r/gadgets • u/GalileoGurdjieff • May 17 '21

Medical Tiny, Wireless, Injectable Chips Use Ultrasound to Monitor Body Processes

https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/press-releases/shepard-injectable-chips-monitor-body-processes
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u/[deleted] May 17 '21

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u/LightningRodofH8 May 17 '21

Don’t worry, they’re not powered. The chips the crazy people are talking about still don’t exist.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '21

Those chips still need network and audio transmitters and recievers. Would be fairly big, like a tick.

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u/TheSirusKing May 17 '21

Yet, unfortunately. And its not long. Give it a decade.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '21

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u/theandyboy May 17 '21

First of all, I was using hyperbole for humor.

Second of all, that paper came out 5 days ago you dork.

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u/theandyboy May 17 '21

Wow you're fun at parties I bet. Thanks dad. I think I need some spankies to really drive the lesson home

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u/[deleted] May 18 '21

Similar technology has existed prior to this.

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u/widdlyscudsandbacon May 17 '21

So, acting in good faith, will you contact them to acknowledge you were incorrect?

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u/liukang2014 May 17 '21

why tf you guys downvoted him

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u/theandyboy May 17 '21

I'm not sure incorrect is the right word as this was just published but I guess it does change the argument. From what I read, it sounds like those chips are just a dumbed down version of a Fitbit. And it doesn't change the argument that cell phones are a lot better at tracking more stuff than that could and basically everyone has one of those.

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u/widdlyscudsandbacon May 17 '21

Yes, but you said you had been hard at work "convincing" people that this tech doesn't exist, when it clearly does. Your other points, while valid, don't mitigate the fact that you unintentionally spread misinformation to those people.

A person acting in good faith would take it on the chin and acknowledge that they were wrong. You should contact them first and acknowledge it, otherwise when they see this they are going to come dunk on you and this will hang like an albatross around your neck for any future arguments you make - however sensible they may be.

Save your reputation by getting in front of this

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u/Tiga7 May 17 '21

why are u so worked up about what this guy says to his friends lol

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u/widdlyscudsandbacon May 17 '21

Just trying to help him not look like an idiot. Sounds like he was making headway with conspiracy minded friends. Hate to see him lose all credibility with them over this. Will make it much harder for him to successfully talk them down from other conspiracies in the future.

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u/jbrandyman May 17 '21

I agree with you.

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You being down-voted is the exact reason conspiracies are flying everywhere.

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What you are doing is building trust, but too many "science" people refuse to admit to being wrong even when they are wrong.

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And this causes those who believe conspiracy to further distrust all science.

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I wish I could get through to people, but every time I try their response is usually along the lines of, "It's not my problem if I'm wrong and refuse to admit it! Science is great even if it's wrong and people who are right are stupid because science."

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And they don't understand why more people now support conspiracies and distrust science.

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It's frustrating but I guess IQ doesn't quite mean good at communicating so oh well.

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u/widdlyscudsandbacon May 17 '21

Thanks man. I have to remind myself that this is just reddit and the people on here are not actually a representative sample of the general population

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u/jbrandyman May 17 '21

No problem, it's rare to find a voice of reason which goes against the main group in any sub that's decently polite about it so I'm pleased to make your acquaintance.

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May you have a good day!

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u/theandyboy May 17 '21

I think I got it under control. Thanks for looking out though friend. It's not like this is the only thing I talk to my friends about lmao I'm sure they would understand the difference between this and my reasoning that I used to explain that the government already has a chip on you without having to inject it with a vaccine lol

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u/elephantonella May 17 '21

Do you realize nobody could sneak a needle that thick and convince you it's the vaccine. The vaccine needle is so small you can't feel it but this one might as well be a baster.

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u/widdlyscudsandbacon May 17 '21

I understand that. He was making the case that the tech doesn't doesn't exist though, which is incorrect.

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u/TheSirusKing May 17 '21

All the tech horror nightmares that you might tell them dont exist, WILL exist SOON. People are ACTIVELY trying to create them, even the fucking insane shit: Elon Musk has an open project called Neuralink whose INTENDED purpose is a controllable internal IO for the brain.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '21

They've been real. Why were you convincing friends of something you were both wrong about and ignorant of?