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For me "How long could I get away with driving like an ABSOLUTE ASSHOLE all the time before I lost my licence or had an accident." Speed limits, red lights, stop signs... forget them all. Every day I have to drive sensibly and obey the law because without my licence I dont have a job, and every day I see at least one person driving like an absolute moron and I wonder...

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[–] stelelor@lemmy.ca 32 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (9 children)

Cyborg-like implants. I want titanium joints and UV vision and magnetic field sensors and charging my phone by laying it on my belly. Uncap each finger to reveal a small tool: screwdriver, USB key, cutting blade, etc.

Note that none of that includes or requires a constant connection to a network/internet. I want to augment my interactions with the real world, not replace them with a virtual world.

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Biohackers have been toying with very primitive versions of this for over a decade.

Things like implanting RFID capsules in their hands or fingers to act as credit cards or key fobs... lots of fun infections.

I am fairly sure the movement has basically died out since bluetooth became widespread.

On the other hand, you can always sign up as a test subject for neuralink rofl.

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