From: Brett Paatsch (paatschb@optusnet.com.au)
Date: Mon Jun 23 2003 - 23:38:26 MDT
Alex Ramonsky writes:
> Guys, Girls, and Friendly AIs;
> The recent reaction to info about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is
> the latest episode in highlighting an odd situation from my point of view.
> Let me explain.
> You people comprise, in my opinion, _the_ place to go for
> up-to-the-minute, cutting-edge, frontier-of-science, tech, and
> information. I mean, if I met some unfortunate alien who _really_
> crashed at Roswell and lost a load of nanotech, I would direct him to
> you people for help and advice. You could handle that.
Yeah besides we could use the detached opinion to settles some beefs
about who's right about the gulf war. And perhaps provide a hint as to
the location of a suspicious looking screw or two that might have been
used in those WMD :-)
> Yet I find you taken aback by such concepts as TMS, selective
> memory-wiping, and prediction of prejudice by neural scan. People jump
> about saying, 'ooh, F****** amazing!', 'Wow! F****** Fantastic!' I have
> to ask, I really do:
> _Where have you guys been?_
Standing at the back in case volunteers and test subjects are called for.
> ...We've been using TMS since 1987, we've been using TMS with direct
> biofeedback control since May last year, we've got computer/human
> cursor control with mind only and are playing games with it at this
> stage, we've been able to do selective memory wiping for at least a year
> now...
Let me guess you *used* to suffer occassional guilt pangs from working
with human subjects - but not any more !
> ...If anyone wants the details of how to build their own TMS unit for
> about $200, email me privately and I'll send the spec. (I don't want the
> $200; that's what it will cost you for parts). If anybody wants to know
> where we've got _now_, email me privately and ask.
> Dear me, it's like living in the 21st century!
> Ramonsky
>
> PS _Don't_ try TCES; it really hurts.
>
> PPS (Hello DB : ) ...what would be _really_ funny is if nobody
> read this either. Only 3 responses last time)...
>
I came. I read. I pee'd on the rock and wondered what it all meant.
Too much to learn, too few brain cells. I'm preserving them.
- Brett Paatsch
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