Laser Vision
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Amazing piece of work Laser Vision[^] Like they say in the article, It would be amazing if that kind of technology is available in 5 yrs time. But I'm not sure how safe/robust these things can be, a little screw up can cost an eye or two :). Nevertheless very interesting. Cheers, Kannan
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Amazing piece of work Laser Vision[^] Like they say in the article, It would be amazing if that kind of technology is available in 5 yrs time. But I'm not sure how safe/robust these things can be, a little screw up can cost an eye or two :). Nevertheless very interesting. Cheers, Kannan
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Amazing piece of work Laser Vision[^] Like they say in the article, It would be amazing if that kind of technology is available in 5 yrs time. But I'm not sure how safe/robust these things can be, a little screw up can cost an eye or two :). Nevertheless very interesting. Cheers, Kannan
Kannan Kalyanaraman wrote: Like they say in the article, It would be amazing if that kind of technology is available in 5 yrs time. But I'm not sure how safe/robust these things can be, a little screw up can cost an eye or two . Well yes it does sound a bit dangerous, but I figure that of the broken LEDs and Laser Diodes that I have seen always fail in a non-working mode. So it should be ok. Joel Holdsworth Wanna give me a job over the summer? View my online CV and Job Application[^]
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Amazing piece of work Laser Vision[^] Like they say in the article, It would be amazing if that kind of technology is available in 5 yrs time. But I'm not sure how safe/robust these things can be, a little screw up can cost an eye or two :). Nevertheless very interesting. Cheers, Kannan
It's funny how terminology makes things sound scarier then they should be. All light you see is 'beamed' to your retna, and a laser just emits syncronized light pulses, which are just light. The important factor is the intensity of the light, and worrying about the laser suddenly becoming too strong is like worrying about getting blinded by a flashlight. They just need to do something like renaming NMRI to MRI by dropping the term nuclear to make everybody feel safe. Now, laser corrective surgery is much scarier to me because it actually burns part of your eye off to correct the shape of the lens.
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Amazing piece of work Laser Vision[^] Like they say in the article, It would be amazing if that kind of technology is available in 5 yrs time. But I'm not sure how safe/robust these things can be, a little screw up can cost an eye or two :). Nevertheless very interesting. Cheers, Kannan
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Amazing piece of work Laser Vision[^] Like they say in the article, It would be amazing if that kind of technology is available in 5 yrs time. But I'm not sure how safe/robust these things can be, a little screw up can cost an eye or two :). Nevertheless very interesting. Cheers, Kannan
That is fantastic! Honda has found that technicians are saving about 40% in terms of the time spent working on engines, saving the company an estimated $2,000 per month per technician. Not bad for a $4,000 unit! We are getting so close to bionic people. I have often wondered about just how many parts of a person could be replaced with prosthetics/technical devices/etc. and have that person still be able to function. THere are artificial hearts, neuro-operated prothetics, etc. I've also morbidly wondered how much of the human system could be replaced by machines and still have the person be alive and able to think. We could remove their kidneys and keep them on dialysis, remove their eyes, ears, mouth, digestive track and feed them intravenously. They wouldn't need arms or legs. They could be totally flayed and covered with that artificial skin burn wards use. Their heart could be replaced with an artificial heart. We will never be able to replace the brain, but assuming the proper hormones and chemicals can be introduced to their IV tubes, how far off are we from a disembodied head still being "alive"?
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That is fantastic! Honda has found that technicians are saving about 40% in terms of the time spent working on engines, saving the company an estimated $2,000 per month per technician. Not bad for a $4,000 unit! We are getting so close to bionic people. I have often wondered about just how many parts of a person could be replaced with prosthetics/technical devices/etc. and have that person still be able to function. THere are artificial hearts, neuro-operated prothetics, etc. I've also morbidly wondered how much of the human system could be replaced by machines and still have the person be alive and able to think. We could remove their kidneys and keep them on dialysis, remove their eyes, ears, mouth, digestive track and feed them intravenously. They wouldn't need arms or legs. They could be totally flayed and covered with that artificial skin burn wards use. Their heart could be replaced with an artificial heart. We will never be able to replace the brain, but assuming the proper hormones and chemicals can be introduced to their IV tubes, how far off are we from a disembodied head still being "alive"?
