Oh, I understood and agree with your point. I was only addressing the other discussion about VISA protections not being universal between debit and credit. Sorry that I wasn't more clear in how I directed my comment.

I read some further comments and didn't see your PIN comment being answered. Generally a debit transaction uses a PIN and a credit transaction uses a signature. The transaction is processed differently in the back end and the information/liability is handled differently in a lot of accounting and legal ways. Signature…

I'm only being nasty because the two of you seem to think it's not your fault if you end up cheating, that it's somehow beyond your control. Then you think I'm some pompous ass because I think people should either admit they are unable to be in a rigid monogamous relationship or wait until they find someone they…

It's very simple, if you are unable to not cheat, or are unable to not pursue sexual gratification with anyone you are attracted to outside of supervision, then it would be irresponsible for YOU and people like YOU to be alone with a person you are attracted to. I do not have this problem, so it is not a matter of…

Except the claim is that I'm being irresponsible by hanging out with my female friends the same I would with my male friends solely based off the fact that I am male and they are female. If people are so weak willed that they can't be put in that position then they should avoid it. I don't even consider it a matter of…

Is it bad that if Ford did make a Ford Prefect and it was comparable (even slightly worse) than a Prius I'd be really tempted to get it by the name alone? I'd probably try and replace the hybrid or electric branding with Infinite Improbability Drive.

Also it would have to come with a special towel storage…

This is what I was thinking... So he crushes the the throats of a few underlings that weren't quite up to snuff... I'd be pretty surprised if that wasn't covered in the Uniform Code of Imperial Justice, and aside from the clones I don't think there was a draft in effect.

Yeah, people think it's all about rent until they see the $8 price tag on a gallon of milk.

I don't actually think it is unethical. Your company has decided to only purchase table clothes from a specific source regardless of how their pricing compares to other sources. As long as your company is willingly paying the price they ask, everybody wins. It's not unethical at all, it's just bad management on the…

Did you ever think that it was probably both reasons combined? Some cops started acting less like assholes, and some citizens started acting less like assholes. I know it's crazy to think that maybe two people with opposing views can both be correct, but sometimes it's possible!

This is from The Clansman, a work of fiction. Also the Emancipation Proclamation was delivered on New Year's Day, 1863. Abraham Lincoln gave a preliminary version to his cabinet in 1862 which included a segment about colonization, but it included other parts of the country and any foreign government that would be…

Regardless of your rant, my point still stands. Democratically speaking, swaying votes with money and influence is part of the system, not allowing people to vote is just undemocratic.

Arguably that's the more democratic option of the two though. So if you love the idea of a democracy, then you have to realize it's ok to sway people's votes, even with money. But it's undemocratic to keep them from voting.

I thought that the idea behind the Spacing Guild heighliners is that they don't actually move, the navigators just connect two points in space temporarily. So that the ship is just in one location one second, then the new location the next. No need to avoid objects at breakneck speed. In fact none of the options you…

While your concern for victims is valid, your reading comprehension sucks.

There are actually some decent gluten free beers out now, Harvester Brewing for instance. I generally try any new gluten free beers I see available since my father is a beer lover but was diagnosed with celiac disease about 12 years ago, well before this current fad created tons of options.

This was just addressing…

Actually that's probably a wheat allergy, not a gluten allergy, since wheat allergies are fairly common and gluten allergies don't exist.

People can have wheat allergies, it's just not the same as having Celiac disease. It's actually a fairly common allergy, but since the most common place people get gluten is from wheat products they tend to consider them the same thing. So it is totally possible that your wife is lactose intolerant and also has a…

So even when you were learning on the job or in school you've never screwed up? Impressive.

The best advice I could give is to know your limits, your strengths, and your weaknesses. For instance, I'd say I'm creative, have an eye for design, and very good at making something that is structurally sound. What I can't do well are the finishing touches that make things look nice and professional. So for example,…