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Building the Bionic Man
nk497 writes "Will we soon be upgrading body parts like the components inside our PCs? 'Human enhancement' technologies are quickly evolving, making it easier to treat health conditions — and make us more powerful. Neural implants are already being used to restore vision, but in the future it could be used to give us better than 20/20 eyesight. Bionic arms will extend beyond prostheses, and be used to help boost our strength — handy for working in a warehouse and for soldiers. 'We use tools all the time to enhance our natural functions, and physical interaction is increasingly usurped by the virtual connections afforded by computers, smartphones and the internet,' said one researcher. 'So connecting these tools directly from the brain is perhaps not so far-fetched.'"
Sometime in the future.......
Guy1: "Hey Bro I just got these cool upgrades, I got a LCD in my chest to personalize with my animations and stuff, some cool 20 digit fingers so can wail on my 18 string guitar, and my heart is now supercharged so I can perform better in next weeks football game"
Guy2: "Dude thats so cool... So did you go with Microsoft, Linux, or Apple Bionic Operating System?"
Guy1: (suddenly falls on the ground) on his LCD it reads "Were sorry a Fatal Exception Has Occured 0x000007B inaccessible Boot Device" please restart Windows Bionic and try again if this message reappears contact your nearest bionic manufacturer".
Guy2: That answers that... will the noobs ever learn? Pros don't use Windoze!