The Bridge

7:00 PM

@murgatroid99 i could see this being used for much different things in the future. like sex changes where you just are given a new body.

if it even works that way

Powerlord

I still find it weird in Talos Principle that you have to unlock the ~~Companion~~ Weighted Storage Cube before it appears in puzzles.

Yuuki

Well, if this works, it'd definitely be a fairly important step towards transhumanism.

murgatroid99

@Rapitor The supply of dead but intact bodies isn't exactly endless. They're only going to use them when you need all new organs

What we need is lab-grown bodies

MadMAxJr

All of you tossing around transhumanism, find a copy of the RPG Eclipse Phase, and read the short story intro. :P

murgatroid99

built from your own genetic material

Rapitor

7:01 PM

never said it was endless, just that it could be on the table for uses

murgatroid99

and now it's lunchtime

Rapitor

well 3d printed organs are already making pretty good headway

MadMAxJr

Eclipse Phase has the amusing idea that it's cheaper to email your consciousness to your destination and get you a rental body while you're there. If it's a long stay, wait for your current body to arrive via space-UPS.

Tim Stone

@Yuuki -1, not enough Futurama head-in-jars

Kevin van der Velden

@Rapitor so many different hormones, it takes months for your body and your mind to get used to that when transitioning now

Yuuki

7:02 PM

Imagine final form puberty.

MadMAxJr

Eclipse Phase takes it one step further. Developed artificial intelligence can be 'sleeved' in a human body. And man, they have quite a bit of system shock adapting to all those chemical and horomones.

Rapitor

@KevinvanderVelden like i said, i don't know how it works and no matter how many times its been explained to me (many times) still completely over my head

Yuuki

@Rapitor There's been some argument that a large part of what makes you you is not only your brain but the chemical cocktails running through your veins.

Brian

@Yuuki They could give him a transplant of his own blood, but whether they want to or not probably depends on his condition. I don't know if he would get ALS again if they used his blood.

Yuuki

And while everyone may have the same chemicals running through their bloodstream, everyone's mix is unique.

@Brian Blood transplant wouldn't work for hormones, IIRC. They may or may not transplant other organs though.

GodEmperorDune

7:09 PM

i step away from the bridge and what do i come back to?

Yuuki

20 mins ago, by Yuuki

@KevinvanderVelden Nope, this guy: http://www.sciencealert.com/world-s-first-head-transplant-volunteer-could-experi‌ence-something-worse-than-death

Brian

@GodEmperorDune Franken-Bridge!

Powerlord

@GodEmperorDune You come back to Frank Herbert's The Bridge

GodEmperorDune

@Powerlord needs moar gholas

@Yuuki awesome

GnomeSlice

That head thing is fuct

Powerlord

7:13 PM

So, kinda/sorta boss suggests I ask our DBA if she can get a copy of that document for me. Lets see if she does.

Lazers

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Q: Dark Souls PTDE: How do I completely clear cache

For Dark Souls PTDE, I want to completely clean my cache with my saves still intact (are they saved via the Cloud?). Is there a way I can do that, since I crash when launching the game and it's probably from a mod?

dark-souls

Kevin van der Velden

@Yuuki hormones are transported through your blood so it should work for half a day or so

I think

GnomeSlice

What's PTDE ?

GodEmperorDune

@GnomeSlice prepare to die edition

GnomeSlice

Oh, right.

Yuuki

7:20 PM

GnomePhone version: Porkchops Trade Diesel Edamame

GnomeSlice

What is edamame is that a word I know a music guy named that

GodEmperorDune

@GnomeSlice soybeans

Yuuki

Yeah, I should implement match on extra or fewer letters...

GnomeSlice

Gross

GodEmperorDune

@GnomeSlice they are delicious, just don't eat the shell

Yuuki

7:21 PM

I assume that was your phone autocorrecting "delicious".

Rapitor

never had edamame, would like to try tho

GnomeSlice

I don't even know what soybeans are @yukon I was just saying that

Omfg I hate you

Yuuki

It's okay, I removed it.

GodEmperorDune

so much lulz

Yuuki

So technically you weren't inb4'd.

GnomeSlice

7:22 PM

Trollope

Rapitor

soybeans are in lots of stuff

GnomeSlice

Trololo

Wtf is Trollope

Rapitor

a fish?

Yuuki

You're a trollop!

GodEmperorDune

the real question with this head transplant guy is if he will type in the style of @gnomephone post-surgery

Yuuki

7:24 PM

@GodEmperorDune I wonder if he'll have a serial killer split personality.

GnomeSlice

That's a scary fucking thing to do that guy must be really desperate

Yuuki

Like some terrible B-rated horror movie.

@GnomeSlice ALS is some pretty srsbsns.

GodEmperorDune

@GnomeSlice als is pretty fuct

GnomeSlice

Did it say when they're doing the transplant

Yuuki

> ALS is characterized by stiff muscles, muscle twitching, and gradually worsening weakness due to muscle wasting. This results in difficulty speaking, swallowing, and eventually breathing.

GodEmperorDune

7:25 PM

@GnomeSlice it said "this week"

GnomeSlice

That sounds awful

Yuuki

Basically, you become less and less able to move until you can't even breathe under your own power.

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