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They ought to rename themselves to biomedical hacking. Biohacking in contemporary usage usually refers to homebrew laboratory-grade biotechnology (those involvi
by ampdepolymerase 5y ago
They ought to rename themselves to biomedical hacking. Biohacking in contemporary usage usually refers to homebrew laboratory-grade biotechnology (those involving PCRs, gene modification, a ton of biochemistry). The dangerous things forum is primarily about implants which falls under biomedical and neural engineering, not biohacking.
On a side note, I strongly do not recommend trying out any of the biomedical implants without a good reason. You can approximate magnet implants to a reasonable extent with a bit of superglue and RFID chips can be placed in rings and jewellery. Risk of infection aside, accidental nerve damage is very difficult to fix with our current level of understanding.
- jrumbut 5y agoI found it disappointing that the implants were largely security keys of one kind or another. One could put that in an earring or wristband. Under the skin offers very little advantage. I was hoping for implants that enhanced the body in some way, helped treat an illness, or that it would look cool at least.
- ulrikrasmussen 5y agoAnd scrolling through the forum, I get the impression that the implants they discuss are basically just NFC chips? I really have never understood why someone would go through the risk of implanting something that is already very easy to make into a wearable item, when it doesn't actually need to interact with any biological functions. Is it just the novelty factor that motivates them, or am I missing something?
- sdmike1 5y agoat a high, reductive level, yes. that is what motivated me to get mine.