I'm going to start calling that thing the rape wand. I can't believe it's that long...because my vag definitely isn't (don't know about other gals). I'm pretty sure that would puncture me if it went in all the way.

There's a Cha Cha Cha in Waikiki as well and this article ruined my fond memories of it.

Religion often goes hand-in-hand with intolerance and wilfull ignorance of science. It's when religious people express that side of themselves that my atheism comes out of the woodwork so I can slay their bullshit. It's not just a personal thing, it's a societal thing. I don't want to live in a society that tolerates…

Out of curiosity, how did your family respond to your atheism? (I'm atheist too, but formerly Catholic and with no family backlash.)

The Big Pink has expressed what I want to say in a much better manner but I will add, have you tried them? They are fucking awesome. Not for everyone (i.e. someone with an IUD) but don't knock something you haven't tried. The advantages are numerous, long wear time, lowest overall cost, no risk of TSS, clean sex on…

I had no idea Asia Argento has directed anything. The only others I've heard of are Taymor (love her stuff) and Campion (also amazing). I'm going to hazard a guess that the others have all created obscure (or old) indie films. Not that there is anything wrong with that. This suggests that either good female directors…

I dunno, having unexpectedly more money in my bank account is a problem I can think of as the best problem a person could have. I don't want to talk to anyone who finds me physically attractive and makes a point of bringing it up. I'd much rather discuss science or something that isn't related to some intrinsic aspect…

I've done it, anonymously, but just to fix formatting issues some hack contributor left behind. I'm female but I have a degree in computer science so wiki formatting isn't exactly intimidating.

The only thing missing is the continent of Atlantis.

The BBC put out an excellent version of Emma a couple of years back featuring Romola Garai (who is all sorts of awesome in everything she does). It should be on Netflix...definitely acquireable elsewhere.

I'd be interested to know who you don't think is a hack, just to put your post in context, since film preference is largely subjective.

True progression will be when no one identifies anyone by any kind of gender, when it is irrelevant. Everyone can just be and behave in the manner most natural to themselves and not in a way society deems is right based on your chromosomes and/or anatomical appearance. Even in terms of choosing mates to issue progeny,…

I'm childfree and posted a picture of myself as a child for my profile, partly to mock all those annoying people who use pics of their spawn as avatars. I already know I'm a bad person.

In no context would being hit on by some rando make me feel good. Quite the opposite.

This exactly. I don't think all the navel gazing needs to go much deeper than what you've said here.

I had stop reading when you got to flow. I had to sit through an 8 hour seminar on it years back at a former workplace. It was so incessantly, mind-bogglingly boring that it turned a theaterful of otherwise sane and highly-credentialed adults into squirming children who drew on each other with markers for relief by…

I was an atheist at that age and younger. I kept having WTF moments whenever an adult would describe God, faith, souls, or heaven/hell. I literally could not believe adults actually believed in that stuff and kept waiting for a 'we punked you!' moment that never came. It all seemed so incredibly silly and an obvious…

It's the angle of the sun and the fact there is white sand only a few feet under the water. Cloudy weather, deeper ocean, reef, and lava rock/black sand will impart a different color. This does make me miss Hawaii :-(

Yes, Bradley Manning is a scapegoat and clearly shows how cowardly the people in power are about their actions. However by him being there, by the case being worked, there is the chance the people in power will have to pay for their misdeeds. At worst he is a martyr and at best he is a hero. Besides what would you…

I don't think the government should have guns or tanks or drones or any of that either. No one should, because there is no justifiable need, ever. We are capable of managing the Earth and ourselves without weapons. Plus, we ARE the government, or did you miss that bit in high school?