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I was thinking, I'd consider hacking off an arm if I could control a machine with the stub, and then I realized, one likely does not need to remove any appendag
by twomoretime 7y ago
I was thinking, I'd consider hacking off an arm if I could control a machine with the stub, and then I realized, one likely does not need to remove any appendages to interact with such a mind body interface. The future is coming.
- type_enthusiast 7y agoIt's happening! I'd say we're no more than five years away from a computer interface that integrates with your existing fingers.
- peteretep 7y ago> a computer interface that integrates with your existing fingers Like ... a keyboard?
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- twomoretime 7y agoImagine how much faster you could type if you interacted through muscle twitches or directly through brain impulses. No latency from pressing/releasing keys. This would be a step beyond a keyboard. Imagine letting kids learn it while they're young. Your WPM is limited by the speed of your mind!
- klmadfejno 7y ago> Your WPM is limited by the speed of your mind! I mean... it already is. This tech is highly unlikely to surpass keyboards for a few reasons: 1) It needs to be customized for each user. 2) It needs really special hardware to read an accurate signal, especially if there's no open channels to connect to via a missing limb. 3) The accuracy / speed tradeoff for muscle twitches vs. touch typing can't possible be that good. The signal to noise ratio of brain impulses is bad. 4) The limiting factor on wpm typed for any original work of non trivial length is going to be your thinking of the idea, not your typing of it. 5) Imagining the tech worked perfectly, such an interface would probably be very mentally draining to use. Typing out a passage is easy to imagine doing, but editing existing text? I feel exhausted just thinking about it.
- type_enthusiast 7y agoYeah, that's the joke.