Comments on: Invasive Thought Experiments or Mental Liberation http://blog.verselogic.net/archives/2006/invasive-thought-experiments-or-mental-liberation/ The personal blog of Alan J Castonguay. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:34:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-hemorrhage hourly 1 By: meta4mix http://blog.verselogic.net/archives/2006/invasive-thought-experiments-or-mental-liberation/#comment-5016 meta4mix Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:44:08 +0000 http://blog.verselogic.net/archives/2006/06/07/invasive-thought-experiments-or-mental#comment-5016 Well, Uncle Fester was already doing it in the 60s, and even as far back as the 30s... Though I'm not sure he worked his way much past a one-bit (once-bit? One-bite?) adder. I also think that I linked an article, a while ago, about scientists hooking a monkey to a robot arm, and the monkey then using it to feed itself a banana. Other experiments I've heard of include moving a mouse cursor with your mind and/or... a rat brain flying an airplane? I think? ...I used to dream about being augmented, digitally, in Middle School. Oh the bliss of having a 486 in my head and being able to dial BBSes with my mind, play Duke Nukem while in school, and have full-duplex chat with friends across the room! (Though I've thought about it more since then, and I would not want to be augmented in any way to where it was not safe to perform a full, immediate shutdown on any wired-in hardware. I mean, the thought of someone hacking your brain is just uberfreaky. Stay the hell out of my wetware. Eew.) Oh, to be an Echo! Because everyone wants to be a cute computer! *dramatic, bishie hair-toss! Cue the sakura!* ("Look, ma, I can juggle busses and seduce women all at once!") Well, Uncle Fester was already doing it in the 60s, and even as far back as the 30s… Though I’m not sure he worked his way much past a one-bit (once-bit? One-bite?) adder.

I also think that I linked an article, a while ago, about scientists hooking a monkey to a robot arm, and the monkey then using it to feed itself a banana. Other experiments I’ve heard of include moving a mouse cursor with your mind and/or… a rat brain flying an airplane? I think?

…I used to dream about being augmented, digitally, in Middle School. Oh the bliss of having a 486 in my head and being able to dial BBSes with my mind, play Duke Nukem while in school, and have full-duplex chat with friends across the room! (Though I’ve thought about it more since then, and I would not want to be augmented in any way to where it was not safe to perform a full, immediate shutdown on any wired-in hardware. I mean, the thought of someone hacking your brain is just uberfreaky. Stay the hell out of my wetware. Eew.)

Oh, to be an Echo! Because everyone wants to be a cute computer! *dramatic, bishie hair-toss! Cue the sakura!*

(”Look, ma, I can juggle busses and seduce women all at once!”)

]]> By: masamage http://blog.verselogic.net/archives/2006/invasive-thought-experiments-or-mental-liberation/#comment-5015 masamage Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:43:47 +0000 http://blog.verselogic.net/archives/2006/06/07/invasive-thought-experiments-or-mental#comment-5015 For serious?? O_O For serious??

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]]> By: joshlamont http://blog.verselogic.net/archives/2006/invasive-thought-experiments-or-mental-liberation/#comment-5014 joshlamont Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:43:28 +0000 http://blog.verselogic.net/archives/2006/06/07/invasive-thought-experiments-or-mental#comment-5014 As I recall, in the nineties there were some surgeons who experimented with electronic sight. They managed to plug a camera directly into a blind man's brain, which let him have limited if low-quality sight. As I recall, in the nineties there were some surgeons who experimented with electronic sight. They managed to plug a camera directly into a blind man’s brain, which let him have limited if low-quality sight.

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