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Comment Re:So says the religious guy. (Score 1) 1237

by mynamewub on Wednesday February 22, 2012 @04:17PM (#39129207) Attached to: Santorum Calls Democrats 'Anti-Science'

Of course, the real problem with birth control, abortion, etc. has nothing to do with real or imagined knowledge. It's actually all about the way several prominent religions focus on controlling (other people's) sexual activities.

This isn't so. People who are anti-abortion or pro-life consider the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy to be murder, i.e. to deny a fellow human the fundamental right to life. Some atheists--a very small percentage admittedly--are against abortion for the very same reason. Legally acknowledging the right to life for unborn children in no way controls other people's sexual activities. The use of artificial contraception is believed to be immoral by some Christian denominations, but I have never heard any religious leaders suggest that contraception should be illegal; I have not heard anyone suggest this at all. Have you? Yes, these religions hold beliefs related to their congregants' sexual activities, but it doesn't affect anyone's sexual activities unless the individuals choose to follow the teaching. In contrast, this new HHS mandate forces folks to participate in something that they might believe to be immoral.

Submission + - PayPal to open app store for developers (goodgearguide.com.au)

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angry tapir

on Wednesday February 24, 2010 @07:09PM

angry tapir writes: "PayPal will open an applications store this year where developers can offer their wares, the latest step in the company's multi-pronged strategy to deepen its relationship with external programmers. Developers have a big opportunity to offer applications for merchants and consumers that PayPal doesn't have the interest or resources to build itself, according to a PayPal official."

New Linux-Based Laptop For Computer Newbies 198

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday February 19, 2010 @01:03PM from the bad-software-knows-no-bounds dept.

Smivs writes "The BBC is carrying a report on how people confused and frustrated by computers can now turn to a laptop called Alex built just for them. Based on Linux, the laptop comes with simplified e-mail, web browsing, image editing and office software. Those who sign up for Alex pay £39.95 a month for telephone support, software updates and broadband access. The Newcastle-Based Broadband Computer Company who developed Alex has been working on this project for three years, and didn't immediately adopt a Linux solution — in fact, the first big trial was based on Windows. The company's Chief Technology Officer Barney Morrison-Lyons says that was never going to be the right route: 'The biggest problem with Microsoft is badly-written software — the operating system allows you to write software badly unlike Mac or Linux.' Mr. Hudson, one of the company's founders, said the company also intends to launch an application store for Alex for customers who want to add more features and functions to their computer. 'People who love Linux will be keen to develop for this,' he said."

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