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Implants Allow the Blind to See
gihan_ripper writes "Neurosurgeon Kenneth Smith has performed a revolutionary operation on St Louis resident Cheri Robertson, connecting a camera directly to her optic nerve. The rig is in principle similar to Geordi La Forge's visor, albeit in very rudimentary form. At present, the 'image' consists of a number of white dots, as on an LED display. There are also governmental restrictions on this research, forcing Kenneth and his team to fly to Portugal to carry out the operation. If this technology takes off, the future will be bright for the sight-impaired."
Can I get the infrared/untraviolet model?
A blog about stuff.
Resistance is futile...
If a baby duck is a "duckling," why would anyone want to eat "dumplings?"
How ironic, I just so happen to find this site today! Why go for this when Lasik is an easy to do at home project? Check it out here. I guess after you sear your eyeball as in step 3, you can replace it with one of those cameras.
Of course that all depends on whether or not the blindness we get from wanking is caused by degraded eyes or degraded brains...
Can I replace my monitor with a direct optical link?
" I just wish we would get our head out of our asses when it comes to doing cutting edge surgery"
:-/
Unfortunately the operation to remove one's head from one's ass is banned in America due to government restrictions
The revolution will not be televised... but it will have a page on Wikipedia
Sounds like the ultimate peripheral for Duke Nukem Forever.
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Simple.
He can talk the talk, but he doesn't walk the walk.
I mean, he's still wearing glasses.
How am I supposed to trust a guy that obviously hasn't gone through the procedure himself?
Did anyone else read that as breast implants that let the blind see? Until i stopped and comprehended for a second I had some interesting visions flashing through my mind. Get bigger boobs and replace those nipples with transplanted eyeballs! Sounds like a character off some cheap Star Trek knock-off.
At what price learning? At what cost wisdom? The price is a man's peace of mind, and the cost is his life.
Did anyone else think breast implants when reading the headline? I figure they could be seeing in brail with such implants....
Restistance is futile!
:-(
It's all starting to come together.
Common sense is not so common
...we'll all have cameras for eyes and direct connections to the internet from our brains like in Ghost in the Shell. But it are the benefits really worth becoming a "ghost in a shell"? After all just wait until you get hacked are infected by the parallel Individual 11 virus.
Put your "eyes" on your shoes, and walk close to some skirtage.
Table-ized A.I.
First you get the wallhacks, then you build the enemy auto-recognition with headbox targetting (aim-bot), then you get the HAL legs (speed hacks), then you get the women!
Silicone Implants Cause the Male to Go Blind
It reminds me of the experiment where someone wore mirror glasses that flipped the world upside-down. After a week or so, everything seemed normal. .lla ta melborp on htiw noisiv lamron ot kcab detsujdaer I ees nac uoy sA .tnemirepxe taht ni trap koot yllautca I
In other news, the US congress just passed a law that would make it mandatory to fit these camera devices with a new DRM technology that blocks unlicensed contents. You will only see what the *AA (or the government) wants you to see...
Amnd oyu rof kamign em drae hatt.