March 19, 2009

Could a Dose of Ether Contain the Secret to Consciousness? "Researchers may soon be able to measure consciousness as well as we can measure a person's temperature." [Via]
posted by homunculus 15 years ago
  • "There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge." -Hunter S. Thompson
  • This title. It exceeds 60 characters?
  • He accidentally the whole 60 characters.
  • My last job was at a company that made a "consciousness monitor" for anesthesiologists. (I was the IT guy, so I didn't have much to do with the device itself) I gather it was basically a device to measure a combination of brainwave activity along with a few other vital stats like oxygen saturation and heart rate. The company had been bought up by a Big Pharma conglom that wanted to use the device in conjunction with their newest anesthesia medication; once they had all the appropriate IP, they closed us down.
  • I emailed h. about the title. I suspect it wasn't deliberate that he accidentally the whole 60 characters.
  • If I had a band I would totally call it "Title exceeds 60 characters". And our first album would not be named for the band, but would also be "Title exceeds 60 characters". That, or "Some Songs\"); DROP TABLE CUSTOMERS;"
  • Well, I tried to post the Thompson quote as the title, but the system told me to change it to "Title exceeds 60 characters" so I did as I was told. You're welcome to change it if you like ;)
  • That would be the first time in your life you've ever obeyed the system. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU, MAN???
  • :)
  • WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU, MAN??? I SOLD OUT, OKAY?! I really needed the bananas. *sob*
  • There, there, homunculus. We'll be doing an intervention. You'll feel better soon.
  • A good hit of ether would make this all make a whole lot more sense.