tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post3613947311939610187..comments2008-05-16T16:56:45.445-04:00Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003484633933455827george@sentientdevelopments.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-32759013878473429592008-05-16T16:50:00.000-04:002008-05-16T16:50:00.000-04:00That picture is simply mesmerizing. Look forward to hearing how he does.hththhttp://www.thinkartificial.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-28461150103657358512008-05-16T11:01:00.000-04:002008-05-16T11:01:00.000-04:00Awesome.<BR/><BR/>I have always thought that if i lost limbs, i would still find a way to drum. Noone critised, persecuted or tried to stop Rick Allen of Def Leppard when he found a way to drum with 1 arm and 2 legs...his band supported him and the world praised his perserverence and ingenuity. In fact, their first album featuring their 1-armed drummer is one of the most successful in history, with 7 hit singles. So there! <BR/><BR/>Would i begrudge my deaf partner if there existed technology that allowed her to hear BETTER than a hearing person? Certainly not.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps my response to this precedent-setting news is more emotion than science. I have been shown "exceptionality" where i formerly saw "disability" and feel strongly that we do not look at the differences between us correctly. This emotion coupled with my dulled brain after a night shift, and a mere layperson's understanding of energy transfer and oxygenation (2 of the arguments i have heard against the acceptance of this sprinter's prosthetics), leads me to simply say:<BR/><BR/>Let them eat dust.sean hillmanhttp://www.myspace.com/seanayhillmannoreply@blogger.com