> A group of scientists from the Lawrence Livermore Labs approaches you
Hey, isn't that the place where a cyb broke in and uploaded 3 gigs of
porno to max out their hard drives?
> about participating in a new venture. They want to copy ALL of the
> contents of your brain/mind -- memories, personality traits, etc. -- in
> digital form and save them in memory on a supercomputer. In essence, you
Would my memory space be protected from abouve prank occuring again?
> would have a digital clone of yourself for that moment in time at which
> they made the copy. Thereafter, your destiny and that of your digital
> clone clearly diverge.
Wiz. One of me would be on the meat side being my rotational old self,
and the other 'me' would be in here 24/7/365/to infinity. Just
wondering: Could my construct be charged with 'violations' of the
Computer fnord Abuse Act of 1986?
> No one may alter the contents of your clone without its permisiion.
> However, anyone may access any part they want to.
Define 'access.' Read through my memories like text files, or break out
the hex editor? Or just ask me?
> Oh yes. The reason they are making you this offer is that the
> scientists have learned that you have a terminal illness, and have, at
> most, 6 months to live.
Neato.
> Would you accept the offer?
Forget asking me, just sign me up! 8-) But seriously, I would accept
the offer without even having to consider it. It's one of my dreams to
see the 'net without a physical body (I know, you've probably heard that
one about a kabillion times before, but hey, a guy can dream, can't he?),
and that would be the perfect chance. I could have immortality, and
still ask my girlfriend out on dates, even though they'd be digital in
nature. Think of what could be learned while on the other side of the
silicon. To be the next step in the evolution of mankind... what an honor.
Bryce Lynch
alltearyeyedattheprospect
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"Something in the air/treat me like a child/you can lead me on..all night.."
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