Comments on: Brainreading device sparks fears of Orwellian Minority Report dystopia http://aftermathnews.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/brainreading-device-sparks-fears-of-authoritarian-minority-report-dystopia/ Independent Post-9/11 News Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:54:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Neuromarketing » More Mind Reading http://aftermathnews.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/brainreading-device-sparks-fears-of-authoritarian-minority-report-dystopia/#comment-74044 Neuromarketing » More Mind Reading Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:38:13 +0000 http://aftermathnews.wordpress.com/?p=6023#comment-74044 [...] no surprise that the neuroalarmists are out in full force. Kudos to Aftermath News for Brainreading device sparks fears of Orwellian Minority Report dystopia - using “Orwellian” in the second or third paragraph is all too common, but putting it [...] [...] no surprise that the neuroalarmists are out in full force. Kudos to Aftermath News for Brainreading device sparks fears of Orwellian Minority Report dystopia – using “Orwellian” in the second or third paragraph is all too common, but putting it [...]

]]> By: wil http://aftermathnews.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/brainreading-device-sparks-fears-of-authoritarian-minority-report-dystopia/#comment-74002 wil Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:34:06 +0000 http://aftermathnews.wordpress.com/?p=6023#comment-74002 On the flipside--the drug that erases or mutes memories concerns me too. Isn't there a statement somewhere--Innocent until proven guilty--being ignored? On the flipside–the drug that erases or mutes memories concerns me too.

Isn’t there a statement somewhere–Innocent until proven guilty–being ignored?

]]> By: wil http://aftermathnews.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/brainreading-device-sparks-fears-of-authoritarian-minority-report-dystopia/#comment-73993 wil Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:32:22 +0000 http://aftermathnews.wordpress.com/?p=6023#comment-73993 Always seemed like no big deal on StarTrek or other sci fi shows? 20% "accuracy" is like..no accuracy? That's little better than random chance. I did the hundred psi cards guessing thing once. I think random chance is like 9% I did some runs and got 16 and 19%--which freaked them out, but I didn't see as meaning much. Then did another time and got 3%, which was unusually sub par. Whatever. Always seemed like no big deal on StarTrek or other sci fi shows?

20% “accuracy” is like..no accuracy? That’s little better than random chance.

I did the hundred psi cards guessing thing once. I think random chance is like 9% I did some runs and got 16 and 19%–which freaked them out, but I didn’t see as meaning much. Then did another time and got 3%, which was unusually sub par.

Whatever.

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