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Ultrasound As a Male Contraceptive
TeslaBoy writes "The BBC has an article about using ultrasound aimed at the testicles as a reversible male contraceptive. This can last for six months. With a grant of $100,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, researchers at the University of North Carolina will push ahead with more clinical trials, fine tuning, and safety tests."
Don't let Microsoft point ultrasonic emitters at your nuts.
>> ultrasound aimed at the testicles
That just sounds nuts!
I hope it's more effective than your first post attempts or somebody will be calling you Daddy soon ;)
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
You are on /. , I don't think anyone of us has to worry about birth control. On the other hand, Microsoft having access to people's nuts... That could be worrying.
Taxation is legalized theft, no more, no less.
Just want to say, NOT HAPPENING. I'm happy using abstinence as a contraceptive. 100% effective. (:
I agree, keeping it in your pants sounds a lot easier than someone pointing something at your boys and saying "this might tingle a little..."
Jesus fucking Christ, why didn't I HEAR about this earlier?
You can't handle the truth.
So was I the only one who crossed their legs while reading the story?
just get married instead?
If I have seen further it is by stealing the Intellectual Property of giants.
Gives new meaning to the term "Hum Job."
Howard Roark, Architect
I believe in a Man's right to exist for his own sake.
With that attitude I don't think you need to worry about having kids.
The Kruger Dunning explains most post on
" "this might tingle a little..."
"..but for an extra 100, it will tingle a lot."
The Kruger Dunning explains most post on
That works great right up to the point where some girl with a thing for nerds decides to jump you.
Don't laugh, it could happen to you (it's not likely of course, but it is possible).
"Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!"
Bender: What should we point it at first?
Fry: I dunno. Try it on me!
[Zap]
Fry: Ow! My sperm!
Bender: Wow! Neat! Mind if I try that again?
[Zap]
Fry: Huh, didn't hurt that time.
In fact, there's only one thing I can think of that they do have in common.
Virility-destroying products?
The enemies of Democracy are
Evil intent?
There's no more selfish act in the world than having your own children.
not when my children are better than you! my 16 month old is already doing calculus. it's in the form of spaghetti, so it takes some interpreting, but it's there.
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Is this the MPAA? Is this the RIAA? Is this the DMCA? I thought it was the USA!
Didn't we just see a story about this? Or is Ball Lightning not the same thing?
Oh, yeah, it's not easy to pad these out to 120 characters.
Maybe a strong enough monitor could allow the BSOD to irradiate your nuts
Not unnecessarily. You could probably get yourself shooting blanks in about a day(from what I hear).
Now if I can just get a ringtone for that...
You mean their respecive founders right? Amirite? Do I get a prize?
A loop, by its nature, continues. If that didn't make sense, start reading this sentence again.
He's very smart. Genius in fact. You see, much like the "great software" this contraceptive doesn't work either.
Imagine you're Bill Gates, you're the richest guy in the world, yet you still have to sit in traffic. So why not devote the rest of your life to population control?
Shut down your testicles tomorrow and you'll still be fertile until the stored sperm in the epididymis is used up.
Thats the second part of the "service" a blond Scandinavian woman to ensure that the "stored sperm in the epididymis is used up"
All of the above was encrypted with a Quad ROT-13 method. Unauthorized decryption is in violation of the DMCA.
Wives discovered a long time ago that screaming loudly enough in the vicinity of their husband's testicles somehow "magically" prevented pregnancy. It prevented a lot of other things too, but that's beside the point.
Dr. Who fans will love it. Just tell them it's a sonic screwdriver and they'll line up around the block.
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
Wow my first troll mod! It actually feels pretty good!
I'd like to start by thanking all the little people in my life, you all helped to make this day happen. My principal in high school for showing me how to use the soap in the gym showers, the doctor for my first rectal exam, GNAA for all their great posts and informative commentary. I couldn't have done it with out all your support!
A loop, by its nature, continues. If that didn't make sense, start reading this sentence again.
No stronger aphrodisiac than a pile or rotting corpses, eh?
Don't let Microsoft point ultrasonic emitters at your nuts.
Blue Ball of Death?
Just like my raincoat. - President Skroob
from the unborn potential child's perspective.
What about the imaginary unicorn's point of view? Have you considered that?
The connection is easy. Computer users in third world countries usually don't buy Windows. It's a clever plot on Bill's part with Melinda's blessing to cut down on the number of non-Windows users.
(and I bet you thought that no one on /. could turn an article on contraception into something anti-Microsoft. Ta-Da!!!)
Cheers,
Dave
P.S. For the humor impaired, just kidding.
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither safety nor liberty.
Ben
In my day we were lucky to have a hammer!
We used two halves of a brick if we were lucky!
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Ow My Balls!
Thats the second part of the "service" a blond Scandinavian woman to ensure that the "stored sperm in the epididymis is used up"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Gunderson, but you really don't need to come in for a treatment every day."
This ain't rocket surgery.
A 90-year-old man said to his doctor, "I've never felt better. I have an 18-year-old bride who is pregnant with my child. What do you think about that?"
The doctor considered his question for a minute and then said, "I have an elderly friend who is a hunter and never misses a season. One day when he was going out in a bit of a hurry, he accidentally picked up his umbrella instead of his gun.
When he got to the Creek, he saw a beaver sitting beside the stream. He raised his umbrella and went, 'bang, bang' and the beaver fell dead. What do you think of that?" The 90-year-old said, "I'd say somebody else shot that beaver."
The doctor replied, "My point exactly."
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever" -- David St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap
"This Is" disappeared from my post, weird.
um, you do know that primary aphasia is one of the risk factors for vasectomy, right?
My God, it's Full of Source!
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Microsoft the clue is in the name :)