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Principia Discordia

Principia Discordia => Two vast and trunkless legs of stone => Topic started by: Dimocritus on November 21, 2009, 03:32:30 AM

Poll
Question: What do you make of this shit?
Option 1: Scary shit
Option 2: Logical next step in the development of technology
Option 3: Not really anything important
Option 4: I'll just pretend it doesn't exist and worry about it later
Option 5: Fuck you, some of my best friends are cyborg beetles!
Title: Beetle-Borgs
Post by: Dimocritus on November 21, 2009, 03:32:30 AM
A friend of mine pointed this out to me. DARPA is funding a wirelessly controlled live beetle. Read the full article here. (http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22039/?a=f)

QuoteA giant flower beetle with implanted electrodes and a radio receiver on its back can be wirelessly controlled, according to research presented this week. Scientists at the University of California developed a tiny rig that receives control signals from a nearby computer. Electrical signals delivered via the electrodes command the insect to take off, turn left or right, or hover in midflight. The research, funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), could one day be used for surveillance purposes or for search-and-rescue missions.

This may be old news, I'm not sure. Just wanted to see what your thoughts were about it.
Title: Re: Beetle-Borgs
Post by: Bruno on November 21, 2009, 06:12:16 AM
All of the above.
Title: Re: Beetle-Borgs
Post by: Rumckle on November 21, 2009, 06:54:07 AM
Where's the "fuck yeah, where the hell can I get mine?" option?
Title: Re: Beetle-Borgs
Post by: Jasper on November 21, 2009, 09:16:41 AM
Where's the "Some of my best friends are cyborg beetles" option?
Title: Re: Beetle-Borgs
Post by: Dimocritus on November 21, 2009, 06:39:59 PM
Quote from: Felix on November 21, 2009, 09:16:41 AM
Where's the "Some of my best friends are cyborg beetles" option?

Fix'd.
Title: Re: Beetle-Borgs
Post by: fomenter on November 21, 2009, 06:52:16 PM
where is the "Resistance is futile!" option?
Title: Re: Beetle-Borgs
Post by: Thurnez Isa on November 21, 2009, 06:56:34 PM
This article makes me think of and army made up of Giant Cyborg Insects.
And that makes me happy
:)
Title: Re: Beetle-Borgs
Post by: Jasper on November 21, 2009, 07:46:32 PM
Quote from: dimo on November 21, 2009, 06:39:59 PM
Quote from: Felix on November 21, 2009, 09:16:41 AM
Where's the "Some of my best friends are cyborg beetles" option?

Fix'd.

Thank you, good sir.
Title: Re: Beetle-Borgs
Post by: Dimocritus on November 22, 2009, 12:28:13 AM
I figured you deserved it.
Title: Re: Beetle-Borgs
Post by: Jasper on November 22, 2009, 03:02:29 AM
A karmic thinker might come to that conclusion, yes.
Title: Re: Beetle-Borgs
Post by: Rococo Modem Basilisk on November 22, 2009, 05:18:23 PM
Disinformation World News did a segment on something similar.

Or maybe it was Out There Radio. Same guys, and such.
Title: Re: Beetle-Borgs
Post by: Dimocritus on November 23, 2009, 12:02:32 AM
Quote from: Felix on November 22, 2009, 03:02:29 AM
A karmic thinker might come to that conclusion, yes.

That, and it says so right under your name...
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