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Comment: Thanks (Score 1) 1521

by Denny (#37204414) Attached to: Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot

Comment: Re:"Extreme Ultraviolet" (Score 2, Insightful) 362

by Steve525 (#33244826) Attached to: How Much Smaller Can Chips Go?





Comment: Extraordinary claims require evidence. (Score 5, Informative) 264

by dr. loser (#33052774) Attached to: Possible Room Temperature Superconductor Achieved


Comment: Re:GM (Score 1) 835

by Steve525 (#32825992) Attached to: Avoiding GM Foods? Monsanto Says You're Overly Fussy



I don't think that's the same. If the label said that GM foods were bad for your health or the environment, then you'd have a point. If all the label says is that the food is GM then it's up to the consumer to decide what that means to him/her. I don't see anything wrong with this. If the consumer wants to vote with his/her wallet to avoid GM foods, then great - companies will respond to the desires of the people by producing less GM food. If people would rather buy GM food, well, then I can't really blame the companies for giving people what they want. (In the absence of evidence of harm to health and environment).


New Estimates Say Earth's Oceans Smaller Than Once Believed 263

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Comment: Re:Puritan pferd merde stops it in US (Score 1) 436

by Steve525 (#31582132) Attached to: Later School Start For Teenagers Brings Drop In Absenteeism

I really think the current schedule has a number of reasons: Sharing the buses between high school, middle school, and elementary school. High school students want to get out early for sports or jobs. Teachers probably also appreciate being done with classes earlier. I don't think Puritan culture has anything to do with it, at this point.

Comment: Re:Loopholes (Score 1) 582

by Steve525 (#31481068) Attached to: In Israel, Potential Organ Donors Could Jump the Queue

...Rich people of all religions seem to do it, but wealthy Jews seem to have a knack for it.

*(With very strong emphasis on "rich and arrogant". One of my closest friends from High School is a practicing Jew and I have no patience for antisemitism.)

Uhm, in your first sentence that I quoted you are, indeed, specifying that people who are Jewish are worse than other groups in this regard. One might consider judging a whole group like that to be prejudiced

I agree with the sentiment that you should get as you give, and that someone shouldn't expect donations if they aren't willing to give them. Dogma be damned. I don't think that Jews as a whole (or even just the wealthy ones) are any worse than other group in this regard.

As far as loopholes go, there is a cultural tradition for Jews to read, discuss, debate, and interpret the meaning of their laws. This can lead to some pretty bizarre practices, but how they follow their religion is up to them.

Comment: Re:What a Tragedy and No Charges? (Score 1) 1343

by Steve525 (#31439458) Attached to: Accidental Wii Suicide

Those cases are always heartbreaking. It's a mistake anyone of us could make. You multiply the large number of kids in child seats times the small likelihood of someone making this mistake and you are going to get a finite number of deaths a year. Most of the time the parents aren't being neglectful, they're just being human.

To some extent one could say the same about this case involving the gun. However, I don't think anything involving a gun (especially in a house with kids around) should ever be as routine as driving a kid around.

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