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Comment Custom prosthesis (Score 1) 173

by grandpope on Thursday May 09, 2013 @12:02PM (#43675727) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: What Would You Look For In a Prosthetic Hand?

Here is an article about custom prosthesis that could be helpful. They do custom styles and materials, could be useful for an artist to have a custom setup. http://pixelnautpress.com/beyond-function-the-alternative-limb-project/

Comment Re:Including calls and casual discussions? (Score 1) 145

by grandpope on Thursday June 09, 2011 @03:01PM (#36392158) Attached to: Percent of my work life spent in meetings:

Where I work it is just me and the boss, is it a meeting whenever we talk? It technically is a company-wide gathering...

Man Sues Rockstar Saying GTA:SA Is Based On His Life 124

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday December 09, 2010 @11:38AM from the a-life-full-of-missions dept.

dotarray writes "From the article: 'Rockstar Games are no strangers to legal action, but it doesn't come stranger than this. An American model, Michael Washington (known as "Shagg") is suing the publisher — as well as parent company Take Two Interactive — because they based Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on his life.'" It's a good thing Washington never learned the infinite ammo cheat.

Facebook's Zuckerberg To Give Away Half His Cash 450

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday December 09, 2010 @10:20AM from the i'll-take-some dept.

Stoobalou writes "Facebook co-founders Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz are among the latest batch of 17 billionaires who have promised to give away at least half of their fortunes, after signing up to a philanthropic campaign led by Microsoft founder Bill Gates 3.0 and celebrity investor Warren Buffett. By signing up to The Giving Pledge, the mega-rich make a vague promise — sorry, 'moral commitment' — to give away more than half of their fortune at some point during their lifetime."

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