Also: https://spectrum.ieee.org/bionic-eye-obsolete - “Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported”
Thanks, that’s actually the article I was looking for.
We’re literally living in a cyberpunk dystopia.
And another: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24255074/former-jockey-michael-straight-exoskeleton-repair-battery
Michael Straight, a former jockey paralyzed from the waist down, was left unable to walk for two months after the company behind his $100,000 exoskeleton refused to fix a battery issue … "I was told they stopped working on any machine that was 5 years or older,”
Okay as a Middle Eastern guy I have absolutely zero respect for Iraq war veterans so honestly I couldn’t give a shit about this guy specifically, but from a realpolitik perspective isn’t this just bad for morale?
That’s why we use FOSS body parts.
Really stupid comic.
Even a 1:1 rip-off is still preferable if it’s FOSS.
Not to mention, we don’t need to re-invent the wheel every time. A photo editor for example doesn’t need to offer innovative new features to differentiate itself from Light Room, it needs to offer the tools generally used by photographers and not be Adobe.
In fact, the more like adobe tools it is, the more likely it is to be adopted by adobe users. One of the most often cited reasons for not switching to linux by individuals (ie not businesses) is “I need Photoshop/clip studio paint/premiere”. Literally those exact tools but FOSS would bring more artists to linux.
Bruh they abandoned libretina2 and I can’t install libretina3 due to package conflicts 😭 What do I do?
You are about to do something potentially harmful. To continue type in the phrase ‘Yes, do as I say!’
That moment when the next step of your species’ evolution is turned into an ethical horror show by greedy assholes…
I want robot parts as much as the next guy but bodily autonomy is crucial.
We don’t even allow autonomy of the flesh, I suspect the chrome is going to be subscription only.
Corporations lobby to defend their products, so I can imagine people swapping out flesh for artificial parts because you can control your own artificial uterus without permission from the government.
