▲ 893 ▼ Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported (spectrum.ieee.org) submitted 2 years ago by yesdogishere@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 229 comments fedilink hide all child comments These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.
[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Loved that. Also that Black Mirror.. junipero serra? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] gregorum@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) San Junipero. it also happens to get referenced in a couple of future episodes, too! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Lol yes that one.. not a street in my city that sounds similar.... So wtf.. there's continuity? I watched the first season and start of s2 but too sensitive to watch realistic horror and had to stop. I've heard it's mellowed out, and have watched 2 or 3 one offs like San Junipero.. but I didn't know it's a shared universe. Thought it was all one offs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] gregorum@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* they’re “vignettes”… isolated stories, but they all occur in a shared universe, so you’ll sometimes hear line-drops that vaguely reference names or events from previous (sometimes future) episodes, but they don’t ever impact the stories of the episode they’re mentioned in. but S4-S6 have been toned-down a bit from the original BBC series after Netflix bought it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) San Junipero. it also happens to get referenced in a couple of future episodes, too! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Lol yes that one.. not a street in my city that sounds similar.... So wtf.. there's continuity? I watched the first season and start of s2 but too sensitive to watch realistic horror and had to stop. I've heard it's mellowed out, and have watched 2 or 3 one offs like San Junipero.. but I didn't know it's a shared universe. Thought it was all one offs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] gregorum@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* they’re “vignettes”… isolated stories, but they all occur in a shared universe, so you’ll sometimes hear line-drops that vaguely reference names or events from previous (sometimes future) episodes, but they don’t ever impact the stories of the episode they’re mentioned in. but S4-S6 have been toned-down a bit from the original BBC series after Netflix bought it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Lol yes that one.. not a street in my city that sounds similar.... So wtf.. there's continuity? I watched the first season and start of s2 but too sensitive to watch realistic horror and had to stop. I've heard it's mellowed out, and have watched 2 or 3 one offs like San Junipero.. but I didn't know it's a shared universe. Thought it was all one offs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] gregorum@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* they’re “vignettes”… isolated stories, but they all occur in a shared universe, so you’ll sometimes hear line-drops that vaguely reference names or events from previous (sometimes future) episodes, but they don’t ever impact the stories of the episode they’re mentioned in. but S4-S6 have been toned-down a bit from the original BBC series after Netflix bought it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* they’re “vignettes”… isolated stories, but they all occur in a shared universe, so you’ll sometimes hear line-drops that vaguely reference names or events from previous (sometimes future) episodes, but they don’t ever impact the stories of the episode they’re mentioned in. but S4-S6 have been toned-down a bit from the original BBC series after Netflix bought it. permalink fedilink source parent