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Tag Archives: avatar
New Man’s War
In John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War, the home planet’s military consists of old folks who join the fight because they have nothing left to lose. Of course, they can’t just battle as is—they need some pretty serious upgrades first. They … Continue reading
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Tagged avatar, captain america, DARPA, old man's war, super soldiers, synthetic organisms, transhumanism
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Forget the Red Pill
Tomorrow, I’ll be lounging in a hammock on a Thai beach drinking Mekhong whiskey, resting up for a Full Moon Party. On Wednesday, I’m scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef. On Saturday, I’ll be on Mars, peering up at Olympus … Continue reading
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Tagged 3-d, afghanistan, avatar, battle school, BIE, body immersion environment, brain simulated environment, BSE, cave, Cave Automatic Virtual Environments, computer model, ender's game, environment, goggles, holodeck, immersion, immersion therapy, interactive, iraq, lab, matrix, modify, neuroscience, PTSD, star trek, therapy, vritual reality
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Anime Killed the Hollywood Star
Jumpstarted by Milli Vanilla’s Grammy-sized betrayal and carried on by scads of “artists” since, voice alteration and reproduction, be it lip-synching or Auto tune, has become a mainstay of the entertainment industry. If you’re one of those people who think … Continue reading
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Tagged AKB48, animation, anime, auto tune, avatar, character, computer-generated, Connie Willis, digital, Hatsune Miku, Hollywood, holograms, images, Japan, remake, video game
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