Comments on: Mind-Reading Infrared Device Knows If You Want a Milkshake

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:34:04 +0000

Bob’s joke is satire. I didn’t laugh, but I felt shaken up about the Big Brother future he thinks we may encounter. Bob #2, why do you go around starting fights on the Internet?

By: Ergo Sum

Ergo Sum — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:08:33 +0000

Bob’s joke is absolutely the best post so far on this topic. Humour helps us to perceive the ramifications of new technology.

By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:35:43 +0000

I have to agree with Bob 2 as well.

By: Chubbee

Chubbee — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:13:33 +0000

Oh, and Corey, your treatments will start in 5 minutes.

By: Chubbee

Chubbee — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:11:30 +0000

I think both Bobs have received enough infared brain bombardment to qualify for infared lobotomy. Nyuk nyuk nyuk

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:53:26 +0000

I believe that a near infrared light exposure over an extended period of time will be harmful to the brain/skin cells since infrared is basically heat. But, it would have been useful if they explained at which wavelength this was done, which part of the brain they were looking at, how long was the exposure, were they injected first with anything, why would parts of the brain absorb infrared differently when I’m deciding coffee instead of tea, and why not do it in the sun since there’s infrared there too…

I hate it when news outlets report scientific findings, because it’s mostly done by a highschool level reporter. Just ask yourself how many times have you heard about the water as fuel in cars? Or the cure of cancer? Or the mind reader? or or or… and how many of them were actually serious research and not just a way for dumb scientists and light-headed reporters that just wanted to spin their wheels?!

But for the rest of you… enjoy!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:47:46 +0000

I’m with Bob 2.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:09:33 +0000

Although saying that I’d urge Bob not to give up the dream, you can’t hit a home run every time.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:07:08 +0000

We can joke about dystopian futures as much as we like, I think we’d all prefer though if the jokes weren’t desperately unamusing.

By: Eliza Strickland

Eliza Strickland — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:16:54 +0000

I thought the first Bob’s comments were funny. If we can’t joke about dystopian futures, then the corporate, mind-reading overlords have already won.

By: Corey

Corey — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:19:33 +0000

Dear Bob Snyder,

I think that is very rude and you are nothing more than a jerk. It’s not like he was supporting terrorism or racism he was just thinking that this would be a good ad and wanted to tell other people. Maybe you should just stop posting on the internet until you learn some manners. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Corey

By: Bob Snyder

Bob Snyder — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:57:10 +0000

Dear Bob,

You give all the Bob’s in the world a bad image. Please refrain from posting on the Internet in the future. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Bob

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:10:36 +0000

I can see it now:

ANNOUNCER: “Have this happened to you before?”

OFFICER: “Sir, have been drinking?” [officer points a light to the driver's head]
MAN: [without saying a word]
OFFICER: “Sir, please step out of the car.”

BOSS: “Jenkins! Do you have that report?” [boss points a light to an employee's head]
MAN: [without saying a word]
BOSS: “You’re Fired!”

WIFE: “Honey, do I look fat.” [She points a light to her husband's head]
MAN: [without saying a word]
WIFE: [she's slaps her husband and run off into the bedroom crying]

ANNOUNCER: “You need Mine-Mind an anti-near infrared cap that blocks the light from reaching your head–preventing those who want to read your mind.

CLIENT: “If god wanted us to read people’s minds, he would have made us all psychics.”

ANNOUNCER “Don’t like this happen to you–Get the Mine-Mind cap today!”