Post Azf1RFsNDzXLQXJ9vM by Ooze@wirejunkie.net
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 (DIR) Post #Azf1RDEx1aoXFgqeCO by kibcol1049@mstdn.social
       2025-10-21T07:24:39Z
       
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       An electronic eye implant half the thickness of a human hair has helped people with incurable sight loss to see again, opening up a potential “new era” in tackling blindness. Doctors who implanted the sim card-shaped prosthetic devices say they have helped many of the 38 elderly patients in the trial regain their ability to read.
       
 (DIR) Post #Azf1REZY4UstNrUbwW by stevewfolds@mastodon.world
       2025-10-21T08:02:42Z
       
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       @kibcol1049 This is close to my heart. My partner lost her sight to macular degeneration. A Guardian article published yesterday. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/oct/20/experts-hail-remarkable-success-of-electronic-implant-in-restoring-sight
       
 (DIR) Post #Azf1RFsNDzXLQXJ9vM by Ooze@wirejunkie.net
       2025-10-28T07:04:00Z
       
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       @stevewfolds @kibcol1049 Just remember that with such things one is dependent on the company continuing in business. Several times these companies have gone bankrupt and bricked the devices, leaving people with non functioning implants. e.g. https://linustechtips.com/topic/1474162-more-about-right-to-repair-150000-bionic-retinal-implants-bricked-after-company-shutdowns/
       
 (DIR) Post #Azf31PJ1k3SR3JZrmK by tyil@fedi.tyil.nl
       2025-10-28T07:37:54.412Z
       
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       @Ooze@wirejunkie.net @stevewfolds@mastodon.world @kibcol1049@mstdn.social It signifies the importance of such devices to be free software. You cannot depend on or otherwise trust non-free software, as the companies will inevitably fuck you over, planned or unplanned.