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Metaphorical

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17. This will go SO well

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Fri May 26, 2023, 05:32 PM

May 2023

One of the central challenges of any kind of neural interfaces is heat production, especially at the point where you're interfacing neurons and electronics. It's one reason that I've NEVER felt that we are going to see a serious cyborg revolution - the potential for literal burnout, epileptic seizures, strokes, aneurisms, and so forth, is simply too high.

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Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink says it has US approval to begin trials in people [View all] dalton99a May 2023 OP

Let me think - do I want an electronic device implanted in my brain? Initech May 2023 #1

By the same guy who produced DeSantis's announcement wryter2000 May 2023 #5

Ha ha ha ha ha, right? Initech May 2023 #6

SpaceX happens to be highly successful at launching rockets EX500rider May 2023 #11

Hint to Elon: the owner of the Men's Hair Club is a customer. Just saying. marble falls May 2023 #2

Actually, they are looking for woke people to see if the transformation into MAGAts works. nt TexasTowelie May 2023 #3

Someone would let Elon Musk mess with their brain? wryter2000 May 2023 #4

Hidden clause in the $8 Twitter Blue terms of service? AZSkiffyGeek May 2023 #9

LOL wryter2000 May 2023 #14

I imagine paralyzed & blind people? nt EX500rider May 2023 #12

What with the Hard Right's newfound hatred of everything... jmowreader May 2023 #7

I hope they're accounting for any interaction between Buns_of_Fire May 2023 #8

+1 dalton99a May 2023 #18

The animal trials have been a horror show. Eugene May 2023 #10

So if you get this thing implanted, do you turn into an idiot like Musk immediately? Vinca May 2023 #13

Muppets first, Elmo C_U_L8R May 2023 #15

... roamer65 May 2023 #16

This will go SO well Metaphorical May 2023 #17

Musk? Oh, HELL no Hekate May 2023 #19

Hard pass. Niagara May 2023 #20

I'm sure plenty of the cult of musk will line right up. Javaman May 2023 #21

He can start with himself nt 617Blue May 2023 #22

I think to many investors who wish to make profits in the margins, the glass is ever so less than Waterguy May 2023 #23

Florida, I'm pretty sure he's looking at you. Maru Kitteh May 2023 #24

Skilled Trades Folk would do better with more Trade Unions Waterguy May 2023 #26

Um, I meant for test subjects actually. Given Eloo's "special relationship" with Maru Kitteh May 2023 #27

Get live video feeds working first... Silent3 May 2023 #25