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Noemon
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Fascinating. Utterly fascinating.
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Farmgirl
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Wow! That IS fascinating -- and a little scary.

Wonderful things - or horrible things - could eventually come out of this kind of thing, depending on how mankind decides to use this advancement.

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Derrell
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[Eek!] How would you go about testing it in people? Would you find people with alzheimers and get their families to agree to the testing? I realize it'll probably be a while before the technology is ready for human testing, but it raises some interesting questions.
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Just wait until people want to use technology related to this in the criminal justice system.

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Miro
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Wow...

What Farmgirl said.

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CStroman
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Yeah, it raises all sorts of ethical questions.
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pooka
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Reminds me of "Dogwalker".
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Scary, yes, but also potentially wonderful.

I know a lot of people who've had brain injuries, and it could potentially help them. Heck, it could even potentially help someone like me who has serious memory problems.

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Noemon
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Yeah, I feel both exhillerated and more than a little scared about this. It's one of those neutral things that will serve as a perfect canvas for humans to paint on. We're going to do both horrible and wonderful things with it, if history is any guide.
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Snow Crash, anyone?
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