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Terry O`Nolley wrote: how far off are we from a disembodied head still being "alive"? Some Ones watching too much futurama, the thought of nixon in a glass jar scares me ;P Discovery consist of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought -- Albert Szent-Györgyi Name the greatest of all the inventors: accident --Mark Twain
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Terry O`Nolley wrote: how far off are we from a disembodied head still being "alive"? Some Ones watching too much futurama, the thought of nixon in a glass jar scares me ;P Discovery consist of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought -- Albert Szent-Györgyi Name the greatest of all the inventors: accident --Mark Twain
JimRivera wrote: Some Ones watching too much futurama, the thought of nixon in a glass jar scares me :) Yeah - I always think of that. It could never just be in a glass jar, but figure that some people live with a spinal chord seperation just below the neck so it seems like a person could be kept alive with just their head and their jugular vein going through dialysis and then being pumped back in through the carotid artery after being oxidized and with all necessary nutrients being introduced through IV. I know it is morbid but it seems so possible. I know, why??? Why would anyone do it. I wouldn't want to do it, but I also can't stop thinking about it. Remove their jaw. Remove all the skin of the head, scalp em. Off with the nose, ears and lips. Remove the eyes. I mean - if the tube entry points were protected from infection and the skull casing was protected then why wouldn't it work? And what would the person inside feel like? We know we could communicate with them by hooking up electrodes to certain parts of the brains and they could trigger those electrodes merely by thinking. An alphabet could easily be constructed. Maybe this is why the govt. so strictly limits human medical exeperimentation.......
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JimRivera wrote: Some Ones watching too much futurama, the thought of nixon in a glass jar scares me :) Yeah - I always think of that. It could never just be in a glass jar, but figure that some people live with a spinal chord seperation just below the neck so it seems like a person could be kept alive with just their head and their jugular vein going through dialysis and then being pumped back in through the carotid artery after being oxidized and with all necessary nutrients being introduced through IV. I know it is morbid but it seems so possible. I know, why??? Why would anyone do it. I wouldn't want to do it, but I also can't stop thinking about it. Remove their jaw. Remove all the skin of the head, scalp em. Off with the nose, ears and lips. Remove the eyes. I mean - if the tube entry points were protected from infection and the skull casing was protected then why wouldn't it work? And what would the person inside feel like? We know we could communicate with them by hooking up electrodes to certain parts of the brains and they could trigger those electrodes merely by thinking. An alphabet could easily be constructed. Maybe this is why the govt. so strictly limits human medical exeperimentation.......
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Terry O`Nolley wrote: I know it is morbid but it seems so possible. :omg::wtf::~ X| :eek: lol Discovery consist of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought -- Albert Szent-Györgyi Name the greatest of all the inventors: accident --Mark Twain
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JimRivera wrote: Some Ones watching too much futurama, the thought of nixon in a glass jar scares me :) Yeah - I always think of that. It could never just be in a glass jar, but figure that some people live with a spinal chord seperation just below the neck so it seems like a person could be kept alive with just their head and their jugular vein going through dialysis and then being pumped back in through the carotid artery after being oxidized and with all necessary nutrients being introduced through IV. I know it is morbid but it seems so possible. I know, why??? Why would anyone do it. I wouldn't want to do it, but I also can't stop thinking about it. Remove their jaw. Remove all the skin of the head, scalp em. Off with the nose, ears and lips. Remove the eyes. I mean - if the tube entry points were protected from infection and the skull casing was protected then why wouldn't it work? And what would the person inside feel like? We know we could communicate with them by hooking up electrodes to certain parts of the brains and they could trigger those electrodes merely by thinking. An alphabet could easily be constructed. Maybe this is why the govt. so strictly limits human medical exeperimentation.......
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IMHO i think that you are right, there are enough "artificial counterparts" to sutain life. But then we start to tread ethical waters, just because it can be done should it. With just a head, its basically sensory deprevation. With all your nutients coming from IV, wheres the beer go :confused:. On top of that, i dont think electrodes would be sopisticated enough to determine a language, it would probably take years of "trial and error" for the poor guy to say one word. The government has to regulate experimentation because at the very least the ends should justify greater means, if that came out right. Discovery consist of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought -- Albert Szent-Györgyi Name the greatest of all the inventors: accident --Mark Twain
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IMHO i think that you are right, there are enough "artificial counterparts" to sutain life. But then we start to tread ethical waters, just because it can be done should it. With just a head, its basically sensory deprevation. With all your nutients coming from IV, wheres the beer go :confused:. On top of that, i dont think electrodes would be sopisticated enough to determine a language, it would probably take years of "trial and error" for the poor guy to say one word. The government has to regulate experimentation because at the very least the ends should justify greater means, if that came out right. Discovery consist of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought -- Albert Szent-Györgyi Name the greatest of all the inventors: accident --Mark Twain
JimRivera wrote: On top of that, i dont think electrodes would be sopisticated enough to determine a language, it would probably take years of "trial and error" for the poor guy to say one word. They have already rigged up robots that can be controlled by thinking about moving it. They have the subject concentrate on "left" and they map which parts of the brain light up. Then they stick an electrode there and when it fires off the robot goes left. It does take training, but it is totally possible. So maybe we leave one eyeball in place and they can flick their eye around to spell out words :)
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