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Your unique instance of that brain chemistry simulated by thus tied to the physical brain. You could make an exact copy of an image but it doesn't mean you have the original. If you destroy the original, the original is gone. The copy continues to exist independently.
I'm sure if you told somebody 30 years ago that we'd be storing entire libraries of music and movies on computers small enough to fit on our lap they'd had a lot harsher things to say than ineffective.
You don't have to be a specialist in the field to realize what nonsense this is. Copying your...
I just thought of an idea and I'm wondering if it'll be possible. It seems like it would be my understanding of neuroscience is very, very limited. So I'm wondering if anyone with more knowledge can shed some light on the possibility of it.
The idea is brain virtualization. Basically, would it...
Interesting that they did it but I'm skeptical that it's useful. Discs are already rapidly approaching 'obsolete'. They're clumsy and easily damaged and downloads and thumb drives are just more convenient. I'm sure it'll lead to other interesting breakthroughs that'll help tons, but I can't see...
But they're assigned to categories of wavelengths because our brains separate those individual wavelengths. Blue is a color because we see it as a color. Other animals may not even perceive the wavelengths between 440 and 490 nanometers (our blue) as a distinct color at all, meaning for them the...
Lot of shit going on in that page. But from the title alone, it's actually not a bad argument. Blue is an internal value assigned by our brain to the wavelength which is corresponds. Outside of our and other animals' brains, does it exist?
He asked for a high-quality MMO. You listed a psuedo-MMO* that's far from high quality.
* Guild Wars' instanced model means it's not a true MMO, no matter what people like to think.
I'm sorry, let me clarify this a little. The current model of education on drugs and alcohol is a mixture of "IT'S BAD DON'T DO IT" and outright false propaganda. DARE representatives all across the country blatantly lie to students about the dangers of drugs. I was told if I smoke pot I'll go...
I was never taught not to drink soda at all. And rightfully so; the logic that in excess it's harmful so avoid at all costs is horrible. That aside, I've been to several schools in both major cities (NYC) and hick-towns and I've never seen anything in the way of solid promotion of positive...
So you see forcing their hand as a viable alternative to simply promoting better health and awareness through eduction and/or advertisement?
It's not like it's hard. A TV commercial, a billboard, a speech. Hell, we already use the schools to shape Patriotic Americans, why not use them to shape...
I really laugh at shit like this. "It's bad for you so the government should step in and force you to know what's good for you." The logic is bullshit and it's just an easy way to justify the otherwise unjustifiable.
The tax itself I don't agree with. The government doesn't need to and...