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In Norway, laser weapons are being used to remove sea lice from farmed salmon. The Stingray Laser System uses cameras to scan the fish, identify lice, and then deliver a laser pulse to kill them. (files.catbox.moe)
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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Now THIS is the cyberpunk reality I want to live in!

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That's an antiquated reality. It should be a mRNA vaccine or perhaps some kind of nanobot that kills these parasites.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago

That’s not cyberpunk though, more solar punk imo.

Cyberpunk is all about unideal but pretty optimal solutions.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That would be just good old plain sci-fi, no punk in that.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

I was thinking of Sterling's Shaper/Mechanist universe, with the conflict being between genetic tinkerers and techno-upgraders.

You could blast the parasites with lasers on drones. Or engineer better fish immune systems.

Bio punk?