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Editing the video now. Yes, use lidocaine. I experienced alot of pain doing this without it. * EDIT * - Done editing. Video is authoring. Runtime is just under seven minutes and includes a ton of time compression and cuts. The raw video was just over 26 minutes long.
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@Atain, I feel nothing disturbing at all. I have been known to fiddle with this particular implant more than I do others (for some reason, I've always enjoyed feeling implants under my skin) and if I slide it more toward the knuckle and then flex my hand a bit, the implant will, under the pressure of the overlying tissue,…
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As @MeanderPaul said, massage it a bit and try to get it in a bit further. Even if you don't do that, though, it will likely be fine. The wounds from injector needles close so quickly at the puncture site that I'd be very surprised if it rejected.
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I received my flex tag from @AlexSmith today, coincidentally. Here is a pic of mine. The quality seems quite good and I'm very confident that I will have no issues with it when I implant it tomorrow. As you can see, no air bubbles at all. The NFC light prototype @AlexSmith sent me was of comparable quality, though the flex…
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@katzevonstich, regarding your shoulder, there are a couple things to consider. What I would do is place your fingers on top of your shoulder and rotate your shoulder through its full range of motion. If you can feel the tissue in the area you want to implant contorting under your fingers, it's likely not a fantastic spot…
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Hey, @kazikhopper. I'll share my experiences. For me, doing my first implants brought me a genuine sense of accomplishment. It brought back the self confidence that some pretty rough life experiences had beat out of me. Each one that I do builds on that. A day that I implant is NEVER a bad day :). It can, at times, make me…
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@Jupiter, reed switches are what you're after.
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@katzevonstich, many RFID readers emulate keyboards. Scanning a tag makes the reader output the tag's id number as plain text just is if you'd typed it on a keyboard.
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Having had my fair share of negative reactions, I'll share my experience and how I handle it now. Nearly everyone I know thought I must be insane when I first brought up the idea of implanting magnets. In truth, only one person was really supportive of the idea at all, and that was likely out of some kind of morbid…
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Here are a few of my personal opinions on your questions. I've never heard of anyone getting stopped by airport security over magnet implants. Not once. So I'd say that isn't a concern. Regarding pressure on implants in fingertips, my left index finger's m31 ended up nearly centered on the finger pad. I did not intend to…
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@ChrisBot, I've no doubt I could successfully wire, for example, my arm if there was need as well as a good wire material that could stand up to the conditions inside the body as well as the needed ability to flex repeatedly without breaking. The procedure would be a bit unpleasant, I suppose, but very doable. What would…
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I had originally wanted to do the back of my right middle finger, but I'm now planning on the back of my right hand.
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I decided to check out the episode I suspect you're referring to (S11E03 "The Next Humans"). A fun watch when the talk of ancient aliens wasn't rearing up :). Then again, without talk of ancient aliens, it would hardly be possible to call it an episode of "Ancient Aliens" :P. In any case, I did enjoy it. Thanks for the…
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@mingu2001, you get what you pay for. Titanium nitride is the current "gold standard" in bioproof magnet coatings. There are other things in the pipe with the potential to outperform even TiN, but the costs for those will likely be even more. TiN coatings have proven tricky to get right, though, thus delaying new shipments…
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Affecting multiple nerve lines will get you the largest increase in overall sensation. Multiple magnets on the same nerve line will yield smaller increases, but increases nonetheless. Spread of the magnets is useful in getting an overall sense of the shape of the field. Be very careful with multiple magnets in close…
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I personally find the topic distasteful at this early stage of the game. Best not to invite regulation any sooner than needed. That having been said, many of your examples are already covered under existing law and/or precedent in many areas of the world. I refer you to this Wikipedia article and this Wikipedia article.…
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@katzevonstich, yes it is a Da Vinci Junior. I like it well enough. I'd like to be able to print ABS, but since the Junior doesn't have a heated bed, that's not possible. PLA works okay for my uses, though. The spools are proprietary (and more expensive than other brands) and because of an NTAG in each spool that gets…
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Here is a link to the injectors on Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1582152 2mm and 3mm injectors are in there. Enjoy!
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There are a variety of thumbstick readers/writers out there. I actually purchased one of these NFC ones a couple days ago (http://www.d-logic.net/nfc-rfid-reader-sdk/products/nfc-usb-stick-dl533n) for 13.56MHz chips. It hasn't arrived yet so I can't yet speak to how well it works. It includes no software either, but there…
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@ChrisBot - You know what? I didn't. I'll get them up there tomorrow and put a link up here.
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I'll implant mine the Saturday after it arrives. Hopefully next Saturday (?)
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Nice video. Thanks for sharing it. I actually have mine in the location your piercer suggested against. No problems, but I do perhaps take too many risks. Regarding the implant moving around under your skin not sitting well with you, I can understand that. People occasionally ask to feel my implants through my skin and I…
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Reminds me of smart guns. A staple of near- (and far-) future sci-fi.
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I implanted mine about 3 hours ago. Here's the implantation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbdfL4lgWwc A couple of observations:* The injectors are very tight compared with others I've used. This isn't a problem at all, but the plunger was noticeably more resistant to moving. * The needle is held to the injector…
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@twolfson, glad to hear your story. Success or failure, every story is a good one to hear. Regarding the spreadsheet... finally added myself to it tonight. I was surprised that there were no entries on the RFID sheet. I suppose that's because they tend to go "by the book" in almost all cases with few rejections. I put my…
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Actually, 3 pics. The entire implant site: http://s20.postimg.org/7s1w7wa2l/Img_0033.jpg Close-up of the exit wound(s): http://s20.postimg.org/wmpzfpkal/Img_0030.jpg Close-up of the entry wound: http://s20.postimg.org/ov99h5g59/Img_0029.jpg
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A quick update on healing with a pic later tonight. Everything is healing quite well. I'm no longer covering the wounds with anything at all. I stopped covering the entry wound yesterday afternoon and, to be honest, it seems like it's healing quite alot faster. I definitely am glad I left it covered and with triple…
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@Zerbula - If I had to tent tissue on the face, I'd use tape. Clean the skin really well (obviously) to remove any natural oils, make-up, whatever, then place a loop of some really good quality tape on the skin centered on the area to implant, then pull outward on the tape. If the tape is good enough (high quality duct…
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@Zerbula - The lead oxide glass layer will mask some of the radiation, but it takes more than that to shield "all" of it, particularly when it comes to x-rays. I'm not saying that this is dangerous, but you should be aware of it, especially since you'll have an inescapable radiation source near one of your eyes. Again, I…
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@Zerbula, here's my take on your plan, for what it's worth. - First, the placement sounds pretty awesome. Not something I would do, but very cyberpunky and I like it. - You do want to make sure they don't actually touch one another, as abrasion between them would be bad. 5mm separation would likely be fine. - I personally…