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I'd put my immaculate limb in her for some combined fun]]>Feb 10th 2009 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 6:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 6:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 6:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/
Although it looks pretty cool, the though of holding hands or a female touching me with a plastic or metallic hand seems way too unnerving at this point.
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So you're swearing off all women with prosthetics? There goes your last chance for a date.]]>Feb 10th 2009 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/
The more I read your comments, the more your shallowness just shines. Nice.]]>Feb 10th 2009 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 6:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/
Hell, I'd atleast settle for Full Metal Panic...]]>Feb 10th 2009 6:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k118/FakeFrowns1985/ugly.jpg]]>Feb 10th 2009 6:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 7:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 8:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 6:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/]]>Feb 10th 2009 7:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 7:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/
Glue?

Somehow, the massive set of leather straps wrapping around the body probably aren't that attractive...except to the S&M group, of course.
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http://discovermagazine.com/2003/jun/feattongue

I have no doubt that the brain could fairly easily adapt to drive a wide range of acutators in the arm. As for attaching it to the body, I'd imagine a socket could be implanted on the end of the arm for the machinary to connect to]]>Feb 10th 2009 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/
There will be some compromises made (if this particular design goes anywhere) after the engineers take the impossibility of meeting all design parameters and having it look like that and pound it into the designers' thick skulls. (Designers may be modeled, with high accuracy, as Neanderthals of extreme artistic ability.)

Oh, and as an engineer, I wouldn't find "life-like" (i.e., uncanny valley) appearance, or even genuine life-like appearance, desirable characteristics. Nor would I find looking like this sleek monstrosity a desirable characteristic. I'd focus chiefly on performance and cost (to whatever extent I'm paying...), and inasmuch as looks mattered at all, I'd prefer more mechanical and less bio-robo-insect appearance. But, if I did get that one, it would _really_ need some nice Aperture tech instead of/in addition to that gripper; the style is just crying for it.]]>Feb 10th 2009 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 7:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 7:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0z28P4UL7Y]]>Feb 10th 2009 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/
"It looks shopped..."

duh...]]>Feb 14th 2009 7:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 7:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 7:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/
I know you're kidding, but young "sophisticates" like you really make me ill with how out of touch with reality you really are.

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That leads to making fun of those nonconforming conformists that tattoo and pierce the hell out themselves to prove how much of an individual they are. I'll bet that within the next 50 years (likely sooner), we'll see trendy prosthetics adopted by choice -- don't you read SciFi?

Thomas]]>Feb 10th 2009 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/
I appreciate the explanation, but I seriously think you need to learn to self-edit. The wording of the article really does not lead one to think "tongue-in-cheek."

Even so, there are some things that are simply off-limits, and this is one of them. You'd never call a black a n*gg*r, just as you'd never say anything made the Holocaust look cool, but you sure as hell say what you said. Self-reflection is in order to discover what you find within bounds and without, and why.

This generation has boundary issues. You need to learn the rules of respect much better than you have. The device itself is interesting, but your article describing it is offensive.

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Thomas]]>Feb 10th 2009 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/
I also like your willingness to cast it all out there and call Ricker all sorts of names because you didn't get the joke. Which, granted, may be because you didn't see Johnny Mnemonic, for which I can't fault you. Still, maybe you should ask why something is supposed to be funny before you assume that the author is an insensitive tool who thinks amputation is funny.

You're not an idiot, but you do need to be aware that you (obviously) have an over-sensitivity here. We all want amputees to have the most capable prosthetic limbs possible. And the technology that is making that happen is very, very cool stuff. There is nothing wrong with saying that. Nor is it insensitive to say that a prosthetic is so next-generation that you kinda want one. It doesn't mean you really do (just like I kinda want that Swedish "personal jet" thing -- I don't REALLY, but I acknowledge that it is undeniably cool), and it certainly doesn't detract from the tragedy that produced someone else's need for one. It should, in fact, give some measure of hope and comfort to an amputee that they can be confident that their "new limb" won't freak people out, but will be something that they can wear with confidence in our techy society.

On the downside, said amputee will likely get tired of nerds peppering them with questions about how it works and whether it can crush steel.]]>Feb 10th 2009 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/Feb 10th 2009 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/immaculate-prosthetic-limb-concept-makes-combines-fun-again/
This is the internet, learn to take a joke. People make jokes all the time about wars, cancer, sicknesses, and everything else. Get over yourself and learn to take a joke.]]>Feb 10th 2009 7:59AM