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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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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.
Blog. 217 lbs. 37 to go. |
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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.
Blog. 217 lbs. 37 to go. |
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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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Did I mention I started my new job this week? It fucking rocks. Lady, people aren't chocolates. But you know what they are, mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling.
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My wife wants me to quit my job. Ergo is right, as he always is except the times when his opinion is different than mine.--Mr. Nutty
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I want to ge a new job too. I found one in company, just need to post my resume. |
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My wife wants me to quit my job. If I was married to a doctor, I'd quit my job. "That probably entirely useless path, that probably lost day, that probably futile hope. What's the point of it all?" - Franz Kafka, The Castle
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I swear, the media is going to hand the elections this year to the Republicans with all this hype. That's the point. |
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Thanks for the congrats... I'm really hoping it works out to the potential it seems to have from the outside. Now to just make it the 2 weeks at my current job without killing anyone :P. |
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Congrats, Matt! Current novel word count: 18,400 words (I'm hoping by putting it here it helps motivate me)
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Congrats, Matt! Why, Ergo? |
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It took me over 120 posts to realize this was a new topic. こんにちは
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My favourite part of the tunnel plot was the plan to flood New York with the water from the river, despite the fact that the city is above the water level. |
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I've levelled! |
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Px-- She wants me to stay home and take care of all the mundane shit, i.e. house, yard, laundry, bills, etc. She knows that my job is driving me nuts anymore and figures the change would do me good. We're also mulling over the kids issue again. Ergo is right, as he always is except the times when his opinion is different than mine.--Mr. Nutty
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We're also mulling over the kids issue again. Run away!! Jesus Christ, that is unbelievably retarded! - lwf
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Yeah, that's my immediate reaction as well. I really don't want to start my career as a dad at age 40. Ergo is right, as he always is except the times when his opinion is different than mine.--Mr. Nutty
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She's getting to that age, huh? Luckily mine's still 29 so I've got at least another year or three before she's likely to go crazy for the kiddies. Fag up your own internet.
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Say you're going on a camping trip for a weekend and get a vasectomy. The scarring is minor. |
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I still think you'd be a good one, Ergo. "It's only make-believe until it becomes flim-flam."
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Yeah, that's my immediate reaction as well. I really don't want to start my career as a dad at age 40. My dad was 45 when I was born. There's nothing wrong with being an older parent. Funk. I am sofa king. We todd ed.
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She wants me to stay home and take care of all the mundane shit, i.e. house, yard, laundry, bills, etc. She knows that my job is driving me nuts anymore and figures the change would do me good. We did that for a bit with my wife. It is REALLY nice to have the household stuff done when you come home and she wanted the break from work. It worked out well in that regard. We're also mulling over the kids issue again. My condolences. |
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My condolences. Heh. Jesus Christ, that is unbelievably retarded! - lwf
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She's getting to that age, huh? Luckily mine's still 29 so I've got at least another year or three before she's likely to go crazy for the kiddies. Are you kidding? I'm happy my wife got it out of her system young. We're finished with kids and she's 28, I'm 30. By the time the kids are on thier way out, I'll be a spry 50. 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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There's nothing wrong with being an older parent, but maybe some people just don't feel that that's the right thing for them to be when they're that age. Ergo, is this a source of contention for you and your wife? My husband likes the idea that if we had kids he'd get a part time job or something and be the one to take care of them while I brought in the majority of the money. My husband and I had a talk about the kids issue the other day. I have a feeling now that it isn't going to be happening. The biology doesn't seem to be working out for me, and there's a limit as to how much work I'm going to put into it (i.e., fertility clinics, etc.) before I just say it wasn't meant to be. I'm 34 and getting closer to the age where I don't feel I'm really young enough to have kids. I asked how he felt about that and it turns out we're on the same page: while we'd both love to be parents, our lives wouldn't be incomplete without children, just different. I brought up the adoption issue but he's really reticent about that. Current novel word count: 18,400 words (I'm hoping by putting it here it helps motivate me)
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