NO. 8
27
MACHINE LANGUAGE
So you just spent some big creds on
that NeuroProcessor? But how does
it work? A NeuroProcessor is just
a tiny computer that can talk with
your brain. Some of the earliest
research into mind-machine
control utilized electrodes to
measure the galvanic response of
the scalp and thus control
computers. This turned out to be too
imprecise to be practical (even
though some basic systems s t i l l
utilize electrode sensors). Then in
1998, research was done on
disabled volunteers. Tiny hollow
cone-shaped glass beads coated with
neurotropic chemicals were
implanted into their brains and
then connected to a computer. Nerve
tissue was allowed to grow into the
tiny beads. This way, electronic
signals from the brain could be
isolated. The volunteers then
trained for several months,
localizing signals to the glass beads,
in order to control computer
responses. This is the basic system
of today except the glass beads are
now millions of neurotropic silicon
nanites injected under the skull;
the computer i s now the
NeuroProcessor implanted at the
base of the skull and can control a
variety of links that can be jacked
into it; and the training time now
takes between a week to a month.
You've completed the training,
haven't you?
WEATHER
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NEWS FROM THE NET!
Is Vera Blue Dead?
According to members of the Net
community, hacker legend Vera
Blue has disappeared. Although she
has made many enemies throughout
her career, there seems to be no
correlation to her lack of Net
presence. There is some speculation
throughout the hacker community
that her disappearance may be
linked to her recent poem hack on
this very column (NOTE: we at
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lightheartedly).
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POLICE ROUNDUP
Random Violence is Up
An unidentified female wearing a
khaki jumpsuit was seen being
gunned down and picked up by an
unmarked black AV last week. No
further information is available.
Two pedestrians were injured
yesterday when shots rang out on
the 3100 block of Main Street. No
suspects have been found.
Also, a young boy was killed and his
two friends injured this evening
when they got caught up in a chase
between an ambulance and another,
unidentified vehicle. Shortly after,
a picketer was shot and killed when
shots broke out between the same
two vehicles. Neither vehicle has
been found.
Firefight at the Docks
Police arrived at the scene of a
shots fired call Tuesday.
Apparently, a firefight had just
broken out between two parties. As
the police arrived, they found two
men, one dead, with the opposing
party fleeing. The police were about
to pursue, but the remaining man
turned to fire on them. The police
had to put him down. Police assume
they were Mafia family members,
but were unable to identify a family
name.
Blank Deaths Continue to Rise
A Blank, later identified as Kaitlin
O'Connor, was found dead on the
North Side. Cause of death was
apparently massive mutilation to
her face and skull. Preliminary
autopsy revealed her pituitary
gland was forcibly removed.
SPORTS
SCUMBALL - Confounding all the
experts and overcoming all the
odds, the Druids win by a marginal
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