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"Uncle Clover" |
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16 Jan 2007 06:49:03 PM |
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Transhuman Now - how far can we already go? |
Suppose you had all the money you could ever possibly need, and knew all the
right people who could help you out. How far might a human in the modern world
be able to go towards transforming themselves into something which might qualify
as a cyborg or some other degree of "transhuman"?
Primarily, I'm interested in knowing how much of the body can be safely and
reliably replaced with synthetic parts without diminishing the quality of life
to any significant degree. But I'm also interested in learning to what extent
the body can be "augmented" or "expanded upon" - functions and features added
without replacing any of what's already present.
Any and as much info as anyone would care to post would be greatly appreciated.
I'm also researching on my own and will post links to anything interesting I
find on the web, but I know some here are into that sort of thing & might have
some useful knowledge or pointers on the subject.
Thanks as always for your time. :-)
--
L8r,
Uncle Clover
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Beauty is where you see it.
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| User: "Denis Loubet" |
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| Title: Re: Transhuman Now - how far can we already go? |
16 Jan 2007 10:59:36 PM |
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"Uncle Clover" <UncleClover@SpamMeNot.com> wrote in message
news:mesqq21d2vtes5e523j9i2s8v6g0vbcrpn@4ax.com...
Suppose you had all the money you could ever possibly need, and knew all
the
right people who could help you out. How far might a human in the modern
world
be able to go towards transforming themselves into something which might
qualify
as a cyborg or some other degree of "transhuman"?
Primarily, I'm interested in knowing how much of the body can be safely
and
reliably replaced with synthetic parts without diminishing the quality of
life
to any significant degree. But I'm also interested in learning to what
extent
the body can be "augmented" or "expanded upon" - functions and features
added
without replacing any of what's already present.
Any and as much info as anyone would care to post would be greatly
appreciated.
I'm also researching on my own and will post links to anything interesting
I
find on the web, but I know some here are into that sort of thing & might
have
some useful knowledge or pointers on the subject.
Thanks as always for your time. :-)
Not much yet. I don't know of a prosthetic that's equal, much less superior
to, the products that 4.5 billion years of trial and error have supplied us
with.
However, technology has supplied us with tons of cool external devices that
extend our abilities.
--
Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
http://www.ashenempires.com
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| User: "Ben Kaufman" |
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| Title: Re: Transhuman Now - how far can we already go? |
17 Jan 2007 06:56:14 AM |
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On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:59:36 -0600, "Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote:
"Uncle Clover" <UncleClover@SpamMeNot.com> wrote in message
news:mesqq21d2vtes5e523j9i2s8v6g0vbcrpn@4ax.com...
Suppose you had all the money you could ever possibly need, and knew all
the
right people who could help you out. How far might a human in the modern
world
be able to go towards transforming themselves into something which might
qualify
as a cyborg or some other degree of "transhuman"?
Primarily, I'm interested in knowing how much of the body can be safely
and
reliably replaced with synthetic parts without diminishing the quality of
life
to any significant degree. But I'm also interested in learning to what
extent
the body can be "augmented" or "expanded upon" - functions and features
added
without replacing any of what's already present.
Any and as much info as anyone would care to post would be greatly
appreciated.
I'm also researching on my own and will post links to anything interesting
I
find on the web, but I know some here are into that sort of thing & might
have
some useful knowledge or pointers on the subject.
Thanks as always for your time. :-)
Not much yet. I don't know of a prosthetic that's equal, much less superior
to, the products that 4.5 billion years of trial and error have supplied us
with.
However, technology has supplied us with tons of cool external devices that
extend our abilities.
Also devices to cull the heard of those who lack the ability to acquire common
sense. :-)
Ben
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| User: "Ben Kaufman" |
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| Title: Re: Transhuman Now - how far can we already go? |
16 Jan 2007 07:26:52 PM |
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On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:49:03 -0500, Uncle Clover <UncleClover@SpamMeNot.com>
wrote:
Suppose you had all the money you could ever possibly need, and knew all the
right people who could help you out. How far might a human in the modern world
be able to go towards transforming themselves into something which might qualify
as a cyborg or some other degree of "transhuman"?
Primarily, I'm interested in knowing how much of the body can be safely and
reliably replaced with synthetic parts without diminishing the quality of life
to any significant degree. But I'm also interested in learning to what extent
the body can be "augmented" or "expanded upon" - functions and features added
without replacing any of what's already present.
Any and as much info as anyone would care to post would be greatly appreciated.
I'm also researching on my own and will post links to anything interesting I
find on the web, but I know some here are into that sort of thing & might have
some useful knowledge or pointers on the subject.
Thanks as always for your time. :-)
About as far as Michael Jackson has gone. :-)
Ben
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| User: "Smiler" |
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| Title: Re: Transhuman Now - how far can we already go? |
16 Jan 2007 08:04:13 PM |
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"Ben Kaufman" <spaXm-mXe-anXd-paXy-5000-dollars@pobox.com> wrote in message
news:fouqq2h3tm2h1n0d01n399irb4bj49pmpq@4ax.com...
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:49:03 -0500, Uncle Clover
<UncleClover@SpamMeNot.com>
wrote:
Suppose you had all the money you could ever possibly need, and knew all
the
right people who could help you out. How far might a human in the modern
world
be able to go towards transforming themselves into something which might
qualify
as a cyborg or some other degree of "transhuman"?
Primarily, I'm interested in knowing how much of the body can be safely
and
reliably replaced with synthetic parts without diminishing the quality of
life
to any significant degree. But I'm also interested in learning to what
extent
the body can be "augmented" or "expanded upon" - functions and features
added
without replacing any of what's already present.
Any and as much info as anyone would care to post would be greatly
appreciated.
I'm also researching on my own and will post links to anything interesting
I
find on the web, but I know some here are into that sort of thing & might
have
some useful knowledge or pointers on the subject.
Thanks as always for your time. :-)
About as far as Michael Jackson has gone. :-)
Uncle Clover's talking about *permanent* augmentation, not about parts that
can fall off at any minute :-)
Smiler,
The godless one
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| User: "Jim07D7" |
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| Title: Re: Transhuman Now - how far can we already go? |
16 Jan 2007 07:29:31 PM |
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Uncle Clover <UncleClover@SpamMeNot.com> said:
Suppose you had all the money you could ever possibly need, and knew all the
right people who could help you out. How far might a human in the modern world
be able to go towards transforming themselves into something which might qualify
as a cyborg or some other degree of "transhuman"?
Primarily, I'm interested in knowing how much of the body can be safely and
reliably replaced with synthetic parts without diminishing the quality of life
to any significant degree. But I'm also interested in learning to what extent
the body can be "augmented" or "expanded upon" - functions and features added
without replacing any of what's already present.
Any and as much info as anyone would care to post would be greatly appreciated.
I'm also researching on my own and will post links to anything interesting I
find on the web, but I know some here are into that sort of thing & might have
some useful knowledge or pointers on the subject.
Thanks as always for your time. :-)
Just to expand the scope: Augmentation of the capabilities of the
human body need not involve permanently attaching things to it.
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