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more about #austin more comments → madog: Inflation and the ever rising cost of healthcare. "Ohhhh, dismemberment. Yeah, I'm afraid that surgery costs an arm and a leg, and you look a little.... more » Geisrud: Sheesh...$26million! That's like $6 million in 1974 dollars. #thiscyborglife more » Digo: Too bad I didn't see this article back in May 2008. I would have short-sold the crap out of the 6 million dollar man. #thiscyborglife more » Curves: We can rebuild him for a lot less if we get that Chinese guy to build him out of spare parts laying around his house. To all the Veterans who read Gi... more » Slack3r78: [www.wolframalpha.com] So, $6M/.23 = just shy of $26.1M today. Wolfram Alpha says that a dollar in 2008 would be worth $1.02 today, so the value of ... more » zenneth: Did anyone else notice there are only seven petal panels? I wonder why that is? more » strider_mt2k: Just as long as the Tnucipun don't turn 'em against us like they did the Thrint. Nasty thing, that. more » fleebailey33: austin texas? I thought they banned science? more » 92BuickLeSabre: They've been sowing the seeds of this idea for years. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Can they also contract to focus a beam of concentrated light on a hijacked flight? more » -
#thiscyborglife
The Six Million Dollar Man's Cyborg Surgery, Adjusted for Today's Dollar
Back in 1974, astronaut Steve Austin, gravely injured in a crash, was given a new arm, two new legs and one new eye in the iconic show The Six Million Dollar Man. But what would such cyborg reconstruction cost today? More » -
#greenart
"Solar Sunflower" Collectors Lend Credibility to "Solar Farm"
In the spot where the old Robert Mueller airport used to be, the city of Austin is building, among other things, a solar farm made of these contest-winning, 16-foot-high "sunflower" style solar collectors. More » -
#adamo
Dell Adamo Found at SXSW, Priced at $1999
Now we've got confirmation that the Dell Adamo is actually launching later today and will be priced at $1999. PR person Brian Solis took pictures of the Air-contender at SXSW. [Engadget] -
#3g
Austin 3G Test: AT&T, Sprint and Verizon
Eric Sheline, one of our favorite former interns, gave us a hand in Austin. More » -
