouldn't be doing it.
In online games, I create parallel accounts to my son and play along side him. His friends think that he has a really cool dad! And I see everything that is happening and can provide instant commentary.
I do not try to prevent my son from entering the "real world" -- but I DO try to teach him how to deal with it.
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Actually, jokes aside, this IS an interesting effect although I disagree with their use of the word "Off". The computer is powered up. But they are starving it of "normal" input.
To paraphrase: They feed the computer a signal (photon) but then intercept the signal before it can make it into computer. If light was purely particle, that would be the end of the story. However light is also wave/quantum thingy. Somehow, over several runs, enough of the wave/quantum thingy made it into the computer to make process the input.
If light is a wave, maybe they had a timing issue and enough of the wave made it into the computer.
If light is a quantum thingy, maybe they have discovered a way to imprint space-time (ether?) with the quantum state information of a removed object. If it IS this latter effect, maybe there is hope for homeopathy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy.
Homeopaths claim to dilute their active ingredients to the point of being non-existant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy#The_.22The ory_of_Infinitesimals.22 and claim that, even when diluted THIS much, the solvent retains the "nature" of the active ingredient.
The "Real World" IS just a big quantum computer.... Who knows?
I am NOT a proponent of homeopathy -- it just bears a similarity to the experiment above.
There is an inherent difference here. Let me rephrase: "If either _I_ or my son are doing something at home that either _I_ or he feels the need to hide, he or _I_ should not be doing it."
At home, I should not need to hide my actions from the members of that community. If I am looking at web-sites that I don't want my wife to know about, I probably shouldn't be looking at them.
At work, I should not need to hide my actions from the members of that community. If I am looking at web-sites or doing that I don't want my company to know about, I probably shouldn't be looking at/doing them.
In society at large, I should not need to hide my actions from the members of that community. If I am doing things that I don't want society to know about, I probably shouldn't be doing them. This implies that I have no problems going out in public places knowing that somebody with a camera could record anything that I do IN PUBLIC.
I AM monitored in public (by cell phones, cameras, ears, and eyes) and I don't mind. I AM monitored at work and I don't mind. Monitoring in my own home should be up to me and my wife.
I am trying to teach my son how to monitor himself. For the record, when watching movies together my son has always been the first one to hit the off button over scenes that he felt were inappropriate. My son DOES have independence, earnings, and freedom. Together, we are teaching him how to use these tools wisely.
Three hours a week (or less) is about right! My son does have access to the internet. The computer is supervised at all times (in the living room). If he is doing somethat that he feels he needs to hide, he probably shouldn't be doing it. In online games, I create parallel accounts to my son and play along side him. His friends think that he has a really cool dad! And I see everything that is happening and can provide instant commentary. I do not try to prevent my son from entering the "real world" -- but I DO try to teach him how to deal with it.