tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868677170057333329.post8999597593441238101..comments2023-10-07T08:03:20.988-07:00Comments on The Rest of Your Mice: Daily Story 6: Unity of Purposesodhnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00401977288481675599noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868677170057333329.post-57665562124777293602009-07-20T08:31:49.661-07:002009-07-20T08:31:49.661-07:00Good point. Maybe they normally would be able to ...Good point. Maybe they normally would be able to but John found a way around it? Or maybe not - certainly there have been situations in the past where a company installs things it deems important without letting people choose. Either way, I may clarify when I'm going through and editing these after the project is over.sodhnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401977288481675599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868677170057333329.post-57798784621691590862009-07-20T05:40:34.026-07:002009-07-20T05:40:34.026-07:00Odd that they wouldn't have an option to refus...Odd that they wouldn't have an option to refuse software updates like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868677170057333329.post-23658838269055625412009-04-27T13:11:00.000-07:002009-04-27T13:11:00.000-07:00That would be option E. They built brains, transf...That would be option E. They built brains, transferred the people over, and threw the old meat out.<br /><br />In the past when I've pondered on this kind of thing I've thought that ideally you would kill off the old brain as you go, so that you slowly use the positronic brain more and more and the old one less and less, and at the end the old brain is dead - thereby giving you continuity.<br /><br />Of course, John first uploaded into a virtual system in the computer rather than a finished positronic brain, and he left his fully-functioning human brain behind.sodhnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401977288481675599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868677170057333329.post-61508349936532869672009-04-27T11:32:00.000-07:002009-04-27T11:32:00.000-07:00I'm a little confused on this one; were the 48% fo...I'm a little confused on this one; were the 48% folks:<br /><br /> A) Uploaded into a computer<br /> B) Uploaded into bodyless brains<br /> C) Uploaded into vat-grown bodies<br /> D) Modified with brain implants<br /> E) Modified with positronic brain replacements<br /> F) Something else<br /><br />Also, what happens to the original body/brain?Scratch Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07385517984319011510noreply@blogger.com