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Prop 8 struck down by federal judge-> 0

Submitted by DaveQat on Wednesday August 04 2010, @05:16PM

DaveQat writes "In a really viciously-worded opinion, 9th Circuit District Court Judge Vaughn Walker struck down Proposition 8 in California today, stating "PROPOSITION 8 IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL BECAUSE IT DENIES PLAINTIFFS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT WITHOUT A LEGITIMATE (MUCH LESS COMPELLING) REASON". This is a huge step for proponents of equality. The next step will probably be an appeal to the 9th Circuit Appellate Court, possibly first to a panel then the entire Court en banc, and then likely SCOTUS."
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Comment: ER... Why? (Score 5, Insightful) 766

by DaveQat on Saturday February 20 2010, @02:31PM (#31211452) Attached to: Which Linux For Non-Techie Windows Users?

I realize Slashdot is probably the wrong place to ask this question, but why bother transitioning them? If Windows works for them, and they're happy, you're just asking for a LOT of headaches with tech support, questions, and problems. Let them continue to use Windows in peace, unless there's some kind of real pressing issue that leads you to recommend them switching.

Banking on Babies' Cord Blood->

From feed by wiredfeed on Tuesday February 20 2007, @09:12PM

Pediatricians push the ultimate biological insurance policy -- a stash of umbilical cord blood to battle future illness -- as the government sets up a national blood-banking system. By the Associated Press.

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Should sites like Wikipedia be blocked at schools?

Submitted by Londovir on Tuesday February 20 2007, @09:02PM

Londovir writes "Recently our school board made the decision to block Wikipedia from our school district's WAN system. This was a complete block — there aren't even provisions in place for teachers or administrators to input a password to bypass the restriction. The reason given was that Wikipedia (being user created and edited) did not represent a credible or reliable source of reference for schools. My question is: should we block sites such as Wikipedia because students may be exposed to misinformation, or should we encourage sites such as Wikipedia as an outlet for students to investigate and determine validity of information? What's your opinion?"