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Re: I have magnets implanted in my hands

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Post by beaconstudios »

SmellyGeekBoy wrote: post #85
beaconstudios wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

biohacking definitely has a tinge of "DIY cyberpunk" to it. I find the area interesting, but my concern is that the mods they do right now aren't actually useful, and the surgical aspect is totally unnecessary. This leads me to think that magnet/RFID implants are more about in-group signalling (about being a hardcore hacker or being into cyberpunk or transhumanism) than they are about enhancing your abilities.

Meh, I wouldn't get something like this done myself but fair play to the people advancing the art. It's their bodies after all. Piercings and tattoos were also pretty primitive for the longest time (not that I have any of those either, but I certainly appreciate the more creative ones).

oh yeah, I wouldn't want to stop them; some of my friends have these implants. I just think it's a little odd because I lean transhumanist myself but the current implants don't seem to be very useful, hence my suggestion that they might be social signals instead. Don't mistake my analysis for wanting them not to do it.

Re: I have magnets implanted in my hands

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Post by GuB-42 »

zapzupnz wrote: post #17
RickJWagner wrote: post #11

Have you ever met someone else who had this done? Was there an attraction?

( rimshot ) But to the actual question of anybody actually getting this done, I still don't see the reason why. Yes, these things can be done; but for what purpose ? Like, is there a professional advantage?

I don't know how sensitive these things are but in theory, they can be used to feel the amount of current going through a wire, something, I guess, could be useful to electricians.

Re: I have magnets implanted in my hands

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Post by Junk_Collector »

TACIXAT wrote: post #6

I had one in my left ring finger for a while. It was neat, totally impractical, and way too sensitive to touch. I could feel EM fields. This might be really useful if you work with electricity, but as a developer, it was only every so often that I noticed something. It lost a lot of its power to pick up small stuff after a while. The procedure wasn't painful because the person I went to had some numbing agent that I'…

It's far more dangerous than useful if you work with electricity I'm afraid.

Re: I have magnets implanted in my hands

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Post by mlang23 »

TheFattestNinja wrote: post #89
mlang23 wrote: post #51

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As a blind guy, I find this idea quite interesting. An extra sense of direction could indeed be useful. However, north alone isn't much. A system that encodes obstacles as vibrations would be nice. Indeed, such systems are already sold commercially for the blind, however, most that I checked out didn't really perform well in the real world.

Hey, I'm interested in these blind-navigational systems. Can you give me some references / brand info?

I am too lazy to look up URLs for you, but here are the keywords/product names you need: UltraCane, LaserCane, BuzzClip, Sunu Band

Re: I have magnets implanted in my hands

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Post by pvaldes »

wodenokoto wrote: post #56

I was surprised to read that the magnets weaken over time. I honestly thought permanent where really permanent, but according to a google search: > Neodymium magnets are the strongest and most permanent magnets known to man. If they are not overheated or physically damaged, neodymium magnets will lose less than 1% of their strength over 10 years - not enough for you to notice unless you have very sensitive measuring…

The problem with Neodymium magnets is that they are notoriously fragile and can chip easily or even explode after being kicked (and the tiny parts would rearrange in unpredictable ways around your nerves and capillars). You don't want such thing happening inside your flesh probably

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt8NOdINJ1s

Re: I have magnets implanted in my hands

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Post by nkrisc »

beaconstudios wrote: post #91
SmellyGeekBoy wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meh, I wouldn't get something like this done myself but fair play to the people advancing the art. It's their bodies after all. Piercings and tattoos were also pretty primitive for the longest time (not that I have any of those either, but I certainly appreciate the more creative ones).

oh yeah, I wouldn't want to stop them; some of my friends have these implants. I just think it's a little odd because I lean transhumanist myself but the current implants don't seem to be very useful, hence my suggestion that they might be social signals instead. Don't mistake my analysis for wanting them not to do it.

I always thought "bio-hacking" was a pretty grandiose term for shoving a magnet under your skin. As far as I'm concerned, "bio-hacking" occurs every day as doctors prescribe medicine or repair and enhance broken bodies.

Re: I have magnets implanted in my hands

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Post by beaconstudios »

nkrisc wrote: post #96
beaconstudios wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

oh yeah, I wouldn't want to stop them; some of my friends have these implants. I just think it's a little odd because I lean transhumanist myself but the current implants don't seem to be very useful, hence my suggestion that they might be social signals instead. Don't mistake my analysis for wanting them not to do it.

I always thought "bio-hacking" was a pretty grandiose term for shoving a magnet under your skin. As far as I'm concerned, "bio-hacking" occurs every day as doctors prescribe medicine or repair and enhance broken bodies.

I think "hacking" is used here in a very similar way to "punk" - anything that's done without the approval of authority in an individual, anarchistic fashion. So implants are a very rudimental form of biohacking, but I think that's related to how relatively immature the field is. The real question is how it could scale to practically useful "hacks" if you need an operating theatre and access to trained surgeons. Personally I think it's a bit of a dud and biohackers would be better off venturing into things like nootropics, non surgical human enhancement (like that magnetic-north belt mentioned elsewhere in the comments) and genetic engineering.

Re: I have magnets implanted in my hands

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Post by TacticalTable »

vinceguidry wrote: post #75
wodenokoto wrote: post #56

I was surprised to read that the magnets weaken over time. I honestly thought permanent where really permanent, but according to a google search: > Neodymium magnets are the strongest and most permanent magnets known to man. If they are not overheated or physically damaged, neodymium magnets will lose less than 1% of their strength over 10 years - not enough for you to notice unless you have very sensitive measuring…

Makes sense when you think about it. The property of magnetism is caused by the alignment of the atoms in the material. Surely this ordering is as subject to entropy as all other order. But the speed at which people are reporting their magnets losing strength makes me think they're either using low-quality magnets, or their brains getting used to the sensations and tuning them out. I think if mammals had an evolution…

I would have thought this too, but most of them are reporting that they can no longer hold paper clips or other small metal objects. It has to be either quality issues, or some third cause.

Re: I have magnets implanted in my hands

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Post by [deleted] »

explainplease wrote: post #44
hombre_fatal wrote: post #37

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It reads as obviously condescending to me, including the word "inexplicably" only to provide their own explanation. > I see no reason to accuse them of being judgemental. Note that phrasing can be condescending regardless of the author's intention.

All this talk of being understanding and non-judgmental, but here you are, passing judgment on his words without caring to understand his intention. More concerned about how you think he ought to have said it than what he actually meant. This is the way to destroy open and honest communication in society. Passive-aggressiveness and silent grudges, everywhere. And who made you the judge of condescension, anyway? How c…

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