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02-24-2014, 09:12 PM | #1441 |
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02-24-2014, 09:16 PM | #1442 |
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02-25-2014, 10:58 PM | #1443 |
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To the Hawkins debate... Michio Kaku was just on Daily Show with John Stewart, and says "If you look at his glasses, near the top right corner, there is a chip which picks up radio waves from his mind, and transfers it to a laptop so he can type mentally."
Apparently most who have this ability have the chip on the top of their head, and it's about the size of a dime. |
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02-26-2014, 09:25 AM | #1444 |
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02-26-2014, 09:32 AM | #1445 | |
"Think BOOM!"
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02-26-2014, 10:19 AM | #1446 | |
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02-26-2014, 10:48 AM | #1447 | |
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There's even a movie coming out that explores this (Transcendence). |
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02-26-2014, 10:50 AM | #1448 |
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I'm not saying it won't be possible in the future, maybe even very near future. But should we? It sounds like mad scientist shit to me.
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02-26-2014, 10:58 AM | #1449 |
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I think that it's our best shot at expanding out from Earth. There's no need to find a way around the faster than light travel issue when you can load a ship with "bots" that are carrying the consciousnesses of experienced people that can be turned on (or awoken) a predetermined date. It also simplifies the actual ship, no life support.
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02-26-2014, 11:03 AM | #1450 | |
"Think BOOM!"
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02-26-2014, 12:05 PM | #1451 |
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02-26-2014, 12:16 PM | #1452 |
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Sounds like it's all rainbows and unicorns. Nothing could possibly go terribly wrong downloading and uploading our brains.
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02-26-2014, 12:25 PM | #1453 |
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02-26-2014, 12:35 PM | #1454 | |
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I did like how he mentioned uploading knowledge. 5 minutes later you're a math whiz. |
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02-26-2014, 12:37 PM | #1455 |
Ain't no relax!
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