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Comment Re:Why is this news? (Score 3, Informative) 904

The same should go for the story about the breastfeeding mom in the restaurant. It's the same thing as taking off your shirt in a public place. She should have just left and feed her baby at home or somewhere no one cares what's happening around, like a subway :P.

[citation needed] How is it "the same thing?" Has somebody witnessed mothers take their shirts off (both breasts in plain view) in public for nursing? I, being male and all, am no authority on this, but based on the mothers I know and have seen nursing in public, I'd say it's not necessary.

Here's how it happens. In a seated position, fully clothed:
1) Bring baby up to chest.
2) Clear one (1) nipple (e.g. by lifting shirt).
3) Let baby eat.
4) Pull shirt back down.
5) Burp baby. Done.
Nobody except the baby can see any exposed part of the mother's anatomy. Nobody even notices that nursing is taking place unless they happen to be close by; it just looks as if the mother were holding the baby. To get disgusted by this takes real effort.

As far as I know, the very reason mothers nurse in public is that postponing the meal is out of the question. So, no way to wait until home.

Education

Submission + - Student Attacked After Dropping Cake (infowars.net) 17

An anonymous reader writes: "School security guards in Palmdale, CA have been caught on camera assaulting a 16-year-old girl and breaking her arm after she spilled some cake during lunch and left some crumbs on the floor after cleaning it up. The girl, Pleajhai Mervin, told Fox News LA that she was bumped while queuing for lunch and dropped the cake. After being ordered to clean it up and then re-clean the spot three times, she attempted to leave the area out of embarrassment but was jumped on by security who forced her onto a table, breaking her wrist in the process."
Upgrades

No Closed Video Drivers For Next Ubuntu Release 448

lisah writes "Ubuntu's next release, Feisty Fawn, is due out in April and, according to company CTO Matt Zimmerman, proprietary video drivers failed to make the cut for the default install. Zimmerman told Linux.com that although the software required for Composite support is not ready for prime-time and therefore will not be included in Feisty, Ubuntu hasn't given up entirely on including video drivers in future releases. '[T]he winds aren't right yet. We will continue to track development and will revisit the decision if things change significantly.' Ambiguous or not, the decision to exclude proprietary drivers for now should satisfy at least some members of the Ubuntu Community. In other Feisty Fawn news, the Board also decided to downgrade support for Power PC due to a lack of funding." Linux.com and Slashdot are both part of OSTG.
Quickies

Submission + - TGV breaks speed record

zeux writes: While testing the new Paris — Strasbourg line, the TGV broke a 17 years old speed record (babelfish translation), travelling at 553 km/h (343 mph). The last record, of 515 km/h (320 mph), was set on May, 18th 1990. According to the French National Railroad Company (SNCF) the testing campaign will continue and speeds up to 570 km/h (354 mph) could be atteigned by June of this year.
Music

Submission + - Yahoo Music, chiefs urge labels to 'ditch DRM'

waired writes: "It seem that a trend has begun in the musics industry after Steve Jobs essay. Now a senior Yahoo chief has spoken out in favor of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' call for major labels to abandon digital rights technology (DRM). It points out that consumers are getting confused and that the Microsoft DRM "doesn't work half the time". http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsI D=17184"

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