www.independent.ie/health/health-news/ho...cessful-3097636.html

This is the early days of transhumanism. This tech will rapidly progress to the point where all blindness can be cured.

www.independent.ie/national-news/bionic-...st-time-3096862.html

And the deaf can hear.

This is direct brain interface technology and you are seeing it reported in the news right now as if its not a big deal...

Did you notice how the guy who had his sight partially restored could dream in colour again so he says? Interesting...

I see this tech as a double edged sword, there is much good that can come of this if handled correctly.

pretty amazing..
science fiction turning into fact

neuromancer here we come.

maybe the logical progression of this will be to eventually discard our meat in favor of .......
i dunno, shifting biometal nano bot forms.

but hey... thats for my great great great great grandkids to worry about. i'll be a rusted pile of old tech, squeaking around with my brain in a jar and hydraulic limbs by that point.

andyh wrote:
It has this in common with an awful lot of tech. Unfortunately, the track record doesn't bode well does it. I see the transhumanists as being one of the biggest threats to homo sapiens sapiens personally. That said, like yourself I can see that the tech itself could be a massive benefit to many people.

dubmeup wrote:
I agree with that.

But maybe I just watched too many films.

psketti wrote:
I don't think so sadly. They are pretty darned open about where they are heading with all this stuff. Brazenly so. And they aren't talking benevolent help for the masses either. It's all me me me with them.

No maddness you say...

psketti wrote:
No, I said I didn't think you'd watched too many films
Stop putting words in my fingers to suit your needs



You made me use my fav smiley again

dubmeup wrote:
Well see... if you'd actually care to get with the program, you'd have been quick of the mark to notice that I was in fact making a reference to your recently added signature


I thought you where smarter than that... *big sighs*

It's just going from bad to worse tonight

psketti wrote:
Dear pskets,

Where in my latest sig war effort update does it mention you having "no madness"?

Ok, you won that one. I read it wrong... blah blah

I blame the Sambuca myself however I'll take full responsibilty for my mistake... now what's the punishment pray tell if there is one?

psketti wrote:
I think sambucering yourself is punishment enough

dubmeup wrote:
You got that fucking right

psketti wrote:
That's right dubs...get her on side so she's all comfortable and shit.

I find asking her for fabric seems to soften her up a bit, actually.

psketti wrote:

psketti wrote:
What is it, my pretty?

You know I'm neutral, like Switzerland.

so gay
but

batou wrote:


I really do get as bored doing this every time as you probably do reading me doing this every time, you know.

im starting to like the swish and the sting.