Has anyone read Cybernetics?
>>8191901
> anyone
probably
You don't want their implants.
Best to stay natural.
They'll get you with the implants.
>>8191901
bump
Cybernetics/cyborgonics is the mark of the beast. They want to digitalize our minds and eventually fuck with them, off them. Tread carefully. The signal is possessive, like a demon.
>>8193015
Yes, I interested as well.
>>8192304
Your mind is already digitized. Your internet habits are a reflection of your thought processes to a real spooky extent.
>>8192239
>mfw I'm starting a PhD this fall on neuron machine interaction
>>8191901
ya a few times; specifically that edition
>>8191901
Would someone please evaluate this book right now? I do not know whether buying it is worth it.
>>8192239
>>8192304
>>8191901
>>Request placed. Requests ahead of you: 1
popular stuff, I'm going to have to wait awhile now that you've piqued me interest OP
>>8193121
>>8194768
Brother!
>>8197789
You're welcome!
>>8191901
I still haven't gotten to it. I read another one of his books and the writing was good. Are curious for the scientific content or the history?
>>8198160
both. would be cool if you could elaborate on the connection between Shannon's 'Mathematical theory of information' and Cybernetics.
>>8191901
looks like absolute shit popsci
>>8199616
Save for the fact Wiener was an actual mathematician
>>8199642
irrelevant
the book is not shit popsci though, looked at it.
>>8191901
Have you read it yourself? And what are your thoughts on cybernetics? Why are you asking if anyone has read it?
>>8201173
Because I plan on reading it, as (I suspect) does my incognito friend who keeps this thread alive. I have little time and money so I was hoping for others input. If no one has anything to say about I may just take the plunge soon.
>>8201634
I am with you, incognito friend. I am interested as fuck, but nobody seems to have read it or does not want to share their impressions.
>>8201741
Ill probs read it this summer then, I can let you know what I thought of it? Im not sure if keeping this thread alive will work if nobody has replied indepth so far.
>>8201634
plunge? but it's online
>>8202266
Id buy a paperback cause I dislike reading that much on my laptop, just feels different you know?
>>8202293
Buy a kindle or a nook (kindle's a little better because both are easy enough to pirate too, but if you're being legit, amazon's store is much better than barns and nobel's)...and one of the digital paper ones, not the gimped android pad ones. Damn near reading a physical book, just missing some of the tactile pleasures, but the convenience far more than makes up for it.
If you're any kind of avid reader, it's one of the best investments you'll ever make.
>>8191901
Nope but I just bought this book because I've been wanting to read about it for a while now. Anyone else read this? How is it?
>>8202294
Reading scientific books (when there are figures or tables, at least) on kindle kind of sucks in my humble opinion to be quite desu, senpai. Feels good to have a tablet.
>>8202294
The only downside to this is that where I live ebooks are the same price, or just a fraction of the price cheaper than physical books. Until those prices become more balanced I will probably stick with physical books, but thanks for the advice.
>>8202949
Especially if the books contain a lot of tables and stuff I prefer flipping pages back and forth, enables me to keep my fingers between some of the pages for quick reference.
>>8205088
Thanks for your reply.
Yes. When I was um, 18 or so...
>>8206910
I will be ordering in a few days (need some other stuff as well). I will read it and report back, so lets just give up on this thread.
>>8207205
Aye aye.
