The Implantable Computer Project

Part One of (TBA) -Foundations

Before I really get into this project of contained chaos and fast tracked learning and adapting of hardware, let’s lay a foundation of terms for those new to this area.

What do most often when people think of when they hear the word biohacking? This is one of several questions, I ask each episode of the Dangerous Minds Podcast with my co-hosts. Often enough the answers change every time we ask.

It’s because this is such a huge umbrella term much like the word Hacking. Kinda makes sense though, doesn’t it. Since hacking is to me using something outside of the intended purpose in an ethical way, one could extrapolate that my own meaning of biohacking must thus me modifying or manipulating the human body other then the intended purpose in an ethical way.

But there’s always sub-genres of things, because as humans we love to classify things according to our own perspective and experience. The sub-genre of biohacking I tend to identify with most is called Grinding, and a person involved with this area of work is referred to as a Grinder. Now when the average lay-person hears the word grinder they might think of the dating app. This group has nothing to do with the app. A grinder is a person that uses available current technology to modify their body, in essence creating their own DIY evolution to enhance their own capabilities and senses.

So to give you an example some grinders are working towards being able to implant a bluetooth headset into the side of their skull. But right now commonly available implants are rfid and nfc based bio-glass capsules. Now these capsules are about the size of a grain of rice, and can easily be described as a form of implantable digital key. That can be used to replace many of the analog keys in our lives today.

To make it simpler for the bounds of this set of articles think of rfid as low frequency security keys to which you can utilize the UID or universal identification number or a high security digital key, most often seen in secure installations, and nfc is a high frequency security key that also can be a container for simple instructions that are activated when the chip, or tag is scanned similar to a QR-code as an example.

Such implants when paired with the right technology can be used to eliminate your house keys, which are an antiquated analog device that is inherently insecure, to an extent that groups engage in competitions to explore and exploit analog locks. This type of competition is often known as locksport which is the sport version of lockpicking. I will be glad to talk further about locksport and lockpicking in future posts, but instead I will end this post as it has created a foundation for a series of posts about the implantable computer project, next will be ‘the challenge’.

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