Remote control for humans

[Neo]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,173500,00.html


I felt a mysterious, irresistible urge to start walking to the right whenever the researcher turned the switch to the right. I was convinced — mistakenly — that this was the only way to maintain my balance.

The phenomenon is painless but dramatic. Your feet start to move before you know it. I could even remote-control myself by taking the switch into my own hands.

[Professor S]

Oh yeah, this is a wonderful idea. It reminds me of an old Asimov story where people were controlled by boxes attached to the back of their necks. It was meant as a cautionary tale, but no one seems to care about whether or not you should do something. The fact that we are able to do it appears to be justification enough.

The future is starting to scare the hell out of me.

[Neo]

Hey just wait until we have nanobot viruses. Self-replicating self-sufficient cell destroyers against which there is no defense.

[GameMaster]

/me feels a mysterious, irresistible urge to post in this thread. He turns around and sees a dark figure with a small remote slip into the shadows.