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Postby Mortshnefran » Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:48 am

So i was trying to think of a reasonably undone topic. and i thought, with the advances being made in brain to pc interface, nano technology, and viral gene manipulation, the day might not be so far away where people can modify their bodies in any way they see fit. implants in the brain to increase processing or memory recall, manipulating genes to make you stronger, faster, age slower or to have gills(i hope). so the questions are. is this morally ok? Do there need to be legal limits? if so what?

i for one would love to have a nano immune system.
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Postby SaintB » Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:52 am

When they release the Data Jack, I'll be standing in line.
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Postby Lunatic Goofballs » Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:58 am

I can finally have that prehensile penis I always wanted. :)
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Postby Rejistania » Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:02 am

SaintB wrote:When they release the Data Jack, I'll be standing in line.

I'll meet you there! I would also like to have the 'sleep' and the 'deprecate' bug fixed :)
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Postby Deschenek » Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:17 am

Mortshnefran wrote:So i was trying to think of a reasonably undone topic. and i thought, with the advances being made in brain to pc interface, nano technology, and viral gene manipulation, the day might not be so far away where people can modify their bodies in any way they see fit. implants in the brain to increase processing or memory recall, manipulating genes to make you stronger, faster, age slower or to have gills(i hope). so the questions are. is this morally ok? Do there need to be legal limits? if so what?

i for one would love to have a nano immune system.


I`m pretty sure Micheal Jackson already did.

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Postby The Beautiful Darkness » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:28 am

I thought this would be a thread about tattoos and piercings.
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Postby Desperate Measures » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:31 am

Stuff from the Neuromancer. All that shit. Wants it.
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Postby Desperate Measures » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:33 am

Lunatic Goofballs wrote:I can finally have that prehensile penis I always wanted. :)

I foresee a mountain of legal troubles in your future.
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Postby Barringtonia » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:36 am

In Holland they've rolled out an augmented reality program where you can hold up your cell-phone camera and see housing prices, find directions to ATMs and more...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b64_16K2e08

If I could have my eyes fixed with this, with access to the entire Internet...

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Postby Atreath » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:49 am

A full blown cure for aging would be nice. Also enhanced regenerative abilities. I really wouldn't care about anything else.
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Postby Deschenek » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:50 am

Atreath wrote:A full blown cure for aging would be nice. Also enhanced regenerative abilities. I really wouldn't care about anything else.


Aging is the bodies way of fighting infrared rays (cancers) without aging you die real quick
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Postby The Beautiful Darkness » Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:03 am

Deschenek wrote:
Atreath wrote:A full blown cure for aging would be nice. Also enhanced regenerative abilities. I really wouldn't care about anything else.


Aging is the bodies way of fighting infrared rays (cancers) without aging you die real quick

:blink: Source?
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Postby Megaloria » Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:07 am

I'll take the Go Go Gadget special, please.
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Postby The Great Lord Tiger » Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:35 am

The Beautiful Darkness wrote:I thought this would be a thread about tattoos and piercings.


lol so did I...

I WAS going to tell a story about how my friend's uncle got his face TATTOOED like the Joker's facepaint in The Dark Knight and cut his lips at the corners so that his mouth was wider...

But on-topic, I plan on getting my limbs replaced by cybernetic ones, or at least my arms.
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Postby Tarantum » Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:42 am

No, thanks. If I wanted to be Borg I'd just fly my ship at a cube or something. :p
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Postby Jordaxia » Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:51 am

hah! Would that I could ever afford it. I'd be tempted to have my brain largely replaced as quickly as conceivable with something a lot faster, and less organic. Preferably something that I could back up, but maintain a coherent link to my backup at all times. As far as beyond the brain goes, it's all rather secondary. I'm fairly happy with the fleshiness. everything I really want to improve is upstairs.
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Postby Ravea » Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:02 am

I'm fine with it. I'd love to be a cyborg.
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Postby DaWoad » Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:07 am

Deschenek wrote:
Atreath wrote:A full blown cure for aging would be nice. Also enhanced regenerative abilities. I really wouldn't care about anything else.


Aging is the bodies way of fighting infrared rays (cancers) without aging you die real quick

. . . only kinda. But yah any longevity work also has to include ways to deal with pathogen and Ionizing Radiation induced genetic/cellular damage.
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Postby Biteme » Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:10 am

Lunatic Goofballs wrote:I can finally have that prehensile penis I always wanted. :)


Interesting ... but you don't really know what 'prehensile' means, do you? :-)
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Postby SoWiBi » Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:52 am

Biteme wrote:
Lunatic Goofballs wrote:I can finally have that prehensile penis I always wanted. :)


Interesting ... but you don't really know what 'prehensile' means, do you? :-)


I rather fear that you don't really know what "LG" means, do you?



As for myself, I'd welcome a few more hands, a reduced gag reflex, a way to eat much more tasty things without getting much more of a belly, I'd like some nifty extensions to my eyesight (but always switch-off-able). a better organized and updated brain could be in, too..
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Postby Conserative Morality » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:14 am

An upgraded brain. I want more processing power, more memory, and the ability to download information directly from my computer to my mind. 8)
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Postby Neo Art » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:31 am

SoWiBi wrote:reduced gag reflex


Hot
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Postby Dolbri » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:34 am

Deschenek wrote:
Atreath wrote:A full blown cure for aging would be nice. Also enhanced regenerative abilities. I really wouldn't care about anything else.


Aging is the bodies way of fighting infrared rays (cancers) without aging you die real quick

I'm not a medical expert, but I'm pretty sure cancer is not caused by infrared rays. Infrared rays do nothing except spread heat.

EDIT: Also, ageing is ill-defined and is most probably caused by a combination of many things.
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Postby SoWiBi » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:39 am

Neo Art wrote:
SoWiBi wrote:reduced gag reflex


Hot



You know, I even edited my post to write another thing I'd totally want.. but then realized it was about as PG-13 as my ass is metallic, and refrained.

And now a spent a felt gazillion years to figure out the new live msns messenger, only to find you're not online? Sucker.
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Postby JuNii » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:43 am

the same as Jake 2.0...

nano technology that allows me to be faster, stronger healing abilities and being able to remotely control any wireless device...
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