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What It's Like To Be Declared Dead By The Government, Can Gaming Help Me See In 3D?, How To Save Money When You're Not Looking, WATCH: Mad Scientist Builds A 40 Watt Laser Shotgun, The Defeat Of Would-Be-Emperor Erdogan, Virtual Reality Tricked Stroke Victims Into Using Their Weak Limbs The Daily Digg Tuesday, June 9, 2015 DO YOU HAVE FORM 27B STROKE 6? What It's Like To Be Declared Dead By The Government priceonomics.com It is estimated that every year, some 12,200 very much alive US citizens are declared dead by the Social Security Administration due to "keystroke errors." Those affected quite literally become a walking dead, unable to secure a job, make financial transactions, file taxes, or visit the doctor. INTELLIVISION 2.0 Can Gaming Help Me See In 3D? digg.com At 42, Nic Fleming discovered that he has never really seen in three dimensions. Can new therapies based on video games fix his lazy eye and give him his first glimpse of life in 3D? STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED How To Save Money When You're Not Looking digit.co Ever wish someone, or something, would just take care of that whole "saving money" thing for you? Meet Digit. BLINDED BY THE LIGHT WATCH: Mad Scientist Builds A 40 Watt Laser Shotgun digg.com "There's no good reason for anybody to own anything this powerful." END OF AN ERDO The Defeat Of Would-Be-Emperor Erdogan politico.com To counter his enemies, Erdogan had emphasized the need to create an all-powerful presidency — similar to that of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. To that end he had asked the Turkish electorate to give the AKP 330 parliamentary seats to rewrite the constitution. FAKE IT 'TIL YOU MAKE IT Virtual Reality Tricked Stroke Victims Into Using Their Weak Limbs motherboard.vice.com In virtual reality, an arm impaired by a stroke can seem strong again. And, according to new research, that illusion could be the key to give patients the confidence they need to practice using their weakened limbs in real life. Get more stories on Digg.com → More than 173,000 pots of plants and herbs form a flower carpet in front of the city hall in Antwerp, Belgium, on Monday. To celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Antwerp city hall, artist Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven selected 31 different species to create a design of large geometric figures in bright sixties colors. Van Kerckhoven found inspiration in the Renaissance floor of the Plantin-Moretus museum and in a map of the city by the river Scheldt, which dates from 1575, and includes the river bend. The carpet measures 196 by 98 feet. Credit: AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014