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Although a thought-controlled bigass robot would be pretty cool...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-05_02:28:37", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "Shadowlayer", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "20 hours ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "last_modified_by": "author", "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "106779418": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": false, "is_first_child": false, "vote": false, "message": "i think what lebethel is tryin to say is man is still tryin to play God", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-04_18:14:38", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "e93300356c8645c3ff061898ebdda979", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 day ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "106761759": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": "1 day ago", "has_replies": true, "is_first_child": false, "vote": false, "message": "Steve Mann may be cool, but when it comes to this domain he isn't worth sh*t compared to Kevin Warwick, my personal hero.
If you have any doubt, look up his work: http://www.kevinwarwick.com/", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-04_16:41:55", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "jclos", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 day ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "last_modified_by": "author", "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "107580998": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": false, "is_first_child": true, "vote": false, "message": "Interesting I've never seen a definition for WW. Some of that wetware would probably be the equivalent of 'electronics'. I could see for example having some DNA wetware that codes for rods & cones normally found in the Retina, re-purposed to talking to a computer with light.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-05_22:24:01", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "anthonygadgetx", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 minutes ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 107546112, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "106830250": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": true, "is_first_child": false, "vote": false, "message": "You have to root your brain first.
But you will lose your warranty from the creator.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-04_23:28:10", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "twitter-157092799", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "user_voted": {"username": "facebook-586048209", "avatar_url": "http://media.disqus.com/uploads/users/500/4141/avatar32.jpg", "display_name": "Rob Mowery"}, "votable": true, "date": "23 hours ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 18, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "107558704": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": false, "is_first_child": true, "vote": false, "message": "Agreed, no need to look further! bi-directional functionality, now that is a sensation..", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-05_21:05:10", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "a195d651854750b32486cebf5ca8b935", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 hour ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 106761759, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "106830784": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": false, "is_first_child": false, "vote": false, "message": "There is also the OpenEEG Project ( http://openeeg.sourceforge.net.../ ) which has some interesting open source based eeg projects.
Also the next big issue in this field appears to be who owns/has access to the data stream coming from your brain. Most of the headsets have proprietary formats and require you to use purchase the SDK, which might not be so bad, except you still don't have access to all aspects of the data. On the Emotiv that has been temporarily circumvented by \"Reverser/Hardware Hacker\" Cody Brocious. http://www.kurzweilai.net/emot...
Just like the mobile phones being locked, unless something changes this area will also have the data stove piped and locked, which at present maybe not so bad, but in the future it will be, especially if bi-directional happens.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-04_23:32:46", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "facebook-586048209", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "user_voted": {"username": "twitter-14209664", "avatar_url": "http://media.disqus.com/uploads/users/557/7781/avatar32.jpg", "display_name": "Jon Evans"}, "votable": true, "date": "22 hours ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "106752449": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": "1 day ago", "has_replies": true, "is_first_child": false, "vote": false, "message": "Are they giving away free cans of AXE at the door? In any event, I thought the headsets had to learn your neural behavior, and that is something that is more less in continual drift?
How does anyone know this isn't a repeat of the Virtual reality arcade games of the 90's? Asking because I don't know...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-04_15:50:17", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "MrGamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 day ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "last_modified_by": "author", "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "106903238": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": false, "is_first_child": false, "vote": false, "message": "Well, there are brain-computer connections out in the real world already. They are usually used for disabled people. These people get an invasive surgery that connects their brains to a computer that gets better at reading the particular subject's neuronal firings and brain waves.
I have been talking about this a lot recently. I truly cannot wait until we are able to interact with computers at such an integrated level. I think that at one point we wont need any sort of surgeries but will interact with them with brainwaves alone.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-05_02:09:18", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "twitter-23918445", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "20 hours ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "107406792": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": false, "is_first_child": true, "vote": false, "message": "SecrDig .com
Here you can share your secrets anonymously,
Secrets will be automatically tweet to Twitter immediately,", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-05_13:51:36", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "79c5be2020e3b3fa9441f162d301cacc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 hours ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 106989274, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "106768335": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": false, "is_first_child": false, "vote": false, "message": "Is this a new game? GD? I have not heard. Who else would play if not us? I do not understand the comment. Explain.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-04_17:08:47", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "41cb81baf8d0977b51d86f83376d4a6c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 day ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 106758671, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "107135696": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": false, "is_first_child": false, "vote": false, "message": "At least for the first versions. I'm pretty sure if there is \"sex on demand with whoever/whatever you want, as long as you want\" at key, we will very soon see a lot of different ways to have \"physical sensation/heat/pressure/weight/feeling of the other partner.\"", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-05_08:00:56", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "jclos", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "14 hours ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 106824449, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "106777553": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": true, "is_first_child": true, "vote": false, "message": "Aw that's an overoptimistic yet quite pessimistic view. The technology behind the Kinect is old (remember the Eye toy), it has just been perfected over time. The e-Motiv and stuff are just the \"eye toy\" of BCI, we have yet to wait a few years before we can see truely impressive stuff, and I personally can't wait to have a BCI + Kinect + 3D Screen combo.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-04_18:02:49", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "jclos", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 day ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 106776822, "depth": 1, "points": 3, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "107406934": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": false, "is_first_child": true, "vote": false, "message": "SecrDig .com
Here you can share your secrets anonymously,
Secrets will be automatically tweet to Twitter immediately,", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-05_13:51:47", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "79c5be2020e3b3fa9441f162d301cacc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 hours ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 106791915, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "107471961": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": false, "is_first_child": false, "vote": false, "message": "it is techlepathy...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-05_15:37:42", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "70e991053b79455cac72a559f823aafc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 hours ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "106989274": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": "18 hours ago", "has_replies": true, "is_first_child": false, "vote": false, "message": "The NYU Prof who had the camera implanted in his head was doing it for \"art\", however questionable. I doubt he is able to control the camera by his thoughts. This has nothing to do with the wetware the article talks about.
Find an interesting companion for your next flight on Facebook
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IC expert: www.icbom.com", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-05_02:23:23", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "TerryJoe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "20 hours ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "107551339": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": false, "is_first_child": false, "vote": false, "message": "Awesome, now I will have no reason to move, sweet!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-05_20:41:41", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "e6cb375c4fe2308d3b50f0b3f301e51b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 hour ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "106761536": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": false, "is_first_child": true, "vote": false, "message": "They are the main targets of this kind of technology. It will eventually derive for mass user consumption, but the original idea was to help those people to regain essential motricity.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-04_16:40:33", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "jclos", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 day ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 106753396, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "106753396": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": true, "is_first_child": false, "vote": false, "message": "i wonder what uses could be found for this for people who are paralysed? sounds interesting anyway.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2010-12-04_15:55:45", "killed": false, "highlighted": false, "user_key": "twitter-156060699", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "user_voted": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 day ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "last_modified_by": null, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "106755957": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "last_modified_date": null, "has_replies": false, "is_first_child": false, "vote": false, "message": "Well here comes the cybertronic age... Perhaps we get neural pathways for direct web links or at least accessories to stimulate that...
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