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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Unknown Target on August 30, 2011, 08:29:52 am
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW78wbN-WuU&feature=player_embedded
Cool documentary I'm watching, commissioned by Square Enix about human augmentation.
A friend and I were talking about getting some sort of augmentation, he wanted that thing where they put a magnet in your fingertip so you can sense EM fields. I thought it was pretty cool and might consider it myself.
What about you folks? :)
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Icarus Landing System, FTW. ;7
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Losing a limb doesn't seem half bad after watching that.
(presuming you're filthy rich)
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I don't know how you get selected, but most advanced prosthetics like those are one off custom experiments. I don't think the patient pays since they're sort of serving as lab rats.
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I love the Deus Ex series.
The direction they took this in kind of reminds me of something akin to Battle Angel Alita: The Prequel.
Loved that series.
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id like to get augmented once the limbs are superior to natural ones, no ageing you know n stuff. :)
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This came up on reddit today:
(http://i.imgur.com/mJMfJ.jpg)
http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/k0tvt/hey_reddit_check_out_my_new_prosthetic_leg/
In the comments it seems like it was $46,000? Yowza
Ashrak, I dunno; your brain would still age, as would your internal organs. Plus your prosthetic leg would have power requirements I imagine; which makes me think, in the video the guy mentioned his leg having a microprocessor. Where does that and the electronic components get their energy from?
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I'll see your 46k and raise you one http://www.openprosthetics.org
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That's awesome, linked that to a friend of mine, he'll love it.
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As demonstrated by that crazy German girl that put the magnetic sensors in her fingers, the brain is a very flexible organ, and able to adapt to new senses. So why cant they basically plug a camera into your optic nerve and let your brain figure out the rest? And yes, I saw the chip-in-retina guy, I mean basically bypassing the retina entirely.
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I've thought about that. I think one of the issues is finding a way to put that stuff in without having your body reject it.
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As demonstrated by that crazy German girl that put the magnetic sensors in her fingers, the brain is a very flexible organ, and able to adapt to new senses. So why cant they basically plug a camera into your optic nerve and let your brain figure out the rest? And yes, I saw the chip-in-retina guy, I mean basically bypassing the retina entirely.
You'd have to do this to a baby if it was to have any chance of working. I think you'd lose too much plasticity in the visual cortex and other relevant areas if you waited too long.