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November 27
1 | 27.11.2010 | 1 year ago |

Implanted obsolescence - what happens when cybertech gets old?

Interesting writeup by Tim Maly via Futurismic:

If you are an early adopter for this kind of thing, the only thing we can say for sure about it is that it’ll be slow and out of date very soon. Unless they find a way to make easily-reversible surgery, your best strategy is to wait for the interface that’s whatever the brain-linkage equivalent is to 300dpi, full colour, high refresh screens

This is not only a boring downside of technology, but an intersting way of how cybertech will enhance or create the difference between classes: those who afford upgrades, those who have to look in the bargain bins and those who can’t even fix their failing cyborg body.
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