Friday, January 24, 2003

Boston Globe: Hacking the nervous system with transcranial magnetic stimulation. I could see this being used for *ahem* recreational purposes, eventually. Tinker with dopamine and seratonin receptors, which is basically what drugs and alcohol do. Whoever figures out how to do this will get really rich, because there would be a significant delay before the gub'ment would figure out how to classify it and make it illegal.
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The Senate has voted to put the brakes on Total Information Awareness and the Dread Real Admiral Poindexter's plan to spy on every American just in case someone does something suspicious. This is great news, and now we just need to make sure that the objections raised by the Senate stick.

By a voice vote, the Senate voted to ban funding for the Total Information Awareness program, under former national security adviser John Poindexter, until the Pentagon explains the program and assesses its impact on civil liberties.
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(Thanks, Ren!) [Boing Boing Blog]
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