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A Mind-reading Headband Pours Beer

Posted August 19, 2014 11:53 AM

From CNN.com - Technology:

Behold the $300 headband that does everything from pour your beer, levitate your chair, and calm you down, simply by reading your brain waves.

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Re: A Mind-reading Headband Pours Beer

08/19/2014 7:33 PM

Superfluous. I can already do that without a headband and, to prove it, I changed the greeting one day on my ex's answering machine (remember those?):

"Hello! In all fairness I think I should warn you that, as a consequence of my having lived with my ex for twenty-four years, I can read minds. In other words, I know who you are and why you are calling and so, at the tone, please hang up."

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Re: A Mind-reading Headband Pours Beer

08/20/2014 12:54 AM

Yeah, big deal.....$20

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08/20/2014 4:58 AM

Who has to read brain waves in order to pour another beer? Rube Goldberg?

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Re: A Mind-reading Headband Pours Beer

08/20/2014 9:16 AM

The high-tech headband has been used to pour beer, levitate chairs, or control the lights -- all without the wearer lifting a finger.

Aren't we lazy enough?

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Re: A Mind-reading Headband Pours Beer

08/20/2014 12:23 PM

I use a program called "Flagon". In fact, I am using it now. There are a few bugs in it but they don't alter the taste.

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08/24/2014 2:51 AM

"One woman has helped create just that".

This will get me killed, but I sort of know these urges already. Playing on the safe side, I married one just to make sure. Before anybody slaughters me, imagine if the article had begun 'One man has..." It's no wonder women feel somewhat insulted by the tenor of posts on CR4. Luckily CR$ has a fair number of female posters who just laugh of this ****, and simply get on and contribute.

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