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    Image of Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach
    11/15/09

    In reply to Cochlear Implants, Psychic Powers, and Why Some People Reject the Bionic Life
    Or it could help you remember where to put your keys. ;3

    If technology were to ever progress that far, I'd think that humans would sort of mesh together into a giant mind-blob... thing, with thoughts and emotions propogating and stewing throughout all the connected people.

    Also, lolcats would be EVERYWHERE. #deaf
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    11/15/09

    In reply to Cochlear Implants, Psychic Powers, and Why Some People Reject the Bionic Life
    In the future, I wonder how many Christians will berate cybernetic enhancements as "The Mark of Beast" in the future... #deaf
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    Image of EdgarJPublius EdgarJPublius
    11/15/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: yea, sure, the future, as if it doesn't already happen... #deaf
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    Image of franco1975 franco1975
    11/15/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Bad case of pot calling the kettle black most of the time.... #deaf
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    11/15/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Sorry for the double "in the future"....I was about to enter a ground war game in COD MW:2 and was distracted. #deaf
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    Image of Technogen Technogen
    11/15/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: This already happens a good bit, people are scared that putting things in you is the mark of the beast. There have been small implants to let you do anything form carry your OS around with you to unlocking doors and keeping your ID. #deaf
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    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    11/15/09

    In reply to How To: Make Windows 7 Play Nice With All Your Gadgets
    TVersity is nice, but I still could not stream subtitles (embedded or external). #windows7howto
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/15/09

    In reply to The Enhanced Human, SkyMall Style
    Hey that Head Spa massager is useful for any low budget sci-fi movie in need of some weird head-gear type prop:

    It's a futuristic brainwave analyzer.

    It's a futuristic remote control for unmanned drone or other unmanned military vehicle.

    It's a futuristic VR sex machine.

    It's a futuristic smartphone/wearable computer with a front projected HUD that only the wearer can see (especially useful on those tight effects budgets).

    The list goes on...
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    Image of PotteryBarnClearanceSale PotteryBarnClearanceSale
    11/15/09

    In reply to The Enhanced Human, SkyMall Style
    Poor SkyMall link at the bottom of my favorites list, the last of my links to be clicked on a really slow day at work. Still, it's there for me ... waiting. It never lets me down. #skymall
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    Image of The Lab The Lab
    11/14/09

    In reply to The Enhanced Human, SkyMall Style
    I admit, I have been tempted by the shoes with springs in them. To put this in perspective, I also bought Heelys. As a 28 year old man. I feel like I should add "FML" or something but those were awesome shoes. #skymall
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    11/14/09

    @The Lab: They make heelies in adult sizes? I really wanted a pair when I had a broken ankle. #skymall
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    Image of dingus dingus
    11/14/09

    In reply to The Enhanced Human, SkyMall Style
    I'm kinda dissapointed the prosthetic asscheeks don't come in different sizes. I was hoping for something in a Sir Mix-a-lot. I suppose you could double up.
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    Image of Bos'un's Mate Bos'un's Mate
    11/14/09


    @dingus: [increasebuttsize.com] #skymall
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    Image of madog madog
    11/14/09

    In reply to Becoming a Sexual Cyborg (NSFW)
    I kept telling everyone that Johnny Mnemonic was ahead of its time and it's tech was going to come true. It predicted everything included in This Cyborg Life, except for the success of Ice-T's career, and cyborg tranny hookers, and why Takeshi Kitano was there, über brain-hacking dolphins, and... on second thought, what the fuck is that movie about?
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    Image of ludwigk ludwigk
    01:23 AM

    @madog: All I can remember is Keanu Reeves and Dina Meyer hanging out like in a VW van or something suspended high in the air for some reason. And yeah, there was a dolphin.

    I paid to see that movie in theater, and I realized at some point that every movie I've ever seen based on a short story has turned out to be crap. #sextoys
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    Image of Sir Gibler Sir Gibler
    11/14/09

    In reply to How To: Make Windows 7 Play Nice With All Your Gadgets
    not to complain but i spy two typos and im not done yet. "In some ways, Windows 7 is actually better on Windows 7 than it is on OS X." "but it's you only choice."
    make that 3 "And if you third-party PMP does have a syncing app,"
    ugh 4 "won't have been update for Windows 7."
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/14/09

    In reply to Normal Was Never Cool: Inception of Perception
    I could wax poetic with glowing praise for your writing and attitude, but I think it will suffice to say, that was beautiful. #prostheses
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    Image of Baroness Baroness
    11/14/09

    In reply to Normal Was Never Cool: Inception of Perception
    I have been enjoying reading your posts here immensely, Aimee. Technology, aesthetics, your unique life and point of view is fascinating. I've always loved your collaborations with Matthew Barney and Nick Knight, and reading your articles just adds another dimension to an extraordinary person. Thank you. #prostheses
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    Image of negated: has star powah negated: has star powah
    11/14/09

    In reply to Normal Was Never Cool: Inception of Perception
    I'm thinking about getting robot legs. It's a risky operation but it'll be worth it.
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    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    11/14/09

    @negated: has star powah: so how much do clothes cost in the matrix? #prostheses
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    Image of negated: has star powah negated: has star powah
    11/14/09

    @dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!: That movie kicked ass. And the director's commentary totally made the DVD worth it... #prostheses
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/14/09

