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  1. Re:Too much legal liability. on Scientists Build Neonatal Incubator From Car Parts · · Score: 1
    Cynicism not entirely misplaced, but...RTFA? The problem isn't a general lack of incubators here, it's a lack of repairable, durable incubators in the developing world. Not the U.S. (opinions on our current economic state aside). This is targeted to places where, with WHO approval, the FDA has no sway even though the car part incubator is an invention from American scientists.

    It looks like a deliciously practical approach to development, actually. The scientist saw a problem, found what resources would be available on site to fix the problem and keep it fixed, and worked from there. It's also not something people are really going to "market" - this was done by academics, not doctors, and they really don't seem to be looking for a big payout. It's a fix for babies who die outside broken, useless high-tech incubators, and I don't see Indonesian judges having a problem with that.

    (Please excuse my optimism. It's just the tail end of my hope fever.)

  2. Miss Scarlet, in the Study, with the MRI on Indian Woman Convicted of Murder By Brain Scan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Murder by brain scan?! And they tell us these tests are safe...

  3. Re:It's the roast that matters the most on What is Your Favorite Way to Make Coffee? · · Score: 1

    Jamaican Blue Mountain makes the smoothest shot of espresso I've ever tasted. I use a Burr grinder and the Gaggia Carezza, and the beans become worth every penny. Making this coffee with a standard drip maker is a sin, and not the fun kind.