Not to take away from the suffering of the Arabs, but they are the ones who elected Ham as. They chose to continue their pointless and racist assault on the Jews target than develop their own civilization. Blaming Israel (who supplies them with money electricity and water) for poor conditions on Gaza is wrong-headed.

What happened to Steve Mann's prior art from the 1980s until today?

it's not like someone else invented this decades ago and has been working on it ever since... oh wait. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Mann

The charges aren't alleged, but real and confirmed. Assange is charged with rape, not 'rape', and the allegations against him will be proven or discredited along with the charges in court, should it come to that.

Europeans are still Nazi pigs

That's not true. Jews are required to know that the Tanach is historically true, although they recognize that the book's emphasis is on moral education and spiritual refinement. What Jews are not required to believe is that every midrash and aggadeta in the oral law is literally true. The difference between Judaism and every other religion is that Jews are obligated to know with clarity, through rational understanding, that their religion is true. I know it's unfashionable for so-called 'reasonable people' to examine the ancient wisdom of the bible, but if you are more concerned with understanding than with fashionability, see Deut. 4:39, as well as Maimonides Mishne Torah Sefer Mada Hilchos Yesodei Hatorah, almost the entire sefer Chovos HaLevavos and many many others. The word (You shall know) in Deuteronomy there does not denote belief () but rather knowledge, which is based on rational and understandable premises. Take a look at Exodus 15-17 and Deuteronomy 4:12-14, and you'll see that unlike every other religion, Judaism is founded on the experience of an entire nation, not a single individual or a small group of people. Interestingly enough, Judaism is the only religion which teaches that non-members can gain access to the rewards of the religion. Non-Jews are capable ot observing the Seven Noahide Commandments (and their associated laws) and will thus reap the benefits in the afterlife.

on top-level talmudic scholars, then see how it fairs.

While I'm generally behind anything that does (they mostly prosecute terrorist for civil liability and compensate the victims from it - pro bono), I think this might end up actually helping the scumbags, when they transfer to chinese clone sites which will be only to happy to have them.

Yeah! Correlation does not equal causation. If the games are turning the kids into addicts, then they should stop playing. On the other hand, if the little addicts are turning to games for their fix, then they should stop playing. I completely agree with you.

I would love to see a round up of all the great world saving ideas that have been invented/discovered and posted about on slashdot over the years. It seems like every year someone else comes up with a method to generate hydrogen for free or to cure cancer with OTC meds or to revolutionize batteries so we can finally have pocket blowdryers, etc. How many of these are going anywhere years later?

Upon receiving sad tidings, a Jew recites the blessing "Blessed is the True Judge" The Omnipresent should comfort the Mandelbrot family in the Gate of Zion's Mourners in Jerusalem.