    In reply to Becoming a Sexual Cyborg (NSFW)
    While relationships are sometimes difficult, I feel the loss of human interaction, passion and affection cant be replaced, even by the IStud. Sex isnt just about the most technically perfect orgasm (or 5) that you can have, but its about exploration, passion, caring, friendship, and whatever else the individual brings to the mix. IStud might be fun once, but for the long haul, serious hot passionate sex, give me a very real, flesh and blood, imperfect human. Anything we dont do technically perfect the first time, we can go back and get it right the second time. #sextoys
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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    11/14/09

    @Curves: I like your attitude. Seriously. #sextoys
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    Image of debbyherbenick debbyherbenick
    11/14/09

    @Curves: Exactly. And it's interesting to me how little attention we've paid the emotional/relational side of sexuality and relationships (granted, we also understand that side far less than we understand the physical side). Love your perspective, which I'd guess is shared by many here.
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    Image of The Overmind (aka that guy) The Overmind (aka that guy)
    11/14/09

    @Curves: It is interesting you mention that. It's a completely different thing. I mean, you can literally wire someone up to get an orgasm at the push of an (electronic) button. But the whole interaction of the 2 (more than 2 may be fun, but I feel the intimacy is left behind in those situations) is what makes sex more than "rub rub rub *SPLAT*!"

    Evolution has turned sex (like the act of eating) more than just a means to an end or even more than a simple reward. It's a complicated and wonderful social interaction. #sextoys
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/15/09

    @The Overmind (aka that guy): To use your eating analogy, yes, you can drive through and get something in a styrofoam box and eat it while in the car, OR you can sit down to savor a sumptous 12 course meal. The choice is yours.

    ps-the "rub rub splat" thing cracked me up #sextoys
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/14/09

    In reply to Becoming a Sexual Cyborg (NSFW)
    My name is Ram and my tank is full. #sextoys
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/14/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: Let's see how many people get that. #sextoys
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/14/09

    In reply to Becoming a Sexual Cyborg (NSFW)
    Ideally I prefer toys that can be played with together as a couple, but I must say I am intrigued by the concept of a toy that can be played with as a long distance couple. #sextoys
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/14/09

    @Software_Goddess: Agreed. The concept of being able to physically stimulate one another long distance is great. Being a wordsmith and storyteller, I appreciate what imagination and voice alone can accomplish for long distance couples, but the ability to add physical sensations is an amazing idea. Unfortunately, some silly concepts (and the unfortunate moniker of "teledildonics") have created a stigma that will mostly likely tarnish the acceptability and legitimacy for many, for a long time. As it it, sex toys for males carry a tremendous stigma, as opposed to female sex toys which have become quite generally acceptable, or even fashionable. #sextoys
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    Image of clarketelecom clarketelecom
    11/14/09

    @met2art: Talking dirty is an art form in of itself. It's like an analog to sex, overboard can be painfully lame, underwhelming - ditto. #sextoys
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    Image of debbyherbenick debbyherbenick
    11/14/09

    @met2art: Great points - it'll be interesting to chart the course of sex toy acceptance. After all, it wasn't that long ago (60s & 70s) when even widely respected sex therapists talked about the dangers of women becoming habituated to their vibrators or "replacing" men. And now our most recent data suggest that more than half (53%) of women and nearly half of men have used vibrators (most of men's use is with a partner though a good % have tried them alone, too). Also, that most women & men feel positively about women using vibrators. So we'll see how this distance-toy-play goes... #sextoys
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    Image of debbyherbenick debbyherbenick
    11/14/09

    @clarketelecom: Yes, great points! The mind is so important to sexual pleasure and talking dirty, telling stories or whispering sweet lovely things can up a couple's arousal. #sextoys
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/14/09

    @debbyherbenick: Thanks, Debby. In my opinion the gender disparity of toy acceptance stems from long-held biases of what a "man" should be: A virile, high-endurance machine who requires little to no assistance, least of all in getting a partner, or during sex. Any sort of mechanical assistance, whether it be a faux-vaginal sleeve, using a vibrator alone (or to assist a partner), penile extensions, etc, seem to run counter to that assertion that he is powerful and in control. Could it conversely be true that women see the use of toys as a liberating experience that frees them from dependence on others, and lets them "chart their own course" as it were? Or do they simply enjoy the experience without allowing cultural or gender bias ruin the moment? Personally I feel that men's use of toys is largely mocked for seeming to be a dimunition of male prowess. The overwhelming commentary in regard to Fleshlights seems to be one of "why not just go out and get a girl?" as though, for everyone, it were that simple.

    These levels of disparity in sexual openness and acceptance between men and women are fascinating to me. Women's bisexuality and toy use has become much more widely accepted (if not praised and sought after), yet in men those same issues are still largely viewed as bizarre, awkward, or disturbing. In this regard women seem to have become the forerunners for open acceptance of different sexual lifestyles and the acceptance thereof. Male pride and ego seem to be the deciding factor here. My apologies for the wall of text. Fascinating subject... I could go on, and on, but I'll stop here! :) Thanks again for an insightful article. #sextoys
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    Image of debbyherbenick debbyherbenick
    11/14/09

    @met2art: You're welcome - I enjoyed writing in. And yes, I agree that gender expectations and stereotypes play significant roles in how we've viewed men's and women's toys. I think earlier on, that's also why women's use of toys was looked down on - because of ideas that men should always be ready & able to satisfy a woman (and that women shouldn't be masturbating). Now that we're (mostly) past those ideas as a sexuality and have liberated at least some aspects of women's sexuality, we need to do a better job of embracing the diverse ways that men experience their sexuality. One thing I loved about the movie "I Love You, Man" was the range of different men (& ideas of masculinity) in that movie. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts! #sextoys
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