Tag: transhumanism
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defcon 5/27: hacking cough, fever & runny nodes
man infects himself with computer virus* video: cyberwar could cripple the nation* clarke: next terrorist threat will be from those resisting technology* india sees cyber warfare as new-gen security threat* second man jailed over scientology ddos attacks* space so full of junk that a satellite collision could destroy communications on earth* shuttle atlantis completes 32nd…
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outside the box #250/251
outside the box #250 from blip.tv: Alex Ansary talks with Marc Delphine about his campaign to unseat Ron Wyden’s and gain his seat in the Oregon Senate as a Libertarian candidate. Marc discusses our current economic system’s problems with a Federal Reserve System combined with total lack of oversight or accountability. outside the box #251…
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avoiding death by uploading your brain
from allgov: Ken Hayworth, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard, has come up with an unusual potential form of immortality by preserving the human brain in a computer. Most theories of extending life, such as using experimental supplements or super-sensitive health monitoring, work with a person’s existing body. Hayworth suggests that it might be possible to…
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intel shows off ‘mind-reading’ brain-scan technology
from ap: Mind reading may no longer be the domain of psychics and fortune tellers – now some computers can do it, too. Software that uses brain scans to determine what items people are thinking about was among the technological innovations showcased Wednesday by Intel Corp., which drew back the curtain on a number of…
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Microsoft Patents ‘Guardian Angel’ As Intelligent Personal Agent
I was reading TechFlash’s piece on Microsoft’s new “guardian angel” patent, and it stirred up a creepy feeling inside of me. In the time I’ve been covering Microsoft for seattlepi.com, I’ve had this strange shudder a handful of times. And I’m wondering if other people feel it, as well.