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What Neuralink is missing (it turns out that connecting brains with computers is the easy part) (www.theatlantic.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

But in general, you would use specially rated components and materials if you need them to last decades - not the cheapest most basic parts you can find.

Keep in mind this is modern tech and an Elon-helmed corpo we're talking about lol. Do decades-lasting components bump stock shares THIS quarter? I point to all the bits falling off of Teslas lately.

lol God help us all...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Pretty sure these things need to be certified and there are laws about what parts you are and are not allowed to use.

Not saying highly regulated industries don't ever have problems (look at Boeing), but it's not like they can just arbitrarily decide to cut costs wherever.