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===Description===
 
===Description===
Lepht Anonym is a bio-hacker based in Berlin who performs surgeries on herself to turn herself into a cyborg. Fed up with the abstract idealism of the Transhumanism movement, she implants different types of sensors in her body to develop new senses. She does all of her surgeries without anesthesia and uses her own body as the test dummy, but has successfully given herself additional senses that no other human in history have experienced. She started with RFID implants, the same type that are implanted in pets, to be able to unlock her computer and other devices. She later moved to implanting neodymium metal disks in her fingertips that allow her to sense the shape and strength of electro-magnetic fields (which are given off by power cords, magnets, and electric devices). She is currently working on a project called "Southpaw", a device in her knee which would allow her to always sense magnetic north. It is based a external ankle device of the same function, "Northpaw", created by the bio-hacking group Sensebridge.
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Lepht Anonym is a bio-hacker based in Berlin who performs surgeries on themself<ref>Lepht does not have a prefferred pronoun such as "he" or "she", so "they" is used in this description.</ref> to transition to cyborg. Fed up with the abstract idealism of the Transhumanism movement, they implant different types of sensors in their body to develop new senses. Lepht does all of these self-surgeries without anesthesia and uses their own body as the test dummy, but has successfully gained additional senses that no other human in history have experienced. Starting with RFID implants, the same type that are implanted in pets, to be able to unlock personal computer and other devices. They later moved to implanting neodymium metal disks in their fingertips that allow for sensing the shape and strength of electro-magnetic fields (which are given off by power cords, magnets, and electric devices). Lepht is currently working on a project called "Southpaw", a device in the knee which would always point magnetic north. It is based a external ankle device of the same function, "Northpaw<ref>Eric Bell</ref>", created by the bio-hacking group Sensebridge.
  
 
===Articles about Lepht Antonym===
 
===Articles about Lepht Antonym===
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RV_6Axb80g Lepht Anonym - Cybernetics for the Masses (2 of 3)] Posted to YouTube by BarryJBelmont
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RV_6Axb80g Lepht Anonym - Cybernetics for the Masses (2 of 3)] Posted to YouTube by BarryJBelmont
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5n2aJeAGyMs Lepht Anonym - Cybernetics for the Masses (3 of 3)] Posted to YouTube by BarryJBelmont
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5n2aJeAGyMs Lepht Anonym - Cybernetics for the Masses (3 of 3)] Posted to YouTube by BarryJBelmont
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Revision as of 16:57, 23 September 2011

Description

Lepht Anonym is a bio-hacker based in Berlin who performs surgeries on themself[1] to transition to cyborg. Fed up with the abstract idealism of the Transhumanism movement, they implant different types of sensors in their body to develop new senses. Lepht does all of these self-surgeries without anesthesia and uses their own body as the test dummy, but has successfully gained additional senses that no other human in history have experienced. Starting with RFID implants, the same type that are implanted in pets, to be able to unlock personal computer and other devices. They later moved to implanting neodymium metal disks in their fingertips that allow for sensing the shape and strength of electro-magnetic fields (which are given off by power cords, magnets, and electric devices). Lepht is currently working on a project called "Southpaw", a device in the knee which would always point magnetic north. It is based a external ankle device of the same function, "Northpaw[2]", created by the bio-hacking group Sensebridge.

Articles about Lepht Antonym

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  1. Lepht does not have a prefferred pronoun such as "he" or "she", so "they" is used in this description.
  2. Eric Bell