So My Brain Does Not Have a Wireless Connection to the Internet
Joanne is quite an imaginative blogger. She had this interesting post where she was comparing books with babies. However, this post of hers only existing in my dream.
Sunday morning (or Saturday night, depending upon how you look at it), I had this dream that Joanne had posted such an article on her blog. I don’t recall the details, but it was quite a good read. So, I think Joanne should take that as a compliment. Apparently, even my subconscious mind appreciates her writing.
Mind you, it would have been quite freaky if she had actually posted such an article today. But, she didn’t, so I apparently do not have a wireless connection to the Internet in my brain!
Perhaps it is a sign I’ve spent too much time reading blogs! When I used to do some computer programming, I would occasionally have dreams that were in code. I even developed an easy to use programming language, which, unfortunately, existing only in my dream and I was unable to recall any useful details when awake. I’m pretty sure I’ve had dreams that involved HTML as well. Oh, and many years ago, I was playing quite an interesting video game in my dreams, the likes of which I’ve yet to see in reality!
Of course, sometimes I think it would be nice to have a connection from my brain to the computer. Sometimes in bed, I just think of things, and it would be nice for those thoughts to be going directly into the computer, so I could use them later on. Sure, some might regard forgoing the keyboard as some sort of laziness, but, really, if you could just think things directly to your blog (or HTML coding, or Photoshop work, or Microsoft Word, or whatever you do on your computer), wouldn’t you ditch your keyboard and jump at the chance? Mind you, I would want to be sure that such a connection was both safe and secure, but, other than that, wouldn’t you prefer to just think things to the screen?
Is it laziness? Was it laziness that inspired man to create the wheel? Okay, so maybe it was. Maybe laziness is, ironically, the driving force behind all progress. The hard worker just does the work. The lazy worker just sits there thinking, there must be an easier way. Therefore, all progress depends upon the lazy person!
But, I digress…
Anyway, so would you like to have a link between your brain and your computer? Or, feel free to share any crazy dreams you’ve had about blogging, computers, the Internet or brain-computer connections!
Dan:
I have the same issues. I have once resolved all my database programming problems in my dream. I was so happy and even laughing loud in my dream (according to my wife). I woke up with NOTHING. Absolute nothing.
I tried to write a small piece down on the paper. I could not even remember the details 5 seconds after waking up ….
Do you make a habit of trying to remember your dreams when you wake up in the morning? Most dreams are quickly forgotten once we wake up, but if you get in the habit of recalling and reflecting upon your dreams when you awaken, you’ll be able to better remember your dreams for those occasions when you really do want to remember one!
When I was a kid, I used to try to bring physical objects out of my dreams. I’d dream of some neat toy, and I knew that I wanted it and I also knew that I was dreaming, so I would grab a hold of it with the intention of waking up with it in my hand. It never worked.
Well, it did work once, but that was because I was dreaming I woke up and it was in my hand. When I woke up for real… Nothing.
Dan,
Just wondering what would happen if your mind wandered…
The next best thing would be speech recognition software, whereby you could speak your thoughts directly into your computer. It wouldn’t be quite as easy as thinking; but then again, your ideas would probably be far less likely to become jumbled through wandering thoughts!
Jeanne
Just wondering what would happen if your mind wandered…
Probably something comparable to what happens when your cat walks across your keyboard…
The next best thing would be speech recognition software…
I don’t know. I can think faster than I can type, but I think I can think faster than I can talk too. And, I’m sure if I talked as fast as I was thinking, the computer would not be able to keep up. Sometimes the computer can not keep up with my typing. But that balances out because sometimes my fingers cannot keep up with my thinking.
Dan,
I think the cat-walking-across-the-keyboard analogy works quite nicely!
I do recognize the weaknesses inherent in using speech recognition software. Unfortunately, nothing that’s yet been discovered or invented can quite keep up with the speed of thought. (Too bad!) But, alas, at this point, speech recognition software may be the best we can do–at least in the real world (as opposed to the realm of our dreams).
Jeanne
This is purely a theological issue…haha! The good lord states clearly that even the best firewall and router setup will not keep the devil’s polymorphic viruses from infecting the human brain. I’ll do it only if Norton offers a Christian based wetware interface:)