tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255730728930371423.post3262425109228709263..comments2023-10-22T03:43:09.632-07:00Comments on Cyborg Culture: He, She and ITClifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065513002122502615noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255730728930371423.post-18349020190820146072007-03-29T20:39:00.000-07:002007-03-29T20:39:00.000-07:00No offense taken. I actually be lower functioning ...No offense taken. I actually be lower functioning than I am today, so I know how it is.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043554144592037390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255730728930371423.post-10127528989642550392007-03-26T08:59:00.000-07:002007-03-26T08:59:00.000-07:00I can see your reasoning, in which case the line b...I can see your reasoning, in which case the line between machine and man is blurred almost entirely. This has been a reoccuring theme throughout our class and has never been formally concluded as far as I can remember. Where is the difference between man and machine?<BR/><BR/>I have another example of sensory overload for you that pretty much anyone can experience: culture shock. I remember my time in Japan, a culture that differs vastly from our own. At first you're filled with a sense of amazement and appreciation for something new, but that much new information can actually cause you to be physically sick. In a sense, we malfunction as a computer's web browser malfunctions and crashes when it reaches a page that is different from the norm (or filled with faulty code that the browser can't reconcile). The word 'malfunction' works great in this situation, but I tend to see that word more often when referring to technological devices such as computers. However, it works fine in defining situations where a person loses control for an instant.<BR/><BR/>Judging from your blog entry, I would say that there is no real difference between a human being and a cyborg/robot other than the words used. Some cyborgs/robots function at a level lower than what the typical human does, but then again we have many people in our world that were born special, in that they could be labeled as functioning at a "lower level." So where's the difference?<BR/><BR/>Disclaimer: I mean no offense by the "lower level" statement... I have a sister with Down's Syndrome, and despite what other people would call a "hinderance" I think it has made her into a wonderful person, and I wouldn't trade her for anything in the world.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338430279533507081noreply@blogger.com