"First cyborg" has USB finger

[Source: Pravda.ru]

According to the Russian newspaper Pravda, a Finnish man has become the world's first cyborg. After suffering minor injuries in a wreck with a deer, Jerry Jalava lost part of his ring finger. When Jalava was in talks with doctors over a prosthetic, they suggested that he get a Linux-driven 2G USB drive installed in place of his finger, which he documented in his flickr account.

The drawback is that Jalava has to take his finger off to put it into public computers, and faces the reality of not only losing his flash drive, but an expensive prosthetic as well.

Article here.

Daylight savings, Texas, and guns

Photo: Casey Vermillion explains the features of assault rifles to a customer at Cheaper Than Dirt in north Fort Worth, Texas, November 6, 2008. Many are concerned that the last time a Democrat was in the White House a ban on assault weapons soon followed. (Ron T. Ennis/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)

In Kaufman County, Texas, it's not only a crook that's in trouble, it's the clerk that shot him. A male suspect had entered a liquor store at 6 p.m. in the evening and allegedly stole a bottle of Hennessey. The clerk fired at the suspect, hitting him in the stomach, as well as his vehicle. The suspect was apprehended by the Sheriff's department shortly after.

The clerk is allowed to fire a gun to protect personal property in Texas, but only if it's night time. Because daylight savings took effect just a couple of weeks ago, the sun hadn't set when the weapon was discharged, and now the clerk faces felony charges.

[Submitted by Katie Geiger; article appeared in the Terrell Tribune]