More Cyborgian Goodness

Robo-Legs - New York Times
The sci-fi image of soulless and evil cyborgs just might have to change as more and more amputees are choosing to show off rather than hide their artificial limbs. Burried on the second page is the suggestion that it might be traced back to the walkman, making society comfortable with carrying personal electronics, and seeing others and being seen ourselves as "plugged-in". Two other interesting ideas in the article are that men might be more likely than women to show off the prosthetics due to our love of gadgets and taboos about women's body image (ideas only, no data), and a story about a man with a cochlear implant (to improve hearing) going to Radio Shack to get a cord to plug his mp3 player directly into his head.

The future's so bright I won't have to wear shades because my robo-tinted eyeballs will adjust automatically (except for my eye phobia that would prevent me from ever having this type of surgery to implant the enhancement).

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