Comment Where's the statement of Privacy (Score 1) 572
that I'd want to read before taking this poll...
Comment Didn't her momma teach her (Score 1) 699
to look both ways...
Comment Con? (Score 1) 4
I don't think religion in itself is a con, but in my opinion organized religion is the biggest and oldest con on earth.
Submission + - What Scientists Really Think About Religion 4
Hugh Pickens writes: "The Washington Post has a book review of "Science and Religion: What Scientists Really Think" by Rice University sociologist Elaine Ecklund who did a detailed survey of 1,646 scientists at elite American research universities that reveals that scientists often practice a closeted faith worrying about how their peers would react to learning about their religious views. "After four years of research, at least one thing became clear: Much of what we believe about the faith lives of elite scientists is wrong. The 'insurmountable hostility' between science and religion is a caricature, a thought-cliche, perhaps useful as a satire on groupthink, but hardly representative of reality," writes Ecklund. Unsurprisingly, Ecklund found that 64 percent of scientists are either atheists (34%) or agnostic (30%) but only five of the 275 in-depth interviewees actively oppose religion and even among the third who are atheists, many consider themselves "spiritual" with one describing his spiritual atheism as being rooted in "wonder about the complexity and the majesty of existence," a sentiment many nonscientists — religious or not — would recognize. "According to the scientists I interviewed, the academy seems to have a “strong culture” that suppresses discussion about religion in many areas," says Ecklund. "Yet so few scientists talk openly about issues related to religion that we do not know the true consequences of having such discussions. To remove the perceived stigma, we would need to have more scientists talking openly about issues of religion, where such issues are particularly relevant to their discipline.""
Comment Simply put (Score 1) 393
What a dork...
Comment Awesome. Finally a private search I can use (Score 1) 1
I had used ixquick but with there recent journey into anonymous proxying we had to block them. I hope ddg keeps it simple.
Submission + - Privacy-Protecting Search Engine Challenges Google (technologyreview.com) 1
TravisTR writes: Duck Duck Go, a new startup search engine, takes search privacy to levels rarely even discussed.
Comment Ouch (Score 1) 1
I wonder how that's going to affect where I work at a school district. We probably will have to block that for students...
Submission + - ID Card Holders Denied A Refund (eweekeurope.co.uk)
An anonymous reader writes: The government has announced the end of ID cards in the Queen's speech, but those who have bought a card will not get a refund
Submission + - SPAM: Google rolls out encrypted Web search option 1
KirinMercury writes: Google began offering an encrypted option for Web searchers on Friday and said it planned to roll it out for all of its services eventually.
People who want to use the more secure search option can type "[spam URL stripped]" into their browser, scrambling the connection so the words and phrases they search on, and the results that Google displays, will be protected from interception.
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People who want to use the more secure search option can type "[spam URL stripped]" into their browser, scrambling the connection so the words and phrases they search on, and the results that Google displays, will be protected from interception.
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Comment Grandfathered in? (Score 1) 165
Did he include a grandfather clause to excuse any actions previous to the passage of the bill? :o) Slick politicians...
