Comment Re:Is it the Red October? (Score 1) 234
We call it 'current.'
Comment Re:Microsoft has done some good work on this so fa (Score 1) 136
The use of SSN is problematic.
Not everyone has one, and some
folks use fradulant ones. The
SSA has at least 4.1% internal
error rate using SSN as an ID.
And the FTC will soon enforce
the 'Red Flags' rule, having a
chilling effect such that most
health care leaders depricate
the use of the SSN in med recs.
Comment The Stick (Score 2, Funny) 372
"It's very open-ended, all-natural, the perfect price -- there aren't any rules or instructions for its use," said Christopher Bensch, the museum's curator of collections. I'm willing to bet that a greener toy doesn't exist.
Putting Anti-Evolution Candidates On the Spot 1583
hmccabe writes "YouTube is currently taking submissions for their next debate, in which the Republican candidates will answer questions. This seems like a good opportunity to challenge those candidates who say they do not believe in evolution. But since I am not an expert in the subject, I would be interested in how you all feel the question should be presented. For my own part, I think it is important to present the overwhelming body of evidence on the subject as incontrovertible fact, much the same way DNA evidence is presented during a criminal trial, and ask why the candidate feels they can pick and choose what facts they believe in. Moreover, I am wary of coming across like Christopher Hitchins, so vitriolic the candidate will defend themselves rather than answer the question. Perhaps the most important aspect of posing the question is to inform the viewers who watch the debate that this is really not a matter of opinion, but of science. So my question is: 'Hey geneticists, have you considered addressing evolution in the YouTube debates? Can you do it in 30 seconds?'"
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