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    Thanks, you are correct. Unfortunately, Kinja only allows you to edit your posts within a limited window, so it's too late for me to fix the typo.

    No worries. Australia and America have very different medical regimes and political cultures regarding abortion. Looking at the laws alone, I could see why one would think that Australia is more restrictive than America, but in practice the opposite is true.

    It varies slightly across the states, but it's generally legal, though you'll need a doctor to sign off that it's medically or mentally or financially necessary. In practice, they're broadly available, and Australia's universal health insurance scheme covers part of the cost. Which is not to say that some Australia…

    EDIT: Whoops, you were asking from a technical perspective. I haven't actually installed it Mac-side, so I can't comment. Below are my comments on the game itself.

    Stigma is definitely a potential reason. For example, coal mining in Virginia is a very dangerous occupation, with both the threat of immediate injury / death (from industrial accidents) and long-term health issues (black lung, etc). However, most people would not raise an eyebrow if they encountered a current or…

    That's definitely possible, and I think that's a fair reason to be more skeptical than usual of the original jury decision to convict. (Unfortunately, some internet commentators - not you - seem a little too eager to yell "thoughtcrime!" without considering the need to thwart murder plots prior to their execution and…

    That certainly undercuts the prosecution's case. However, a jury did vote to convict after hearing all the evidence. Juries can and do get things wrong (and Judge Gardephe clearly feels that they did here), but I'm personally dubious about overruling them on this one.

    I don't think the amount of cannibal porn he amassed is an issue, or even the chats in which he made plans to kidnap and murder women. I accept that the latter could simply be unusually twisted with no intention to follow through. It's the assembly of dossiers and research into how to drug and kidnap women which is…

    No.

    And miss the opportunity to use the term "Schrodinger Sexuality"?

    I suppose it's possible that Hope Solo has witnessed a lot of drunken boorishness / domestic violence go without punishment in her life, and thus genuinely thinks that she's being held to a "higher standard" here. It's not uncommon for domestic abusers to have grown up in abusive environments.

    Jan74 specifically said that what Solange did was "wrong" - not that it was OK. When judging people's behavior, it is in fact acceptable to look at the consequences of their behavior on those around them, and it is in fact acceptable to recognize that the harm caused by the same action can vary based upon a number of…

    Hardly news. Edna Mode has been using this fabric for years!

    Indeed it does.

    No worries, and welcome!

    Excellent! I'm a big fan of linking to the full decision in legally-oriented articles. Supreme Court decisions are pretty easy to find, but many state court (and lower federal court) decisions can take a bit of digging.