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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

FDA should regulate me being able to run Linux on it so I can tile on dwm with my MIND

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

Musk can go first. Maybe it'll help him save Twitter. Or he goes into the nuthouse. Either way, it would be a win.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He just took control of "his" starlinks to shut off Ukraine, anyone who doesn't think he'll do something similar with these is oblivious.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

Cool. However, I trust Musk and his projects about as far as I can throw a Buick.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

Well... the brain chip experience for Deus Ex wasn't exactly fantastic. Seems reasonably on point.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Despite Elon being insane, the idea of brain-computer interfaces could be really great. I'm thinking of people with disabilities or debilitating injuries. This could enable prosthetics with full dexterity that you can control. It could be life changing for some people.

I don't know if that is the first thing Elon is aiming for, but any breakthroughs in the technology that could lead to it becoming a legitimate option to improve people's lives, I think would be a good thing.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

Based on how many monkeys Elon has killed, I'm not sure he'll have too many volunteers.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I won't get a brain chip unless there's laws passed banning using them for advertising or for data collection, but knowing our current government those two things will end up being mandatory

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

And then the next government just reverses that law. Doesn't sound fun.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I’ll never put a chip in my brain unless it’s a life or death thing. But this is totally going to be what our cyberpunk future will be.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I would be down for it if it was a local only connection, no internet, it would also have to be fully owned, no license. I wouldn't even want the cons protocol to resemble tcp/ip

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Behold the Rise of the Cybermen! Elon Musk is the John Lumic of our world. Humanity will be upgraded! https://piped.video/watch?v=TQs3gVobcfg

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