tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614437.post5020679618457370955..comments2014-08-04T18:12:12.424-04:00Comments on Hawthorn Thistleberry: Ready for an implant computerHawthorn Thistleberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00358395505794303985noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614437.post-70863027920061338432008-11-23T13:35:00.000-05:002008-11-23T13:35:00.000-05:00I'm looking forward to implant computers as well--...I'm looking forward to implant computers as well--perhaps not with your frequency or enthusiasm, but it's certainly something I'd like to have one day. I think a fast, reliable computer controlled by thought and displaying data through our senses or a HUD is going to make its user a very different sort of person, and I do wonder whether people with implant computers could become a new upper caste of a stratified society. <BR/><BR/>Regarding the implications of technological intrusion into private life: you're right that employers' demands on workers' time has more to do with our corporate culture than the technology itself. But an implant computer is (or will be) a thing, a visible product selling at MicroGoogleNewTiger for $6,995. It's a lot easier to wish for something concrete like "If this thing didn't exist I could spend more time with my family" than it is to wish "Corporate culture should respect my private life." After all, we've all seen innovations that didn't work as promised, lacked funding, or just didn't pan out. We <I>haven't</I> often seen businesses choose to treat their employees humanely rather than make more money.litlfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234742365994968340noreply@blogger.com