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Obama literally didn’t have to respond to Bob Schieffer’s question because, as the moderator put it, “we know President Obama’s position on this” — a very odd way for a moderator to pose a question, especially on a topic on which government policy has been far from transparent. Romney, meanwhile, provided the deep insight that “drones are being used in drone strikes

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—	Tell Us the One About the Robots, Mr. President - By Peter W. Singer \| Foreign Policy Does this seem like a “pro life issue to anyone else?

synthetic biology

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—	BBC News - Evolution seen in ‘synthetic DNA’ the church really needs to get smart fast, and get some credibility, if it wants to be involved in whatever moral component of this conversation there is here. it’s so far back in the dark ages right now - there is almost no hope.

Laura Bush on Larry King, re: Homosexual Marriage & Choice.

Wondering how many other Christians / Conservatives / Evangelicals can’t speak their mind - for whatever reasons - perhaps because dialogue isn’t well tolerated within these communities and in particular on these issues.

evolution and design »

Microsoft and HP show off ‘slate’ PC

The aim of the device is to bridge the gap between laptops and smartphones.

i just wanted to point out that we seem to be designing products to fill gaps not exploited by other devices in the technology ecosystem. The products are then tested by market forces… and those that aren’t successful don’t survive.

almost like this is the way reality really works.

even when you have a designer.