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Dumpshock Forums _ Shadowrun _ Life imitates Game: Cybereyes !

Posted by: _Pax._ Feb 8 2013, 08:11 AM

http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/first-bionic-eye-sees-light-130206.htm#mkcpgn=fbsci1

Okay, I'm not going to go out and ask someone to take a melon-baller to my face anytime soon, but, this is still pretty damned cool.

Posted by: DamHawke Feb 8 2013, 09:40 AM

At least not till they get night vision into those things

Posted by: _Pax._ Feb 8 2013, 03:37 PM

Hah! Yeah ... if they can actually produce units better than the ol Mod 1, Mark 1's (and without having to wear external sensor devices), I'll admit to being tempted to face that melon-baller ...

Posted by: Lionhearted Feb 8 2013, 05:08 PM

The frequency of these threads is extraordinary...
Is the future finally here?

Posted by: Mach_Ten Feb 8 2013, 05:19 PM

QUOTE (Lionhearted @ Feb 8 2013, 05:08 PM)

The frequency of these threads is extraordinary...
Is the future finally here?

It will only stop when we are over-run by cyber-psychos with mini-guns and bad attitudes !

Posted by: _Pax._ Feb 8 2013, 06:13 PM

Or elven Stripper-Ninja pornomancers.

Posted by: Lionhearted Feb 8 2013, 06:26 PM

Would we want to fight back?

Posted by: CanRay Feb 8 2013, 06:29 PM

QUOTE (Lionhearted @ Feb 8 2013, 02:26 PM)

Would we want to fight back?

Why would we? We have our highly addictive food and circuses on TV and Theaters?

Posted by: Umidori Feb 8 2013, 06:31 PM

"I WANT YOU TO GET MAD!"

~Umi

Posted by: SecGuard Feb 16 2013, 09:05 PM

QUOTE (Mach_Ten @ Feb 8 2013, 05:19 PM)

It will only stop when we are over-run by cyber-psychos with mini-guns and bad attitudes !

Er wouldn't that likely be us?