Re: Did the borg start this way?

[Chris Boyd <cboyd () gizmopartners com>]

On Jan 17, 2012, at 2:18 PM, <michael.blanchard () emc com> <michael.blanchard () emc com> wrote:

> I'm sorry, but that is AWESOME!  Think about all the diseases that a microchip can cure... Parkinson's, epilepsy, 
> Alzhiemers, etc etc....
>
> And OMFG!
> "One philosophical question could arise once we'll be able to download a person's whole brain onto a chip and then 
> implant the chip into someone else's body."
>
> Wouldn't it be cool to back up your brain?  Sort through the memories and go through them....   oh, think about 
> cerebral-hackers or cerebral-hijackers! Change someone's memories to whatever they want....  Full on "total recall" 
> baby!  "why actually go on vacation when you can simply remember going for a fraction of the cost!"

You mean like in Johnny Mnemonic?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mnemonic

Skip the movie and find a collection of Gibson's early works with the story in it.

--Chris

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