No, a Stolen iPod Didn't Brick Ben Eberle's Prosthetic Hand 122
New submitter willoremus writes A wounded Army vet had his $75k prosthetic hand bricked when someone stole his iPod Touch? Yeah, not so much. I'm a tech reporter for Slate.com, and a Slashdot post earlier this week prompted me to look into this story and ultimately debunk some of the key info. Sorry for self-posting, but I thought folks here might be interested in the truth since the false story was one of the top posts earlier this week.
Re:Still (Score:3, Interesting)
^^^ proof that any story can be derailed by conservative jackasses who want to complain about the government, right there. Needs more random CAPITALIZATION to make A POINT, though.
Re:Rule of thumb (Score:5, Interesting)
Or a marketer (vendor lock-in) or an auto company (special tool #16)
Re:Slashdot got a sensational story wrong? (Score:4, Interesting)