cyborg notes
I read in Edge* that Eye-Toy is working on an interface that will read facial expressions. Remember in the old days when AI advancements used to pose questions for ethical and philosophical debate?
Speaking of play, how about a tiny game that you ingest - taken in capsule form. A nanotech neurotransmitter that just stimulates the relevant brain bits. You can have it running in the background and turn your attention on and off of it at will. Come to think of it, the searchable i-tunes implant database will be pretty nice too. Volume control inside your head. Ears are just for wetware interface and avoiding physical impacts. I'm also waiting for the small muscle mod chip from Social Science™ that allows you to select and implement a variety of facial expressions so you don't have to leave your carapace gawping and drooling while you tend to important internal matters.
*sorry I can't find the quote online - read it in hard copy and then lent it to my friend
There was an article in the New Yorker a couple of years ago (which I don't have anymore either) that described the work of a couple of cognitive scientists. They photographed the face as first, each muscle was flexed, and then, in combinations. They determined that facial expressions are linked to involuntary emotions (disgust, joy, angst, and so on) and that these expressions are cross-cultural. They also determined that these facial expressions are also causal - smile and you'll be happy. Under high speed film, they discovered very brief involuntary expressions before a "poker face" could set in. And this is why passport photos are now required to have a neutral expression - automated facial recognition computers read your thoughts by comparing your face to the base datum on your passport.
Nice use of the word carapace.
"small muscle mod chip from Social Science™"--did you read Quarantine?
Have not read Quarantine, but I will. This below is the first paragraph of a review by Eric Lindh that hits too close to home (tho I think he means it in a good way ... I'm having fears/qualms about this whole religion within science thing).
Quantum physics is one of those things that a lot of people have a little knowlege of. It is religion within science, an exotic world wherein time travel exists and parallel Universes may be measured. It is also a world where the Hand of Man is very like God, where the observer influences the nature of reality by a mere glance. All this, and it is also the gritty building blocks of matter, energy, and time.
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cyborg notes
I read in Edge* that Eye-Toy is working on an interface that will read facial expressions. Remember in the old days when AI advancements used to pose questions for ethical and philosophical debate?
Speaking of play, how about a tiny game that you ingest - taken in capsule form. A nanotech neurotransmitter that just stimulates the relevant brain bits. You can have it running in the background and turn your attention on and off of it at will. Come to think of it, the searchable i-tunes implant database will be pretty nice too. Volume control inside your head. Ears are just for wetware interface and avoiding physical impacts. I'm also waiting for the small muscle mod chip from Social Science™ that allows you to select and implement a variety of facial expressions so you don't have to leave your carapace gawping and drooling while you tend to important internal matters.
*sorry I can't find the quote online - read it in hard copy and then lent it to my friend
- sally mckay 4-16-2004 7:52 am
There was an article in the New Yorker a couple of years ago (which I don't have anymore either) that described the work of a couple of cognitive scientists. They photographed the face as first, each muscle was flexed, and then, in combinations. They determined that facial expressions are linked to involuntary emotions (disgust, joy, angst, and so on) and that these expressions are cross-cultural. They also determined that these facial expressions are also causal - smile and you'll be happy. Under high speed film, they discovered very brief involuntary expressions before a "poker face" could set in. And this is why passport photos are now required to have a neutral expression - automated facial recognition computers read your thoughts by comparing your face to the base datum on your passport.
- scott sorli (guest) 4-16-2004 6:37 pm
Nice use of the word carapace.
- x-lola 4-16-2004 7:02 pm
"small muscle mod chip from Social Science™"--did you read Quarantine?
- tom moody 4-16-2004 7:05 pm
Have not read Quarantine, but I will. This below is the first paragraph of a review by Eric Lindh that hits too close to home (tho I think he means it in a good way ... I'm having fears/qualms about this whole religion within science thing).
- sally mckay 4-18-2004 9:30 am