BT and telepathy

sadluxation · 7th February 2003, 05:13 AM

British Telecom are testing the potential of telepathy and thought waves for communication.

Jon_in_london · 7th February 2003, 05:19 AM

What is the cockney ryhming slang for penis, btw?

davidhorman · 7th February 2003, 08:02 AM

Not only, but also:

Computers that think like humans?

Robots that do housework (how long have we been hearing that one?):

And a billion times more processing power in 2020:

David

7th February 2003, 08:21 AM

Given what I remember about BT, telepathy may well be an improvement over their service.

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What is the cockney ryhming slang for penis, btw?

I was wondering that, too. Apart from "Hampton wick," I can't think of a phrase for "penis." I know plenty for other parts of the human body though...

Mr. Turquoise

xouper · 11th February 2004, 10:59 AM

bump

BTox · 11th February 2004, 11:45 AM

Eh, I thought this one was about my telepathic abilities...

Brown · 11th February 2004, 11:56 AM

The link doesn't work (at least it doesn't work for me), none of the photos appears, and there seems to be no discussion of the issues. As far as I can tell, there is no need to preserve this thread.

xouper · 11th February 2004, 12:11 PM

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Brown: As far as I can tell, there is no need to preserve this thread.

Does your vote override mine?

davidhorman · 11th February 2004, 12:21 PM

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Does your vote override mine?

Common sense should. And yes, I'm well aware of the irony here.

David

xouper · 11th February 2004, 12:32 PM

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davidhorman: Common sense should. And yes, I'm well aware of the irony here.

Yer getting closer to the real issue here.

Soapy Sam · 11th February 2004, 12:41 PM

I seem to recall hearing a similar rumour about two years ago.
Meanwhile, there's always this-

http://www.skepticalinvestigations.o...lls_video.html

Brown · 11th February 2004, 02:34 PM

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Originally posted by xouper
Does your vote override mine?

There's no need for snottiness.

It's not a question of voting, it's a question of judgment. As I've said in other posts, members should exercise some judgment when bumping threads. It appears to me that you did not apply good sense when you decided to preserve this thread, because there does not appear to be anything to preserve.

xouper · 11th February 2004, 02:51 PM

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Brown: There's no need for snottiness.

It was a sincere question, sir.

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It's not a question of voting, it's a question of judgment. As I've said in other posts, members should exercise some judgment when bumping threads. It appears to me that you did not apply good sense when you decided to preserve this thread, because there does not appear to be anything to preserve.

Here's another sincere question. Since we obviously disagree on this, whose "good sense" has precedence? You vote it should be deleted and I vote it should not be deleted. Why should your preference override mine? And I ask that sincerely, without any snot.

Brown · 11th February 2004, 03:18 PM

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Originally posted by xouper
Here's another sincere question. Since we obviously disagree on this, whose "good sense" has precedence? You vote it should be deleted and I vote it should not be deleted. Why should your preference override mine? And I ask that sincerely, without any snot.

My apologies for misconstruing your intent.

I do not vote that the thread be deleted. I merely question your decision to have it preserved. In its day, the thread had a perfectly legitimate purpose. But now, the content is no longer obtainable, and what's left seems to have little value.

It has been suggested elsewhere that pruning threads is like burning library books. I do not think that is so. A librarian can tell you that libraries routinely discard books that are redundant or that have outlived their usefulness.

From what I could tell, this thread outlived its usefulness. It was going to be discarded in the ordinary course of events, but for your intervention to save it. I just don't see why that intervention was reasonable here.

xouper · 11th February 2004, 03:48 PM

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Brown: From what I could tell, this thread outlived its usefulness. It was going to be discarded in the ordinary course of events, but for your intervention to save it. I just don't see why that intervention was reasonable here.

Obviously we disagree on that point.

Interesting Ian · 11th February 2004, 04:00 PM

Hi Brown,

Just to remind you, you'll need to put me on ignore again

neutrino_cannon · 11th February 2004, 04:06 PM

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Originally posted by BTox
Eh, I thought this one was about my telepathic abilities...

You're telling me! I thought this was about BattleTech!

Nuts.

Tez · 12th February 2004, 01:35 AM

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Originally posted by Interesting Ian
Hi Brown,

Just to remind you, you'll need to put me on ignore again

Damn - me too.

How did you pull that one off?? (Dont bother replying

)

BTW - IMO this thread probably should (now) be preserved, but in the MAD forum..

