Humanity: Good News, Bad News

[Kyronea]

So basically, the Congress is allowed to let the troops starve into conceding defeat?

That's not exactly what they're trying to do. They're trying to end the war by whatever means they have at their disposal. Either Bush agrees to end the war via withdrawel, or Congress will end it through a lack of funding. Either way, the war ends, but this way Bush looks worse because no one will buy anything he has to say about what Congress is doing.

Congress Edition

Good News

Genetic discrimination is preempted through legislation:

http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/genetic-discrimination-ban-edges-closer-to-reality/

Good...any anti-discriminatory act that will prohibit a workplace from using such discrimination to prevent a potential employee from joining is fine by me.

Bad News

Bush submits an ambitious bill to allow even more eavesdropping:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/02/opinion/02wed1.html?ex=1335758400&en=3f401cc1e04c6609&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Oh joy...but luckily without Congress at his beck and call he won't be able to do much to exactly put into place more such laws.

[ZeaLitY]

Panopticon Edition

Good News

Marsupial DNA fully audited!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6640271.stm

Bad News

Il Papa is steppin' out!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6641419.stm

FILM FRANCHIES NEWS

He'll be back.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/10/film.terminator.reut/index.html

GRAND ADMIRAL THRAWN PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE PUT HIM IN PUT HIM IN

http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/george-lucas-announces-two-more-star-wars-movies/

Panopticon News

I find the idea of disappearing data unnerving, but the guy does play upon one of my fears: everything is recorded and archived. This potentially makes political careers hell as any old, unprincipled, or off-color statements are lingering out there. We are perpetually viewable in all stages of our development, and like Bruce Lee's legacy, this can result in conflict and accusations of hypocrisy.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070509-escaping-the-data-panopticon-teaching-computers-to-forget.html

Stupid News

I hope my entry in the Time 100 is written by someone who profoundly disagrees with me, too!

http://moonflake.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/richard-dawkins-makes-time-100/

[Chrono'99]

GRAND ADMIRAL THRAWN PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE PUT HIM IN PUT HIM IN

http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/09/george-lucas-announces-two-more-star-wars-movies/

"George Lucas says Empire Strikes Back was the Worst Star Wars Movie"
http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/02/11/geroge-lucas-says-empire-strikes-back-was-the-worst-star-wars-movie/

WTF?

[ZeaLitY]

Tha bBC

Good News

New health experimental program could save tons of pounds sterling in this case.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6687967.stm

Bad News

Hateful haters in Russia physically beat gay rights activists, including a member of the British pop group Right Said Fred. I'm, too sexy for my, bloody nose!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6696329.stm

[Kyronea]

Tha bBC

Good News

New health experimental program could save tons of pounds sterling in this case.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6687967.stm

Neat stuff, that. I'm always happy to hear about advancements in medical technology.

Bad News

Hateful haters in Russia physically beat gay rights activists, including a member of the British pop group Right Said Fred. I'm, too sexy for my, bloody nose!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6696329.stm

Grah. It irks me to no end to see people hating other people for stupid reasons like homosexuality. OHNOES THEY ARE T3H GAYZORS! Who the fuck cares? They're not hurting you nor are they going to use gaydiation to turn you gay or anything. Leave the homosexuals be, and give them the same rights as everyone else!

[CyberSarkany]

Bad News

Hateful haters in Russia physically beat gay rights activists, including a member of the British pop group Right Said Fred. I'm, too sexy for my, bloody nose!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6696329.stm

A member of our Parlament was also imprisoned because he took part in this demonstration or whatever they did there.

[Kyronea]

A member of our Parlament was also imprisoned because he took part in this demonstration or whatever they did there.

That must be creating some tensions between you and the Russians. What was the response of the German government to that?

[CyberSarkany]

A member of our Parlament was also imprisoned because he took part in this demonstration or whatever they did there.

That must be creating some tensions between you and the Russians. What was the response of the German government to that?

If you mean me personal, I have problems with these Orthodox Christians, Righties, Wannabe Nazis and Luschkow, because they are not just homophobe, but they are breaking the EU human-rights-convention(if that's the term you use)...
That's what they call democracy? Suppressing a minority just because they live different? I mean, that's really simple minded.

