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• Is it ever okay to experiment on people if they know the risks and the risks are low?
  on Jan 12, 2011 in Medical Society Science Movies Ethics
  I watched a movie the other day called Extreme Measures.  *movie spoiler alert*  A famous doctor was taking homeless people and performing experiments on them to find a procedure to allow parapalegics to walk again.  The ethical delimn...
• Bless you! Gesundheit! Salute! Na zdravlje!
  on Jan 5, 2011 in Society
  Someone next to you sneezes.  What do you do?Stare at them.Run for your life.Ignore them.Say "Bless You" or "Gesundheit".The usual answer by people is #4.  I have several family and friends who always, always say "Bless you" (to your health...
• Preemptive gift returns
  on Dec 29, 2010 in Society Privacy Internet
  Amazon will soon have a new way to return gifts preemptively.  Seriously.Amazon patents incredibly heartless and useful idea (NPR)Amazon has a Wish List where I can put items that I would like to receive.  During Christmas time (and around...
• It's a man's world
  on Dec 22, 2010 in Society
  It's a man's world.Many women reading this would probably say Duh!  While progress has been made to level the playing field, there are still many areas and instances that show there is still progress to be made.Pay, of course, is a high profile...
• 'Tis the Season, for Reason, and Peace. Atheists AND Religious groups
  on Dec 15, 2010 in Society Religion Government Media Freedoms
  It's Chrismas time.  And God is more prevalent than any other time of the year.  Many homes put up nativity scenes, showing Mary and Joseph around a crib with a baby Jesus, and some have Wise Men and maybe animals to complete the scene.A lo...
• Give a Gift Card or Money as a present?
  on Dec 8, 2010 in Money Society
  As part of our company holiday party, we were to have a White Elephant Gift Exchange (Wikipedia).  This is where everyone brings a gift up to a certain value, wrapped, and we all take turns opening a gift or stealing from someone else.  One...
• Do we really need more laws?
  on Dec 2, 2010
  If you live in California or Illinois (6th district) and you don't think we have enough laws, you can contact a state Senator and suggest a new law to them.  They will take the ideas they think are best and submit them to their state Legislature...
• Cell Phones are a Blessing and a Curse
  on Nov 24, 2010 in Teens Parenting School Society Internet Media Education
  A few years ago, my wife and I were attending her company holiday party.  As we were talking to another couple, the wife realized she had left her cell phone at home.  She said something like "dammit, I hope nothing bad happens at home."&nb...
• Playing chess in the park? Must bring a child with you.
  on Nov 18, 2010 in Society Government Law Freedoms
  Police have issued summonses to chess players who are 'unaccompanies by minors' in New York public playgrounds.  The playgrounds have signs that say adults must be accompanied or they cannot be in the play area.  Chess players are incensed,...
• Is that abstract art or a diseased lung?
  on Nov 10, 2010 in Medical Society Taxes Government Law Freedoms
  No later than Oct 22, 2012, all cigarette packages must carry a new graphic on their packaging and in advertising.  The graphics will be of such things as a person smoking with smoke coming out of a hole in their throat or a corpse with their ch...

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