7th February 2003, 05:13 AM	#1
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7th February 2003, 08:21 AM	#4
Mr. Turquoise Guest Posts: n/a	Given what I remember about BT, telepathy may well be an improvement over their service. Quote: What is the cockney ryhming slang for penis, btw? I was wondering that, too. Apart from "Hampton wick," I can't think of a phrase for "penis." I know plenty for other parts of the human body though... Mr. Turquoise
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11th February 2004, 10:59 AM	#5
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11th February 2004, 11:45 AM	#6
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11th February 2004, 11:56 AM	#7
Brown Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Twin Cities, Canada Posts: 12,184	The link doesn't work (at least it doesn't work for me), none of the photos appears, and there seems to be no discussion of the issues. As far as I can tell, there is no need to preserve this thread.
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11th February 2004, 12:11 PM	#8
xouper Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,189	Quote: Brown: As far as I can tell, there is no need to preserve this thread. Does your vote override mine?
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11th February 2004, 12:21 PM	#9
davidhorman Muse Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 984	Quote: Does your vote override mine? Common sense should. And yes, I'm well aware of the irony here. David
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11th February 2004, 12:32 PM	#10
xouper Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,189	Quote: davidhorman: Common sense should. And yes, I'm well aware of the irony here. Yer getting closer to the real issue here.
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11th February 2004, 12:41 PM	#11
Soapy Sam NLH Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 25,885	I seem to recall hearing a similar rumour about two years ago. Meanwhile, there's always this- http://www.skepticalinvestigations.o...lls_video.html
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11th February 2004, 02:34 PM	#12
Brown Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Twin Cities, Canada Posts: 12,184	Quote: Originally posted by xouper Does your vote override mine? There's no need for snottiness. It's not a question of voting, it's a question of judgment. As I've said in other posts, members should exercise some judgment when bumping threads. It appears to me that you did not apply good sense when you decided to preserve this thread, because there does not appear to be anything to preserve.
	__________________ Klaatu: I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it. Mr. Harley: I'm afraid my people haven't. I am very sorry. I wish it were otherwise. -- The Day The Earth Stood Still, screenplay by Edmund H. North "Don't you get me wrong. I only want to know." -- Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, lyrics by Tim Rice

11th February 2004, 02:51 PM	#13
xouper Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,189	Quote: Brown: There's no need for snottiness. It was a sincere question, sir. Quote: It's not a question of voting, it's a question of judgment. As I've said in other posts, members should exercise some judgment when bumping threads. It appears to me that you did not apply good sense when you decided to preserve this thread, because there does not appear to be anything to preserve. Here's another sincere question. Since we obviously disagree on this, whose "good sense" has precedence? You vote it should be deleted and I vote it should not be deleted. Why should your preference override mine? And I ask that sincerely, without any snot.
xouper Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,189

11th February 2004, 03:18 PM	#14
Brown Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Twin Cities, Canada Posts: 12,184	Quote: Originally posted by xouper Here's another sincere question. Since we obviously disagree on this, whose "good sense" has precedence? You vote it should be deleted and I vote it should not be deleted. Why should your preference override mine? And I ask that sincerely, without any snot. My apologies for misconstruing your intent. I do not vote that the thread be deleted. I merely question your decision to have it preserved. In its day, the thread had a perfectly legitimate purpose. But now, the content is no longer obtainable, and what's left seems to have little value. It has been suggested elsewhere that pruning threads is like burning library books. I do not think that is so. A librarian can tell you that libraries routinely discard books that are redundant or that have outlived their usefulness. From what I could tell, this thread outlived its usefulness. It was going to be discarded in the ordinary course of events, but for your intervention to save it. I just don't see why that intervention was reasonable here.
	__________________ Klaatu: I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it. Mr. Harley: I'm afraid my people haven't. I am very sorry. I wish it were otherwise. -- The Day The Earth Stood Still, screenplay by Edmund H. North "Don't you get me wrong. I only want to know." -- Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, lyrics by Tim Rice

11th February 2004, 03:48 PM	#15
xouper Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,189	Quote: Brown: From what I could tell, this thread outlived its usefulness. It was going to be discarded in the ordinary course of events, but for your intervention to save it. I just don't see why that intervention was reasonable here. Obviously we disagree on that point.
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11th February 2004, 04:00 PM	#16
Interesting Ian Banned Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,676	Hi Brown, Just to remind you, you'll need to put me on ignore again
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11th February 2004, 04:06 PM	#17
neutrino_cannon Master Poster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seventh circle of limbo Posts: 2,575	Quote: Originally posted by BTox Eh, I thought this one was about my telepathic abilities... You're telling me! I thought this was about BattleTech! Nuts.
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12th February 2004, 01:35 AM	#18
Tez Graduate Poster Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: London Posts: 1,104	Quote: Originally posted by Interesting Ian Hi Brown, Just to remind you, you'll need to put me on ignore again Damn - me too. How did you pull that one off?? (Dont bother replying ) BTW - IMO this thread probably should (now) be preserved, but in the MAD forum..
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