so where do you stand on the topic of eugenics?

on the one hand we could solve all the worlds health problems, no more cancer, no more allergies, flu goes away far more quickly, people start off super-intelligent, becoming fat is far more difficult, and theoretically you can choose your appearance down to the color of your eyes, skin, and hair after you've matured.

on the other, there's a lot of potential problems, and of course there's the issue of it being controlled by the few that can afford it thus giving them a legitimate advantage over someone who can't.

and of course the unknowns... We wouldn't want a khan (startre) or a Kane if you've played C&C.

so where do you stand?

personally I'm pro eugenics but only if it's available to everyone and only if it's to benefit people and tested thoroughly.

for example I'd love to have my allergies cease to exist with a few treatments.

I frequently build computers that kick serious butt in the $300 to $500 range but I'm curious, what do the rest of you budget when you build your next PC, and what parts do you invest the most Cash in?

like it says on the tin, what IRC chat's do you frequently visit/hang out in?

for me I frequent #freenode and from there visit #cyberpunk and #linux.

so tell me, any good IRC chat's you'd recommend?

Basics

Name (& pronunciation): Z the lost., Pronounced Zed of the lost (Chosen name not given name.

Date of Birth (& age): Physical Birth 07/04/2008, Rebirth, 04/02/2026,  organic age 27, 9 years since rebirth.

Place of Birth: Primus Arcology in colorado.

Gender: Male, Occasionaly female avatars online.

Species/Racial Origin: Human/Cyborg, Neo - American.

Social Class/Community Status: middle class, Cyber-enhanced Technician.

Language: English variant,

Family/Friends/Pets/Etc:

Family: 1, Dr4ke, robot companion/Childhood pet/companion droid.

Friends: Many but few in real life.

Physical Description

Height: variable, 5ft 9 without cybernetic extensions active.

Weight: 270 lb's, mostly due to weight of augmentations.

Hair: fiberoptic, changes color depending on mood.

Eyes: camera retinas.

Limb Dexterity: variable, can be swapped for various tasks

Detailed Physical Description: a 5ft 9in cyborg with interchangeable limbs, normally bipedal, default looks fairly human except for the obviously robotic joints.

Typical Clothing/Equipment: whatever fits, equipment variable depending on task but usually carries a middleman box for interfacing with stuff and a satchel for carrying stuff, has purple LED's on components.

Personality/Attributes

Personality/Attitude: Chaotic Good, excited about technology, fairly relaxed, logically minded and a bit quirky at times, cybernetics create a kind of savant effect when working.

Skills/Talents: cybernetic-enhancements for physical and tech abilities, instant memory recall, direct brain interface with technology/Cyberspace navigation.

Favourites/Likes: new technology, clean environment, Techno/metal music

Most Hated/Dislikes: ignorance, greed, racism, rap music.

Goals/Ambitions: to do well at their job, and to become better through technology and self improvement

Strengths: cybernetic enhancements, generally good person, instant information access.

Weaknesses: weak to computer viruses, severe environmental conditions, high voltage, tends to self sacrifice.

Fears: Termination, global war, shutting down to wake up decades later.

Hobbies/Interests: tinkering, going to local music performances, exploring cyberspace.

Regular Routine: Recharge for 6 hours, perform morning maintenance for 1-2 hours, work for 6 hours as an on site technician, spend 10 hours doing whatever.

Philosophy of Life: do whatever you want so long as you do not bring harm to yourself or others, and always work towards making yourself better.

Attitude Toward Death:  fearful but willing to face it to prevent suffering of others.

Religion/Beliefs: Techno-pagan, technology has a life of it's own and must be respected as it's an extension of human will.

Fetishes/Strange Behaviors: frequents cyberspace with a female avatar, is male in the physical world.

Most Instructive/Painful/Memorable Experience: early practice with cybernetics when they weren't as well understood, nearly lost their life due to rejection, learned to be
more patient and not rush things, also gained fear of death/being shut down for long periods, preference to control recharge/sleep cycle.

Sexual Preference/Experience/Values:

Sexual preference: Neutral, prefers women.

Experience: occasional

Values: free will, self improvement, self upgrading, pro-augmentation.

Education/Special Training: can install knowledge as needed, full public school education before cyber-augmentation, bachelors in cybernetics.

Place/Type of Residence: apartment

Occupation: Technician/on site repair person.

Place of Work: wherever they are needed, they travel around and work on site.

Work-related Skills: soldering, bug fixing, Problem tracing, circuit tracing, reverse engineering: basic,

Past Occupations: Bartender 10 years, bouncer 2 years, test subject - cybernetics 6 years

Memberships: Cyber-awareness-association, Moderns political party, local hackerspace - Owner/President.

Additional Notes:
can tone down the tech if this is too much.

We're already sharing what we're listening to. So, I figured why not share what television shows or even movies you guys are watching. Would be great to share, and I am always looking for something new to watch. 

Currently watching The Last Kingdom on Netflix. 

what web comics have you been reading/following lately?

tell us about some of your favorites!

here are 3 of my favorites

Edison Rex
basically if lex luthor killed superman and decided to become a hero rather than a villan.
http://edisonrex.net/

Manly guys doing manly things.
basically, it's a bunch of comics about fictional manly men doing stuff that's sorta out of character/out of their normal realm of things, sorta like how actors chill on their days off.
http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/

Guilded age
in a world where companies are corrupt the biggest MMORPG decides to try out a magic based VR and ends up getting 5 people trapped in a fantasy world which is sort of a parallel pocket universe?  you'd have to read it to understand it better.
http://guildedage.net/

there's more but I wanted to get the ball rolling.

I'd like to try hosting another writing contest again at some point, so if you are interested in participating let me know by commenting to this post, if there's enough interest then I'll see about setting one up.

have a nice day!

do you use VR in your daily life or have easy access to it?

it's a valid question now because even the common man has access to basic VR in the form of the samsung gear VR.

so do you have VR? and if so what do you use it for?

do you use a smartwatch?

I personally use a pebble time, it's programmable, hackable, and fun to mess with, plus no DRM lol



so if you use a smart watch, what brand/setup do you use?

so I've decided to port this over from simmania for anyone interested, the following links are comprehensive in explaining and expositioning cyberpunk as a whole.
it's an entertainment medium, an intellectual curiosity, and for some a lifestyle.


What is cyberpunk
Examples of cyberpunk works
The Cyberpunk Database
 
now that that's all out of the way, let's begin... let's talk about cyberpunk media you are interested in, how does it affect your view of the world, or maybe just how close the cyberpunk and real worlds are?

in other words, what is cyberpunk to you?