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Brain surgeon operates with $60 cordless power drill

Comment in News (125 diggs, 2 replies) - on 03/16/2008

I worked as an equipment manager in a hospital in the U.S. and if that same drill was sold by a medical supply company it would have a huge markup (1000% is not uncommon). We got wise and started buying everything we could at local hardware stores. (see comment)

Space truck orbits despite fault

Comment in News (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 03/11/2008

They got music in their solar system They've rocked around the Milky Way They dance around the Borealice They're Space Truckin' everyday Come on (see comment)

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10 Worst Countries for Women

Comment in News (48 diggs, 2 replies) - on 03/09/2008

Iraq is listed number 3. FTA Iraq: The U.S.-led invasion to "liberate" Iraq from Saddam Hussein has imprisoned women in an inferno of sectarian violence that targets women and girls. The literacy rate, once the highest in the Arab world, is now among the … (see comment)

Weird Tech: Magnetic boy freezes Xbox

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 03/08/2008

That's just like me, it's how I got the nickname zappo. Sometimes I wear a ground so I don't get shocks from everything I touch. (see comment)

Mixx suggests to stop using Google!

Comment in News (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 03/06/2008

Google cache got it http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:http://www.rev ... (see comment)

Is Technology Failing to Simplify Life?

Comment in News (4 diggs, 0 replies) - on 03/05/2008

The promise of technology isn't to simplify our lives it's promise is to entertain us. (see comment)

Fetish Road Map

Comment in Images (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 03/05/2008

I draw the line at expectoration. (see comment)

Comeback Kid Still stands!

Comment in News (-2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 03/05/2008

What's wrong with you Ohioans? Obama! Obama! (see comment)

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The Top U.S. Cities For Terrorism; Houston we have a problem

Comment in News (7 diggs, 1 reply) - on 03/05/2008

The map is for bioterrorism only. Now if someone could define bioterrorism. (see comment)

Are our brains wired for math?

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 03/05/2008

Didn't come up on the dupe list or on digg search. I guess I'll have to go back to using google. (see comment)

The Joy of Model Rockets: Steve Jurvetson on TED.com

Comment in Videos (3 diggs, 0 replies) - on 03/02/2008

This was my favorite hobby as a child. There is a place in Wisconsin called the Bong Recreation Area where there were large gatherings of future space cadets shooting rockets over a mile high. (see comment)

The Elusive Laws of Communication

Comment in News (1 digg, 1 reply) - on 02/28/2008

"The meaning I give to what you say is never directly accessible to you." That's why I prefer the unambiguous language of mathematics. But seriously this guy is a genius. Is he still teaching? (see comment)

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South Africa to allow elephant cull

Comment in News (13 diggs, 0 replies) - on 02/26/2008

This is true. Elephants like Humans can suffer from PTSD. (see comment)

Thug Cop Beats Up Defenseless Handcuffed Woman

Comment in Videos (5 diggs, 0 replies) - on 02/19/2008

The solution to this sort of thing is to have an "Integrity Unit" of undercover officers pose as citizens who get arrested and look for problem cops. That way cops would never know if they were dealing with a real citizen or the Integrity Unit. Contact yo … (see comment)

Reporter Tased, Pepper-Sprayed

Comment in Videos (4 diggs, 0 replies) - on 02/14/2008

I'd pay good money to pepper spray and Tase the local TV reporters in my town. (see comment)

Thief with knife vs worker with bat

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 02/14/2008

He got backed into a corner where he couldn't swing with any force. A bat would work better in an open space where you could keep your distance. (see comment)

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A Never Ending Success Story

Comment in Videos (9 diggs, 1 reply) - on 02/14/2008

Very moving. He looks so happy, you're both an inspiration to me. (see comment)

Indonesia to Spray Train Roof Riders for Arrest

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 02/12/2008

It sounds like a reasonable solution. But, what's that guy in the picture doing? (see comment)

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Sad Tally: Graph of 833 Golden Gate Suicides

Comment in Images (14 diggs, 9 replies) - on 02/11/2008

Those numbers are staggering, I had no idea there were so many. (see comment)

A Gravel/Nader Ticket? You Say You Want A Revolution?

Comment in News (2 diggs, 2 replies) - on 02/11/2008

I'm still angry at Nader for not throwing his support behind Gore in 2000. I worked on his campaign. He is the only person in the world who could have prevented the Bush Nightmare and he didn't lift a finger. Fuck him. (see comment)

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