Breakfast Granola for 9/29/10

Annalee Newitz of io9 asks "Why do we keep falling in love with cyborgs?" and uses the attached image of Deunan Knute in the arms of Briareos Hecatonchires (both of Appleseed) to illustrate.

A: Briareos wasn't always cybernetic, and Deunan not only knew him when he was still fully human, but those feelings are really strong.

Way to do your homework, honey. You fail at sci-fi.