1. Can anyone identify which plague is which here?

2. Found out about this site a few weeks ago. Not a bad idea. I just hope it actually works. A few projects I found worthwhile:

Dictionaries for a high school special ed. class.

Sensory integration equipment for a middle school special ed. class.

Video equipment for deaf high school students to record ASL storytelling.

Supplies for a high school special ed. classroom's entrepreneurial endeavor.

3. A Navajo Code-Talker G.I. Joe. Interesting.

4. Oh shit.

A UK clinic has even suggested lowering the autism rate by deliberately eliminating male embryos (because boys are much more likely to have autism than girls) in families where there is a history of autism and ADHD syndromes.

I mean, a line has to be drawn somewhere. I'd say it's morally wrong to create a child who's gonna suffer for their entire life. But then again, everybody suffers. It's a matter of degree. And there's no way everyone will ever agree on what amount of suffering is acceptable, or even what constitutes "suffering" and what doesn't.

For now, I'm gonna have to lean toward people using whatever embryo they want. I know people can be pretty damn evil, but somehow I don't think parents would choose an embryo with the express purpose of maximizing their child's future misery. And that's the only case where I think interference is warranted.

5. Thank god. Hopefully others will follow this example.