Comment You could say... (Score 1) 1226
The debate on evolution is evolving.
*snickers*
Comment Re:SOPA isn't the only reason GoDaddy sucks (Score 1) 190
Internets. Serious business.
Comment The right to communication (Score 1) 398
Human beings have a right to uninhibited communication with themselves, other humans, and even non-humans. This is somewhat covered by the United States First Amendment to the Constitution, but it's not explicitly stated, which leaves grey areas.
You would think that we wouldn't need to "cover our asses" as a country, but look at what happened with slavery. It was never explicitly stated that slavery cannot happen (even though it interfered with the lives of countless others), until the 13th amendment.
Comment Not to rain on the parade... (Score 5, Interesting) 103
But couldn't this be a terrible thing?
And it was effective even when people didn't know they were learning.
Translation: It will eventually fall into the hands of someone not-so-nice (politician, corporation, etc.), and suddenly we will "learn" that they are good, or we should buy their product, or elect them to be our leader, etc.
Comment Re:What's up with the timing? (Score 1) 1521
CmdrTaco: Secretly Steve Jobs.
Thank you and all the other editors & readers that make this amazing site possible. This is going to sound harsh but hopefully you won't be missed - I feel that if the other editors aim to do their jobs at the bar you set, Slashdot will move above and even beyond what it is already. Thank you once again!
Comment How long? (Score 5, Insightful) 268
How long until this is swept under the rug and American Idol is the headline news again?
Comment These are our generation's defining moments (Score 1, Funny) 140
If 9/11 was my generation's Pearl Harbor, and Afghanistan/Iraq are our Vietnam, then what is this equatable to?
Comment Re:Wikileaks == scapegoat (Score 1) 274
Wikileaks just waits for others to the gathering, they just do the publishing Don't forget the taking-all-the-credit part, that takes effort.
If contributors do not want Wikileaks to release their documents and take credit for it, then they should not be going to Wikileaks in the first place.
Submission + - Arizona congresswoman among dead at grocery store (cnn.com)
Zeroblitzt writes: 'At least 12 people were shot at a Tucson grocery store on Saturday, and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was among them, a Democratic party source told CNN.
Giffords, 40, was holding a constituent meeting at the grocery store when the shooting occurred, according to a schedule posted on her website.
CNN could not confirm conditions for Giffords or any of the others wounded, but the Tuscon Citizen newspaper was reporting that Giffords was shot in the head.'
Giffords, 40, was holding a constituent meeting at the grocery store when the shooting occurred, according to a schedule posted on her website.
CNN could not confirm conditions for Giffords or any of the others wounded, but the Tuscon Citizen newspaper was reporting that Giffords was shot in the head.'
Submission + - Lifehacker contributor Bill Zeller's suicide note (gizmodo.com)
Zeroblitzt writes: 'Bill Zeller was a talented programmer whose work we've featured on Lifehacker. He took his own life on Sunday and left an explanation that I think it's important you read.
Zeller was a victim of sexual and psychological abuse. It's clear from his writing that the abuse left him unable to interface with the world in any way that didn't leave him feeling he was too sullied to have the same experiences that he thought others had. He had a self-described "darkness", which despite his prostration it's clear he handled more ably than perhaps he ever realized.'
Zeller was a victim of sexual and psychological abuse. It's clear from his writing that the abuse left him unable to interface with the world in any way that didn't leave him feeling he was too sullied to have the same experiences that he thought others had. He had a self-described "darkness", which despite his prostration it's clear he handled more ably than perhaps he ever realized.'
Comment The future of everything: (Score 1) 90
In general I feel like more things should be crowd-sourced. There is a lot of power in making things fun.
Submission + - Man Fires Gun at School Board, Misses (nytimes.com)
Zeroblitzt writes: A lone gunman in Panama City, Florida opened fire during a Bay District School Board meeting on Tuesday. The man, identified as Clay A. Duke, ordered all but the six Board members to leave the room. Superintendent Bill Husfelt tried reasoning with Duke, but he eventually opened fire, missing each shot he made, before being wounded by a security officer and committing suicide.
Comment Power to them (Score 1) 648
I have only recently begun using OpenOffice.org again and I can't fathom why I ever left it. I enjoy using it a lot more than it's competitors. I wish the project good luck, wherever it may go.
Comment A number of factors, (Score 0) 663
including school work, home work, being around other sick children, etc. My question is why does this "problem" go largely unnoticed in US schools? I know personally once I was in high school, our network was wireless. Not only that, but my younger brother was in middle school ("jr. high") when they went wireless, meaning he's had at least 6 years exposed to wireless signals in school.
And that's not even counting our home network which has been wireless for as long as wireless cards have been around.
My verdict: LOL canada
Comment If you're going to attack someone... (Score 0) 183
You should at least give them the chance to speak. Williams is basically a giant troll.
