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Artist Wants to Replace Lost Eyeball With Webcam

Posted by samzenpus on from the all-the-better-to-film-you-with dept.

A one-eyed San Francisco artist, Tanya Vlach, wants to replace her missing eye with a Web cam. There has even been talk of her shooting a reality TV show using the video eye. "There have been all sorts of cyborgs in science fiction for a long time, and I'm sort of a sci-fi geek, with the advancement of technology, I thought, 'Why not?'" said Vlach. I'm a bit perplexed that the obvious things you'd want in a cyborg eye: range finder, infrared/lowlight vision, and a hypno-ray are not discussed in the article.

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  1. I think we need to combine this story by fiordhraoi · · Score: 5, Funny
    with this one, just for maximum creep out factor.

    "I wonder what's going on down the hall?"
    *Fwoomp*

  2. Think of the DMCA ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    she'll never be admitted into a movie-theatre again !!!

    "im sorry ma'am ... is that a recording device in your eye socket ? "

    BANNED !!!

    1. Re:Think of the DMCA ! by Yvan256 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually it would be funny. She'd have to leave her eye at the counter. And then...

      Some guy - What happened to your eye, lady?
      Tanya Vlach - Movies prices, these days... They cost 10$ and an eye.

  3. see what I see by nategoose · · Score: 5, Funny

    She could have the camera transmit it's images to a screen positioned over her good eye so she could see what was going on.