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Deus Ex Eyeborg Documentary Shows Today's Cyborgs
jjp9999 writes "A documentary commissioned by Eidos Montreal explores the possibilities of cyborg technology found in Deus Ex: Human Revolution, comparing it to technology found today. The 12-minute film is narrated by filmmaker Rob 'Eyeborg' Spence, known for his glowing prosthetic eye that connects to an electronic receiver, and follows him around the world as he meets with leaders in biotechnology and with people who have bionic prosthetics — all the while comparing the technology to what's found in Deus Ex."
Right at the start, the video shows things that makes goatsx look pleasant.
If I had mod points this would be sure to get a couple. Who hijacked kdawson's account? Pretty epic.
What day is it? Could you please tell me?
His blog changed site, and this documentary only got put up 3 days ago. So quit whining.
...the best conclusion I could come to is that I would be willing to augment, not replace. JC Denton had nanoaugs that enhanced his biological limbs,organs and tissues without replacing them, unlike Jensen who has permanently lost part of himself to machinery. I think enhancement is a far better approach than irreversible replacement.
That, and I couldn't come to grips with taking out my eyes. My mother gave them to me.
Lots of people my age and older are. The lens in my left eye is an artificial device. It sits on struts so is able to focus, unlike a natural lens anybody my age has (the eye's lens hardens around age 40, which is why geezers need reading glasses). Many folks I know have artificial hips, knees, and other joints.
I live in a science fiction world. You young folks can't imagine the scientific and technological marvels you'll see before you're my age.
Free Martian Whores!
What makes you think the account is hijacked?
The account's not hijacked. The first (uid) is part of the username. The real uid is 1344097.
Hurp durp. I feel dumb now, thanks.
What day is it? Could you please tell me?
It is a misdirection...
The parent's user names isn't " kdawson ", it is " kdawson (3715) ". The number inside of parens is part of the name. the user number is 1344097.
I have two artificial lenses in my eyes as a result of cataracts ten years ago. My vision, throughout my life, was about 20/200 correctable to 20/20 with thick glasses. After my cataract surgery I had 20/20 vision, threw away my glasses, and changed my life.
Over 20 years ago I had an industrial accident that resulted in my left leg not functioning properly. Last year I had a knee replacement surgery that greatly improved function - not to mention looks (as long as you ignore the scar running right down the middle). Before the knee surgery I could not bend my knee enough to ride a bicycle. After the surgery I rode a bike to my first post-op examination with my orthopedic surgeon only 4 weeks after the operation.
Were it not for advances in medicine and surgical techniques I would be blind in both eyes and crippled right now. Last weekend my wife and I took mountain bikes and rode some trails in Idaho. I have no idea where this is leading, but I can tell you that my life is vastly improved because I'm a cyborg now.
No one ever had to evacuate a city because the solar panels broke!
Really? There have been over 9000 articles about this shitty video game, and that shitty website.
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One thing I didn't understand about the Deus Ex world was their inability to hide augmentations. A lot of prejudice could have been stopped if augmentations were more discreet.
Also most of the social problems could have been reduced if the anti-rejection drug, neroprozine wasn't sold at aubsurd prices.
We all use technology to replace bodily functions. For over twelve thousand years, we have been using cooking technology to replace the work our digestive systems previously had to do. We use clothing technology to replace the work our fur once did. We used art and writing, then the printing press, then the copy machine, and now computers to replace much of the work our brains once did.
Think about how you feel when you step into your car and turn on the ignition -- the car suddenly becomes part of you. If another car collides with yours, you say, "They hit me" and not "They hit my car." And now, with phones connecting to the Internet and identity becoming so important online, I certainly feel like I've lost a part of myself when someone else is playing with my phone, as if they tore out one of my limbs to do a puppet show.
I am young, but I have an implanted defibrillator. Looking at me, you wouldn't know it. So I wonder if that's a point of demarcation between what we consider a cyborg and what we don't. With a prosthetic arm you know you're augmented, and everyone else does too. They treat you differently, you see yourself differently. But it's conceivable you could be far more augmented than a person with a replacement arm and never think about that fact. Does that make you more or less human, more or less cyborg, if the social dimension of your augmentation is different?
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.