This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01BEC899.A7F8BB40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In the future are we going to move to power sources like: 1> Humans replace their innards with carburettors (whatever else they = have in a car engine or chainsaw engine) Think of the advantages: just gas up and go. But then, do u want a = constant stream of fumes issuing from your exhaust 2> Will Robots move to digestive power sources? That is, will we allow = them to eat food for more than cosmetic reasons? Will they actually eat = for fuel? The advantage would be no need for expensive/heavy power packs = etc! And you can refuel them anywhere! I would like my wearable to leech = power off my body. It might help me to reduce some weight too!! Or it = has a small stomach where i can feed it leaves or grass = (yeah...........when we design artificial stomachs, we make sure they = dont know anything about the "taste" of food or the quality. Just the = fuel value ;-) ) The reason i ask these questions: By using a super-massive Programmable Grid or some such device, it would = be possible to download/train my logic process onto silicon. I can also = download my memory onto HDD/optical DD. Am i then looking at eternal = mental life but my physical life only on a silicon plane? If my brain is dying, then i can have an artificial brain with a = digestive engine If my body is dying i can have a natural brain and a combustive engine. ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01BEC899.A7F8BB40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>In the future are we going to move to power sources=20 like:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>1> Humans replace their innards with carburettors = (whatever=20 else they have in a car engine or chainsaw engine)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Think of the advantages: just gas up and go. But = then, do u=20 want a constant stream of fumes issuing from your exhaust</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>2> Will Robots move to digestive power sources? = That is,=20 will we allow them to eat food for more than cosmetic reasons? Will they = actually eat for fuel? The advantage would be no need for = expensive/heavy power=20 packs etc! And you can refuel them anywhere! I would like my wearable to = leech=20 power off my body. It might help me to reduce some weight too!! Or it = has a=20 small stomach where i can feed it leaves or grass (yeah...........when = we design=20 artificial stomachs, we make sure they dont know anything about the = "taste" of=20 food or the quality. Just the fuel value=20 ;-) &nbs= p; =20 )</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The reason i ask these questions:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>By using a super-massive Programmable Grid or some = such=20 device, it would be possible to download/train my logic process onto = silicon. I=20 can also download my memory onto HDD/optical DD. Am i then looking at = eternal=20 mental life but my physical life only on a silicon plane?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>If my brain is dying, then i can have an = artificial=20 brain with a digestive engine</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>If my body is dying i can have a natural brain and a = combustive engine.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01BEC899.A7F8BB40-- -- Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" toWear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org
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