JohnRich 4 #26 January 26, 2006 QuoteI know humans are already being implanted... Where? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #27 January 26, 2006 QuoteQuoteI know humans are already being implanted... Where? I see 'em on TV all the time. Implants everywhere.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #28 January 26, 2006 Quote "At LEAST 4-5 years from now. Okay, here is my prediction: AT LEAST 4 seconds from now. {Bob Barker Voice} RhondaLea is closet without going over... ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #29 January 26, 2006 Are you SURE you dont already have yours???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff.Donohue 0 #30 January 26, 2006 This is NOT the product that Windcatcher (Jenn?) mentioned, but it describes the brain implants I mentioned. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=182802&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=802105&highlight= It's currently in 2 patients, but will be others soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #31 January 26, 2006 So long as they're not programmed by Micro$haft...... I wouldn't want to suffer from a Blue Screen of Death (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #32 January 26, 2006 QuoteI see 'em on TV all the time. Implants everywhere.... No, no, no - that's silicone, not silicon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,070 #33 January 27, 2006 I respectfully decline the offer of an implanted chip. I do not trust the government - any government - not to abuse personal information.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #34 January 27, 2006 Quote I respectfully decline the offer of an implanted chip. I do not trust the government - any government - not to abuse personal information. That's ok, the crystal in your hand lit up a long time ago. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #35 January 27, 2006 QuoteIf I could have a 100 gig hard drive implanted to keep from forgetting all the stuff I usually do......that would be a big help you're selling your brain very short if you think 100gigs will help! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #36 January 27, 2006 Quote seriously. Look it up. That kind of notion has been going on for awhile now. Mostly disavowed by mainstream Christians, but not all. It's one time to be thankful for the fundies in the red states. They're exactly the type that are leaping to give up personal freedoms for perceived security. Douglas Adams did write of an easy identity card that would prevent the owner from needing to give tissue, saliva, skin, urine tests in order to verify identity. That sort of smart card, coupled with some sort of biometric, will come along before imbedded chips will. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markd_nscr986 0 #37 January 27, 2006 Quoteyou're selling your brain very short if you think 100gigs will help! You have no idea what I have to keep track of......and how much I manage to forget anyway.......100 gigs would be a good start.......I have always wanted a pornographic uhhhh.....photographic memoryMarc SCR 6046 SCS 3004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelpdiver 2 #38 January 27, 2006 estimates of brain capacity range from 1 to 1000 terabytes, with a tendency towards the middle-high range. (500-1 petabyte) At the lowest estimate, that drive would be useful, or if the issue is just with short term memory (like wtf are my keys) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peacefuljeffrey 0 #39 January 27, 2006 QuoteAs for information, on one hand, giving the government access to everything about me is a tad scary. Given that they are riddled with corruption and are virtually guaranteed to abuse your information, uh, yeah. Quote On the other though, they already probably do. Is that a reason to let them keep on doing it? Probably not. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peacefuljeffrey 0 #40 January 27, 2006 Quote I respectfully decline the offer of an implanted chip. I do not trust the government - any government - not to abuse personal information. +1 Right on. The only way to be sure they don't abuse it is to see to it that they never get the chance. Given the chance, it will be abused... Probably right from the outset; but if not, then before too long. No flippin' way is the government ever going to be implanting anything in me with my consent; and if they try it without my consent, it'll probably cost them some personnel. My objection has nothing at all to do with "number of the beast" nonsense. It has everything to do with protecting myself from suffering further abuse by government, which is made up of people -- and the people who gravitate toward positions in government are the ones who thrill to exert power over how others live. (Exactly the wrong people who should run the world's machinery.) --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GTAVercetti 0 #41 January 27, 2006 question: Do you EVER calm the fuck down?Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jimbo 0 #42 January 27, 2006 QuoteQuote I respectfully decline the offer of an implanted chip. I do not trust the government - any government - not to abuse personal information. That's ok, the crystal in your hand lit up a long time ago. Nice one. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ernokaikkonen 0 #43 January 27, 2006 QuoteDouglas Adams did write of an easy identity card that would prevent the owner from needing to give tissue, saliva, skin, urine tests in order to verify identity. That sort of smart card, coupled with some sort of biometric, will come along before imbedded chips will. Ah, but the whole point of the card was that you didn't need to do fingerprint or retina scans or voice recognizion or tissue samples, since those are so complicated. It was just the card. A small downside was the fact that "identity theft" became incredibly easy. Just take the card. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peacefuljeffrey 0 #44 January 27, 2006 Quotequestion: Do you EVER calm the fuck down? When I'm dead, I'll have a long time in which to be calm. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
kelpdiver 2 #38 January 27, 2006 estimates of brain capacity range from 1 to 1000 terabytes, with a tendency towards the middle-high range. (500-1 petabyte) At the lowest estimate, that drive would be useful, or if the issue is just with short term memory (like wtf are my keys) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #39 January 27, 2006 QuoteAs for information, on one hand, giving the government access to everything about me is a tad scary. Given that they are riddled with corruption and are virtually guaranteed to abuse your information, uh, yeah. Quote On the other though, they already probably do. Is that a reason to let them keep on doing it? Probably not. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #40 January 27, 2006 Quote I respectfully decline the offer of an implanted chip. I do not trust the government - any government - not to abuse personal information. +1 Right on. The only way to be sure they don't abuse it is to see to it that they never get the chance. Given the chance, it will be abused... Probably right from the outset; but if not, then before too long. No flippin' way is the government ever going to be implanting anything in me with my consent; and if they try it without my consent, it'll probably cost them some personnel. My objection has nothing at all to do with "number of the beast" nonsense. It has everything to do with protecting myself from suffering further abuse by government, which is made up of people -- and the people who gravitate toward positions in government are the ones who thrill to exert power over how others live. (Exactly the wrong people who should run the world's machinery.) --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #41 January 27, 2006 question: Do you EVER calm the fuck down?Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #42 January 27, 2006 QuoteQuote I respectfully decline the offer of an implanted chip. I do not trust the government - any government - not to abuse personal information. That's ok, the crystal in your hand lit up a long time ago. Nice one. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #43 January 27, 2006 QuoteDouglas Adams did write of an easy identity card that would prevent the owner from needing to give tissue, saliva, skin, urine tests in order to verify identity. That sort of smart card, coupled with some sort of biometric, will come along before imbedded chips will. Ah, but the whole point of the card was that you didn't need to do fingerprint or retina scans or voice recognizion or tissue samples, since those are so complicated. It was just the card. A small downside was the fact that "identity theft" became incredibly easy. Just take the card. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #44 January 27, 2006 Quotequestion: Do you EVER calm the fuck down? When I'm dead, I'll have a long time in which to be calm. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
