Brain Surgery Robot Running Linux

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Brain Surgery Robot Running Linux

Posted by michael on Thursday January 16, 2003 @01:58AM from the brain-fondling dept.

hherb writes "Singapore has developed a robotic brain surgeon. The interesting bit: based on a Linux platform. Well, what else? Who in his right mind would like to have his brain fondled by a MS product?"

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WooHoo by luckybob83 · 2003-01-16 01:59 · Score: 3, Funny

first reply, anyway though, imagine this. Your loved one undergoing brain surgery, half-way through the docter comes out and says, "Sorry, we had a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)"

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Yeah, but if it doesn't go well... by herrlich_98 · 2003-01-16 02:01 · Score: 5, Funny

The Microsoft press release title will be...

"Using Linux causes death!"
Money by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-16 02:02 · Score: 5, Funny

If Linux messes up there's nobody to sue. At least Microsoft will give me more money to shut up.
Slightly off-topic by IWantMoreSpamPlease · 2003-01-16 02:05 · Score: 4, Funny

I was considering Laser realignment on my eyes, but when I went to talk to the eye doc, I found out his machine was running windows (NT IIRC).

I left immediately.

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rm -rf / ? by EvilCabbage · 2003-01-16 02:05 · Score: 5, Funny

$5 to the first surgeon to type that in.
Right Mind by afrazer · 2003-01-16 02:05 · Score: 5, Funny

"Who in his right mind would like to have his brain fondled by a MS product"
People generally have brain surgery because their mind is malfunctioning.

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Re:Gives a whole new meaning... by szo · 2003-01-16 02:13 · Score: 3, Funny

Well, still better than the Blue Screen of Braindeath...

Szo

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Human trials by Zayin · 2003-01-16 02:16 · Score: 5, Funny

The team hopes to begin human trials by the middle of next year, following the completion of animal tests. Trials have been successfully conducted on cadavers.

"So far, no animals have volunteered, but since we're using Linux we expect lots of penguins to sign up." said Dr Yeo Tseng Tsai. In a subsequent interview RMS pointed out that if they had used the correct term GNU/Linux, they might have had more volunteers from the Gnu community. "I told you so. That's what happens when you leave out the GNU part.", explained RMS.

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1. Re:Human trials by OldStash · 2003-01-16 02:33 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I wonder how many beta testers will sign up for this one...
I see you are trying to perform brain surgery by Greyfox · 2003-01-16 02:20 · Score: 5, Funny

Can I help you:
* Saw the skull open?
* Find the front lobes?
* Adjust the frontal lobes so that Microsoft products seem to be a good idea?

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Re:neither ms nor linux by sk8king · 2003-01-16 02:21 · Score: 5, Funny

Sorry, but I'm sure if I asked anyone I knew they would simply prefer no brain fondling at all.
So what's the distro called... by Epsillon · 2003-01-16 02:48 · Score: 5, Funny

Free Brain Surgery Distribution, or FreeBSD for short? :o)

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