ISP snooping gaining support - "The explosive idea of forcing Internet providers to record their customers' online activities for future police access is gaining ground in state capitols and in Washington, D.C." -- This is a dangerous idea. They are using child pornography as the reason, but think far beyond this. How easily this could change to visiting politically incorrect sites, news sites from other countries, sites containing information on certain state/cultural histories, etc. "For the safety of the children" is always used to scare the populace into accepting new intrusions on their liberties.
Pope condemns geneticists 'who play at being God' - "THE Pope will deliver a blistering attack on the “satanic” mores of modern society today, warning against an “inane apologia of evil” that is in danger of destroying humanity. In a series of Good Friday meditations that he will lead in Rome, the Pope will say that society is in the grip of a kind of “anti-Genesis” described as “a diabolical pride aimed at eliminating the family”. He will pray for society to be cleansed of the “filth” that surrounds it and be restored to purity, freed from “decadent narcissism”."
Dying for Water in Somalia's Drought - "In Somalia, a well is as precious as a town bank, controlled by warlords and guarded with weapons. During the region's relentless three-year drought, water has become a resource worth fighting and dying over." -- A glimpse of the world's future?
Omaha schools to be split by race - "The Nebraska Legislature voted yesterday to divide the Omaha school system into three districts -- one mostly black, one predominantly white and one largely Hispanic -- in a move decried as state-enforced segregation."
Texas stops arresting drunks in bars - "'Operation Last Call' program suspended after public outcry."
Florida official told: No substitute oaths - "A newly elected town-council member in Florida, who refused to take the oath of office because he believes it forces him to support the war in Iraq, violating his First Amendment rights, was not allowed to substitute his own version of the oath at last night's swearing-in ceremony."
Sprint users can track children via GPS - "Using the Global Positioning System, the service allows parents to track up to four cellphones over the Internet or on their own wireless device. Parents can periodically ask the service to find the child's phone, displaying the location on a road map. ... Sprint officials insist their service isn't a "Big Brother" tool. "It's not about tracking. It's not about monitoring," said Dan Gilmartin, Sprint's marketing manager for location-based services. "It's about giving parents and caregivers peace of mind that they're able to find their children's location."" -- Don't you love the doublespeak? Here is yet another example of lost liberties because of the "For the safety of the children" propaganda.
Planting Trees 'Will Not Cancel Out Climate Change' - "Attempts to limit climate change by planting trees to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere could be futile, according to two studies published this week."
Quarter of species gone by 2050, study predicts - "Using several models that project habitat changes, migration capabilities of various species, and related extinctions in 25 "hotspots," scientists predict that a quarter of the world's plant and vertebrate animal species would face extinction by 2050."
'Nothing gringo on May 1' - ""The Great American Boycott" is spreading south of the border, as activists call for Mexicans to boycott U.S. businesses on May 1."
Teacher quality numbers in, states await their fate - "Under federal pressure, most states are close to getting teachers who are rated highly qualified in front of every math, history, language and other core class by the end of the school year. Or so they say. ... President Bush and Congress have promised parents that 100 percent of core classes will have highly qualified teachers by the end of the school year." -- Let us not forget that education is a two-way street.
The girl whose heart was brought back to life - "Pioneering surgery on a 12-year-old girl whose heart was reconnected 10 years after she received a transplant was yesterday hailed as a crucial advance in doctors' efforts to mend hearts previously thought to be beyond repair."
Man's best friend sniffs out brain tumor - "Dogs also have been trained in medical settings to detect impending epileptic seizures or identify tuberculosis in undiagnosed patients. Now, researchers are studying the effectiveness of dogs in detecting cancer."
RFID vulnerable to attacks, researchers say - "Researchers say they have proven that effective attacks can be launched against radio frequency identification tags."
Boredom could be good for children - "An academic has set out to prove that boredom - far from being a bad thing - is a naturally occurring emotion that should not be suppressed."
Common genetic change linked to obesity - "The first common genetic variant that substantially increases a person’s risk of obesity has been identified, researchers claim. They hope that their discovery will open doors to new treatments for the condition."
Telescope bid to spot alien beams - "A new optical telescope designed solely to detect light signals from alien civilisations has opened for work at an observatory in Harvard, US."
Quote of the Day
"It's actually obscene what you can find out about a person on the Internet."
~ Liam Youens
No comments:
Post a Comment