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Vietnam Medic Makes Homemade Endoscope
Davian writes "As reported by the BBC a Vietnamese doctor has managed to create an endoscope using an apparatus consisting of lenses and a webcam, linked to a Pentium 4. Total cost of extra hardware - less than $1000." The doctor plans to also assist other local hospitals that are facing similar budgetary contraints.
In Soviet Russia, endoscope sees YOU!
In Korea, only the old people use endoscopes.
In Vietnam, you put it up other people's asses!
Anyone care to explain why this is modded down to troll, when it is nothing of the sort? Whos got the itchy trigger fingers today then.
Saw a piece on the BBC recently covering just this. Americans do a lot more private giving than public. *I* give to charity, but I don't trust my government (I am an American, born and raised) to use my tax money for charity because they are incredibly bad at it. In the US, our congress (directly elected reps. of the citizenry) are subject to lobbying - anyone in the US can directly approach our reps and ask for something, usually money, which the rep can then obligingly provide by inserting the appropriate language into the next bill to cross his/her desk. Such an amendment is then permanent (unless the President excercises the 'line item veto' - unlikely) and passes with the legislation. This is why you see funding for a public park in BuFu, Iowa inserted into a defense spending bill. Guess who does more 'lobbying - individuals or large corporations with offices in Washington, DC? Large 'charities' also lobby our congress, just like private corporations do. I would rather donate directly, rather than trusting our government (especially the present administration) to use funds appropriately. Stem cell research, anyone? (Not charity, but same concept.) Americans do give - we just don't trust our government to do it.
We also afford preferential tax treatment to charities and offer tax incentives for citizens to donate.
BTW - the US is not ultra-religious, we are just big and diverse. The fundy nut-jobs have monopolized the press recently, courtesy of their progress in national politics. These things come in cycles, especially here. Relax - it could be worse, they could have nukes... wait a minute...
DU? Depleted Uranium?
You spelled "You must be new here..." wrong.
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