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Need A New Retina? Look No Further
wap writes "Restoring sight to the blind is a Bibical miracle, a sign of divine powers. Now it is being tested at the Boston Retinal Implant Project, with some very limited success, according to Technology Review. They only have fifteen electrodes implanted, but it's a start. Great quotes: 'The eye doesn't like stuff inside it, that's why it doesn't have a zipper.' Will artificial eyes and retinal replacements someday be as good as good human eyes?"
Ah Chew, if you could only see what I've seen with your eyes
5 months later it'll be deemed that our eye sight can be tapped under the PATRIOT act and similar.
15 electrodes implanted in someone's boday and not a sign of Kevin Warwick. Perhaps we'll get some actual research with scientific basis for a change.
They only have fifteen electrodes implanted, but it's a start...
Looks like it's nice and high-res so far. Just remember, when you're walking down the street and pick up a square-thingy, just remember how to get the freakin' duck away from you!
It would be cool if it didn't suck.
"I can't see a thing without my glasses!"
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Really, I don't. =)
Being able to look at ugly chicks as if they were beautiful would be a gift beyond price.
HBI's Law: Frequency of calling others Nazis is directly correlated with the likelihood of the accuser being Communist.
Lisa: Dad, you shouldn't wear glasses that weren't prescribed for you.
Homer: Lisa, just because you're ten feet tall doesn't mean you can tell me what to do.
If someone had the ability to see in the infrared spectrum, they could possibly decieve the James Randi Educational Foundation. Contact James Randi, claim you can see "auras", set up the test to your advantage and viola! A cool $1,000,000! Put another way:
1. Get infravision.
2. Contact James Randi.
3. Profit!
That's right. All your base.
Lister: Any problems? ... closer, hmm, to the object. All right, okay. Well, what about other optical effects, like split screen, slow motion, Quantel(tm)?
Kryten: Well, just one or two. In fact I've compiled a little list if you'll indulge me. Now then, uh, my optical system doesn't appear to have a zoom function.
Lister: No, human eyes don't have a zoom.
Kryten: Well then, how do you bring a small object into sharp focus?
Lister: Well, you just move your head closer to the object.
Kryten: I see. Move your head
Lister: No. We don't have them.
Kryten: You don't have them -- just the zoom? Hmm. Well, no, that's fine, that's great, no, no, that's really great, that's great.
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I want chainsaw hands!
I wouldn't be surprised if this company is also responsible for running shock sites such as goat.cx - they produce severe retinal scarring, perfect for business!
1) Serve the public trust
z2) Protect the innocent
3) Uphold the law
4) Secret
What would an EWOULDBLOCK block, if an EWOULDBLOCK could block would? -- me
I think there is nothing beyond the scope of human accomplishment if we could just focus on things that are really important.
Unfortunately, using this eye, nobody can focus on anything.
Need A New Retina? Look No Further
if you need a new retina, you can't look any further!
P.S. Please do NOT mark the above 'Insightful'
and men are still bald.
Of course I won't... I need a new retina!!
Yes! That's a briliant idea! When the adult brain is not plastic enough, why not use children brains as a coprocessor? The only problem is where to leave it.. Perhaps artificially expand the skull to hold an extra smaller brain?
People have tinkered like this for a long time. My favorite, going back to 1997, is where they combined silicon and eye of newt. No kidding! http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/archive/99/07/003.h tml
The world is made by those who show up for the job.
I mean what happens if your on the road and forget your charger? You wake up in the morning and all you see is a little battery low indicator. Since you got your eyes last year, non of the stores carry a charger for your obsolete eyes.