But that's circular reasoning. If the law laid out an age of consent at 8, then an 8-year-old would be old enough to "consent to sex". It's not like lawmakers did some kind of scientific analysis to determine, to the day, at what age the "consent center of the brain" comes online.

1) People were able to sign up, but the plans don't start until January anyway. Who cares if you can't sign up in October? Who cares that there are some bugs in the website?

Fun fact - not a goddamn word of that is true.

But that does not change the fact that Westerners have a MUCH more nuanced understanding of Christianity and the differences between the different denominations

Are you kidding? You've never heard the phrase "Judeo-Christian?" People identify as Christian - and frequently, not their actual denomination - to connote membership in the broad contingent of "Christian." The point of having those terms is so that they can be used to signal membership.

Well, yes. That's because they're all saying they're part of a single monolithic group called "Islam." That's the whole point of doing it - to be considered part of a monolithic group.

I think maybe you missed the part where she's not an astronaut at all, but a medical doctor (?) with six months of space technician training on her first and only mission. (Also astronauts pretty much strip down to their underwear when they're not in suits; it's really not "erotic" unless you're used to women in…

The point of following the rules is to support the organization. Therefore following the rules never works against the organizational objectives.

Yeah, but the price of a single share of Vanguard's S&P index fund is over $150. They won't sell you one-third of a share. So how are you supposed to invest $50 a month, except by investing only every three months?

We support the business by following the rules and possibly creating rules to deal with situations that were not previously envisioned.

Hey, I know one! And he's a Federal contractor, naturally. "Good for me but not for thee", that's like Page 192 of Atlas Shrugged, right?

Actually in the US about a hundred pounds of high explosive go unaccounted for every year. That doesn't include the stuff you can mix from nothing more than what you can buy from a garden store.

Lots of luck finding 5% on an account that will let you deposit as little as 50 a month.

..Policy can be changed..

Lower power consumption in Nvidia devices makes me think they're more reliable, but if you're on the upgrade treadmill that might not matter. And I have zero basis for this position.

man-parts are stand-ins for having the bravery of a mighty lion.

Also men who don't trust their girlfriends to be responsible - or trust the BC she's taking to work every time.

Why does IT not have to follow the rules put into place?

But that still doesn't give you a reason to skirt your company's policies given that there are security concerns..

You keep throwing out there that it sucks that it seems like rules are more important than outcomes, and I can see that point, but without rules, regulation, oversight and guidelines, your outcome would likely not be worth a fart in a stiff wind.