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Would you get cybernetic implants?
July 6th 2006, 00:37 CEST by OwenButler Would you get cybernetic implants? To what lengths would you augment yourself with readily available cybernetic implants? Assume cybernetic implants were affordable, painless and invisible. Would you get an eye implant that showed you the correct time for the time zone you are in, in a HUD? Would you get an eye implant that showed a todo list of tasks in your vision which you could create/checkoff using your brain? Would you get an implant that enhanced your vision or hearing? Would you get an implant to correct a chemical imbalance in your brain? Would you get an implant to override your muscle control to drive for you? Reading Peter F Hamilton's Nights Dawn Trilogy got me to thinking: "How amazing would it be to have cybernetic implants?" Assuming you could do anything, how far would you go with augmenting your body with computers/technology? If you have a limit, what is it? Furthermore, why is that the limit? |
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Like I said, I'd be more than willing to find the first gen bugs. The sheer coolness would easily outweigh the inconveniences of adding data to my everyday life. We need to keep our arms open, our head up, smiles big and our middle fingers raised.
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Haven't you learned anything from Deus Ex with regard to first gen cybernetics? This will not be the end of it.
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It's hard to be worse than my eyebrow one. We need to keep our arms open, our head up, smiles big and our middle fingers raised.
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You know, I go over to bobs place, but I can't remote control his dishwasher and tv with my brainplug(tm) because he's running macos. I don't know why this reminded me of this almost unrelated story, but a friend of mine who has a 2 year old daughter sat down on her couch the other day and picked up her remote and tried to turn on the television. Instead, she heard a muffled dinosaur roar. Confused and vaguely worried about her sanity, she did it again, wondering what the fuck the noise was. Finally she sat up and took the couch cushions off to find her daughter's remote-controlled dinsosaur toy. Apparently the TV remote also controlled the dinosaur, but she hadn't known that. The story made me laugh. Current novel word count: 18,000 words (I'm hoping by putting it here it helps motivate me)
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You have a cybernetic eyebrow? Current novel word count: 18,000 words (I'm hoping by putting it here it helps motivate me)
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I'm willing to bet that story is funnier than the entirety of the movie "Click". I'm not willing, however, to test that theory out. Lady, people aren't chocolates. But you know what they are, mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling.
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On July 8th, 2006 at UFC 61, Ken became the first fighter to ever die in the Octagon ring. About 30 seconds in the second round Tito Ortiz put Ken in a rear naked choke. Ken's pride got the best of him. He refused to tap out and suffered complete blockage of the airway which led to asphyxia. Big John McCarthy immediately pushed Tito off of Ken. The doctors attempted to revive Ken but later determined his life and career are both dead. Tito then spit on Ken's face and commented on Ken having the super aids virus. Fans booed Tito for his poor sportsmanship. BEST. FAKE. Wikipedia entry. EVER. |
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No Shoryuken? Lame. We need to keep our arms open, our head up, smiles big and our middle fingers raised.
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Also: Should have trained with nitrous. We need to keep our arms open, our head up, smiles big and our middle fingers raised.
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Px My eyes bulged out of my head, until I saw you noted this as fake. Funk. I am sofa king. We todd ed.
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Get your ass to mars. We need to keep our arms open, our head up, smiles big and our middle fingers raised.
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Same here, Funk. When I first started to read it, I didn't notice the date in teh futare. |
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I'd sign up for the first gen stuff. Life's too long anyway. Yours won't be unless you get that BMI down. Fag up your own internet.
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I can't wait til Penguin gets his first implant so I can hack it and use him to do my bidding. I'm going to have the best garden ever. Lady, people aren't chocolates. But you know what they are, mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling.
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Why would you hack it if he's just going to blog it on PC anyways? We need to keep our arms open, our head up, smiles big and our middle fingers raised.
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Creepy story about totally missing the point. This is my preferred take. We need to keep our arms open, our head up, smiles big and our middle fingers raised.
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Liberty is such a butch. こんにちは
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I'm thinking of buying one. But, the glossy screen, the runnning hot thing..? Can we get an amen? Glossy screen... I feel wrong saying this but.. I kinda like it. I see reflections, but they aren't bad, and the screen is still easier to read than the matte finish in bright environments. I'm not doing color critical work on it. Heat issues... yeah, it runs hot, but the Powerbook G4 ran hotter. Also, Apple always goes for 'quiet and hot' over 'cool and loud'. It's a drawback, but not a deal-breaker. It's durable and portable, though. Seems much less delicate and fussy than the old Powerbook. |
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My XP laptop has a glossy screen and I dig it. |
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My iBook is hotter than Hades. I'd love a Macbook, but the first couple of versions of new Apple products make me nervous. Actually, the liberalism of the media - as a general thing - IS a major fallacy. What the media is, is a whore. -LP
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I would indeed say that your Macintosh computer is flaming. Lady, people aren't chocolates. But you know what they are, mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling.
