Years ago I wrote a short sci fi story where a guy invents and open sources a system like crispr (before crispr existed) and takes it to burning man and gives everybody gene therapy to make glowing cephalopod tattoos that can appear/disappear/change color/all the other things that cuttlefish can do.
The technology ends up being repurposed for all sorts of medicines/recreational purposes.
Only after it's released, it turns out it causes some fatal disease a year later, which is only noticed because Burning Man was empty next year.
This is awesome and I hope it catches on, but the idea of "may be useful to people who want to conceal tattoos in some situations" seems far fetched, some make-up layer would probably be a simpler solution, wouldn't it?
In my anecdote, the tattooed person was Asian but non-Japanese. We did this several times, but of course it's still a small sample size, so take this with a pinch of salt.
> These dyes are encapsulated in nanoparticles of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) — a medical-grade, glass-like plastic that is already used in medical implants and dermal fillers
Nano plastics? :p
Still pretty neat. I like the example picture in the article too
I think your smugness is unwarranted. Some people get tattoos on a lark, and grow out of their meanings and eventually remove them. Some people think long and hard about their tattoos and they become personally commissioned works of art.
I have two gorgeous sleeves with deep meaning, that I put hours and hours of pain in to. But they are for me. I love the art, I love carrying that art. I don't care about how they scan to others.
It has nothing to do with being cool or fitting in.
They likened tattoos to sneetches -- people who adorn themselves to fit in. Most tattoo havers are similar to me, and this person seems to be making a broad generalization about most tattoo havers.
is someone bored and going around hn front page editing all the titles. This is the second post i see in the last hour or so that was changed to a worse title.
An alternative to "customizable/dynamic fashion" like this would be tags/markers on people's clothes that are invisible to the naked eye but can be detected by AR glasses, making you appear to have different clothing, accessories, tattoos etc to people wearing those glasses.
But man none of the major company execs have a hint about any of the cool applications of AR sigh
They will always be pervert glasses. They might also be cool non pervert glasses, but you cannot make them safe in a way that prevents them from being pervert glasses.
Johnny Mnemonic meets Blade Runner vibe: A duo is assigned to hunt a network of data smugglers who use "toggle tattoos" to transport encrypted secrets with zero knowledge. Starring Jason Statham and Liam Neeson. Brought to you by Carl's Jr.
You don't have an "auto-immune system". Auto-immune means your immune system is attacking your own healthy cells.
Tattoos are fine. There's some evidence that maybe, maybe, immune system responses can be impacted by tattoos. But changes in immune system response does not necessarily mean impaired or negative.
oversimplifying but in every person there are tradeoffs about attacking things inside yourself (viruses, cancer, etc) and outside things (parasites, bacteria, etc) and your genetics influences this. See the old Th1/Th2 balance
anyway it was probably a typo on his part, he's such a sleepy guy..
Some people have allergies to some inks. You definitely want to check with your artist and check what inks they use before getting a piece. There's still an outside shot that you'll end up with an allergy, which can be made worse with sun exposure.
It's a risk. A very small one. You gotta figure out your tolerance for risk.
The technology ends up being repurposed for all sorts of medicines/recreational purposes.
Only after it's released, it turns out it causes some fatal disease a year later, which is only noticed because Burning Man was empty next year.
Looking forward to see human ads
Is this true for all heavily tattooed people, or are they more understanding if you're not Japanese?
Nano plastics? :p
Still pretty neat. I like the example picture in the article too
I'm sure there are a bunch of differences, but fun to think about perhaps.
I’ve noticed with some amusement that several celebrities ( and non-celebrities ) have publicly announced and explained their recent tattoo removals.
It reminds me of Dr. Seuss’s Sneetches.
I have two gorgeous sleeves with deep meaning, that I put hours and hours of pain in to. But they are for me. I love the art, I love carrying that art. I don't care about how they scan to others.
It has nothing to do with being cool or fitting in.
Just wear a baby skin sticker!
Tatoo is a process of continuous small perforations sometimes for many hours.
But man none of the major company execs have a hint about any of the cool applications of AR sigh
Watch the anime Dennou Coil and see what they could be :)
Tattoos are fine. There's some evidence that maybe, maybe, immune system responses can be impacted by tattoos. But changes in immune system response does not necessarily mean impaired or negative.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune_regulator
oversimplifying but in every person there are tradeoffs about attacking things inside yourself (viruses, cancer, etc) and outside things (parasites, bacteria, etc) and your genetics influences this. See the old Th1/Th2 balance
anyway it was probably a typo on his part, he's such a sleepy guy..
It's a risk. A very small one. You gotta figure out your tolerance for risk.