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QUOTE (Saint Sithney @ Nov 26 2010, 10:02 PM)  0 to tetanus in an instant. That's what MBW is about. How can this be accomplished electronically while still using biological muscles? Can't. The way muscles work, the fibers are contracted with a series of motions, like a team pulling on a rope, so even just flooding the muscles with Ach or whatever neurotransmitter won't do it. Conclusion - pure Phlebotinum I think you got that backwards friend, a series of motions are caused by fibres contracting, not the other way round. |
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Nov 27 2010, 07:23 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,537 Joined: 27-August 06 From: Albuquerque NM Member No.: 9,234 |
Yeah, but MBW still is just a series of buzzwords that makes no sense.
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Nov 27 2010, 07:35 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 127 Joined: 22-October 08 Member No.: 16,542 |
It finally makes sense to me now, electro muscle stimulation for hysterical speed that's almost perfectly controlled by computers to have no wasted movement.
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Nov 27 2010, 05:28 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
QUOTE (kzt @ Nov 27 2010, 12:23 AM) Yeah, but MBW still is just a series of buzzwords that makes no sense. Well, honestly, if you have that opinion, then almost all cyberware, geneware, bioware, and Nanoware are pure BS... Really, it is a Genre specific theme, and you should just roll with it... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif) |
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Nov 27 2010, 05:53 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,241 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
Why do we still try to explain 2070's tech in terms of 1980's tech knowledge? It is just a game, and it represents a time farther ahead than the whole duration of the computer revolution. (OK, maybe not going as far back as BRANIAC, but you know what I mean.) We cannot possibly predict what tech will be like then, based on current technology. The game gives us similes. That's all we can get.
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Nov 27 2010, 06:02 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,768 Joined: 31-October 08 From: Redmond (Yes, really) Member No.: 16,558 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Nov 27 2010, 09:53 AM) Why do we still try to explain 2070's tech in terms of 1980's tech knowledge? It is just a game, and it represents a time farther ahead than the whole duration of the computer revolution. (OK, maybe not going as far back as BRANIAC, but you know what I mean.) We cannot possibly predict what tech will be like then, based on current technology. The game gives us similes. That's all we can get. Well put. |
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Nov 27 2010, 06:07 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,537 Joined: 27-August 06 From: Albuquerque NM Member No.: 9,234 |
It's revolutionary, robust and seamlessly integrated into your nervous system, providing a world-class intuitively powerful solution to optimizing movement. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
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Nov 27 2010, 06:11 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,000 Joined: 30-May 09 From: Germany Member No.: 17,225 |
QUOTE (kzt @ Nov 27 2010, 07:07 PM) It's revolutionary, robust and seamlessly integrated into your nervous system, providing a world-class intuitively powerful solution to optimizing movement. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) SOLD!... wait how much am i paying? |
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Nov 27 2010, 09:19 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 4-October 08 Member No.: 16,424 |
QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Nov 26 2010, 07:56 AM) Yeah, it's pretty gruesome. The kind of thing to install if taking vengeance against impossible odds matters more than having a life expectancy over 6 months. Gonna g-g-g-g-get th-th-th-those basta'd-d-d-d-ds |
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Nov 29 2010, 01:43 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,899 Joined: 29-October 09 From: Leiden, the Netherlands Member No.: 17,814 |
QUOTE (Summerstorm @ Nov 27 2010, 08:11 PM) SOLD!... wait how much am i paying? Betweem 2/6ths and 5/6ths of what some people call your soul... *ominous music plays* Also vast amounts of money of course. You don't buy anything for just a soul anymore these days. |
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Nov 29 2010, 02:26 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,537 Joined: 27-August 06 From: Albuquerque NM Member No.: 9,234 |
"But really, when was the last time you actually used your soul?"
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Nov 29 2010, 02:35 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,989 Joined: 28-July 09 From: Somewhere along the brazilian coast Member No.: 17,437 |
Yes, souls are overrated these days. I mean, just thos fancy wizards and adepts with their mumbo jumbo worry about it. Heck, you could even SELL part of your soul to some vampire. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/silly.gif)
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Nov 29 2010, 10:21 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,899 Joined: 29-October 09 From: Leiden, the Netherlands Member No.: 17,814 |
If your soul isn't put to work, garnering interest, then you're just not doing it right.
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Nov 29 2010, 10:57 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,705 Joined: 5-October 09 From: You are in a clearing Member No.: 17,722 |
QUOTE (Rayzorblades @ Nov 26 2010, 10:29 PM) I think you got that backwards friend, a series of motions are caused by fibres contracting, not the other way round. I'm talking on a cellular level... It relies on ATP and basic chemical pump actions. Electronics won't ever make cellular chemistry work better than it does. |
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Nov 29 2010, 11:20 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,090 Joined: 3-October 09 From: Kohle, Stahl und Bier Member No.: 17,709 |
QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Nov 29 2010, 11:21 AM) If your soul isn't put to work, garnering interest, then you're just not doing it right. Hmmm...if there's interest rates on souls, does that mean inflation exists, too? And is cybermancy a bailout for people with unfortunate soul flow problems? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Nov 30 2010, 12:21 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,899 Joined: 29-October 09 From: Leiden, the Netherlands Member No.: 17,814 |
QUOTE (Sengir @ Nov 30 2010, 01:20 AM) Hmmm...if there's interest rates on souls, does that mean inflation exists, too? And is cybermancy a bailout for people with unfortunate soul flow problems? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) There are some unusual financial-spiritual options in the HMHVV brochure, but generally souls are a more stable currency than nuyen. |
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Nov 30 2010, 07:42 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,090 Joined: 3-October 09 From: Kohle, Stahl und Bier Member No.: 17,709 |
QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Nov 30 2010, 01:21 AM) There are some unusual financial-spiritual options in the HMHVV brochure, but generally souls are a more stable currency than nuyen. Sure, but the regional soul market is heavily saturated and might even see a negative yield curve in the future. Investors looking to diversify their portifolio might however be interested in our new "Lost Souls on the Moon" fonds... |
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Dec 1 2010, 12:32 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 210 Joined: 15-May 06 Member No.: 8,562 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Nov 27 2010, 12:53 PM) Why do we still try to explain 2070's tech in terms of 1980's tech knowledge? It is just a game, and it represents a time farther ahead than the whole duration of the computer revolution. (OK, maybe not going as far back as BRANIAC, but you know what I mean.) We cannot possibly predict what tech will be like then, based on current technology. The game gives us similes. That's all we can get. Much wisdom is in these words. We are having discussions about hypothetical tech in a game and comparing it to now. Huh? This game also has Trolls who cast magic spells. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif) Seriously, quit trying to find realism in my game! It is Sci-Fi, not a prophecy of the future of technology! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotate.gif) |
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