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  1. Re:Obligatory link by lxs · · Score: 1 · on Magnetic Brain Stimulation Makes Learning Easier

    Weaksauce. Why not go all the way and do some DIY trepanation?

  2. Re:Pi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on My Life as a Quant

    Drilling a hole in your head is overrated.

  3. Trepanning by burgburgburg · · Score: 5, Funny · on SCOoby Snacks

    Cutting a hole in one's skull is called trepanning. And it makes a lot more sense than SCO ever will.

  4. Re:Only 1 +2 post...and.... by Genghis+Troll · · Score: -1 · on Red Hat Cornering SCO in Delaware

    Screw the needle. Go big or go home!

  5. Re:Whoosh! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Making Quieter Highways

    I live near the sections of highway where they have laid this stuff, and it's like pulling a nail out of your head when you hit it.

    For some reason, I read this as hammering on a nail already in your head... which made me think of Trep[h]anation, which is supposed to generate a similar feeling of bliss.

    No offense, but I need trephanation like I need a hole in my head.

    Then I re-read your comment, and realized you were in the real world after all. Sorry!

  6. You Can! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Realistic Portrayals of Software Programmers?

    I highly reccomend drilling a hole in your head. I did it, and I feel great now. Now, a lot of people will tell you that it's crazy to drill a hole in your head, but it's actually very reasonable once you think about it. I suggest checking this out to learn more.

  7. Does this mean... by WinDoze · · Score: 1 · on Next Batman to be Directed By Pi's Darren Aronofsky

    Batman will Trepan himself at the end of this movie?

  8. overclocking craniums by nmarshall · · Score: 1 · on Surface Mapping Athlons For Fun And Knowledge

    hmmm ,so your telling me that if you air cool a brain you can overclock it? well seems that you arent the first to do that....

    nmarshall
    #include "standard_disclaimer.h"
    R.U. SIRIUS: THE ONLY POSSIBLE RESPONSE

  9. Re:Trepaan by monkeyfamily · · Score: 1 · on Napster Bans Metallica Fans

    Trepan DOES mean something!
    It's a way of enlightening yourself by drilling holes in your head.
    See trepan.com for more info!

  10. Re:Drugs,Computers Cyberculture by Alik · · Score: 1 · on Drugs, Computers & Cyberculture
    yeah, I've actually heard that some people get trepanning for recreational reasons now - some sort of high if it's done over the right area of the brain. I don't know if it's true.

    It's true. Consult www.trepan.com if you want to know why they do it.

    Personally, I consider this to be ridiculous. They're basing their whole idea around one ancient paper by a Dutch medical student. Speaking as a medical student, I wouldn't trust any paper authored solely by anyone in my class, including myself. However, people are certainly free to put holes in their heads if they want.

    Getting back to the topic of drugs and expanded reality: if they do nothing else, many "consciousness-expanding" drugs do temporarily alter your frame of reference. This may be a good thing, since it shocks people out of complacency, which will in turn lead to more active thinking. On the other hand, if you can't tell what's real and what's chemical, you're not very functional, so I doubt we're going to see a society where people do much hacking while intoxicated. I've seen code that I wrote while in an altered mental state, and it's utterly awful.

    Alik