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Message no. 1
From: Smiling Wolf <SLEIBOWITZ@****.HAMPSHIRE.EDU>
Subject: Cyborgs
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 92 11:25:00 EDT
Jeez... you know, I hate pointing out these things, but I feel like
somebody ought to...

Unless I'm very mistaken, a cyborg is any(one)(thing) created by
merging living flesh with a machine. The Terminator was a cyborg,
but so is the average street sam, or decker, or anyone with the
least bit of cyberware (see the common prefix?). It seems that on
this list, the term has changed to refer specifically to cybernetic
entities that are controlled by some sort of AI. Which is fine, just
so long as you know the other definition exists.

I'll get down off my soapbox and put away my copy of Webster's, now...
;-)

Your humble servant,
Smiling Wolf

sleibowitz@****.hampshire.edu
"he claims i suffer from delusions;
i'm so confident i'm sane.
it can be no optical illusion.
how can you explain
shadows in the rain?"
- sting
Message no. 2
From: The Deb Decker <RJR96326@****.UTULSA.EDU>
Subject: Cyborgs
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1993 20:28:43 -0500
1) I agree with Brian that cyborgs should have a reduced aura. After all,
their "options" are measured via a Borg Index; Essence-wise, they are off
the scale.

2) I disagree with him about the sig. True, a person has no sig because they
are people, not vehicles. However, following the same reasoning in #2 (that
they are more metal and less meat anyway) that means you can treat them as
small vehicles. Most Drones are of equal or lesser volume than a regular
person, and they have sigs.

J Roberson

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