The intelligence community has been using "open source" for decades to describe any unclassified information that can be publicly obtained, e.g. newspapers, books, stuff in plain view, etc. Reasonably similar meaning, given open source software means the code is public.

I like it. Elegant, simple, hackable. And that's why I asked slashdot.

Thanks for sharing the experience. The recoup/rehab period is expected to be at least 2 years, so I'm sure we'll have time to look into different options and what they provide. As it turns out, another family member knows some people that work in counseling and peer-mentoring for amputees. There's a lot for everybody involved to learn, both patient and family/carers.

Australian medical system with some private insurance, so the financials aren't as bad as in the US, but also not a wealthy artist, just good enough to pay the bills and a bit.

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I was thinking something more like Gil Vela's "people suit" from Growing Up Weightless (another fine moon novel).

I'm a physicist by trade, so duct-tape a whiteboard marker to my stump and I could keep working. My coding speed would suck, though.

I know its a long shot, but I asked for the same reason I read slashdot - It is predominantly populated by nerds who love solving esoteric problems with novel tech. There's already been a few comments that, if not a perfect solution, are enough to point some lines of inquiry.

When purchasing a computer, I could just ask the "fucking computer guy" at the shop. Alternatively, I could look around at all possibilities to see if some components or capabilities would suit me better than the standard options. Yes, that requires me to filter out a ton of nonsense from the responses, but I have the patience of a saint (which also helps with the trolls).

You're probably right, although she does a lot of sculpture as well that requires gluing small things to other things. Hence, the search for something that can manipulate small objects.

Interesting solution, but I think the aesthetics would be too much for her. I'd probably consider it if I were losing my hands, though.

I don't know the specific drugs, complications of an existing condition led to a perforated bowel, which led to removal of said portion of bowel, accompanied by renal failure and circulatory shock. I believe that the medications in question were used to prevent organ failure, but a side effect was vascular constriction, leading to reduced blood supply to the extremities.

Voted for that Bush-toadie Howard (remeber how proud he was when W called him a deputy sheriff) and his slack-jawed lackeys? Guess it goes to show that you don't have to be smart to be a nerd.

I always preferred to kill crabs by hitting them in their weak spot for massive damage. Giant enemy crabs, at least.