The Cyberpunk Dream

Step 1: Find a sharp knife. Apply the blade to the bottom of your neck, cutting a deep incision. Be careful to avoid any arteries – if you hit one by accident, call for an ambulance.

Step 2: Insert a web-direct webcam into the wound, with the lens pointing out. Turn VERY IMPORTANT – make sure the batteries can be replaced without causing undue damage.

Step 3: Cover the opening with a bandage. Clean daily. When removing the bandage for cleaning, cut off any skin that may have grown over the lens.

Step 4: Once again, find a sharp knife. This time you’ll want a mirror too. Cut through one of your cheeks as deep as you can without hitting any critical portions of the nervous system.

Step 5: Insert a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth-enabled device, such as a Blackberry or advanced cell phone. A GPS tracker is a plus.

Step 6: Bandage. You may also want to take measures to prevent excessive scarring. Consult your doctor for further information.

Congratulations, you’ve now thrown a wrecking ball into the wall between Meatspace and Cyberspace.

At this point, I suggest taking a break and enjoying your mods. Connect to people. Share your meatlife with others, and partake in their meatlives. Just give it a shot. Then, when you’re done some connecting, try modding your meat some more. Consider artificial limbs. You can get one if you lose an arm or a leg in a war, although I wouldn’t bother going through the trouble of getting enlisted. Instead, simply buy a limb from the same sources the Army uses. Consider putting the controls for the arm online so others can try it out too.

Welcome to the future – you’re at the cutting edge.

(Idea cruelly ripped from A Softer World. Do the right thing – check them out.)

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6 responses to “The Cyberpunk Dream

  1. You Know Who

    I see the Brotherhood of Gix has taken you. You planning on being a Phyrexian? Should I just call you Yawgmoth Jr.?

    By the way, artificial limbs, as of right now, suck horribly. They hardly work, are uncomfortable, break easily and are a complete hassle. I’d wait a few years….or put one of those GPS chips in your shoulder like all the other ‘cyborgs’ did (it doesn’t hurt as much).

  2. It’s really more important that the concept works (which it does) than that it works well. Comfort and efficiency are less important than being able to look like this:

    Bionic Arm

  3. You Know Who

    Yeah…..Being that way would really, REALLY ruin sex….. Might break something….

  4. The Great Masked Minkus

    Ruin sex? Hah – sounds like someone is a bit insecure about their manly parts.

  5. You Know Who

    CPH’s dream would remove those manly parts….. I would rather keep MY manly parts and I would also like who ever I am with to keep her womanly parts.

  6. You’re so old-fashioned.

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