I need some help
I'd like to work out how to do this. The alt text pretty much justifies it for me.
( Captain V, Fri 24 Apr 2009, 9:06, 9 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

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Do you mean raise a child with a behavioural easter-egg?
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Fri 24 Apr 2009, 9:08, Reply)

Pretty much
Yea.
( Captain V, Fri 24 Apr 2009, 9:10, Reply)

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Apart from direct manipulation of their neurons, I can't think of any other way.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Fri 24 Apr 2009, 9:11, Reply)

My first idea was classical conditioning
But I've not thought of anything particularly cool you could do with that.
( Captain V, Fri 24 Apr 2009, 9:24, Reply)

How about
Positive reinforcement?

Every time they get upset, you wire a car battery to give 'em a jolt through the language-centres.

Do it enough and it'll become a Pavlovian response.
( Cawl, Fri 24 Apr 2009, 9:28, Reply)

Pssst Kaol
That's not how Pavlovian responses work. Although I might be able to condition them to connect themselves up to a car battery every time they get upset!

:edit: Doing that would probably just result in somebody that never, ever gets upset.
( Captain V, Fri 24 Apr 2009, 9:33, Reply)

Oh!
Damn my limited knowledge of this kinda stuff.

Although give me a properly restrained human with the top of their skull removed and I'll be entertained for hours :D
( Cawl, Fri 24 Apr 2009, 9:36, Reply)

No Kaol
You shouldn't stick your willy in everything that is soft, moist and warm!
( Captain V, Fri 24 Apr 2009, 9:38, Reply)

*sighs*
But... It's Friday!
And that's what Fridays are for!
( Cawl, Fri 24 Apr 2009, 9:39, Reply)