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For those of us with no hand-eye coordination
Posted by
thughes
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20 February 2008
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Life Extension and Transhumanism
http://news.bbc.co.u...ogy/7254078.stm
(found via Slashdot).
Perfect for gamers who are always miskeying. Also perfect for anyone who is quadriplegic, or has any disease relating to inability to use their hands reliably, like Parkinsons.
Now, imagine combining this with:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22731631/
And with a wireless capable memory module anywhere on your person... Voila, your own personal external memory. I want one.
An interesting problem with life extension is the limited capacity of our brains. Finding some way to enhance our storage capacity is a must. Plus, access to data and search engines (especially when semantic applications become widely available and useful) anywhere could only improve productivity.
Of course, to ward off boredom, there's something to be said for limited capacity. Everything you did 250 years ago will be like new when you do it again...
- Mey
(found via Slashdot).
Perfect for gamers who are always miskeying. Also perfect for anyone who is quadriplegic, or has any disease relating to inability to use their hands reliably, like Parkinsons.
Now, imagine combining this with:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22731631/
And with a wireless capable memory module anywhere on your person... Voila, your own personal external memory. I want one.
An interesting problem with life extension is the limited capacity of our brains. Finding some way to enhance our storage capacity is a must. Plus, access to data and search engines (especially when semantic applications become widely available and useful) anywhere could only improve productivity.
Of course, to ward off boredom, there's something to be said for limited capacity. Everything you did 250 years ago will be like new when you do it again...
- Mey
