Jump@Life

In transit again and its awesome

Getting in at 630

Now were in business

Made it

A race against time. ill make this flight.

Omg i missed mobile ping!

Airport interwebz ftw

I thought it said cyborg but it just said cycling :(

Pilot retiring after 23 years of comercial flight

gonna miss being stuffed full of food everyday down here in colombia

good morning internets! going to lunch with my uncle

officially paid off my my credit on my skydiving account!!!!!!

dinner with cousin

liveblog of spaceshiptwo’s anouncement: http://ping.fm/xGww9

met some awesome peeps tonight! fiesta de despedida manana!!!

can’t wait to be back in the USA! accuracy competition here i come! :D

going to see batman for the 3rd time :p

come on twitter. stop being a big whoop. get it in.

ever thought of expatriating? check out this funny article: http://ping.fm/9nnA4

finally put my video up on youtube. Skyfest 2008: http://ping.fm/rIpeI

cant wait to get back to the US for cell service. brightkite misses me

new article on www.becomingcyborg.com

oops! i meant http://tinyurl.com/69lzqq

shameless plug…check out my skydiving montage: http://ping.fm/rIpeI

just saw batman…holy fuck was it awesome. now drunk because of my uncles. :S

just saw mel gibson’s Apocalypto…awesome flick!

is putting together a new article on bionics vs. cybernetics

possibly seeing a movie today?

witnessing history in the making here in colombia.

andres carne de rez. ok running game in bogota is not as easy as last night!

finally finished the skyfest2008 montage. soon to be on youtube!

shot a baretta 9mm this morning! super funtime at the central intelligence agency of colombia!

omg am i really this hungover?

wow. number closing in spanish is AWESOME.

hangin with the cousins!

http://piurl.com/1DA : map of my current location

Woah. twittering on my ipod is awesome!

time for bed…party tomorrow…

finally got the wireless goin!

im hangin out with my parents right now.

good morning interwebs! nice early morning breakfast sanddwich :)

being a super geek. lots of uploads and downloads happening…craziness!

the sathu typeface is by far the hottest i have come across.

so frustrated with these damn repeaters!!!! grrrr….even the tech guy from my ISP...

dozens of russian ravers blinded: http://ping.fm/ZBaaQ

how to break the rules without even trying! check it: http://ping.fm/Est7m

rockin the Sathu Font. fucking love it.

now on kwippy. we’ll give it a shot.

just launched a new site! http://www.whoisandrewgarcia.com

groovin out to some amazing Adam Vana house…

new posts on my blog! http://www.becomingcyborg.com

“This sentence has two mistakes. The first mistake is that it...”
— Dorion Sagan. Absolute awesome...

needs something to do….

want to be a cyborg? new technologies coming soon. check it out: http://ping.fm/WBPAq

watching No Country for Old Men…seems decent so far!

wow….hanging out with my uncles that i havent seen in 15 years and getting wasted was awesome.

time to try out super monkey ball for my ipod and see if it’s any good.

ok…its mad hard.

no wireless is freaking me out! grrrr

in colombia. it’s actually way more dangerous than i thought!! :S

Check brightkite.com/andrewgarcia86 for my travel updates!

On the tram to the airport. soon to be in colombia!

Just getting into the city

Just ate it attempting a 180 skiing ouch.

Sooo sore!

huge dinner on the lake was amazing

Dinner time!

skiiing for the first time!

Well. im still on the road. whats up with all you interwebers?

http://ping.fm/p/zhV3k

On my way to the lakehouse to wateski w my peeps!

Apparently were not suposed to retain

actually going to the lakehouse TOMORROW. fun in ithaca tonight :)…then monday, off to...

Fliteabout grill.

Tgif!!

did you know that boulder juming is a crazy xtreme sport? http://ping.fm/Wb00S

Good morning internets!

fun evening. ready to pass out and prepare for the amazingness that will be this weekend.

Dinner was amazing. matthew damon

Mmm. celular conective goodness

still without cellphone…i feel so disconnected! hanging out with the dudebotz tonight

btw i just uploaded my latest skydiving video; http://tinyurl.com/5klgtn

me: “haven’t had fritos in quite a while.” matthew: “they’re pretty...

dudes with bluetooth headsets look like they are talking to themselves. wierdos.

the internet is about to become 60x faster, says university researchers! http://ping.fm/2XW6n

Internet about to become 60x faster

forgot my cell phone at home. makes me sad :S

Forgotten Cell phone

It’s been a while since I left my cell at home…forgot how weird and disconnecting it...

funk show at mcawbers! get it in!

