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Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where the gun begins.-- Ayn Rand October 28, 2002Scientists Shake Hands over Internet: Porn Industry InterestedAs this Reuters story reports, scientists are developing a way to "recreate the sense of touch" over the Internet. "Pushing on the pen sends data representing forces through the Internet that can be interpreted by a phantom and therefore felt on the other end," said Mel Slater, Professor of Computer Science at University College London (UCL). I don't think I need to point out that as soon as this technology becomes viable, the porn industry is going to explode, and we'll all become mindless cyber-sex addicts. In other news, it seems that there was a slight miscalculation in the amount of gas that was injected into the Russian theatre to free the hostages, killing at least 120 of the hostages by the toxic gas, while only one person died from being shot during the raid. I'm no fan of the terrorists, but I think the Russian government showed gross incompetence on many levels by not calculating the effects of the gas, not providing medical attention shortly after the raid, and then not informing the doctors of what the toxic agent actually was, so that they could provide the proper antidote. Afterwards, the Russian government refused to reveal the status of the hostages, the number dead, or the nature of the gas that was used, and told the doctors involved to stay mum or else. I think the general problem can be characterized as a complete disregard from human life by the Russian government, Soviet-style incompetence, and a disregard for free speech. Posted by David at October 28, 2002 06:31 PM | TrackBack
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