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Comment Wikipedia was nearing its end, just arrived (Score 5, Insightful) 453

We just had a story a short while ago about Wikipedia having plateaued. With the current system, barely any revisions by members outside the WP "elite" actually make it through. Now with forced moderation, that will likely drop to zero. There's a distinct line between janitor and censor that I believe is being crossed here. I can understand the community trying to rid WP of garbage. That follows with the protection of some commonly vandalized articles. I just think that protection of articles was supposed to be the exception; this change makes it the rule. Wikipedia, the encyclopedia that anyone can try to edit.

Comment Back the train up (Score 1) 1091

Before we get into proving how someone is female, can we first all agree on what female means? Even with a Y chromosome, I seem to recall that nonfunctional hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase can result in a fully reproductively capable female who looks the part. What sort of female do you need to be to qualify for women's athletics? XX? Functioning ovaries? Sure, we can probably come to a consensus over a test with some deliberation. But what exactly should the criteria be?
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Microsoft Rebrands Live Search As "Bing" 443

JacobSteelsmith writes "Microsoft is attempting to re-brand its Live Search, also known as Kumo. Bing, as it's known, is another attempt by Microsoft to lure consumers away from Internet search leaders such as Google. Microsoft has posted a quarterly loss in its online advertising business, compared to Google's sales, $4.7 billion in the first quarter. According to the Live Search blog, Bing goes 'beyond the traditional search engines to help you make faster, more informed decisions' by combining a 'great search engine' with organized results. It also adds unique tools to help the user make important decisions. It is being touted as a 'decision engine.'"
User Journal

Journal Journal: User Info Page

It says I can click on pretty widgets. WHERE ARE MY PRETTY WIDGETS?!?! (breaks Caps Lock key) I've been reading slashdot religiously for over a year now and I only get around to registering tonight. Shame on me and my anonymity when commenting about my favorite quark (My home is mine, as is everything inside of it.). Ick, I'm quoting DS9...must be those damn widgets. Ah, found 'em!

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