. . . Welcome our new Steve Mann Cyborg overlords.

I thought it was Gates of the Borg?

From the yahoo story: One of his common setups involves a computer with a Pentium 4 processor, at least 512 gigabytes of memory ...

Someone might mug him to get that 512 gig of memory. Or even just to get the battery needed to power it.

I'd like to see a bewolf cluster of...hims.

I think we all know the REAL reason this guy is becoming a cyborg. I think this is all I need to say: GO GO GADGET PENIS!

"One of his common setups involves a computer with a Pentium 4 processor, at least 512 gigabytes of memory and a specialized operating system based on Linux"

Wow. Where can I get a box like that that fits under my sweater?

for Borg assimilation.

What about the burn marks from the heat? 512 Gigs of memory would have to dissipate an awful lot of heat, and the body doesn't make that good a conductor.

Of course, this is /. and we know what the editor meant. 512 bytes of memory and 16 toggle switches :-)

the AC

If they did, though, he'd have a full record of what the mugger looked like and did, relayed through a wireless network back to another computer.

I saw this guy at USENIX a few years ago, and he was really interesting to listen to.

It's called the Borg, and you probably don't want to see them (at least not up close).

[Steve Mann visualizes: Possible Response - Yes/No / Or what? / You'll have to talk to my manager / Fuck you, asshole / Fuck you.]

Steve Mann: You'll have to talk to my manager.

This is god. Kill yourself. Trust me.

"I'd like to see a bewolf cluster of...hims."

Your wish is my command. [reviewjournal.com]

When asked how many brothers and sisters he has, his response was "I am third of five."

... If I run a wireless sniffer... can I snoop on his thoughts? ;O

If you looking for a way to hold onto that virginity for as long as possible, wearing some of Steve's old outfits might be a good start.

On the other hand... you could look at porn -everywhere- you walked. :/

Every thought about what kinds of boring everyday social ramifications come from this sort of thing? Like every girl with be shaved a la Shenade O'Connor in fifty years because hair is so unsexy due to all the wealthy trendsetters having shaved their heads because hair gets in the way of the brainwave-monitoring-wraparound-headset-windows-20 48 must have Rodeo Dr. gadget of the future?

And of course French women will still have hairy pits.

let's see how well he does on battlebots! [battlebots.com]

i'm guessing he would be in the heavyweight class.

You. Don't. Have. A. . . . what????

But how do you... Where will you... Umm....

I have to run away now.

Imagine what they'll do to Stefan Vamos with his theft-proof suitcase [ananova.com].

If the carrier's hand then comes away from the handle, it sets off a 240-decibel alarm and if not decoded within five seconds the case explodes.

"Will you be checking that bag or carry-on..?"

You mean like a cyborg gangbang?