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MyUserName replied

19 July 2019, 10:00
Originally posted by woohoo View Post

My plan b for living forever by downloading my brain into a computer isnt sounding so stupid now is it. hah

We are legion (we are woohoo)?
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cojak replied

18 July 2019, 05:28
Don’t diss talkytoaster. He’s put a lot of work into those open source maps...
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NotAllThere replied

18 July 2019, 05:17
Originally posted by woohoo View Post

My plan b for living forever by downloading my brain into a computer isnt sounding so stupid now is it. hah

A 1K ZX81 should suffice.

Originally posted by Mordac View Post

If we're lucky, that chip might end up in a toaster....

So woohoo is Talkie Toaster?
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Mordac replied

17 July 2019, 23:35
Originally posted by greenlake View Post

Oh yeah, woohoo on a chip....!

If we're lucky, that chip might end up in a toaster. If we're not so lucky, those driverless cars might not work out so well...
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greenlake replied

17 July 2019, 15:52
Originally posted by woohoo View Post

My plan b for living forever by downloading my brain into a computer isnt sounding so stupid now is it. hah

Oh yeah, woohoo on a chip....!

Last edited by greenlake; 17 July 2019, 16:26.
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Mordac replied

17 July 2019, 15:42
Originally posted by PhiltheGreek View Post

Posthumous fame though, featuring in General.

They might one day say the same about your good self...
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woohoo replied

17 July 2019, 15:39
My plan b for living forever by downloading my brain into a computer isnt sounding so stupid now is it. hah
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PhiltheGreek replied

17 July 2019, 13:42
Posthumous fame though, featuring in General.
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MarillionFan replied

17 July 2019, 13:41
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

Elon Musk reveals brain-hacking plans - BBC News

The system has been tested on a monkey that was able to control a computer with its brain.

Which explains why mod standards have gone up recently....

More importantly, can this new technology be used for porn?
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greenlake replied

17 July 2019, 13:40
Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post

Proof of concept is to interface with PsychoCandy using a Mr. Potato Head as the test environment.

Phase 1 of testing, to have Mr. Potato Head behave like psychocandy by wasting his time in the office toilet, was a partial success....
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NotAllThere replied

17 July 2019, 13:30
Originally posted by PhiltheGreek View Post

NAT is busy googling Brian Hacking so he can add to the thread.

Sadly, he's dead. Brian Hacking Obituary - Preston, Lancashire | Legacy.com
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jamesbrown replied

17 July 2019, 13:27
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

So the computer's first task will be to apply for JSA?

PC delegates that to his sheep.

They're going to need to start much simpler.
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BrilloPad replied

17 July 2019, 12:23
Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post

Proof of concept is to interface with PsychoCandy using a Mr. Potato Head as the test environment.

So the computer's first task will be to apply for JSA?
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jamesbrown replied

17 July 2019, 12:21
Proof of concept is to interface with PsychoCandy using a Mr. Potato Head as the test environment.
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PhiltheGreek replied

17 July 2019, 12:13
NAT is busy googling Brian Hacking so he can add to the thread.
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