I was hoping to "google'" more recent articles on cyborgs or gaming than the 2001 ones we read, but the most interesting were, respectively, one about an ear implant for near deaf people (http://www.techfreep.com/bionic-ear-gives-cyborg-like-hearing.htm) and several articles in Computer Gaming World critiqueing specific games such as http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zdcgw/is_200602/ai_n1601393 which gives the nuts and bolts of Battlefield 2: Special Forces. The ear implant would completely transform life for my near-deaf-since-18 96-year-old mother-in-law and she wouldn't complain of being turned into a cyborg. On the other hand, the game article starts out ". . . If spiteful folk are Battlefield 2’s major malfunction, expansion pack Special Forces encourages ’em to cause more mayhem. Flashbang friendlies—blind and stupid is funny. When one tries to take your helo, hit him with a handheld hangover; the bird will either flop over or sputter about and smack something tall." Maybe you can practice here for Iraq - just block everything out and become part of the action.
Moreover, is it just me, or has anything changed since 2001? I just don't hear much about gender issues in the blogosphere - at least in the popular press. However, I must admit I'm not a "frequenter" of blogs, Moos, chats, or other e-discussions.
Closer to my world - I'll gladly become somewhat cyborg-like and make better web sites by expanding on my previous knowledge of web design rules of sans-serif fonts, light background cloors for dark font colors, and good "transportation" links around the site and to other places. Now, there are at least 6 modes of web uses to take into account. I'm not that concerned about my individualism on this one.
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