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Got Sleep?

Posted by michael on from the no-paid-overtime dept.

Whispers_in_the_dark writes "ABC News is running a story about how the U.S. Military is striving to find methods to allow soldiers to skip sleep without the ill effects associated with that sort of activity. Probably would have useful applications for computer folk too..."

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  1. Oh man oh man oh man! by CTD · · Score: 2, Funny

    I cant wait for them to figure this out and make a commercial version for the public... ...my EQ character would ROCK if I could play for a week without sleep! ;)

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  2. Cool, but mostly useless? by Alsee · · Score: 3, Funny

    Probably would have useful applications for computer folk too...

    Yeah, it would be good for soldier folk and computer folk. Too bad it's useless to everyone else.

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  3. Re:Without drugs better? by wwight · · Score: 2, Funny
    Polyphasic sleep for the military. That would be great...

    Sorry, I can't engage you in gunfire right now. If I miss my 4am nap, it really screws up my whole schedule.

  4. I need it because I've been up ALL night at work by boy_afraid · · Score: 2, Funny

    GIMMIE GIMMIE! I need it! I've been at work since last night, all through the wee hours listening to talk radio with Art Bell, and I'm getting the shakes here at 11:00 a.m. I'm still have to put in a full days work today and I'm starting to hallucinate!

    WTF, what is a cow doing in my cubicle?!

    Seriously, this would be a great benefit to use computer nerds/programmers/technicians!

  5. hmmmm... by mhandlon · · Score: 2, Funny

    A more recently developed stimulant, modafinil (sold under the name Provigil), was approved by the Federal Drug Administration in 1999 and has been shown to keep people awake and alert for two days straight.

    I wonder if I combine this with viagra and extacy if I could fuck for days and still feel good about doing it?

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