Time for the U.S. to Ditch the $1 Bill?; Just Say No to College

Editor's Note: Got a great story for Slashdot? Hit our submissions form (and read the guidelines) to pass it on to us! You don't even need to log on to give us the goods. Don't miss a single issue of Slashback. Add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your address book. Time for the U.S. to Ditch the $1 Bill? UK Mandates the Teaching of Evolution Just Say No to College   Politicians Cast Harsh Eye on Vaccination Science No More 'Asperger's Syndrome' Hot Comment: What Stephen King and Microsoft May Have in Common From the Vault: Where Do All of the Old Programmers Go? Watch It: How Can Linux Gain (Even) More Enterprise Acceptance? Poll Booth: When I see gov't CCTV cameras, I think... Time for the U.S. to Ditch the $1 Bill? Getting rid of the $1 bill could save the U.S. $4.4 billion over 30 years, or an average of about $146 million per year, according to the Government Accountability Office. But there is much resistance. Sound Off>> UK Mandates the Teaching of Evolution The UK government has put an extra clause into a funding bill to ensure that any new "free schools" (independent schools run by groups of parents or organizations, but publicly-funded) must teach evolution rather than creationism or potentially lose their funding. Sound Off>> Just Say No to College Inspired by role models like the billionaire drop-outs who founded Apple, Microsoft and Facebook and feeling squeezed by sagging job market and mounting student debt, a groundswell of university-age heretics consider dropping out a sensible option, according to a New York Times report.   Sound Off>> Politicians Cast Harsh Eye on Vaccination Science A recent hearing of the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform became a bully pulpit for anti-vaccination rhetoric when representatives made speeches connecting vaccines to autism--a connection that medical experts have shown does not exist. Sound Off>> No More 'Asperger's Syndrome' The American Psychiatric Association is dropping Asperger's Syndrome from the upcoming edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5). Its symptoms will be included under the umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorder, which includes everything from severe autism such as children who do not talk or interact, to milder forms of autism. Sound Off>> Project blue "In the Stephen King book The Stand the virus that wiped out most of humanity was part of Project Blue. Seems almost fitting somehow." --by Capt.DrumkenBum Read More>> Where Do All of the Old Programmers Go? Seven years ago, full-of-beans worked for a company where the programmers were under 40 years old and those over 40 tended to be either in management or IT support and asked fellow Slashdotters the best career path for old programmers. Read More>> How Can Linux Gain (Even) More Enterprise Acceptance? Over the last 10 to 15 years, Linux has gone from a hobbyist operating system with no commercial support to an OS that's been embraced by the largest enterprise systems vendors in the world. But the OS lags behind some of the more other commercial enterprise products in one particular area. Linux expert Jason Perlow explains. Watch the Video>> When I see gov't CCTV cameras, I think: "Spraypaint or burlap bag." "Projectile weapon of some kind." "Wire cutters." "Application of heat or light." "OK, then watch *this!*" "Ah, perfect safety and security." Cast your Vote>> Follow Slashdot on Twitter and Facebook. To unsubscribe, click here or send an email to: unsubscribe-213087@elabs10.com To ensure delivery of this newsletter to your inbox and to enable images, please add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your e-mail address book or safe senders list. Slashdot | 594 Howard Street, Suite 300 | San Francisco, CA 94105 To view our Privacy Policy click here.