But it gets better. Consider the fact that nerves naturally have the power not only to send electrical signals, but to receive them as well. We see a great example of this in the form of the aforementioned cochlear implant, which works by receiving sound and translating it into electrical impulses that are used to directly stimulate the auditory nerves, bypassing most, if not all of the parts of the ear most effected by normal forms of hearing loss.) Working with this knowledge, it becomes clear that it is not only theoretically possible to create completely functional prosthetic appendages with a full range of normal nerve-like tactile sensors, but it seems very likely that the next logical step in the design of artificial arms and legs manufactured for widespread use would take this form. Beyond even that, consider the advances science has made in mind/machine interface technologies like the Cyberkinetics BrainGate chip, which can actually allow a quadriplegic man the ability to access, read, and write emails, or the culture of rat brain cells that was connected to a neural interface and taught to fly a military aircraft almost as well as our boys in the Air Force. But working our way through this realm, we begin to tread on the ground of the second motivation for getting thoroughly ‘borged by the technology of tomorrow- power.

The second motivation is one that is primarily the domain of the scientist, the eager researcher keen on enhancing his own seemingly inefficient organic form and transforming himself into something more than human, if only for convenience's sake. This has taken the form of a number of different implantable devices, the most common being RFID tags, or subdermal microchips that transmit personal information VIA radio frequencies and can be configured to do everything from providing medical information (including allergies and blood type), bank and credit card information (for fast, easy, cardless transactions), the verification necessary to open electronic locks, and even GPS compatible signals that would allow the implantee to be tracked VIA satellite no matter where he or she went.