I offered that I didn't know what neuroengineering was. You're one up on me if you do know. I discovered that neuroengineering efforts involve ways to directly attach devices to neural pathways (the brain) to help people perform better. Think Cyborg. Think Johnny Mnemonic. Think Firefox.
Also think DARPA and Extreme Black Ops.
The individual had read some papers I've written and determined that the ability for any programmable device to respond to human thought (from our first patent) qualified as neuroengineering. Especially weapons that know their owners and aircraft that know their pilots.
I offered that people are making a choice whether or not to use a programmable device, so ET didn't qualify.
They responded that programmable devices were ubiquitous so my point was moot.
I offered that humans always have choices.
They responded that modern society funnels us into mass behaviors and away from infinitely unique choices.
I offered that being part of a modern society was itself a choice.
They responded that fish don't know they live in water, so the great unwashed don't recognize they can opt-out. Further, the default is an unrecognized opt-in at birth and nobody gets to choose when they're born.
At this point my phone determined the individual was more interested in argument than discussion and took over larynx and breath control from me. My desktop has a very well developed mental matrix of me and is quite apt at conversing in my style so it took over attention, engagement and cognitive functionality.
Thankfully and pleasantly, I had already been shut down for my maintenance period and scheduled refit.
Oh...wait a second...you're taking me seriously, aren't you...
Wondering what's going on here?
While I did get that call, this post is mostly indicative of my increasing frustration with the KMM blogging system. I've been having increasing difficulties getting things into the system (this post took about a month to enter correctly), posted according to a schedule, seeing comments, ..., since Oct '09 and have finally decided the pleasure isn't worth the pain.
Sadly, the KMM system has had no staff for a few years now. I kept at this blog after KMM died internally because I knew there were readers and I enjoyed the email exchanges I had from time to time with them. Posts that I use in my references will show up on Triquatrotritecale because that's where I'll be continuing this blog's profundities (and more, no doubt). Let me know if there's a post you were looking for here that you can't find and I'll put it up there.
For those with an interest, stuff that I would have put here I'll be publishing on Triquatrotritecale from now on.
Unless I decide to change the name and can't get back in to this blog engine to change it on this post.
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