Based on character introductions, Singer was clearly moving that way first time around.

Wrong bit of history ;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL#Legacy

And YouTube comments are, in general, the best way to get the measure of the intelligence of all of the people who subscribe to a particular point of view?

Indeed. There are some very very intelligent Creationists, and in many cases their worldview is even logically self-consistent. The primary problem is that their standard for external consistency is a doctrine of scriptural infallibility, rather than empiricism. The leading example of this is probably Russell…

Before any bitches about anything, go watch these videos: http://www.endersansible.com/2012/11/30/osc-talks-enders-game-movie/

I definitely did.

I figured that had more to do with her being from an isolated island country than with her being a woman. Have you ever been with someone from a really impoverished African country (for example) the first time they go into Wal-mart or even a normal grocery store? Breaking down sobbing isn't uncommon. Even rural…

Yeah. The other big set of pro-lifers are Protestant Christians (myself included), but I don't think I've ever heard a Protestant argue against contraception. There's a reason there are stereotypes about large families and Catholics.

Islam and Catholicism are both opposed to contraception for reasons independent (God's sovereignty and the purpose of sex) of any pro-life stance I've ever heard described (protecting human life).

Isn't this the second time in a week we've had an article about this on io9?

He's already been in Stargate, so I'm not sure how anything tops that.

See also: Tobias.

Is mai burfdai

This is basically the reverse of how I explain watching professional Starcraft to football fans.

(video for those who don't understand why those 4 words are so inspirational)

Deep Blue Sea's REAL inspirational speech was "You killed my bird"

I loved Bill Pullman's speech at 12, and I love it now at 22. Deserves to be on the top 10 list of MOST inspirational speeches.

I'm more interested in if the Husqvarna arm muscles mean they have a bunch of concealed chainsaws or something.

I understand that your original post was attempting to be helpful, but it also clearly missed the point of what I was saying, so I was attempting to continue the helpfulness streak by correcting the misunderstanding. You apparently missed the point again, in thinking I was somehow playing a blame game rather than…