Wishing For A Mental Rewind Button
from the changes-in-perception dept
In a recent blog post by Scott Adams, he notes his desire for a rewind button on life. The post starts out by talking about seeing something through a window that he didn't quite catch, and wishing for a rewind button on the window -- like a DVR (the post then goes off on an angry tangent about auto repair these days that doesn't actually seem connected to the rewind part). That struck me as interesting, because I've caught myself wanting the same thing recently. The more I've used a DVR, the more I get annoyed at things that don't have such a capability. For example, when listening to the radio or just talking to people, there are moments when I find my brain asking to rewind, in part because it's become so accustomed to the possibility of rewinding TV. I wonder if this will lead to more demand for devices that record everything you see. Traditionally, such "backup brain" devices have been talked about for the purposes of recalling and categorizing stuff -- but if there's increasing demand to simply replay what you just heard or saw, it could become useful in unexpected ways.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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NPR had this in their last membership drive...
(thanks for reminding me of it :)
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too much scifi?
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Mental Rewind
Somethin g like these would be cool. With larger memory capacities we could eventually have 48 hour lengths of video or more.
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"what did I just say??!!?!?!?"
What's more, I will tell you exactly what you said when we had this argument last time"
At last - the equalizer!
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i had this exact same thought when i first discovered the VHS recorder my mu had brought when i was a kid!!!!
ever since then (even on acid!) i have wanted such a capability and thought it was part of my 'Condition' & assumed no one else would think of such a bizarre thought!!!
man the times i have sat there wishing i could rewind life or even just my brain!!
now my world has trully shrunk
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Be careful what you wish for.....
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Re: Be careful what you wish for.....
We would have to redefine the way we communicate.
But, come to think about it, with Instant messaging, social networking and 10 digital cameras at every party, we are coming closer to it, and I think it is already changing the way we behave in those situations.
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ohh the joy
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Would that be more - or less like idiots? I think YouTube may have the answer.
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really??
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Similarish
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Undo
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REALLY???????
If that's the case, why are we all so AGAINST wire tapping? the government has been trying to help us all out and we didn't even know it!!! I bet there are plenty of archived conversations at the FBI, CIA, NSA, etc.
Oh wait, all of the sudden nobody wants their convos recorded anymore, right?
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Hmmm...
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Mental Rewind
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first saw this several years ago
I thought they were just weird. Of course, now that I have my own Tivo, I get the same impulse. I try to suppress it though.
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Rewind
If you know of anyone in the phone industry who might be interested, I would like to talk to them.
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