Sony Invention Beams Sights, Sounds Into Brain

[Monketh]

Originally posted by Foresteer
Well reading and writing, input and output  are learned at the same time in language as in computers.. If one can transmit basic images then one can also write new one...

*Loading Sony Video Game ver 1.0.gov*
*Deleting English.... Done*
*Installing Newspeak.... Done*
*RESET biological clock TO Jan, 1, 1984.... done*
*WRITE to MEMORY \"You want to \"vote\" for bushes, the government is only out to help you, Any who deny the goverment and its ideas which are only to help you is out to hurt you therefore all who decry the government are a danger to you and should be destroyed. The Amozon isnt shrinking and the enviroment is fine.. after all the goverment is taking care of it\".... Mindwash complete*
{Thank You For Choosing Sony For All Your Neo-Conservitive Fascist Needs!}
*REBOOT*

So i mean :rolleyes:

1.SONY isn\'t a conservative lobby company.  It\'s an electronics producer.  (Which is a very competitive field.)  It does have good brand presence, but I\'ve never had anything from SONY that didn\'t last until I broke it: there\'s a reason they have good brand presence.
2.We\'re talking about rearranging neurons here, you\'d just wipe the guy\'s memory, not be able to write anything new into it.
3.If anything, uber-liberal/extremist hackers would be doing the mindwashing.

4.Don\'t worry, your tin-foil hat will protect you!

I\'ll go with Seytra here and say that a patent without a prototype is just BS.  That\'s the main concerning issue here.

[ellipsis]

I remember hearing about this technology last year. The context was with soda dispensers. When you walk by a coke machine on a hot day, you\'d hear in your mind the crisp sound of a bottle opening; how could you resist? Makes me think of the futurama episode about commercials inserted into peoples\' dreams.
If the technology has long term effects of damage, it\'ll probably be banned to the blackmarket after someone files a lawsuit. Otherwise, hey, we can really emerse ourselves in another plane. Let\'s just make sure it\'s open-source :-)

[KwartzTheKran]

Right - just imagine viruses on this scale! a virus into one of these programs would be unbelievably destructive, being able to affect your senses, make you taste and see things you sooooo dont want to.


What about porn, sorry to be so vulgar but to quote Jacky Treehorn \"interactive erotic software, wave of the future dude, 100% electronic\"

(Spyware stealing your thoughts and ideas)

I agree on the patents thing. Things that could benefit everyone should be open.

[SnowWolf]

I\'m all for open sourcing ideas like this, however, the arguments about it being a bogus patent are a teeny bit misplaced if you will.

1. You cannot prevent people from developing an idea or thinking it because you have a patent. You can only stop them from making money on it.

2. Patenting theoretical devices is crucial to the concept of the patent.

Example: You get an idea. Sony hears about it. You are poor, they are LOADED. They beat you to the prototype and then patent your idea. You are officially screwed out of any royalties.

RL Example: Some company has filed a lawsuit against MS for using \'their\' coding idea in the new OS, LongHorn. MS claims their engineers came up with it indepently. Knowing MS, they\'re probably telling the truth, but still, the patent at least gives these people the opportunity to fight back.

Note: I don\'t agree with the system, but if you\'re going to knock it, know what you\'re talking about.