Austria's 'Bionic Man' Dies In Car Crash 200
euphemistic writes "An Austrian man who became the first person outside the US to wear thought-powered 'bionic' arms has died from injuries sustained in a car crash ... Kandlbauer, who would have turned 23 next month, sustained severe head injuries when the specially modified car he was driving swerved off the road in the south east of Austria and crashed into a tree on October 19. The cause of the accident is not yet known, particularly whether the neurally-controlled arm-prostheses he had been fitted with might have played a role."
Re:Seriously? (Score:3, Interesting)
I hadn't heard about these. (Score:5, Interesting)
Interesting. I presume there software involved here?
Any details on how the system works?
Wouldn't be the first time a bug killed someone, but he could have just dozed off too...
Re:An interesting motto (Score:5, Interesting)
I think the motto as printed is a mistranslation. Consider this variant: [...] "Don't live through others, live through yourself!"
I understand your reasons to say so, but here is the original [kleinezeitung.at], in German:
The original English translation seems to be reasonable, since für != durch. Native German speakers are welcome to correct me, if needed. My German is pretty basic.
Re:An interesting motto (Score:2, Interesting)
Translation:
"Don't live for others, but live for yourself!" was the motto of the (car) mechanic, who climbed a utility pole at age 17 and in doing so lost both his arms.
I'm not sure about utility pole. What I mean is one of the towers that carries power lines.