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Comment Re:Yeah, whatever. (Score 1) 1147

Supposing you have all the core information... Just because you have a copy of the brain at one point in time (or a better copy, which uses data from several points), this doesn't mean that the "new you" will be able to learn (where "learning" is distinct from "acquiring new data"). Assuming, of course, that you'd like to "live on" instead of simply existing.

It would be interesting, though, to see what differences in, say, moral choices, would show up in a comparison between the human brain and the computer copy.

Comment what about older devices? (Score 1) 842

I have experienced that many older/legacy devices have much better support in Linux. They might have drivers for Windows 98 or 95 exclusively and no longer work under XP. So if you don't feel like just throwing some old cards out and getting new ones, sometimes Linux is the only answer.

However, video card drivers are an entirely different matter...
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