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I still want a finger magnet, because having it inside your body next to your nerves makes it way more sensitive than any external device could be. On the othe
by PhasmaFelis 9y ago
I still want a finger magnet, because having it inside your body next to your nerves makes it way more sensitive than any external device could be.
On the other hand, I'd much rather have a North Paw anklet (https://sensebridge.net/projects/northpaw/ https://sensebridge.net/projects/northpaw/) than that implanted compass. I love the idea of using technology to augment my body and mind, but that doesn't necessarily require implantation.
On the third (cybernetic) hand, I totally understand the almost fetishistic excitement for full-on cyborgization. If I had to have a limb amputated, that would suck a lot, but getting to customize and show off a prosthetic would be a real silver lining for me. If I could electively replace a healthy hand or arm with a mechanical one that was categorically equal or superior, I would consider it. But I'd never accept a loss of real function just to look cool.
- FRex 9y agoI considered the magnet but the problems are: it weakens over time, might break, might infect you, the scar tissue builds up and disables the feeling and it's still metal in you (MRI, etc.). Pain I'd not mind, it's a brief surgery after all, but some people mind surgeries too.