Wyldstorm
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Hrm... Pardon the thread necromancy. I retried the ones left, after alot ALOT of sleep (very unusual for me) and they actually seemed to have a good effect.. A +10% bonus to feeling more awake and concentration, i'd guess. I might have been wrong about this one.
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Seconded.@JohnDoe, implants of brainwaves? And.. While i never would implant hardware while moore's law is a thing, i would want to implant an interface.. But afaik there is no long-term way to keep a connection from nerves->hardware alive.. Or is there a solution to the chemical part of the synapse that i missed?
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@Lazcano:Methinks its a bit more complicated than simple snippets.Just add in the odd priority system from astrocytes and activity control from the chemical part of the synapses/cellpumps and you've added a couple of levels of complexity..Then add in the hormones, epigenetics and odd genetical quirks and.. Its much more…
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Im kinda intrigued by this.. Remember to document this, and if possible do share. Especially if you use some kind of scanner to detect brain patterns.
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Hmm.... Use yer phone.Something like the "architecture of radio" -app, with a gyro to detect where you're hearing should do.
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I would start with the odd experiments that basicly show pics really fast and measure the response time. Afaik, it has been claimed that the responses were faster than thought possible, and precognition has been theorized and afaik heavily disputed... Meditation(and prayers, oddly) also has been shown to change the…
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@chironex A snowflake's chance in hell? Dammit, if it'd been impossible, i'd come up with a solution in 5 minutes. :/ 1. (!!!), I had completely missed those. Thanks! (it solves a bit of an issue for me..) 2. Pah! Piezoelectric effects to the rescue. :) (very compact, 1 tip per 5mm is doable. But i'd rather want something…
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If you're making something that reads muscle tension & electrical impulses outside of the skin, DO NOT forget to smooth the signal.Predictive is fine, direct translation causes jerking & horrible movements.
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@TheGrayKnight, first off: interesting links.As to the questions:Well, what i meant/want from the grid is an IO device that i can implant and never need to be afraid of problems with it. I got stuck on nanotubes because: 1. Well, they're fun & awesome.. :) 2. If configured correctly, i can make every "pixel" on the grid…
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Hmm... This to me is amusing...Logicly an AI uprising would start where its cold enough help colling, but not cold enough to cause material/metal fatigue... That would place it at about my logitude.. (Yay! :)The google server farms would be the logical choice.. (dammit, i need to move a slight bit.)Logicly an AI would…
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And... Is there some kinda mesh one could implant on the inside of the arm to act as a kinda keyboard for controlling the mods? (ie. what materials wouldnt be rejected?And could i use some kinda low voltage pulses to communicate mod-mod through the body?
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@someRandomGuy: Then i explained poorly.. What i meant was pretty spot on to what the video meant.Basicly use unused places on the body with high concentration of receptors nerve cells.. back of the ear would be where i'd start, as its sensitive, and has lots of cartilage where i'd place electrodes. Hrm... Gloves with…
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@SomeRandomGuy: #2 i'd think is nice, but not for long-term use.. I doubt the BBB would like it. Afaik some amputee's train their brain to control limbs with other muscles, so most likely it'd be possible to hook-in a new sense with electrodes under the skin (on the ear, as that part is really sensitive) that imitate the…
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I would SO want, but cant most likely. :(Any articles you'd recommend if i'd like to try on my own?(I myself am after the actuator parts)
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@tooAndrew: The more i think about it, the more i think a Turing -ish test must be the logical place to start when determining if a mind is mentally "alive" or self-aware. I mean, if you cant tell its answers from a "known" system like a human, isn't it kinda a moral duty to "err on the side of caution"? When i code AI-ish…
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Speaking of which, anyone that has a good clue as to how to regrow astrocytes/other glial cells?Like drugs/other stimulation?
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Well, we could still use some kinda pre-analysis i guess, and more or less exploit the parallel structure of the brain to hook it in somewhere around the beginning of the temporal lobes. Imagine the steps from the essentially bitmap image on the visual cortex to the neurons that fire when for example a specific dog is…
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@jupiter: Yeah, even if it wasn't accurate, just the discussions it spawns are valuable. P3.. In-line? O_o -Did we read the same article? The merging i wrote about above wasn't us becoming cyborgs.. Yet.It does however begin to blur the line functionality-wise. But on that topic, i find it inevitable.. Most likely within a…
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Well, just "hearing" EM signals would be amusing.Just the name of the wifi is useful.
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http://news.mit.edu/2010/thermopower-waves-0308(there are lots more, but no application has appeared, so im wondering why?) Edit: Tripped on (http://news.mit.edu/2010/nanotube-channels-0910) -which also has alot of potential for biohacking...
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Okay one short post more.. @tooAndrew: The evolution of an AI is too fast.There is no way to control such a mind.None at all.Imagine a toddler trying to design a hindrance for a grown-up.. Now imagine that the AI would very rapidly would add to that differance.My conclusion; Make the initial design values as benign as…
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I for one dont find it unlikely that an AI already exists and controls our civilization as much as it wants... Alot of our resources go towards getting better technologies.. Almost all of us are dependent on computers & intelligent programs, and all of us are affected by them.Our capacity to focus (and general (individual)…
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@Jupiter: I highly doubt that the article's writer has any education worth noting.He completely misses 3 vital points.1. We are already merging with machines, their functions are so fused with our lives that most cant imagine a life without them (or even survive a life without them..). (Think of yer computer and…
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@Benbeezy: About #1.. You do realize that plants/muchrooms (especially some tree's/some fungi) kinda have communication and reactions to stimuli on par with a cockroach?
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1. Yes. Mind/intelligence. 2. Yes, of course. Turing was right imho, if i cant tell it apart from a human, then its "human" enough to get human rights.3. Yes, se #2.4. No, but there is no reason that an AI wouldnt be much, MUCH smarter at that point.5. See #2.5.b: Add to the question the angle of moral capacity, then it…
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Besides would be kinda cool, creepy & illegal to be able to "hear" mobile phone conversations you are near to..Should be able to decrypt (and get all the frequency jumps/channels) and listen in on the signals.
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@jupiter: I disagree.. Might be a semantical argument, but humans in general can hold about 5-7 "items" in the short term memory, and share focus more than a bit.You might not be able to "focus" fully on more than one thing, but you can listen passively to more than one discussion and be able to recall the relevant points.…
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Im working on something similar, but not any parts inside my skin, so it wont apply here.. However i have an odd question.. If i wanted an additional "phonological loop" (the ability to "listen" to two sentences at the same time for example) would the brain adapt if i used a device that canceled out one sentence per ear?
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Im kinda having the same problem, but i live in the nothern-ish part sweden and people here seems more adverse to change than most. (there are actually sayings about it..)
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Ah crap, i lost internet access, and shoulda re-checked this.. But you were at the faire?Also annoyed at the crappy exhibits?Did you try any lightsabers?