Im sitting next to alex getting it in at the bar. matthew.

well that nap was necessary. still exhausted though!

Is absolutely exhausted

http://ping.fm/VzUEO for amazing geological oddities.

As soon as im home its nap time

new comments on http://www.becomingcyborg.com!!!

good morning interwebz and its inhabitants!

Check out my brand new blog! http://ping.fm/CpeW1

Shameless plug: by the way, the ACTUAL URL is http://www.becomingcyborg.com It’s all about...

Phrase of the day: get in bed with a 10 wake up with a 2: get it in me get it in you

These are the temptations of working in user support....

Canadian beer is righteous! who agrees?

watching batmanime and updating the blog. will launch by tomorrow! matthew!

Digg's source code is leaked!...

http://ping.fm/oQhxH urban improv ftw

anyone know how to get a Jaiku invite these days????

Scientists create first DNA molecule out of...

at work. glad to be working off the over that hangs

Why do i hear sex in every room of my house? crazy roommates

Is having the wierdest day. have you ever been stuck in the twilight zone?

what a crazy night!

Number closing awesome girls is fun! doreens place is sweet. sleep time

Im a champion. 100 skydives! now eligible for a coach rating!

May break 100 jumps today!!

freeflying

Cant wait to hit the dz tomorow.

about to launch to a beebeecue

Wow. hangovers suck.

Going out for the night.

got his RFID tags and reader in the mail! AND the july Parachutist. happy times!!!

can’t wait to get out!!!!!!!!!!! 19 more minutes :)

Thinks itd be cool to have rainproof clothes

can’t wait to be free….bwaaaaaa party tonight :)

A brilliant query into the world of personal augmentation: http://ping.fm/pyWW0

An insightful query into the world of...

Cyborg chat...

