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Rachel & Yo's-<br>
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This is _really_ interesting: "Further discussion of names might be
informed through reference to neuroscience, as our name is encoded
pretty deeply in the brain, and we respond to it with a unique
signature even in sleep."<br>
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Consider that in light of the evolution of Brain-Computer Interfaces
(BCIs), which have lately become inexpensive enough to qualify as
"consumer electronics." <br>
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Today BCIs require skin-contact electrodes, but the evolution of EEG
technology is leading to the point where they will be able to pick
up usable signals from a few feet away, possibly more. <br>
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See also the P300 "evoked potential" EEG signal, which is usable as
a "guilty knowledge" test, and even today is being brought into the
courtroom for that purpose.<br>
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So: Bob Roybob is sitting at his computer at work. <br>
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A quiet little voice from the speaker calls his name, and then
"AFL-CIO" briefly flashes on his screen, so fast that all he sees is
a blink. While this is going on, the BCI in his computer takes a
quick snapshot and uploads it to Google Mind. It gets checked
against his Facebook Thoughtline profile, correlated with snippets
data-mined from his iThink or BrainDroid, and compiled into the
quarterly "union sympathizer risk report" for his boss. <br>
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Before long, Bob finds that his job performance ratings have
declined to the point where (as a quick online search discloses) he
should probably "start looking." <br>
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When he goes to the local internet cafe, expecting to pay cash and
anonymously vent his frustrations with the world, the BCI there also
picks up his EEG pattern and relays it to Google Mind. Another
subtle voice from the speaker or flash on the screen confirms his
identity: "Bob Roybob!" it says, and triggers the involuntary
recognition pattern. His anonymity is broken, and the keywords in
his dissident rant are added to his dossier, something he'll never
be able to challenge because fighting "the cloud" is like doing
battle with ghosts. <br>
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Before long, Bob finds his credit rating is also declining, and the
interest rate on his 70-year mortgage has been jacked up again. At
home, his advertising feed starts showing fewer ads for new cars and
getaway cruises, and more ads for Viagra, Prozac, and cheap Florida
real estate: "Act now!, and in ten years it'll be a gorgeous
beach-front vacation spot!" the ads chirp, suggesting that climate
change has now become a "water feature."<br>
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As a character in one of my unpublished fiction pieces once said:<br>
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"Why put a person in prison, when you can put the prison in the
person?"<br>
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-G.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 13-05-04-Sat 11:04 AM, rachel lyra
hospodar wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAFp750tbHy33wL0smVx4b3xx_q5TeUC69=jdMn4omNDHS9nRMg@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">... Further discussion of names might be informed
through reference to neuroscience, as our name is encoded pretty
deeply in the brain, and we respond to it with a unique signature
even in sleep.
<p>R.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On May 4, 2013 10:28 AM, "GtwoG
PublicOhOne" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:g2g-public01@att.net">g2g-public01@att.net</a>>
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Steve & Yo's-<br>
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Yes and yes. Similarly in a range of ethnicities:
name-constructions such as "Peterson" implying or directly
meaning "Peter's son"...<br>
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