Technology and Dasein

Wow… so I’ve spent the last hour or so trying to figure out exactly what the heck Heidegger is saying, and to no avail, I still haven’t figured it out. Like Leslie, I somewhat understand this idea of Dasein as existence and being aware of that existence. And even with rounds of Google searches in hope of trying to find some dissection of this article, I found none that made any sense; therefore, I’m not going to try to pretend I know what I’m talking about. However, I will comment on Leslie’s take of technology and its lack of Dasein. It would make sense that technology is lacking in that it isn’t aware of its existence – all by itself, but what happens with the application of “cyborg”? What happens when we implant ourselves with technology? Doesn’t this technology now have a form of artificial intelligence, which seemingly we are relating to care? Take for instance an artificial heart-valve. Once implanted into our bodies it ideally works in perfect harmony with our body. Obviously, it doesn’t have a mind of its own, but it seems to have a sense of existence. To some extent it knows its role and “cares” for those around it. Well, because I could very well be way off-based I conclude with this idea that maybe technology can have Dasein.