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Comment The difference (Score 1) 334

by Yogler on Monday December 14, 2009 @05:19PM (#30435622) Attached to: Poorer Children More Likely To Get Antipsychotics

In Acts, God commands Christians to take care of the poor out of love for Him and His children. Karl Marx took love out of the equation and used brute government force instead. That's why Christians can be on two different sides of the welfare issue - the conservative Christians are (or should be) for giving, just not forced giving; the liberal Christians think that helping the poor is the only thing that matters (the end justifies the means), and support the government taking your money at gunpoint to give to the poor.*

I know of no place in the Bible where God supports forced giving. Many of the Jews were angry with Jesus, actually, because He didn't solve their political problems. If God wanted the government to take care of welfare, you'd think He would have mentioned a few more things about a proper government while He was on earth.

*You may say, the government isn't taking my money at gunpoint -- but then you have to ask, what would happen if you refused to pay your taxes? They'd arrest you. What would happen if you resisted arrest? They'd point a gun at you. So really, you are being forced to help the poor at gunpoint.

Netscape Founder Backs New Browser 243

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday August 14, 2009 @05:27PM from the making-web-development-harder dept.

wirelessjb writes to share that after a resounding defeat at the hands of Microsoft in the first major browser war of the mid 1990s, Marc Andreessen is looking to have another go at the market by backing a new startup called "RockMelt." "Mr. Andreessen suggested the new browser would be different, saying that most other browsers had not kept pace with the evolution of the Web, which had grown from an array of static Web pages into a network of complex Web sites and applications. 'There are all kinds of things that you would do differently if you are building a browser from scratch,' Mr. Andreessen said. RockMelt was co-founded by Eric Vishria and Tim Howes, both former executives at Opsware, a company that Mr. Andreessen co-founded and then sold to Hewlett-Packard in 2007 for about $1.6 billion. Mr. Howes also worked at Netscape with Mr. Andreessen."

What Normal Users Can Expect From Ubuntu 8.10 511

Posted by timothy on Saturday October 25, 2008 @06:31PM from the abnormal-users-can-expect-whatever-they-want dept.

notthatwillsmith writes "With Ubuntu 8.10 due to be released in just a few days, Maximum PC pored through all the enhancements, updates, and new features that are bundled into the release of Intrepid Ibex and separated out the new features that are most exciting for Linux desktop users. Things to be excited about? With new versions of GNOME and X.Org, there's quite a bit, ranging from the context-sensitive Deskbar search to an audio and video compatible SIP client to the new Network Manager (manage wired, Wi-Fi, VPN, and cellular broadband connections in one place)."

New MacBook Case Leak Rumors 243

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday October 13, 2008 @10:01AM from the dear-god-i-need-a-new-machine dept.

Someone noted that there are more macbook case leaks which look to all but confirm a new MacBook and possibly a MacBook Pro expected to be announced for later this week. There seem to be fewer ports, and no leaks of a 17" aircraft carrier laptop.

Comment Who escaped? (Score 1) 423

by Yogler on Sunday September 07, 2008 @10:44AM (#24910247) Attached to: Is the US Ready For the Switch To DTV?

Generally, inmates pay for their own television sets and (for some reason that escapes me) are not eligible for the $40 coupons.

No pun intended? :P

Terror Watchlist "Crippled By Technical Flaws" 324

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday August 26, 2008 @08:08AM from the little-bobby-datas-we-call-him dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The database used by the government to generate lists like the No-Fly List is 'crippled by technical flaws,' according to the chairman of a House technology oversight subcommittee. And the upgrade may be worse than the original. Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC) says that 'if actually deployed, [the upgrade] will leave our country more vulnerable than the existing yet flawed system in operation today.' It seems that the current database doesn't have any easy way to do plain-text matching, forcing users to enter SQL queries. That might not sound so bad until you learn that the database contains 463 poorly indexed tables. How long until there's a terrorist named Robert'); DROP DATABASE; —?"

Domestic Spying Program to Get Judicial Oversight 151

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday January 17, 2007 @07:32PM from the who-watches-the-watchmen dept.

Alchemist253 writes "The U.S. Justice Department has consented to court oversight (albeit via a secret court) of the controversial domestic wiretapping program (the "Terrorist Surveillance Program") previously discussed at length on Slashdot. From the article, "[oversight] authority has been given to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and [it] already has approved one request for monitoring the communications of a person believed to be linked to al Qaeda or an associated terror group.""

XXX Top Level Domain May Still See Use 265

Posted by Zonk on Sunday January 07, 2007 @09:05PM from the turnaround dept.

eldavojohn writes "The contract between ICANN & ICM Registry has just been revised for procedures on using the .XXX TLD. ICM is saying that the domain should be readily available for registration as early as this summer. This means that parents will most likely have an easier time protecting their children from these sites and these sites will be more tightly regulated and easier to scrutinize by authorities. ICM also mentioned the collaboration with International Foundation for Online Responsibility."

The Last Games You'd Play? 529

Posted by Cliff on Saturday November 25, 2006 @07:58PM from the a-gamer's-last-hurrah dept.

Rigor Morty asks: "I am an older man (44), an avid fan of video games, and I am faced with a problem; my hands are becoming arthritic as I get older. I fear I will soon have to completely give up the console games I have loved over the years. To that end, let me ask the Slashdot Nation — if you were going to give it up, what games would you insist on playing before you had to quit? I'm willing to make some effort to do this, and spend some cash; I will buy the new consoles if I need to, or try to find obscure titles."

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