A 50-year-old Swedish woman who lost her hand in a farming accident has been fitted with a cutting-edge prosthesis that has proved transformational.

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    2 years ago

    Looking forward to hearing that the arm stops working after company folds and nothing can be done because the software was closed source

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      Prosthetic arm permanently disabled, you didn’t renew your glove subscription.

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      2 years ago

      And then someone on GitHub develops ‘Arm ReVanced’ which allows the user to shoot electric bolts.

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        2 years ago

        “Unlimited powwa”

        -ironically, the only villain in the movie without prosthetics

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      2 years ago

      Can we have one positive news article without the gloom and doom, please?

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      I am looking forward to see the repo man collecting it since it was only a licensed company asset, especially since it is fused with her own tissues.

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        Yeah, that one. Definitely wish it was FOSS so these people won’t be dependent on corporate intellectual property existing.