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 arleas rated 19 months ago- I think I agree with Zojombize... Nobody will make any of this shit without figuring a way to make a fortune doing it... ultimately, the poor will just die, and the rich will turn into cyborgs or whatever... Then again, maybe this will all go haywire and we'll really get to have that zombie arm...
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- Cylons rated 18 months ago
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Far too idealistic, but he's on the right track...
Problem is, these technologies, for the most part, would only reinforce the separation between rich and poor; once technologies like these become a reality, they will be monopolized by the super-elite.
Not that I'm pessimistic or anything...
- Metzker rated 18 months ago
- Good article, just except that one comment about "Columbia" the country - it's "Colombia" not "Columbia".
- arleas rated 19 months ago
- I think I agree with Zojombize... Nobody will make any of this shit without figuring a way to make a fortune doing it... ultimately, the poor will just die, and the rich will turn into cyborgs or whatever... Then again, maybe this will all go haywire and we'll really get to have that zombie armageddon in 2046... On March 31st... at 2:06pm.
- C-H-L-O-E rated 19 months ago
- Top Ten Cybernetic Upgrades Everyone Will WantThis is BRILLIANT. Abso-luttedly brill!Check out this excerpt. Between 20 and 40 years into the future, we will become capable of building artificial antibodiesthat outperform their natural equivalents. Instead of using chemical signaling that relies on diffusion to reach its target, these antibodies will communicate with rapid acoustic pulses. Instead of proteins, they will be made using much more durable polymers or even diamond. These antibodies will move through the bloodstream more quickly than other cells in the bodies, and will take up less space and resources, meaning that there will be room for many more. Using super-biological methods for identifying and neutralizing foreign viruses and bacteria, these tiny robots will still function in harmony with our own bodies. They will probably be powered either by glucose, ATP (like natural antibodies), or acoustically. There are already bloodborne microbots today which are not rejected by the immune system - these are the precursors of tomorrow's nanorobotics. Through theirpresence and continued operation, they will eliminate allsusceptibility to disease in those who have them running through theirveins. This will not make people immortal, but it will allow them towalk into a room contaminated with a flesh-eating virus in nothing buta pair of shorts and a T-shirt. For more on artificial antibodies andother body-integrated nanites, see Nanomedicine.
- rgendron rated 21 months ago
- Science fiction, computer games, anime… cyborgs are everywhere. Transhumanists are philosophers who believe that one day, cybernetic upgrades will be so powerful, elegant, and inexpensive that everyone will want them. This page lists ten major upgrades that I think will be adopted by 2050.
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