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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported (spectrum.ieee.org)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.

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[–] [email protected] 94 points 1 year ago (15 children)

A more sinister example was Repo Men. In that movie, the tech still worked, but people were no longer able to keep up with the extortionate payments that came with the implant.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Wait is that a different movie than repo: the genetic opera?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (6 children)

It's gotta be one of these two.

I'm sure of it. 😅

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Lol, I thought it was Eminem in the second poster.

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