Can the first DIYBAK be very far behind?

DIYBAK = Acronym = "Do It Yourself Brain Augmentation Kit"

Cool article. I want one of these replicating - replicators!,

A TECH Art: The RepRap Project
A NEWS Art: Make-it-all Machine for Do-it-yourself Homeowners

Reminds me of a little post from back in the GNU heyday;

USENET: Date: 10 Apr 92 21:16:26 GMT

Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.science,alt.cyberpunk.tech,alt.cyberspace
Subject: Re: Virtual reality, the brain, and high-speed modems.
Message-ID: <1992Apr10.141626.16883@stephsf.com>
Date: 10 Apr 92 21:16:26 GMT

In article
<1992Apr7.160153.13...@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> mjg51...@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael James Gebis) writes:
I have recently read a variety of stories concerning COMPLETE virtual reality where the user has had an implant (or something, sometimes this is not very clear) in his brain which totally simulates all sensory input, and also receives all commands from the brain.

My question is....how much information is this? How fast an interface would be required? Would a simple parallel port do, or are fiber-optics more realistic? Anyway, thanks.

Interface? To your Brain? A parallel port? Well _kind_ of
parallel, actually VERY parallel ... :-)

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Notice how life imitates art, the new self replicating replicator is GNU licensed so you can share the tech with your friends.

I wonder how far away the DIYBAK really is?