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Comment Re:This is an interesting development, but... (Score 2, Insightful) 519

Another reason why women will not accept this is that if a couple relies on the woman taking the pill, she is free to surreptitiously stop taking it if she wants a baby and the man does not. Once she is pregnant, the man has no rights whatsoever and will have to pay child support. If many men start using this male contraceptive, women will lose this possibility to become pregnant against the man's consent.

Comment Re:Predictable. (Score 1) 898

Here in Norway, the defendant in a criminal trial is allowed to lie in court, whereas all other witnesses must tell the truth under penalty of perjury. But of course, if it is exposed that the defendant has lied, this will hurt his credibility and the court may then choose to disregard his testimony. How is that in the US? Is the defendant allowed to lie? Or can he just refuse to answer questions?

Comment Re:!Carginogen (Score 1) 495

It is actually correct. Half a coffeecup of appleseeds will, indeeed, cause the death of an adult human, but that has nothing to do with cancer. The seeds are poisonous, and you will die of the acute poisoning, not an acute cancer. A warning about apple seeds causing cancer is as stupid as a warning on a knife that says "Warning. If you stab yourself in the chest with this knife, you may get an infection if the blade isn't properly disinfected".
Microsoft

Submission + - Federal agencies ban Windows Vista

dalmiroy2k writes: Federal agencies ban Windows Vista

Link: http://news.com.com/2102-1002_3-6166868.html?tag=s t.util.print

As Microsoft is out touting the "wow" of Windows Vista, two federal agencies are among those saying "whoa."

The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cite fear of compatibility problems as one of the reasons not to allow their tens of thousands of employees to upgrade to Microsoft's latest operating system.

"We are temporarily not permitting computers with the Vista operating system to be connected to our networks," Michael Baum, a NIST spokesman, said Tuesday. The organization's technology staff is testing NIST applications and evaluating the security in Windows Vista. The same holds true for Internet Explorer 7 and Office 2007, he said.

It is not unusual that agencies aren't rushing to install major software updates. Large organizations in particular tend to do a lot of testing before upgrading. The same happened when Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. The actions by DOT, which employs about 54,000 people, and NIST, with 2,900 employees, were first reported by Information Week.

The DOT also bans Vista, Office 2007 and IE 7. In addition to compatibility concerns, the department lists cost, available funding and a pending headquarters move as reasons not to upgrade, according to a DOT memo dated January 19 (click for PDF of the memo). The memo is still current, a DOT representative said Tuesday.
The Courts

Submission + - Ringtones Are Subject To Compulsory Licenses

lloydtesterman writes: "WASHINGTON, D.C. — MaryBeth Peters, the register of copyrights for the U.S. Copyright Office, concluded Oct. 16 that ringtones are subject to the statutory licensing provisions of U.S. Code Chapter 17, Section 115 (In the Matter of Mechanical and Digital Phonorecord Delivery Rate Adjustment Proceeding, No. RF 2006-1, Cpy. Off.). Read the Final Order here. I found the story here. and a great explanation here PDF PDF PDF. "
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Submission + - Top 7 Girl-on-girl Kisses in Video Games

Reedy writes: GamesRadar took upon themselves the arduous task of compiling the top 7 hottest girl-on-girl kisses in video games. See hot lesbian polygons clip into each other in romantic embrace — and feel your heart warm. Even as video game characters, they've overcome treacherous social barriers — incredible, hot, and in many ways creepy. Top 7 Girl-on-Girl Kisses — GamesRadar
PC Games (Games)

Submission + - Would you put WOW on your resume?

tunafreedolphin writes: "If you saw the following on a resume, you would probably be impressed, especially if this person is a recent college graduate:

Roles and responsibilities include:

Leading an organization of over 200 active members.
Organizing and leading groups of 40 people 4 nights a week on specific jobs.
Managing resource collection to accomplish jobs.
Keeping organization website up to date and moderating forums.
Actively recruiting new members.
Researching new challenges and formulating strategies to progress forward.

http://beyond-summit.blogspot.com/2006/09/would-yo u-put-wow-on-your-resume.html"
Security

Submission + - Top 10 Ajax Security Holes and Driving Factors

An anonymous reader writes: With Web 2.0, a lot of the logic is shifting to the client-side. This may expose the entire application to some serious threats. The urge for data integration from multiple parties and untrusted sources can increase the overall risk factor as well: XSS, XSRF, cross-domain issues and serialization on the client-side and insecure Web services, XML-RPC and REST access on the server-side.

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