The web of tommorow IN YOUR BRAIN!!!

A woman switches on a tiny wireless chip that has been surgically implanted behind her ear, which then synchs up with the Web wherever she is in the world. The simple thought of logging on to the Internet triggers the system to turn on and connect to the Web. She could be on a bus or at the beach and from all outward appearances she's just staring off into space. But she sees a three dimensional artificial world before her that she can manipulate any way she chooses by mere thought alone.


YABUT... What's to stop her from using it while she drives a car? (Assuming we get to have cars in the future) - Another worry, what if they let GUYS use this technology? I'm not letting my daughter ride the bus with guys who have mental images of SEX in their heads all day. Oh crud- OK I'm not letting my daughter ride the bus.

What's to stop corporate spammers from using this connection to make you salivate every time you see their product?

And there surely would be a multi-tiered system where the rich people will get the nice systems with full access and fully imbedded, while us common folk will be walking around with Commodore 64's duct taped to our heads, only able to use clunky word processing software and play Zork adventure games. There would probably be some kids who download a ringtone that won't shut off, having a seizure at the bus stop.


Already demonstrated in the lab is the ability to cause a computer to react to thought alone. Duke University neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis works in the field of BMI (brain-machine interface). In an experiment involving a monkey, a computer and a monitor, Nicolelis and his team successfully caused the monkey to communicate with and control a robotic arm through its brain's neural signals alone.


Can we trust lab scientists with this much power?

We know the military is already working on this; they suffered a minor setback due to the actions of Matthew Broderick and Helen Hunt, but you know they won't give up until we have a big war between the MACpeople, and the PCpeople. I figure the Unixpeople already have these interfaces but they are evolved beyond making war. OH CRUD I just had another thought- (hate it when that happens) If the scientists at the food companies get ahold of this, I shudder to think of what I will be eating. Excuse me- (HON Where are the Cheetos??)





(Story from an email via "Site Pro News" by Jason O'connor of OakWebWorks.com)