Anyways, away from my personal opinion: Of course they say they imprisoned him for his own safety, but if they wanted safety, why didn't they use more policemen in order to keep that demonstration save of Fanatics and Righties? Anyways,  Volker Beck(the politician) is already back in Germany. but I really hope that there is going to be some actions now, because they break human rights, and it just pisses me off to see that(okey, drifted to my personal opinion again, but I think people might understand)

[Kyronea]

Indeed. I was actually mainly speaking of the German government when I said you, but I suppose that was easily confused.

In any case, the Russians have been doing one thing after another to raise tensions everywhere and it's beginning to piss me off. It's almost as if they want to regain their Cold War status and become the world's enemy again or something.

[ZeaLitY]

Indeed. I was actually mainly speaking of the German government when I said you, but I suppose that was easily confused.

In any case, the Russians have been doing one thing after another to raise tensions everywhere and it's beginning to piss me off. It's almost as if they want to regain their Cold War status and become the world's enemy again or something.

Blame Putin. He's a Russian mob knockoff with a chip on his shoulder and an axe to grind with the rest of the world.

[Kyronea]

Blame Putin. He's a Russian mob knockoff with a chip on his shoulder and an axe to grind with the rest of the world.

Indeed. He's the last sort of person we need in contol of Russia right now...but c'est la vie. We can't exactly go in their and change their government around...they are a sovereign country after all, and tensions or not I think everyone would be in an uproar if the U.S. pulled a stupid stunt like that.

[ZeaLitY]

The Human Fund

Good News

Scientists threaten to completely sidestep the moral quandary over stem cells and extend a big fat Nelson "ha-ha" to challengers -- if they can reproduce this effect in humans.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/06/06/stem.cells.ap/index.html

Bad News

No link. Lebanon is back to the dumps. Oh, how simplified my view on the Middle East would have been all these years if my elementary teachers would have been bold enough to say that yes, religion truly is the cause of unrest in the Middle East! We were taught that it was a vague, shapeless problem. Time to fire up "The Lebanon" by the Human League, a popular 1984 New Wave song which discusses the tragedy.

...Not Again News

Swedish police have confiscated the owner of the Pirate Bay's computers. He welcomes them to a bevy of legally bought Commodore 64 games.

http://www.anakata.hack.se/

[Kyronea]

The Human Fund

Good News

Scientists threaten to completely sidestep the moral quandary over stem cells and extend a big fat Nelson "ha-ha" to challengers -- if they can reproduce this effect in humans.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/06/06/stem.cells.ap/index.html

I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand it could be incredibly useful for so many aspects of medical technology...and on the other hand it could hand the extremists a victory of some sort they will crow over.

...

Well to hell with them. It's far too useful to deny purely on that reason. What are we, religious extremists?

Bad News

No link. Lebanon is back to the dumps. Oh, how simplified my view on the Middle East would have been all these years if my elementary teachers would have been bold enough to say that yes, religion truly is the cause of unrest in the Middle East! We were taught that it was a vague, shapeless problem. Time to fire up "The Lebanon" by the Human League, a popular 1984 New Wave song which discusses the tragedy.

The Lebonese have my sympathy. I'd offer them more but I can't.

...Not Again News

Swedish police have confiscated the owner of the Pirate Bay's computers. He welcomes them to a bevy of legally bought Commodore 64 games.

http://www.anakata.hack.se/

When will they ever learn they cannot shut down The Pirate Bay? 'Course I prefer using Demonoid and Mininova, but The Pirate Bay is useful and it's a beacon for those who like file-sharing.

[ZeaLitY]

Capitol Hill + Tesla Edition

Good News

Neato wireless electricity.

http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/07/mits-wireless-electricity-demoed-dubbed-witricity/

Habeas Corpus is coming back.

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?bid=45&pid=203303

Bad News

A representative of the people RIAA[ whose pockets are lined with media cash suggests cutting funding to colleges with filesharing activity.

http://consumerist.com/consumer/worst-company-in-america/congressman-who-took-money-from-riaampaa-says-congress-should-cut-funding-to-colleges-266945.php

Cheney likes the wiretaps.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/06/AR2007060602297.html?hpid=moreheadlines

[Burning Zeppelin]

'Course I prefer Oink!

About the whole MidEast, I have total lost respect for the Arabs. I know they are oppressed and what not, but it seems that they can not solve a single problem without violence. They even end up fighting themselves!