ysirotin commented on Brain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What You're Thinking

"As a neuroscientist, I can assure everyone that we have been reading minds for over 20 years..."

ysirotin commented on How Many Nukes Will It Really Take to Instantly Annihilate Humanity?

"@Jesus Diaz: Well yes..."

ysirotin commented on How Many Nukes Will It Really Take to Instantly Annihilate Humanity?

"I think people need to read something about how the environment works."

ysirotin commented on Asimo Autonomously Navigates Moving Obstacle Course Right Into My Nightmares

"@Cyberization: Yes, processors are becoming faster and memory larger, but segmentation of images and identification of objects are problems not just waiting for better hardware. They are waiting for new algorithms."

ysirotin commented on Asimo Autonomously Navigates Moving Obstacle Course Right Into My Nightmares

"Let's not forget that we have not solved the fundamental problem here: identifying obstacles and targets."

ysirotin commented on Revolutionary Bicycle Doesn't Use Wheels or Any Common Sense

"Clearly it has internal wheels to make the rubber treads go..."

ysirotin commented on Would You Rather Have an HTPC or a Set-Top Box?

"What is the point of drawing distinctions between these devices?"

ysirotin commented on Freelock Self-Locking Cycle Concept

"Let the designers of this bike ride it themselves."

ysirotin commented on Claw Bike Storage From ABC's "American Inventor" Available For Pre-Order

"And what unsolved problem does this address exactly?"