Oh my god. Kevin pointed me to this. I sent it on to the barbarians mailing list. The overwhelming reaction was much like mine (ew ew ew ew ew!), but just as I predicted when I told Kevin that I was sending it to them, Jeff thought it was the coolest thing ever. Of course, Jeff seriously considered trepanation at one point, so there you go.

Addendum: Turns out this is a April Fool's joke. Whew. Although, it never ceases to amaze me what my friends will perceive as cool.