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Oh thtop it! |
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I fucked a man in the ass while I placed my order. It just seemed right. Plus, you know, you get the secret, gay Apple discount. |
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Well now I feel stupid, they convinced my I was the one that had to take it for the discount. Actually, the liberalism of the media - as a general thing - IS a major fallacy. What the media is, is a whore. -LP
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I'm using my iBook on my front porch right now. I've never felt gayer. Jesus Christ, that is unbelievably retarded! - lwf
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Well now I feel stupid, they convinced my I was the one that had to take it for the discount. They fucked you in the eye? That's the most disturbing thing I have ever read in the history of the Internet. "It's only make-believe until it becomes flim-flam."
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Warren, if it is any consolation the above post is the gayest thing I think I've ever said. |
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I'm probably going to go totally gay in the next couple of months. Final Cut and all. Today Officer Coon, Officer Nigger-hater, and Officer Keep-darky-down were acquitted of all racist charges.
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It's like Top Gun in here. |
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You can be my wing man anytime. YHBT. YHL. HAND
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Bullshit! You can be mine. |
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So. Gay. |
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Goodness gracious, great balls of fire. After I learned of my [Dutch] heritage the rate at which I pushed passerbys off of bridges shot up significantly.
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Sorry, you're waaaay out of line. We need to keep our arms open, our head up, smiles big and our middle fingers raised.
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I'd love a Macbook, but the first couple of versions of new Apple products make me nervous. Same here. Cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any
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One of those Ford pickup trucks, F150 or whatever, those big ungodly fuck-off things, just parked across the street. Tinted windows. This ultra-tanned semi-midget, maybe four and a half feet and well over 200 pounds, climbs out. In a god damn speedo. Cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any
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Thanks. Now I'm going to have to spend all day trying to get that image out of my head. Funk. I am sofa king. We todd ed.
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That's fucking awesome. Let's all go play beach volleyball in our jeans and no shirts. Lady, people aren't chocolates. But you know what they are, mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling.
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F-150's aren't big. They're barely functional as a work truck, even. |
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One of those Ford pickup trucks, F150 or whatever, those big ungodly fuck-off things, just parked across the street. Tinted windows. This ultra-tanned semi-midget, maybe four and a half feet and well over 200 pounds, climbs out. In a god damn speedo. I really need to start carrying a digital camera on my person at all times. Actually, the liberalism of the media - as a general thing - IS a major fallacy. What the media is, is a whore. -LP
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HAhaha - that was the best goddamn thing to read first thing in the morning. Nothing in my day can possibly live up to that. Current novel word count: 18,400 words (I'm hoping by putting it here it helps motivate me)
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I'm willing to bet that story is funnier than the entirety of the movie "Click". I'm not willing, however, to test that theory out. I'm a sap when it comes to family movies, but I really liked Click. Funny and touching... Much like 50 Dates, more of a real movie than an all out Adam Sandler movie. |
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Man, terrorists really have it out for you New Yorkers. It's great that they caught these guys, but what sucks is now Bush can proclaim all his steps against the war on terror as working. Actually, the liberalism of the media - as a general thing - IS a major fallacy. What the media is, is a whore. -LP
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[blog] I got that job offer I had talked about the other day in IRC... Good sized pay increase, benefits, 401k, etc and looks to be a great amount of room for advancement and on the job learning/training. I told my current boss about this morning... I don't think they are going to match the offer. Going to be weird leaving this job after 3+ years and it being what saved me from leaving the tech industry. Next job really should be a HUGE step up in terms of what I can do. I'll start as a senior level programmer and be able to work my way into project design and management and more. [/blog] |
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Hoorraaaaayyy Matt, 2xcongrats! "[The internet is] not a truck. It's a series of tubes."
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Awesome, Matt! Congrats! Jesus Christ, that is unbelievably retarded! - lwf
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Awesome, Matt! Congrats on the upgrade. Lady, people aren't chocolates. But you know what they are, mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling.
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Well done! Sounds like a sweet position. |
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It is unclear how far along the plot had moved -- whether it was in the talking stages or a more advanced operational phase, counterterrorism sources told CNN. No explosives were found. I'm really getting tired of them hyping the crap out of catching these "terrorists". This kind of thing goes on every day. As far as I'm concerned, it's not news if we didn't catch someone who was in the real planning stages (buying explosives, detailed plans, etc.). If idiots talking in an unsecured online chat room are really a threat to national security, then we suck at national security. Shit, even the FBI agrees with me: But there is "no indication of any imminent threat to the New York transportation system or anywhere else in the U.S.," FBI Special Agent Richard Kolko said in a statement. I swear, the media is going to hand the elections this year to the Republicans with all this hype. Lady, people aren't chocolates. But you know what they are, mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling.
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That's great news, I'm jealous of everyone that is able to get a job they enjoy. Actually, the liberalism of the media - as a general thing - IS a major fallacy. What the media is, is a whore. -LP
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