Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 months agoIn Norway, laser weapons are being used to remove sea lice from farmed salmon. The Stingray Laser System uses cameras to scan the fish, identify lice, and then deliver a laser pulse to kill them.files.catbox.moevideomessage-square81linkfedilinkarrow-up1654arrow-down17
arrow-up1647arrow-down1videoIn Norway, laser weapons are being used to remove sea lice from farmed salmon. The Stingray Laser System uses cameras to scan the fish, identify lice, and then deliver a laser pulse to kill them.files.catbox.moeDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square81linkfedilink
minus-squareGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up33·2 months agoNow THIS is the cyberpunk reality I want to live in!
minus-squareHugeNerd@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoThat’s an antiquated reality. It should be a mRNA vaccine or perhaps some kind of nanobot that kills these parasites.
minus-squareGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoThat’s not cyberpunk though, more solar punk imo. Cyberpunk is all about unideal but pretty optimal solutions.
minus-squareangrystego@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoThat would be just good old plain sci-fi, no punk in that.
minus-squareHugeNerd@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI was thinking of Sterling’s Shaper/Mechanist universe, with the conflict being between genetic tinkerers and techno-upgraders. You could blast the parasites with lasers on drones. Or engineer better fish immune systems. Bio punk?
Now THIS is the cyberpunk reality I want to live in!
That’s an antiquated reality. It should be a mRNA vaccine or perhaps some kind of nanobot that kills these parasites.
That’s not cyberpunk though, more solar punk imo.
Cyberpunk is all about unideal but pretty optimal solutions.
That would be just good old plain sci-fi, no punk in that.
I was thinking of Sterling’s Shaper/Mechanist universe, with the conflict being between genetic tinkerers and techno-upgraders.
You could blast the parasites with lasers on drones. Or engineer better fish immune systems.
Bio punk?