World’s smallest bodybuilder – Boing Boing

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War has a predictable way of taking limbs, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have kept pace. About 600 have lost an arm or a leg; 150 have lost some combination of both. And four, including Anderson, have the dark distinction of being triple amputees.

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Since his injury, Anderson has been wakeboarding, jet-skiing, rock climbing, golfing, and snow skiing. He competed in an archery tournament and rode a bike 110 miles in a couple days using hand cranks. “And I skateboard now,” he…

Rebuilding Bryan Anderson: Esquire article on Iraq War Veteran amputees and the state of prothestics technology

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Mmmmmmm. Fatherhood. Lovely stuff.

Congratulations to all involved.

My 3rd, Roald Dominic, is 3 weeks today.

Poesy sleeps, London, UK.JPG

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Man, I love it when these people try to explain (and over dramatize technology):

In case you were wondering, this is what the DIY RFID Firewall is for.

via bruces

tabloid tv on RFID skimming

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For years now we’ve all been using superglue to quickly seal up grinds gone bad, or mend that gash incurred Urban Exploring. Well now there’s a proper solution:

The GelSpray Liquid Bandage is a major advance in the management and care of combat casualty and civilian wounds. Much like epoxy is dispensed in household kits, the dressing is applied with a dual syringe that releases two polymer ingredients. These polymers react rapidly upon mixing to form a gel-based dressing that frontline…

Take that superglue out of your medkit, GelSpray Liquid Bandage is here

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report huh? jeez.. one of ‘em just read Halting State is all..
hope Stross got some props

Slashdot | Does Anonymity In Virtual Worlds Breed Terrorism?

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finally.. can’t wait!

Slashdot | Will Wright’s Spore To Release Sept. 7th

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