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Austria's 'Bionic Man' Dies In Car Crash

Posted by timothy on from the sad-to-hear dept.

euphemistic writes "An Austrian man who became the first person outside the US to wear thought-powered 'bionic' arms has died from injuries sustained in a car crash ... Kandlbauer, who would have turned 23 next month, sustained severe head injuries when the specially modified car he was driving swerved off the road in the south east of Austria and crashed into a tree on October 19. The cause of the accident is not yet known, particularly whether the neurally-controlled arm-prostheses he had been fitted with might have played a role."

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  1. I hadn't heard about these. by mirix · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Interesting. I presume there software involved here?
    Any details on how the system works?

    Wouldn't be the first time a bug killed someone, but he could have just dozed off too...

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    Sent from my PDP-11
  2. Re:An interesting motto by tftp · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I think the motto as printed is a mistranslation. Consider this variant: [...] "Don't live through others, live through yourself!"

    I understand your reasons to say so, but here is the original, in German:

    "Lebe nicht für andere, sondern lebe für dich!", war das Motto des gelernten Kfz-Mechanikers, der mit 17 Jahren auf einen Strommasten geklettert war und dabei beide Arme verloren hatte.

    The original English translation seems to be reasonable, since für != durch. Native German speakers are welcome to correct me, if needed. My German is pretty basic.