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Stem Cells, from Skin Cells. Finger babies?
This was an interesting article in the New York Times, and if it's true and the path ahead is "clear" as he puts it, then this helps solve alot of ethical debates... It could however, raise a whole bunch of new ones with the whole "development is reversable" statement. either way, growing stem cells, from skin cells, allows for alot of medical ( Read more... ) -
Very Personal Computing
I'm working on a wearable computing project, and I'm looking for others who might want to help, or follow along. I'm interested in using Linux on OTSH (off the shelf hardware aka. cheap) like an old laptop,etc. Interfacing (for now) with my cell phone, and headset using bluetooth ( Read more... ) -
How do you find the terrorists?
Answer: They're the curious ones.
Recently declassified news: A Pentagon group encouraged snipers to scatter explosives and ammo, and shoot anyone who picked them up... I'm not joking. News of the program came forward when snipers were charged with using the program to make wrongful killings look legitimate. The military's response:
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Whatever Happened to Due Process?
"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life ( Read more... ) -
Bwa huh?
I am standing waist-deep in the Pacific Ocean, both chilling and burning, indulging in the polite chit-chat beloved by vacationing Americans. A sweet elderly lady from Los Angeles is sitting on the rocks nearby, telling me dreamily about her son. "Is he your only child?" I ask. "Yes," she says. "Do you have a child back in England?" she asks. No, I ( Read more... ) -
Milestone Reached in Advanced Prosthetics
A highly functional bionic hand which was invented by a Scottish NHS worker has gone on the market.
The thumb and fingers can move and grip just like a human hand and are controlled by the patient's mind and muscles.
It was invented by David Gow and was designed and built by Touch Bionics, which is based in Livingston.
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Mass Surveilance: Coming to a City Near You!
By the end of this year, police officials say, more than 100 cameras will have begun monitoring cars moving through Lower Manhattan, the beginning phase of a London-style surveillance system that would be the first in the United States ( Read more... ) -
Preaching to the Choir
"If you haven't done anything wrong, then what are you so worried about?"This was (to varying degrees) the public reaction to the PATRIOT Act, the warrantless wiretapping scandal, and so many other circumstances over the past six years in which our civil liberties were reduced for the sake of "security." Up until now, I was unable to properly ( Read more... )