news for September 30, 2011

Sep 30, 2011 11:49


http://www.smh.com.au/tv/show/the-first-human-clone/the-first-human-clone-20110930-1l017.html

--> Nature already createss clones. They are called identical twins. Of what possible need is there for scientists to clone a human? Body parts. Would it not make more sense to clone the part, rather than the person? The value of human life is being increasingly marginalized.

http://www.matthartley.com/webcam-drivers-for-ubuntu/

--> Logitech seems to have the best webcam support for Ubuntu.

http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/how-adobe-flash-lost-its-way-174444

--> Adobe Flash's days are numbered.

http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/roll-your-own-cthulhu-flick

--> Create your own stopmotion films with nothing more than a webcam and Linux.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/the-air-forces-secure-linux-distribution/9618

--> The US Air Force has created a Linux distro that is secure

http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/30/health/transgender-discrimination/index.html

--> "... "Someone who is transgender is not only crossing gender boundaries, but also defying them. If people can't relate to you as an either-or, they have a hard time relating to you in their general comfort level." Then there are people who for religious reasons believe transgender is fundamentally wrong, that "God created man and woman. Automatically, man is male, woman is female, and they shouldn't cross these lines." ..."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203405504576601313434984974.html

--> Fed Res plays shell game with bonds

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204138204576602301252340820.html

--> US takes out top terrorist - a citizen of the US.

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