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for one, the language of Tamil did not even get a passing mention in that article, even though it is a classical language just like Sanskrit, and its influence on ancient India, especially developments in South India. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language#cite_note-riches...
If it is not open-sourced, one can be sure that it has a backdoor for governmental agencies
from my experience, writing down/taking notes has increased retention. Is this something to do with the action?
as stated in a comment on the original blog, work on things like these are done using rules engines ( based off rete algorithm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rete_algorithm )
Here is a example of monitoring for a fire in a room, and how one handles it -- similar concepts can be applied to infrastructure components as well ) -- http://blog.athico.com/2009/03/drools-quick-start-stateful-k...
One obviously has to be trained to use the MRI machine, and that person is local. But the interpretation is even now not done on site.
Low bandwidth costs mean that it can be done halfway around the world.
FWIW, its roughly $100 or even less in India.
Granted, the quality of medical care varies by a lot in India, but there are places and doctors in India who are so good, that if I am sick, all I want to do is take a flight back home...
The lack of health insurance in general in India ( now, it is being sold to a growing section of the population ) has meant that prices are comparitively lower ( though, they are really rising these days ).