Gonna be honest, I'd be pretty put-off to see a woman (female, excuse me) changing in the men's locker room at the gym, even if that person claimed to be trans. But c'mon, have some decency. I can't imagine how much she was bitching if it was bad enough for management to revoke her membership, and if it was such an issue, she should have taken her business elsewhere.

Damn, that's a shame. I'd love a good cops and robbers game that isn't some ridiculous cop shoot-em-up like PayDay.

Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on March 24, 2015, 12:06:24 AM

I actually just listened to an NPR discussion about him this morning. Seems like an accomplished businessman and leader, though there were quite a few civil rights violations when he first took over.

Got a link to that discussion?

http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=393824362&m=394789490

Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on March 24, 2015, 08:27:16 PM

I can't really blame him personally. I imagine one or several staff members will be fired over this, but all they did was post the data that was provided by the state department. It's not like Bush posted it himself; all he probably did was agree to the disclosure, and that was it.

>.> stop being logical

But at any rate, I don't think he or his office had the authority to do so in the first place, unless he went around and specifically asked each and every one of those people.

Well since the emails are considered public record, sending an email is, itself, tacit consent to publication. Just looking over a few examples in the article, they were all instances of people disclosing that information on behalf of another, such a legal adviser or medical representative -- which is kind of shocking in itself, given their responsibility to protect that information.

On a whole I think it's an egg in his face, but not particularly damaging or dramatic to his campaign. Also, I wasn't aware of his publication of his email address to get closer to his constituents --  that's pretty commendable, in my opinion. Sounds like his good intentions were muddied by a careless staff member.

Addressing the title, are you saying you're not a feminist because women are already equal in western societies? I think there are a lot of other factors besides the wage gap, which I agree has been thoroughly rebutted in many respected publications.

Weren't the Star Trek films relatively well received?

By people that like lowbrow action sci-fi, sure. Anyone that was even mildly invested in the Star Wars EU should be concerned about Abrams' track record.

Well JJ Abrams fucked up Star Trek, so I'm hesitant about Star Wars. Obviously it'll be a good movie, but whether it'll be true to the series is another question. I think your interpretation of the trailer is way off though.

Yes, everyone does. Communication in-person is a lot deeper and less restrictive. It's often very difficult to convey tone or even meaning through text.

I think there's a pretty large counter-culture in gaming specifically seeing to avoid metas. Just look at Dark Souls, or really any sandbox game that lets you screw with builds. In a competitive atmosphere, it just makes sense to follow strategies.

Relatively harmless budget restrictions like withholding highway funds for states refusing to raise the drinking age to 21 is one thing, but this is literally holding peoples' lives hostage.

-Day One Patches: I remember a time when games were finished... The attitude of "ship now, patch later" is out of control. We are having day one patches of 5gb and up! And in some cases, those patches cause more problems than they fix. AC Unity is the prime example of this problem. Due to either the publisher pushing the game out of the door and not listening to "hey this is broken!" is one, or they just did not do ANY QA testing. Pubs like Paradox Interacting is an example of pushing out games before they're ready. But thankfully they are changing for the better!

I'm totally fine with day-one patches. With the ridiculous development schedules these days, it's good to know that devs can continue fine-tuning the game after it's gone gold.

Here in Florida, the only thing I have to worry about crawling out of my toilet are racist old baby boomers.

Judges have discretion in setting bail amounts. I don't see any particular reason for why bail should be scaled to income level, though.

Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on March 22, 2015, 03:01:44 PM

To me, picking out parents is more controversial than genetically modifying an existing embryo. Say for example you take embryos and filter out disorders and other undesirable medical traits; compared to picking out a sperm and ovum from donors who possess desirable traits (be it medical, athletic, or otherwise), the former is much more defensible than the latter.

I don't see what this has to do with the topic at hand. I'm missing your point.

Well your topic is IVF, and I'm contrasting that to the current debate around genetic modification in embryos to eliminate disorders or potentially make custom phenotypes, agreeing that IVF is a selfish route compared to adoption.

Quote from: Forgewolf on March 22, 2015, 01:18:59 AM

So.. does this mean he might still get laid with that lady he's going to see soon!? : D

Nah, I am pretty fucked up from some of the shit I did and I have a major headache so no date for me.

If you're not comfortable posting what you did/took, it might be wise to go to an ER or urgent care just in case. My sister attempted suicide several times through various means, and there can be delayed symptoms from certain poisons.

By the way, with therapy she lives a completely stable and successful life. She recently earned a master's degree and is in a well-paying job. I'm sure you've got a great future ahead of you, as well.