Comment According to this test... (Score 1) 267
http://www.xrite.com/online-co...
Teaching Creationism As Science Now Banned In Britain's Schools 649
sandbagger sends this news from io9:
In what's being heralded as a secular triumph, the U.K. government has banned the teaching of creationism as science in all existing and future academies and free schools. The new clauses, which arrived with very little fanfare last week, state that the "requirement for every academy and free school to provide a broad and balanced curriculum in any case prevents the teaching of creationism as evidence based theory in any academy or free school." So, if an academy or free school teaches creationism as scientifically valid, it's breaking the funding agreement to provide a "broad and balanced curriculum." ... In addition to the new clauses, the UK government clarified the meaning of creationism, reminding everyone that it's a minority view even within the Church of England and the Catholic Church.
Comment Re:Search engine misfeature still there (Score 2) 167
The workaround here is to use keywords:
Click the engine dropdown in the search box and choose Manage Search Engines.
Create keywords for the search engines you care about (eg. 'g' for google, 'wp' for wikipedia, 'd' for dictionary.com, etc).
Perform searches in the Awesome Bar by typing "<keyword> <search terms>" and ignore the search box (except to configure more search engines and/or keywords).
Comment Re:Is a FSM Statue Next? (Score 1) 1251
The Invisible Pink Unicorn statue was built decades ago and nobody has complained yet.
Comment Re:Favorite moments (Score 1) 211
I must admit, though, one of the best moments is when BBC revived Dr. Who and had an episode (maybe the first episode) where the Doctor takes Rose billions of years into the future, with the sun about to engulf the earth.
You're describing the opening scene of s01e02, The End of the World.
Gunman Opens Fire At LAX 520
McGruber tips news that today at 9:30AM PST, a man removed an assault rifle from a bag at Los Angeles International Airport and opened fire. The shooter moved into the screening area, and then further into the terminal. One TSA agent was killed; roughly six more people were injured. The gunman was a ticketed passenger. (Early reports suggested he worked for the TSA — this does not seem to be the case.) Police engaged him in gunfire, and he's now in custody. His motive is unknown at this time.
Comment Re:Placebin (Score 1) 291
This is why you can actually say [homeopathy/snake oil/Magnet Therapy] etc. all are "scientifically proven to improve your outcomes" and be telling the truth.
Actually, you cannot say anything has been scientifically proven and be telling the truth because science has no proof mechanism.
Comment Re:They also shoveled Ask.com search in. (Score 1) 365
The context menu search has always defaulted to the engine selected in the search box. Mine has remained set to Google and Ask.com is not even one of the options I have, so I'm thinking maybe something else has hijacked your settings. Either that or you've changed it yourself without realizing.
Comment Re:Content moving to apps more of an impediment (Score 2) 270
I haven't had HBO since I was a kid, so maybe things have changed, but isn't it commercial-free? Isn't that the whole point of paying the premium for it?
Comment Bedazzler? (Score 1) 154
Perhaps some puff paint? Maybe some stickers?
Comment Re:What about Save As PDF (Score 1) 288
That's what PDFCreator is for. Just beware the bundled toolbar.
Comment Re:More Info Please... (Score 5, Informative) 123
science doesn't deal with facts
Uh, what? Facts are the foundation of science. If science has any issue with facts it's that Joe Sixpack thinks the hierarchy is...
Hypothesis -> Theory -> Facts
In actuality, it's...
Facts -> Hypothesis -> Theory
Hypotheses and theories are built on facts. Maybe you meant science doesn't deal with proof?
Comment In the grim darkness of the far future (Score 1) 211
...there is only trademark infringement.
Comment Re:Well, it was nice while it lasted (Score 1) 284
Only 3, I think, but they keep re-releasing them with new titles.
New Humble Bundle Is Windows Only, DRM Games 553
jbernardo writes "After all the indie, multi-platform (including 4 for android) and DRM free releases, the latest Humble Bundle release is a polarizing one. It features non-indie games, it is Windows only, and the games are saddled with DRM. There is already a very vocal discussion on the Humble Bundle Google+ thread, but it seems it is selling well."
