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A 50-year-old Swedish woman who lost her hand in a farming accident has been fitted with a cutting-edge prosthesis that has proved transformational.

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[–] skulbuny 131 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Looking forward to hearing that the arm stops working after company folds and nothing can be done because the software was closed source

[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And then someone on GitHub develops 'Arm ReVanced' which allows the user to shoot electric bolts.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Any then google buys it just to soft-lock any users who aren't using the ChromeLimb137-c.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

"Unlimited powwa"

-ironically, the only villain in the movie without prosthetics

[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Prosthetic arm permanently disabled, you didn't renew your glove subscription.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Drink your verification can or watch 20 ads to continue masturbating.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Those better be some stimulating ads lmao

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Surely they wouldn't charge a monthly fee to use something that probably "costs" over $1M. Except car manufacturers do that for stuff that costs $100k so I guess I wouldn't put it past them

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Can we have one positive news article without the gloom and doom, please?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

This is the problem.

People think common sense is "doom and gloom"

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

In this economy?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nooo dont mention inevitable outcomes butterflies and rainbows only please 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

olay maybe this will dox me so ill be very General

I am missing a limb, a very important and Big one

and the only way i can keep my healthcare is if i stay in poverty

so if i make money, i cant get no more help with my prosthetics, and then cant work, so end up again in poverty

guess where i live guys

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I am missing a limb, a very important and Big one

First I thought penis, but then you said "big".

Jokes aside, it sucks that you're stuck in this vicious cycle. Sadly poverty also keeps you from emigrating somewhere better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not everyone lives in a cyberpunk dystopia, there are state funded healthcare systems that mandate long term support for medical devices. Clown emoji yourself, buddy.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looking forward? Maybe you mean expecting

[–] skulbuny 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that one. Definitely wish it was FOSS so these people won't be dependent on corporate intellectual property existing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I am looking forward to see the repo man collecting it since it was only a licensed company asset, especially since it is fused with her own tissues.