On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 2:08 PM, S. Dale Morrey <[email protected]> wrote: > Sometime ago there was a movie about a guy who had his brain upgraded with > a computer so he could be a courier for sensistive information. A coworker > and I were discussing this and it lead to an interesting discussion about > the future of healthcare where many people have various implants. > My thinking is that the risk of infection & rejection are pretty high and > will remain so. My coworker disagreed and cited some example he had read > somewhere about a guy who had implanted himself with an rfid capsule. > I realize this is totally offtopic, but does anyone know about this? I > tried googling everything I could think of related to it and found no info. > > I mean if this were the case then you would think folks would be implanting > themselves with all kinds of stuff to make life easier. For instance, it > would sure cut down on bitcoin theft if your bitcoin wallet was on a > microsd card embedded somewhere on your body right? > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */
This? http://gizmodo.com/5610432/watch-an-interview-with-the-worlds-first-cyborg -John /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
