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Old March 1 2013, 02:02 AM   #1
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Scientist create Borg technology

http://io9.com/5987567/brain+to+brai...?post=57877881

It begins.
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Old March 1 2013, 03:11 AM   #2
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That is really creepy!
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Old March 1 2013, 03:14 AM   #3
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But cool.
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Old March 1 2013, 03:17 AM   #4
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Borg? More like Bynar.
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Old March 1 2013, 05:42 AM   #5
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Yeah, I'm not really seeing anything at all Borg-like in this either. This kind of Brain to brain communication doesn't imply the eventuality result formation of some kind of a hive-mind, nor a loss of individuality.
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Old March 1 2013, 06:01 AM   #6
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Yeah, I'm not really seeing anything at all Borg-like in this either. This kind of Brain to brain communication doesn't imply the eventuality result formation of some kind of a hive-mind, nor a loss of individuality.
That's what the pre-Borg scientists said, too.
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Old March 1 2013, 09:44 AM   #7
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Timelord_Victorious wrote: View Post
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Yeah, I'm not really seeing anything at all Borg-like in this either. This kind of Brain to brain communication doesn't imply the eventuality result formation of some kind of a hive-mind, nor a loss of individuality.
That's what the pre-Borg scientists said, too.
Exactly!
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Old March 2 2013, 07:46 AM   #8
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What, exactly?
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Old March 3 2013, 11:35 PM   #9
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Re: Scientist create Borg technology

Nice advance of course. Not unexpected.

Here's another one for you knee jerkers out there:

Cyberdyne:

Thought controlled HAL exoskeleton gets suit safety approval:

http://www.popsci.com/technology/art...src=SOC&dom=fb

http://rj3sp.blogspot.com/2011/01/cy...olled-exo.html

So one year from now, you can buy a $4000 exoskeleton, with your $1500 Google Glass...instant high tech off-the-shelf superhero or villain.
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Old March 4 2013, 12:11 AM   #10
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Oh this is so gonna be misused.
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Old April 11 2013, 01:44 AM   #11
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chardman wrote: View Post
Yeah, I'm not really seeing anything at all Borg-like in this either. This kind of Brain to brain communication doesn't imply the eventuality result formation of some kind of a hive-mind, nor a loss of individuality.
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Yeah, I'm not really seeing anything at all Borg-like in this either. This kind of Brain to brain communication doesn't imply the eventuality result formation of some kind of a hive-mind, nor a loss of individuality.
That's what the pre-Borg scientists said, too.
Exactly!
Hive-mind? No but I can see an interesting military use and it reminds me of the Universal Soldier movies
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Old April 11 2013, 02:11 AM   #12
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Resistance... will depend on your insurance provider.
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Old April 11 2013, 03:14 PM   #13
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Resistance... will depend on your insurance provider.
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Old April 11 2013, 04:09 PM   #14
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Just look out when the government starts offering to deliver babies for free. Chips in everyone's head's at birth!
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Old April 14 2013, 12:34 AM   #15
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Re: Scientist create Borg technology

RAMA wrote: View Post
Nice advance of course. Not unexpected.

Here's another one for you knee jerkers out there:

Cyberdyne:

Thought controlled HAL exoskeleton gets suit safety approval:

http://www.popsci.com/technology/art...src=SOC&dom=fb

http://rj3sp.blogspot.com/2011/01/cy...olled-exo.html

So one year from now, you can buy a $4000 exoskeleton, with your $1500 Google Glass...instant high tech off-the-shelf superhero or villain.
Anything that has "Cyberdyne" in its name should be nuked from orbit. For science.

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Just look out when the government starts offering to deliver babies for free. Chips in everyone's head's at birth!
I don't expect the US gov't to be handing that kind of stuff out for free.
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