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eppur_se_muova

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4. "Thunderball" was the fourth Jame Bond movie. Nuclear-armed NATO bomber stolen w/a transplanted eye.

Reply to usonian (Reply #3)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 04:44 PM

10 hrs ago

(Eye transplants do not involve re-attaching the optic nerve, so this pilot was flying half-blind, BTW. Eye banks make use of the front part of the eye, not the retina, AFAIK.)

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Why You Should Stop Using Face ID Right Now [View all] usonian 14 hrs ago OP

I use MFA, passkeys mostly. For phone, I use a numeric passcode - no face or fingerprint. CousinIT 14 hrs ago #1

If "security" requires your face, finger, or retina, does it require that it/they actually be attached to your body ? eppur_se_muova 11 hrs ago #2

I recall a James Bomd fake retina, and even Colombo got in on the act. usonian 10 hrs ago #3

"Thunderball" was the fourth Jame Bond movie. Nuclear-armed NATO bomber stolen w/a transplanted eye. eppur_se_muova 10 hrs ago #4

Unfortunately, there's this. usonian 10 hrs ago #5