Posted on 11/16/2007 8:27:29 AM PST by Ancient Drive
As any Baby Boomer will tell you, Americans have more information to cram into their memories than ever. Yet, as we age, our capacity for recall grows weaker.
But what if you could capture every waking moment of your entire life, store it on your computer and then recall digital snapshots of everything you've seen and heard with just a quick search?
Renowned computer scientist Gordon Bell, head of Microsoft's Media Presence Research Group and founder of the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, thinks he might be able to do just that.
He calls it a "surrogate memory," and what he considers an early version of it even has an official name — MyLifeBits.
"The goal is to live as much of life as possible versus spending time maintaining our memory system," Bell explains.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
I exercise my brain regularily, it is running around the block right now!
Sounds like the lightbulb commercial.
posted by Ancient Drive
Talking from experience? :)
And just think of the legal implications.
After watching a program recently on cybernetics on the Science channel, where a parapalegic moved a cursor on a computer using nothing except the linked cable that was inserted into his head, I figure we are mere years away from wireless computer brain implants.
Of course these devices will connect to the Internet, with the above in mind NOW consider the legal implications.
For instance, can the RIAA legally seize your head when they suspect you have downloaded the latest Moby MP3 illegally?
It may sound silly but think about it for a bit. We are approaching a whole new paradigm at the speed of light.
Ancient Drive... as in instinct.
Screw what actually happened, I want to remember what “really” happened. Better for the BS, I mean stories, anyway.
Well, I did think it would be cool to be a Borg. Looks like we’re closer to that than I thought.
Being a Borg means never having to say, this place I’m living hasn’t tried to assimilate me. ;’)
When you get served with a subpoena to appear in court along with your brain backup...they'd have to rename it "MyLifeBites".
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
