Oh I know those places exist but most of these services are needed services, even when they are faith based, but that's also because access to abortion isn't always possible or preferable to the mother. They're for women (including teens) who are pregnant and don't have resources like family have lost their jobs, or…

It's basically a shelter where pregnant women can go for boarding, education and work placement training. Many are secular in nature, many others aren't.

Yeah especially not Norman. Not long ago I was made aware that Atheists apparently need advise and support when facing the notion of "coming out", and mind you we're talking about straight middle class white dudes. Being queer, transgender, an atheist and also dmab I had no idea what to think about that, but I can…

I realize it was awkwardly phrased but I specifically said that these devices can serve the same purpose but that they're not specialized for that. I object to the comparison because the cellphone is "always on" because that's the primary purpose of that machine. Without a connection to a cellular network or…

I love that gif.

Okay to clarify I should make a distinction here. If we're talking about movies made in the U.S. where I live, I prefer them to be made in English, especially when they're action oriented. In historical pieces striving for accuracy I prefer they're made in the target language with subtitles so I can enjoy the beauty…

It's Bieber, I mean how much more reason do they need?

I like them too actually. I wasn't clear about that though. I just don't like them in certain circumstances. I've been a fan of many foreign films actually. My comment was really talking about films made in America.

I"m not trying to make a big deal out of it actually, and what I said applies for all languages. You're reading too much into what I said and it kind of sounds like you assume other countries don't make films in their own languages. I'm not speaking of foreign films brought to the states, I'm speaking of American made…

This should be the header of every article. I think it would serve well as a protection spell against the MRATs.

"The thing about magic - there's always consequences - always!" -Spike

As a general response to several questions regarding why these systems aren't more secure, here's a good starting point.

I wish I had paid more attention to a recent NPR program that had discussed this but the easiest way to explain it is that when most of these systems were built, they were built before hacking was an issue. Meaning even though they knew they could access these systems remotely it apparently didn't even occur to the…

Though I feel like the backlash in many ways is overreaction, I'm okay with it. I've never seen Microsoft as having an overall positive influence on gaming. But my tastes aren't those of the people that play Xbox games because the most popular titles seem to be shooters which I could quite frankly care less about. My…

Though I agree with regards to the attitude adjustment that is needed in all of these debates it's not logical to compare a phone to a game console. The main purpose of a phone is to communicate with other people. It utilizes cellular technology to accomplish this. A gaming console is first and foremost for gaming. I…

I have many friends like you and I'm an atheist. We get along smashingly because mutual respect comes pretty easily to us. It's pretty simple, I don't try to tell them how they should live and they return the favor in kind. I think these experiences are what have driven me away from the "atheist community". There's…

I get the feeling this is because his craft is mostly slapstick humor, which I don't have a lot of respect for to begin with. I mean hell, America's Funniest Home Videos is just as funny. But anyway I have a feeling this is as much about his views on comedy as it is women. He's talking about self deprecation and…

Shrug. I don't know if this is worthy of criticism especially without more context. It's not as though Marion is wrong about dialects. I mean her response doesn't even come across as defensive and she doesn't attack the person making the critique.