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By 2050, robots might be programmed to love

December 3, 2007 Executive Editor 0

The “Futurama” pilot premiered a long time ago – okay, so 1999 was only eight years ago – but it’s still pretty hilarious. Remember when Fry first met Bender by that suicide booth? “You really want a robot for a friend?” Bender asked. “Yeah, ever since I was 6!” Bender consented with, “But I don’t want anyone to think we’re robosexuals, so if anyone asks, you’re my debugger.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

December 3, 2007 Executive Editor 0

Charlie Turner’s piece in the Nov. 29 Commonwealth Times was fascinating simply because his outrage about the “violations” of our civil liberties appears to stem from an article that was immensely popular on the Web site Digg.com. This article alerted the public to the “danger” presented to the public in the form of an academic commission that would be created by Congress, were this bill to pass into law, to study how homegrown terrorism (like the terrorists who have been active in England recently) is facilitated by new technologies, particularly the Internet.

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The library is busy, but are students?

November 29, 2007 Executive Editor 0

It’s only Thursday, but raise your hand if you have already suffered from a library hangover. The fall semester is winding down, and James Branch Cabell Library has been open for 24 hours every day since Sunday, Nov. 25, for Library Lite All Nite. For those of you who don’t know, a library hangover is the terrible morning-after haze that follows many hours spent working on final projects and papers.

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Thought crimes put freedom in danger

November 29, 2007 Executive Editor 0

Our civil liberties are under attack again – the House
of Representatives passed the Prevention of Violent Radicalization
and Homegrown Terrorism Bill on Oct. 23.

The bill has been criticized heavily because many find
it is a threat to our privacy and freedom of speech.

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Earlier holiday season means less holiday cheer

November 26, 2007 Executive Editor 0

As the holiday season seems to come earlier every year than it did the year before, it gets harder to be more excited about Christmas. Some stores start displaying their Christmas merchandise earlier than others. In fact, Costco started selling Christmas yard decorations as early as August.