El_guapazo comments on Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported (spectrum.ieee.org)

submitted 2 years ago by yesdogishere@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.

[–] El_guapazo@lemmy.world 187 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This was the plot line to the movie Robots. The solution was socialized medicine.

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[–] Why9@lemmy.world 95 points 2 years ago (3 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.

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[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 16 points 2 years ago

I always bring up that movie and "Otherlife" when I rant about the importance of open source.

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[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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

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[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It's gotta be one of these two.

I'm sure of it. 😅

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[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I mean it's the same plot as repo: the genetic opera, genetic opera is just set to music. They grow artificial organs, sell em, and If you can't afford to pay, they repo them. Paris Hilton gets her face ripped off. It's great.

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[–] tslnox@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

Zydrate comes in a little glass vial

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[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)