alphacyberranger to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 days agoThree children receive 'best Christmas present in the world' - bionic armswww.bristolpost.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1216arrow-down11cross-posted to: assistive_technologyamputee
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minus-square@TriflingToad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 days agoat what point is someone a cyborg 🤔? Is my grandpa a cyborg because he has metal implants in his knees?
minus-squareadr1anlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 day 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-squareGladiusBlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 days agoWhat about hearing aids and glasses? They are all mechanical assistance.
minus-square@TriflingToad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 day agooh that’s so true I didn’t even consider those
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