Dear stephenlmeyer,

No, it is more this that confirms my worst suspicions and fears.

http://www.skewsme.com/implants.html#axzz1t2a8gUlW

Why can't they just leave the bloody brain alone?

It sickens and disgusts me particularly what they are doing to animals. I am not a serious animal lover but to be hard wiring a creature’s brain to get it to do what we want is a step too far. As a secularist that is my line in the sand. Surely we should be civilised enough to regard the brain as sacrosanct.

And what about the obscenity of saying this research, which is designed to enhance the interface between humans and the weaponry they deploy, will assist those missing limbs through the use by others of weapons of war.

It is enough to ... (fill in what you want because I'm speechless).

Stevenlmeyer,

<< One day you may see one of these walking up your street dropping off letters and parcels>>

The whole concept of someone/thing walking around the suburb(s) delivering mail is so 18th Century.
Things (should) have moved way past that: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-26/super-computer/3972832

Save BigDog for more appropriate tasks like rescue missions to/in dangerous locations, exploration of alien planets, and stand-ins for Green MPs who might want to duck away from parliament for a day or two, but don't want anyone to notice their absence.

SPQR your forgetting one thing mate.

It doesn't matter how good that computer gets, if you want to do some on line shopping, someone has to physically move that book, radio, pair of shoes, or pretty bauble from your supplier to your home.

If all this on line shopping continues to expand, you're likely to need a hundred postmen for every suburb.

I wonder if throwing big dog a bone will stop our mail going walk about?

Cheers, Hasbeen. Good point.