In DX: Human Revolution the main character has a genetic condition where his brain doesn't build up glial tissue around the biochip needed to control his augmentations, thus preventing rejection syndrome and negating the need for drugs.
Isn't it kind of a bad thing since glial tissue helps protect neurons and stuff?
yes and no. This actually sounds like someone did their research before writing DX. The problem we have today is that over time electrodes that are implanted into the brain are covered in glial(maybe it's microglia, it's basically an immune response) cells and become inoperable. This mean that after 6mo to a year you have to go back in to redo the electrodes. Now since glial cells cause this problem if you find a way to reduce or prevent their accumulation you can have better implants. That said if there's a holistic lack of glial cells yes you will have problems (as far as I know).
Given all that, I may be talking out my ass, or I may have terms or the exact mechanism wrong. I'm pretty sure that's the gist of it though, based on talking to some people who do related work a while back.
So, apparently my college has this convention during Spring Break. I have not read the webcomic, but Kelly Turnbull of "Manly Guys Doing Manly Things" will be there.
So, apparently my college has this convention during Spring Break. I have not read the webcomic, but Kelly Turnbull of "Manly Guys Doing Manly Things" will be there.
Should I go anyway?
Did you have plans of any significance before? If not, then go. Which con is this, might I ask?
So, apparently my college has this convention during Spring Break. I have not read the webcomic, but Kelly Turnbull of "Manly Guys Doing Manly Things" will be there.
Should I go anyway?
Did you have plans of any significance before? If not, then go. Which con is this, might I ask?
I didn't really, just noticed flyers about it and it caught my eye having some cool table-top stuff. But going on the website, I realized this thing was much bigger than I thought.
It's called Madicon, and I drive to the college most days of the week. (Only 45 minutes!)
So, apparently my college has this convention during Spring Break. I have not read the webcomic, but Kelly Turnbull of "Manly Guys Doing Manly Things" will be there.
Should I go anyway?
Did you have plans of any significance before? If not, then go. Which con is this, might I ask?
I didn't really, just noticed flyers about it and it caught my eye having some cool table-top stuff. But going on the website, I realized this thing was much bigger than I thought.
It's called Madicon, and I drive to the college most days of the week. (Only 45 minutes!)
Can you pull of being a panelist or volunteer enough to cost you no money to go? If so then why not.
So, apparently my college has this convention during Spring Break. I have not read the webcomic, but Kelly Turnbull of "Manly Guys Doing Manly Things" will be there.
Should I go anyway?
Did you have plans of any significance before? If not, then go. Which con is this, might I ask?
I didn't really, just noticed flyers about it and it caught my eye having some cool table-top stuff. But going on the website, I realized this thing was much bigger than I thought.
It's called Madicon, and I drive to the college most days of the week. (Only 45 minutes!)
Can you pull of being a panelist or volunteer enough to cost you no money to go? If so then why not.
I'd be fine spending money, it isn't that. It's actually just more of a sense of initiative in that, if there's a con taking place in your backyard, with little expense of time and money, is it still worth going if nothing really grabs at you immediately?
So, apparently my college has this convention during Spring Break. I have not read the webcomic, but Kelly Turnbull of "Manly Guys Doing Manly Things" will be there.
Should I go anyway?
Did you have plans of any significance before? If not, then go. Which con is this, might I ask?
I didn't really, just noticed flyers about it and it caught my eye having some cool table-top stuff. But going on the website, I realized this thing was much bigger than I thought.
It's called Madicon, and I drive to the college most days of the week. (Only 45 minutes!)
Can you pull of being a panelist or volunteer enough to cost you no money to go? If so then why not.
I'd be fine spending money, it isn't that. It's actually just more of a sense of initiative in that, if there's a con taking place in your backyard, with little expense of time and money, is it still worth going if nothing really grabs at you immediately?
As someone who does exactly that in his neck of the woods it turns out to be 70/30 in favor. Even at a shit con, as long as you buddy up with two people you can make it an awesome experience. Unless you are at VGXPO..."it's where its at yo!"
Socialism/Communism are economic systems, not political systems. Brave New World really isn't about economics. You could say it's communism since everything is centrally controlled and orchestrated, but it's not really about that. It's about the fact that the humans are controlled by pleasure, unlike 1984 where people are controlled by fear. That's why you call it a dystopia. Everything really is perfect and wonderful, and everyone is having a great time all the time. But are they really?
What Huxley and Orwell never realized was that in reality both of them would be right. Entertain people with fear inducing stories and images. We could probably defeat or escape from a society like BNW or 1984, but what we have is both at once. An incredibly powerful opponent indeed.
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Isn't it kind of a bad thing since glial tissue helps protect neurons and stuff?
Given all that, I may be talking out my ass, or I may have terms or the exact mechanism wrong. I'm pretty sure that's the gist of it though, based on talking to some people who do related work a while back.
Should I go anyway?
It's called Madicon, and I drive to the college most days of the week. (Only 45 minutes!)
Does a turkey sandwich count as a meat?
EDIT: There is also traversing in prefix, postfix, and infix order but those aren't any sort of depth vs. breadth traversals.
In the sense that 1984 could be considered Socialism/Communism to an extreme and Atlas Shrugged could be Capitalism/Libertarianism to the extreme.
What Huxley and Orwell never realized was that in reality both of them would be right. Entertain people with fear inducing stories and images. We could probably defeat or escape from a society like BNW or 1984, but what we have is both at once. An incredibly powerful opponent indeed.