[Moving to LIG -- please follow-up there]
>>>>> "Shridhar" == Shridhar Daithankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Shridhar> On 31 Jan 2002 at 9:48, Raju Mathur wrote:
>> As far as new UI's go, anyone read Vernor Vinge's _The Peace
>> War_? Gives a good idea on what UI's of the future may be like
>> (direct connect to the brain, documents become memory, local
>> documents become short-term memory, finding becomes
>> remembering, etc). Some memories are slower (specially if
>> you're on a dial-up ;-) but in effect your mind is enlarged by
>> the size of the network you're connected to.
Shridhar> Sounds like borg collective in star trek.
Shridhar> Only missing links are providing physical energy to any
Shridhar> node of collective and bending law pf physics beyond
Shridhar> limit typical to sci-fi like teleporting and travels
Shridhar> faster than light..
Well, this Irish chap has already invented free energy, FTL
communication is theoretically possible through some convoluted
quantum decay mechanism which I don't remember the details of
(something to do with parity) and now all we need to do is analyse a
human being into small enough components whose structure can be
transmitted and reproduced at the other end to achieve teleportation.
Scratch that -- teleporting 90% of the human race would just be a
matter of assembling a creature which says, `How do I get X Windows
running on my SiS 6235?'. Not very tough, so we just have to handle
the remaining 10%, and all of /those/ will just need a creature which
can shout `RFTM!!! Search the archives!!!' <g,d&r>
Shridhar> 0th generation borg may be..
Shridhar> But if computer are going to be implanted on nervous
Shridhar> system, can you imagine what a virus outbreak can
Shridhar> do?..;-)
Gives a whole new meaning to the word `anti-virus', huh?
Shridhar> Of course, you will use ACLs by default then but
Shridhar> still...;-)
Shridhar> Interesting topic..
Regards,
-- Raju
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Raju Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/
It is the mind that moves
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