' Wrote:Perhaps "neural net" refers to its structure, rather than its operation? Maybe it's organized like the neural networks in our brains without actually being connected to them.
Yep...That's why I mentioned earlier that it's debatable as to whether it's biological or artificial at its root. I'm just sayin' that my looking at it as having a biological root is perfectly plausible because A: almost 1000 years in the future, in a world that has nanotech to repair a craft's hull surface, it would not be a large stretch of the imagination to also assume that they would have the technology to implant a nano wireless transmitter somewhere in the Mellon that would act as not only a personal communications device, but as a navigational aid when flying in space. & B: It's not like I suggested at any point that being chipped gives any sort of advantage to the Sirius populace beyond simple convenience.
It's not like someone chipped in the head can, for example, download a program & instantly learn kung fu on the fly & go forth & kick ass, any more than a person today can download a kung fu DVD torrent & go forth & kick ass.
That would just be silly
For people that walk around w/ bluetooth earpieces & net connected cell phones, what's the big difference for Sirians really, besides the P.O.V. that the tech is implanted in the head?
