IBM Builds A Scalable Computer Chip Inspired By The Human Brain

forbes ^ | 7-8-2014 | Alex Knapp

[Forward the Light Brigade]

didn’t they have a Star-Trek on this once? Didn’t turn out so well in the end.

[upchuck]

That's already been done. Over 40 years ago.

Where do you think nobama came from?

[henkster]

[Charles Martel]

“Multitronic units one through four were... not entirely successful.”

[henkster]

SPOCK: Doctor Daystrom, you impressed human engrams on the M-5 circuits.
CHEKOV: Coming to new course, sir. Bearing on the Potemkin.
SULU: Phasers firing. A hit.
KIRK: Whose engrams?
DAYSTROM: Why, mine, of course.
MCCOY: Of course.

[Charles Martel]

"Full phasers?! What the DEVIL is Kirk doing?!!"

[henkster]

Too much bling, Bob.

[Charles Martel]

Yeah, 1960s bling - straight out of the Desilu wardrobe warehouse. The still shots really make it pop out.

Poor Bob, he was such a one-dimensional throwaway character. I've always thought that Wesley should've been given one simple line to show that he wasn't an idiot:

"Jim! If the M-5 unit is out of control, you'll have to disable it quickly or we'll be forced to destroy the Enterprise!"

Hopefully there was such a line, lost to the cutting-room floor.

[henkster]

Apparently, in Star Fleet, when you became a Commodore, they cut out half of your brain. At least during the 2nd season. Seriously.

Wesley: A one dimensional character, as you say.

Stocker: “The man’s a chair-bound paper-pusher.”

Decker: just plain nuts.

[GeronL]

There was an episode where a tyranny turned out to be run by a thinking computer