The latest articles on DEV Community by Jersey Fonseca (@jfonseca8). https://dev.to/jfonseca8 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F389866%2F5137d4fc-9054-447b-a173-3291cb8a7ac5.png https://dev.to/jfonseca8 en Jersey Fonseca Wed, 20 May 2020 04:39:13 +0000 https://dev.to/jfonseca8/becoming-cyborg-4bmf https://dev.to/jfonseca8/becoming-cyborg-4bmf <p>While this probably isn't your traditional accomplishment post, one of my favorite tech moments this year was becoming a cyborg! I hope that this is a good break from reading through every file of people's Github repositories!</p> <p>At the beginning of the year, I had a microchip with both RFID and NFC implanted into my hand. If you don't know about what those terms mean, they are Radio Frequency technologies. They usually encode data for authentication, or just for general purposes. You use this technology when tap your phone to pay for things, or (used to) tap your ID to get into school buildings.</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--87YnPBNe--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/f0tpu7bp7ih7gb0s2xgd.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--87YnPBNe--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/f0tpu7bp7ih7gb0s2xgd.jpg" alt="Alt Text"></a></p> <p>So, what can I do with it? I can tap into school buildings if I am authorized to do so, pay for things, tap onto the Bus, make myself an amiibo, etc.; all with my hand! The biggest thing I've been using it for, though, is to send people to my website. (<a href="http://www.jerseyfonseca.com">www.jerseyfonseca.com</a> might as well plug here) It's a really fun conversation starter, and, well, it gets people to my website; win win!</p> octograd2020