alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoThree children receive 'best Christmas present in the world' - bionic armswww.bristolpost.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1220arrow-down11cross-posted to: assistive_technology@lemmy.sdf.org
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minus-squareTriflingToad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoat what point is someone a cyborg 🤔? Is my grandpa a cyborg because he has metal implants in his knees?
minus-squareadr1an@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoIf we wanted to make a distinction (why?), one could say these implants have a firmware counterpart built in themselves. New upgrades would hopefully bring improvements.
minus-squareGladiusB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoWhat about hearing aids and glasses? They are all mechanical assistance.
minus-squareTriflingToad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agooh that’s so true I didn’t even consider those
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Three cyborgs.
at what point is someone a cyborg 🤔? Is my grandpa a cyborg because he has metal implants in his knees?
If we wanted to make a distinction (why?), one could say these implants have a firmware counterpart built in themselves. New upgrades would hopefully bring improvements.
What about hearing aids and glasses? They are all mechanical assistance.
oh that’s so true I didn’t even consider those
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