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Submission + - Royal Society Calls for Creationism in Science (bbc.co.uk) 1

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mijkal
mijkal writes: "The director of education at Brittain's Royal Society is calling for so-called creationism to be taught in UK science classes. From the article: 'Rather than dismissing creationism as a "misconception" ... it should be seen as a cultural "world view". Teachers should take the time to explain why creationism had no scientific basis. ... [The director] stressed that the topic should not be taught as science.' The article goes on to say that the director — who is a biologist and a Church of England minister — believes it is more effective to engage with pupils' ideas about creationism, rather than to obstruct discussion with the 1 in 10 students who do not accept the scientific version of the evolution of species."
Wireless Networking

Submission + - Tips on setting up IP camera surveillance?

Submitted by mijkal
mijkal writes: A friend owns two apartment complexes, one of which is is another city and one of which she lives on the premises, and has had some recent problems of thefts and vandalism in the common areas. Does anyone have any tips on what to look for when selecting IP cameras, particularly for low-lux areas (one is outdoor)? Anyone had experience setting up a similar system, and if so, what things could I avoid? The cameras ideally should have have wifi capability at some point (can be wired and use a cheap wifi router w/DD-WRT to achieve wireless capability) to be on her LAN (Internet for remote site) so she can access the feeds on her computer. She'd like to keep the budget as low as possible, but she's willing to pay what it costs to meet her needs to do the job (ie catch thieves/vandals, remotely monitor other complex). Cheers.
The Courts

Submission + - Mom Sues Music Company Over Baby Video Removal 8

Submitted by penguin_dance
penguin_dance writes: A Pennsylvania mom is fighting back, suing Universal Music Publishing Group for having a home movie taken down off of YouTube. The movie, featuring her 18-month old bouncing to Prince's song, "Let's Go Crazy," was cited for removal by the Group for copyright infringement. Mom Stephanie Lenz was first afraid they'd come after her — then she got angry. She got YouTube to put the video back up and now she's enlisted the help of Electronic Frontier Foundation and filed a civil lawsuit.

"I thought even though I didn't do anything wrong that they might want to file some kind of suit against me, take my house, come after me. And I didn't like feeling afraid," she continued. "I didn't like feeling that I could get in trouble for something as simple as posting a home video for my friends and family to see."
The Internet

Submission + - The Video Prince Doesn't Want You to See

Submitted by Awesomely Anonymous
Awesomely Anonymous writes: ABC News reports on what happens when a mother posts a video of her pajama clad dancing child for her friends and family to view. After 28 views, her video is awarded the honor of being taken down at the behest of Universal Music for copyright infringement. The reason: "In the video, the child is seen bouncing and swaying for the camera, as, faintly, the Prince hit "Let's Go Crazy" plays on a CD player in the background." Now this mother from Pennsylvania has issued a counter-notice and filed a civil lawsuit against Universal for abusing the DMCA. In Universal's defense they were acting on behalf of Prince: "Prince believes it is wrong for YouTube, or any user-generated site, to appropriate his music without his consent [...] It's simply a matter of principle."

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