Comment: Re:Apple, Microsoft be damned.. (Score 1) 338
Sign me up for two of these. In fact, sign me up for one that runs like Ender's desk.
Whatever Happened To Second Life? 209
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from the i-blame-ralph dept.
from the i-blame-ralph dept.
Barence writes "It's desolate, dirty, and sex is outcast to a separate island. In this article, PC Pro's Barry Collins returns to Second Life to find out what went wrong, and why it's raking in more cash than ever before. It's a follow-up to a feature written three years ago, in which Collins spent a week living inside Second Life to see what the huge fuss at the time was all about. The difference three years can make is eye-opening."
New CyberSecurity Bill Raises Questions of Privacy
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Nicolas Dawson writes "Steve Aquino of MotherJones asks: "Should
President Obama have the power to shut down domestic Internet traffic
during a state of emergency?"
A controversial new bill called The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 would give the president, "...the ability to 'declare a cybersecurity emergency' and shut down or limit Internet traffic in any 'critical' information network 'in the interest of national security.' The bill does not define a critical information network or a cybersecurity emergency. That definition would be left to the president."
Responses from several professional groups, including the EFF are included in the article."
A controversial new bill called The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 would give the president, "...the ability to 'declare a cybersecurity emergency' and shut down or limit Internet traffic in any 'critical' information network 'in the interest of national security.' The bill does not define a critical information network or a cybersecurity emergency. That definition would be left to the president."
Responses from several professional groups, including the EFF are included in the article."
Oklahoma State Lawmakers Silence Darwinian Speaker
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nizcolas writes "Notable evolutionary biologist, author and speaker Richard Dawkins, was recently invited to speak on the campus of the University of Oklahoma as part of the school's celebration of Charles Darwin. However, Oklahoma lawmakers are working to silence Dawkins with the passage of House Bill 1015 which reads in part:
"...the University of Oklahoma, [...] has invited as a public speaker on campus, Richard Dawkins of Oxford University, whose published opinions, as represented in his 2006 book "The God Delusion", and public statements on the theory of evolution demonstrate an intolerance for cultural diversity and diversity of thinking and are views that are not shared and are not representative of the thinking of a majority of the citizens of Oklahoma..."
Pending legal action, Dawkins is set to speak tonight at 7 p.m."
Pending legal action, Dawkins is set to speak tonight at 7 p.m."
Comment: Site is slashdotted (Score 1) 360
But I was able to see a couple of pages before it went down. Did anyone notice the links to other stories at the bottom? I'm pretty interested in seeing which are the top 10 games to play while stoned.
Have You Heard The Good News
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fishdan writes "This Sunday, many Christians of varying denominations will be doing something that will surprise many /. readers. They will hold special services celebrating Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Their purpose? Refuting creationism, which claims the biblical account of creation is literally true, and which is increasingly being promoted under the guise of "intelligent design".
"For far too long, strident voices, in the name of Christianity, have been claiming that people must choose between religion and modern science," says Michael Zimmerman, founder of Evolution Sunday and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Butler University in Indianapolis. In the Clergy Letters, Zimmerman goes on to state: "Religious truth is of a different order from scientific truth. Its purpose is not to convey scientific information but to transform hearts."
I'm not Christian, but I think I might attend one of the services (listed on the first link) near my house to show my support for rational religion."
"For far too long, strident voices, in the name of Christianity, have been claiming that people must choose between religion and modern science," says Michael Zimmerman, founder of Evolution Sunday and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Butler University in Indianapolis. In the Clergy Letters, Zimmerman goes on to state: "Religious truth is of a different order from scientific truth. Its purpose is not to convey scientific information but to transform hearts."
I'm not Christian, but I think I might attend one of the services (listed on the first link) near my house to show my support for rational religion."
New Video Edu site DoHowTo.com: 6000 Software Vids
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Carlos Ray writes "DoHowTo.com just launched featuring 6000 free video-tutorials on Photoshop, Flash, After Effects, and 120 other programs. DoHowTo has a clean ajax interface that makes finding specific videos a snap. The ease that DoHowTo lets you access thousands of free software video-tutorials should make it a worthy bookmark. After all, why read another tutorial when you can watch it performed for you on your screen."