Download memories from aging bodies into a shiny new computer? |
Saving your brain to a disk, 'Fringe' returns modest in ratings, and did Annie Lennox get ripped off by Gaga? Kelly Osbourne thinks so.
• Saving your brain to a disk.
Mind swaps have been a standard science-fictional prop for decades. Just wire up the brain in a tired old body to something new, turn on the magical mind-transfer machine, and your mind gets downloaded into a new body, a computer, or a spaceship. Today, we can do computer mind swaps routinely; a few weeks back, I downloaded the memories of an aging PowerMac G5 into a sparkling-new MacMini through a Firewire cable. It worked like a charm. So why can't we download our memories from our aging bodies into a shiny new computer?
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• 'Fringe' returns lower; 'Gifted Man' modest in ratings.
 'Save Peter'? How about 'Save Fringe'? Fox's fourth season premiere of the beloved drama dropped in the ratings from its previous Friday debut, yet still gave Fox an improved lineup compared to recent years.
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• Did Annie Lennox get ripped off by Gaga? Kelly Osbourne thinks so.
Yes, it's true. Annie Lennox performed her hit 'Sweet Dreams' in drag at the Grammy Awards in 1984, and her dark-haired male alter-ego vaguely resembled Lady Gaga's Jo Calderone (who vaguely resembled a lot of people).
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Author: Pesc Spad, for AZ10.com ~ 18 Oct 2011
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