tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22339919.post8112242982506202209..comments2023-09-13T14:00:26.199+02:00Comments on Babble, bullshit, blasphemy and being.: Neuro-prosthetics and the end of the human racechooseDoubthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892003265288803666noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22339919.post-43683832145948297312007-04-15T16:29:00.000+02:002007-04-15T16:29:00.000+02:00Sacred Slut, I don't know how long it will take to...Sacred Slut, I don't know how long it will take to arrive but it will be like other technologies where the rate of progress is continually accelerating. I think there's a pretty good chance that if you are under 50 you'll live to benefit from this and maybe even live for ever because of what comes after it. Who knows? Not me, but it's a realistic possibility now.chooseDoubthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892003265288803666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22339919.post-8790539204889228422007-04-15T16:27:00.000+02:002007-04-15T16:27:00.000+02:00Stew, I don't think it's a bad thing at all anymor...Stew, I don't think it's a bad thing at all anymore than I would think it a bad thing that our less capable ancestors were replaced by us. I justt hink people don't realise it's coming at all and are thoroughly ignorant of the probability that it is coming soon. There's not really much point debating it either or trying to prepare. Our opinions will be extremely basic compared to those that will chooseDoubthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892003265288803666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22339919.post-62207868934358275712007-04-13T04:45:00.000+02:002007-04-13T04:45:00.000+02:00I read about this in Popular Mechanics. It sounded...I read about this in Popular Mechanics. It sounded like a great boon to humankind. In that article, they were touting it as a remedy for Alzheimer's. My only hope was that they had it ready to go by the time I get that old.Reason's Whorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386477323714963087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22339919.post-51329679501194401852007-04-12T14:52:00.000+02:002007-04-12T14:52:00.000+02:00You make it sound like a bad thing?In yesterdays f...You make it sound like a bad thing?<BR/><BR/>In yesterdays french newspapers there was an article about a guy who has had a hearing prosthesis put beneath his skin, consisting a microphone, a processer, a battery, and a delivery mechanism to the inner ear. The patient was born with a defective left ear.<BR/><BR/>Go science! For me, the biggest problem with "upgrades" is that the rich will be ableStewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13584058723818113125noreply@blogger.com