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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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[–] [email protected] 131 points 1 year ago (19 children)

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

[–] Rooty 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

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

[–] A_Random_Idiot 20 points 1 year ago

This is the problem.

People think common sense is "doom and gloom"

[–] Nudding 11 points 1 year ago

In this economy?

[–] synceDD 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nooo dont mention inevitable outcomes butterflies and rainbows only please 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[–] MaxVoltage 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

olay maybe this will dox me so ill be very General

I am missing a limb, a very important and Big one

and the only way i can keep my healthcare is if i stay in poverty

so if i make money, i cant get no more help with my prosthetics, and then cant work, so end up again in poverty

guess where i live guys

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I am missing a limb, a very important and Big one

First I thought penis, but then you said "big".

Jokes aside, it sucks that you're stuck in this vicious cycle. Sadly poverty also keeps you from emigrating somewhere better.

[–] Rooty 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not everyone lives in a cyberpunk dystopia, there are state funded healthcare systems that mandate long term support for medical devices. Clown emoji yourself, buddy.

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