An apple a day keeps the Doctor away because he's not needed in the
mortuary?
Wow! you must have some pretty evil Apples in your part of the world
Jacob, ---- do you live next to the 7 dwarves cottage? :D.
I agree on the very extreme dependence upon technology, heck I pretty much
rely on my devices such as Pc, Iphone and now my new Victor mp3 player for
my chief sources of both communication and entertainment, however I do not
agree that this makes me a cyborg.
The term "cybernetics" originally meant a set of mathematical equations
referring to regulation of complex systems, which were later applied to
mechanical technology, indeed several principles of cybernetics were used in
the designs of early steam treains. The term "Cybernetic organism" therefore
was used to indicate an organism which included technology as a method of
controlling it's essential biological function, hence the idea of
"Cybernetic limbs" etc. In 1966, Kit Pedler took this to it's ultimate
extreme and designed the "Cybernetic man" or "cyber man" as a conceptual
villain for doctor who, a people who had had so many cybernetic surgical
implants in order to survive life on a planet rapidly cooling as it headed
away from the sun, that they had got to the point of surgically removing
their own emotions and replacing them with "cybernetics" ie, rigid control
and logic for regulation.
Therefore I wouldn't class reliance upon information technology as making
you a cyborg because A, the computer is not a method of controlling you (or
at lleast I hope it isn't), and B, the computer is not actually part of your
organism, ie, it is still external to your body.
On the other hand, a person with an electronic pace maker for their heart
probably is! by definition a cyborg, sinse the pace maker definitely is
internal to their body and part of their hole organism, and definitely
exerts a controlling influence.
Btw, If your interestedin the conceptual history of cybernetics and cyborgs,
there is a very good book called "Cybermen" by David Banks. While it does
directly deal with the Doctor Who creatures, including their in universe
history and details of how they were realized on tv in the classic series,
it also has a lot of rather interesting stuff on the history of the Cyberman
concept and the ideas behind them.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
Take them to the refirbished chamber that was once bad!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jacob Kruger" <ja...@blindza.co.za>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] a well-known saying revamped by me
Nicol, not being nasty, etc. - not trying to anyway - but another
interpretation of that saying have heard here in SA a few times is that,
yes, an apple a day keeps the doctor away - he's not needed in a
mortuary...<smile>
But, yes, while I'm a cyborg - android user - nothing wrong with
everything
available for iPhones, etc. out there, and, yes, I call myself a cyborg
since, aside from smart phone usage, which I do quite a bit of, most of my
life involves various forms of electronic involvement - cyborg =
cybernnetic organism...<smile>
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
...Roger Wilco wants to welcome you, to the space janitor's closet...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicol" <nicoljaco...@telkomsa.net>
To: <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 6:17 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] a well-known saying revamped by me
HI all
I don't know about other countries but in south africa people often use a
well-known saying:
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
This is not to be taken literally; it means if you eat fruit regularly
you
won't get sick often.
So I've been thinking about this saying and I've invented a saying based
on
this well-known saying.
My saying goes:
"An apple a day keeps boredom away."
My invented saying means that if you have an apple device such as an
IPHone,
you can play games on it that will drive away being borred.
Games such as flip it and zany touch, bopit style games, are examples of
games that will drive boredom away.
And also the true or false test your wits game is in my opinion another
good
example of a game that will keep bordom away.
So what do you think of my new saying?
Bfn
Nicol
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