gotcha
10: 25 AM andrewgarcia86
ill find you the link again
10: 25 AM
hey can i ask you a question
10: 25 AM
when you think of cyborgs what comes to mind
10: 25 AM davidmbeiler
assimilate
10: 25 AMresistance is futile
10: 25 AM andrewgarcia86
haha the borg
10: 25 AM davidmbeiler
yeah
10: 25 AM andrewgarcia86
but honestly...do you have a negative perception of them would you say?
10: 25 AM
not the borg...i mean the concept of cyborgs in general
10: 26 AM davidmbeiler
I know the transhuman singularity is coming, but I'm terrified about it
10: 26 AMnegative? not really
10: 26 AMcautious and reserved?
10: 26 AMcertainly.
10: 27 AM andrewgarcia86
cool
10: 27 AM
would you say human-machine interfacing is inevitable?
10: 27 AM davidmbeiler
yes
10: 27 AM andrewgarcia86
and where do you draw the line at...what makes a cyborg? am i cyborg because im basically plugged into my ipod touch?
10: 27 AM davidmbeiler
I think we've already crossed the rubicon on that one
10: 27 AM andrewgarcia86
agreed
10: 28 AM davidmbeiler
I think I'll draw the line when touch is no longer necessary to control electronics
10: 28 AMso those paraplegics who control mice with their brain? ASSIMILATE
10: 28 AM andrewgarcia86
when touch is no longer necessary? why? i mean what about voice activated car features?
10: 29 AM davidmbeiler
I have an answer to that, and a good one, but I need to think about how to phrase it
10: 29 AM andrewgarcia86
take your time im just getting information
10: 29 AM
im going to start a blog on cyborgs soon
10: 29 AM davidmbeiler
neat
10: 30 AMI'll be the dick who FIRST POSTs and questions your logic
10: 30 AMevery blog needs one
10: 30 AM andrewgarcia86
hey dude thats awesome go for it
10: 30 AM davidmbeiler
10: 30 AM andrewgarcia86
here it is: http://youtube.com/results?search_query=grammar+is+is&search_type=&aq=f
10: 31 AM
oops i meant this one : http://youtube.com/watch?v=JHp0LxJixvw
10: 32 AM davidmbeiler
so I don't think that voice activation counts because, arguably, its along the same lines of human input as a computer mouse. The computer can't collect any background information, can't intuit much of anything. When I think cyborg, I think machine-brain interface, without the nuisance of a middleman (in this case, the body)
10: 33 AMwhen you can drive your car while laying in bed, motionless
10: 33 AMthat will be cyborgasmic.
10: 33 AMp.s. please call your blog that.
10: 34 AM andrewgarcia86
haha no way.
10: 35 AM davidmbeiler
heh
10: 35 AM andrewgarcia86
but in any case so your saying a neural interface is necessary to be a cyborg
10: 35 AM
what about people using HUDs and various other ways to augment their reality
10: 35 AM
are they not interfacing directly with machines in a synergistic way?
10: 36 AM davidmbeiler
I think otherwise its just evolution of the regular UIs we have now
10: 36 AM andrewgarcia86
but then couldn't you also consider a neural interface to be regular evolution of our UI's?
10: 36 AM
i mean its merely technology pushed to the next step...like everything else
10: 36 AM davidmbeiler
the difference is the encephalitic barrier
10: 36 AMwhen we see huds because our brain projects an image onto our eyes
10: 36 AM andrewgarcia86
nope
10: 37 AM davidmbeiler
I'll consider that cyborg
10: 37 AMbut when we wear glasses that have a hud
10: 37 AMnot at all
10: 37 AM andrewgarcia86
the difference is exogeny rather than endogeny bro
10: 37 AM
its all brains no matter what the interface is
10: 38 AM davidmbeiler
hm
10: 38 AMI don't think wearing a machine suit would make you a cyborg
10: 38 AMI think it would be using the machine for your needs
10: 39 AM andrewgarcia86
is a "god cap" not the same idea though? simply using a machine or technology to your needs? the only difference is that rather than being outside your body it's inside
10: 39 AM
what makes one more cyborg than the other
10: 39 AM davidmbeiler
I'm unfamiliar with the god cap notion
10: 39 AM andrewgarcia86
implanted electrodes are an example that comes to mind
10: 39 AM davidmbeiler
gotcha
10: 39 AM andrewgarcia86
any direct brain physical implant
10: 41 AM davidmbeiler
I think that if you're unwilling to make the distinction between use of machines and augmentation of self, we're already all cyborgs
10: 41 AM andrewgarcia86
unable or unwilling?
10: 41 AM
i agree with unable
10: 41 AM
but i dont follow if its unwilling
10: 41 AM davidmbeiler
hm
10: 42 AMI meant the literal you
10: 42 AMso are we already all cyborgs, then?
10: 42 AMI'm interface with my keyboard to communicate with you
10: 42 AM andrewgarcia86
i myself am in the process of figuring out exactly what being a cyborg is to me. so i'm open
10: 42 AM davidmbeiler
resistance is futile?
10: 42 AM andrewgarcia86
hahaha
10: 43 AM davidmbeiler
it's a sticky thing to define, I guess
10: 43 AM andrewgarcia86
idk i mean some will say yes. because we are outsourcing our neural capacities to our machines. ipod touch, pda's cell phones, online social media, etc. but if you extend that definition too far then its like saying are we cyborgs because we ride bikes? thats a machine that augments my physical capacities
10: 44 AM
and yes i agree its a sticky thing to define
10: 44 AM davidmbeiler
hm
10: 44 AM andrewgarcia86
which is why im making a blog because there's so much info out there and various technoprogressives and transhumanist communities have much to say but nothing central on the topic
10: 44 AM davidmbeiler
so output is getting easier
10: 44 AMbut input hasn't changed much
10: 44 AM andrewgarcia86
nonsense. you can augment your input using chemicals
10: 44 AM
nootropics, psychedelics
10: 45 AM
unless you don't consider chemical augmentation, technology
10: 45 AM davidmbeiler
hmmmmmm, the biological angle is really interesting
10: 45 AMI didn't even consider that
10: 45 AMso what's to say that if we perfect genetic technology and can regrow arms we're not cyborgs?
10: 45 AM andrewgarcia86
exactly
10: 46 AM
who knows. i mean then what is a cyborg? (im still asking, we havent reached any solid conclusion either of us)
10: 46 AM
you see because the genetic angle is valid as well
10: 46 AM
but there are other perspectives..many other technologies to augment our reality and interfaces with it
10: 46 AM davidmbeiler
yeah
10: 46 AM andrewgarcia86
so could it be that a cyborg is merely a human using any and all capacities available to him to mediate reality?
10: 47 AM
does that just mean that a cyborg is a human looking to self improve or self design?
10: 47 AM davidmbeiler
hm
10: 47 AMI need to consider this
10: 47 AMyou've got me really interested now
10: 48 AM andrewgarcia86
cool man im glad. me and weber were talking about this for a while the other day

I stumble’d upon this picture while surfing with a...

Is beginning another stage in personal evolution

is so happy my tongue feels normalllll. :) :) ready for pizza.

is thoroughly impressed with Diablo 3 gameplay trailor. Hawt.