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Comment Re:Wake me up when... (Score 1) 622

You don't adhere to atheism, no. But what people are more commonly adhering to is a particular brand propounded by Dawkins, Hitchens etc. which is anti-theist atheism, and there's the difference. Accusing believers of disavowing logic is itself a far-fetched, self-inflating stance that doesn't really discuss the possibilities.

Take the Big Bang. Most Christians believe it happened. Those who profess no belief and throw their lot in with science (believing there is nothing outside the physical universe) are happy to go with 'bang.' Is there logic in that? Not really. So it's just as likely there's another force create that event as there isn't.

Science can't disprove God and nor can believers 'prove' him. It's called faith.

Thetans, on the other hand. We can disprove them quite easily, along with e-meters and the like. That's the difference between faith and Scientology.

Privacy

UK Police To Step Up Hacking of Home PCs 595

toomanyairmiles writes "The Times of London reports that the United Kingdom's Home Office has quietly adopted a new plan to allow police across Britain to routinely hack into people's personal computers without a warrant. The move, which follows a decision by the European Union's council of ministers in Brussels, has angered civil liberties groups and opposition MPs. They described it as a sinister extension of the surveillance state that drives 'a coach and horses' through privacy laws."
Education

Interesting Computer Science Jobs? 352

mattskent writes "I'm currently a junior in college working towards my Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. As such, I'm starting to look pretty seriously at jobs in the IT/Computer Science field. I've spent plenty of time working entry-level IT jobs doing various kinds of help desk type work, and so most of the exposure I've had to the field is related to support of other people's computers. I enjoy helping other people out, but I'd rather not be plugging things in and restarting computers the rest of my life. Although the possibility is growing on me, I don't think I would particularly love to write code all day for a living either. What are some interesting jobs that you've had or heard of that I could look into fresh out of college with a Computer Science degree?"

Comment Re:First (Score 4, Insightful) 892

Correct. For those screaming about how closed-minded discussing ID or creationism is they are themselves being closed-minded and not getting the point.

Step 1: Put down The God Delusion.
Step 2: Think for yourself. Mr Dawkins is terribly clever, yes, but you too have a brain. And being clever does not make him right about everything.
Step 3. Read Reiss' article. It won't hurt. You might even learn something.

Google

Google Street a Slice of Dystopian Future? 325

An anonymous reader writes "According to a recent CNET article, Google Street View 'is just wrong'. The short piece which makes up part of a larger feature about 'technology that's just wrong' goes on to explain that Google Street View is like a scene from George Orwell's terrifying dystopian vision of 1984 and that it could ultimately change our behaviour because we'll never know when we're being watched. 'Google? Aren't they the friendly folk who help me find Web sites, cheat at pub quizzes, and look at porn? Yes, but since 2006 they're also photographing the streets of selected world cities and posting the results online for all to see. It was Jeremy Bentham who developed the idea of the Panopticon, a system of prison design whereby everybody could be seen from one central point, with the upshot being that prisoners learnt to modulate their behaviour — because they never knew if they were being watched. And that doesn't sound like much fun, does it?'"
Mozilla

Submission + - Internet Explorer under 70% in Europe (xitimonitor.com)

Kevin Spiritus writes: "XiTi Monitor, a web survey institute, has published it's browser barometer for July.

The ascension of Firefox continues... Nearly 28% average use rate in Europe in the beginning of July 2007, with a progression in the totality of the 32 European countries studied. Firefox doesn't loose ground in any of the countries."

Encryption

Enigma Machine for Sale on eBay 175

RagingMaxx writes "An Italian antiques dealer has recently put to auction a mint condition, fully operational Enigma machine on eBay. The machine, dated circa 1938, will be sold to the highest bidder in just over a week, but after 30 hours of bidding the price has already surpassed $12,000 US. For those of you who can't afford the real thing, why not make your own?"

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