tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2234000961405405835..comments2024-03-29T08:01:26.952-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Cyborgs on the horizon?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-70948628764839783602009-11-23T03:26:50.187-06:002009-11-23T03:26:50.187-06:00I can hear it already:
waking up to the clang of a...I can hear it already:<br />waking up to the clang of a Ctrl-Alt-Del...<br /><br />No, thanks!Noonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07694829378563989648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-25021524663134314922009-11-22T19:05:26.253-06:002009-11-22T19:05:26.253-06:00Try "When Gravity Fails" by G.A. Effenge...Try "When Gravity Fails" by G.A. Effenger. It's about a detective who uses knowledge implants to assist him.Billllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-32928129559293965012009-11-22T18:42:14.316-06:002009-11-22T18:42:14.316-06:00Sounds a lot like a book I read recently - A Star ...Sounds a lot like a book I read recently - A Star Curiously Singing by Kerry Nietz. The guy had an implant, but it made him a slave. He wasn't allowed to think certain things, and was punished with pain when he did.<br /><br />Now sure, that's sci-fi - but entirely possible if the wrong people got hold of the technology or the government changed after many people begin wearing these things...Grace Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-87220460138679942462009-11-22T11:53:23.366-06:002009-11-22T11:53:23.366-06:00My first thought was "cool", but on seco...My first thought was "cool", but on second thought, what about pop-up ads? Having one come up at an inopportune time time could be embarrassing at best and downright dangerous at worst.<br /><br />ArchieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-18973598279382877462009-11-22T10:56:22.197-06:002009-11-22T10:56:22.197-06:00My first thought was "Where will they get the...My first thought was "Where will they get the spectrum" for an implanted controller. <br /><br />It appears long term exposure to anything from 300 to 3,000 mHz is quite likely to result in cancer, with decreasing risk down to around 30 mHz and up to 12,000 mhz. Of course, the transmitter could be in the terahertz range - but that would be pretty fiddly. <br /><br />StrangerStrangerhttp://callejonextrano.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-57322043437048329572009-11-22T09:07:35.987-06:002009-11-22T09:07:35.987-06:00"sorry Dave, I can't let you do that"..."sorry Dave, I can't let you do that"brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06911036379896402069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-44415451315677139442009-11-22T08:59:16.018-06:002009-11-22T08:59:16.018-06:00You mean I'd never lose my car keys again? I&#...You mean I'd never lose my car keys again? I'm in.<br /><br />Imagine slipping one of those cards from your digital camera into the slot on the top of your head, where the interface could easily reach both brain hemispheres. Imagine having spell check, XL and a dictionary instantly available. My lord! this would make even recent high school grads employable.Billllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-69583060240012500262009-11-22T08:45:29.340-06:002009-11-22T08:45:29.340-06:00Sorry, I've read/watched too much sci-fi where...Sorry, I've read/watched too much sci-fi where the Bad Guy takes over peoples' implants (Dr. Who's "new" cybermen) or a Good Guy does it to make people better/ more peaceful/smarter and Bad Things happen. Who will be responsible for things that go wrong, or if there turn out to be horrible side effects? I believe Mary Shelly addressed part of that question some time ago, in a way.<br /><br />And what about employers who start saying, "We'd love to hire you, but you need a cyber-interface implant?"<br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-34164439173618560572009-11-22T08:02:40.931-06:002009-11-22T08:02:40.931-06:00no thanks! It also assumes that we all want to hav...no thanks! It also assumes that we all want to have a constant connection with the internet. I can think of plenty of things that I do routinely where inadvertently distracting myself by surfing the web would be irritating, counterproductive, and/or fatal.<br />Never mind the fact that if I am alone in the woods, I want to be alone!robnrunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-44862991910744897092009-11-22T04:04:09.309-06:002009-11-22T04:04:09.309-06:00On top of that, what happens if your wife runs the...On top of that, what happens if your wife runs the microwave while you're in the kitchen? Are you going to pee your pants and forget who you are for half an hour (Sorry, couldn't resist the line from "Christmas Vacation.")<br /><br />What about X-rays, MRI's and EM interference? Not only do we have to worry about how it might interefere with the device, but will it damage/disable it, and possibly damage or hurt the person as well?Shrimpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-75926053359347826662009-11-21T23:26:06.645-06:002009-11-21T23:26:06.645-06:00I agree, no thanks.
JimI agree, no thanks.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-73753031155170913962009-11-21T23:14:22.225-06:002009-11-21T23:14:22.225-06:00As a computer tech, my first thought about this ty...As a computer tech, my first thought about this type of thing is: "What about upgrades?" I wouldn't want to stick something in my head that has to be changed out every two to four years. Plus, there's malfunctions. Would you really want to go see a surgeon because you have a computer glitch?Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12244142931909670053noreply@blogger.com