Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life

Re:Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life by flavius29663 on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @02:10PM (#20337781)

Al I can think about is Metallica - One

  Now that the war is through with me
  I'm waking up, I cannot see
  That there is not much left of me
  Nothing is real but pain now
  Hold my breath as I wish for death
  Oh please God, wake me
  Back in the womb it's much too real
  In pumps life that I must feel
  But can't look forward to reveal
  Look to the time when I'll live
  Fed through the tube that sticks in me
  Just like a wartime novelty
  Tied to machines that make me be
  Cut this life off from me
  Hold my breath as I wish for death
  Oh please God, wake me

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Re:Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life by hinkley on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @03:10PM (#20338381)

Or World of Tomorrow:

> Our grandfather's digital consciousness currently resides in this cube, where I upload the latest films and books for him to enjoy every week.

> We're also able to download correspondence from him. Over one thousand letters were received during his first hour in storage, as this was approximately four years time inside the cube. I will read one of his letters to you now: "Oh, oh God. Oh God. Oh God. Oh my God. Holy mother of God. Oh, oh, oh, oh God."

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Re:Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life by elliotec on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @02:33PM (#20338038)

Or "I have no mouth, and I must scream" http://www.mikedidonato.com/images/2009/04/harlan-ellison-i-...

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Re:Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life by the_af on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @02:51PM (#20338210)

A wonderful classic.

Though I must point out -- and I've absolutely no qualms that you shared this, mind you! -- that Harlan Ellison used to be furious and very vocal about it when people shared his stuff online. I don't mind; I'd rather more people read these good old classics of the New Wave of scifi.

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Re:Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life by spraak on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @02:16PM (#20337844)

If the lyrics aren't clear to anyone, check out the music video to understand.

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Re:Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life by komodo on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @02:33PM (#20338034)

or even watch the movie the song was influenced by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun_(film), or even the book that movie is based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun

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