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Interesting, but isn't it a bit simplistic? Mortality rates lump together the 'goodness' of the healthcare system with other causes of mortality such as lifestyle choices or environmental effects that may impact cancer incidence. Or even the distribution of diagnosis (is it better or worse to...

I want to discuss this but since I'm trying to come at it with a fresh perspective, I started to look into figures and I don't have the time to go through all the related information such as when was each statistic calculated, other figures such as children mortality rates, life expectancy...

Yes, but Synger has come back for this one, and First Class was markedly different from X-men 1 and 2

You also have 10 times the GDP, don't you? I'm actually not sure there is no merit to the idea, but in any case it's obvious that when you need to ration you just cover less things. Just look to the countries that have single payer already, that's what they do... Maybe they can't use these as...

He said on twitter he was going to bed without finishing it. I guess he will post it tomorrow or something. Also this: https://twitter.com/Thunt_Goblins/status/446643171355668480/photo/1 Fuck it's scary and I have no idea what it will be about now. Probably not something legal...

Well, they had these costumes when they first joined the Ultimates. Not very memorable.

From his latest blog post: "(And yes, sadly, "The Rogue Prince" is an abridged account as well. For the full version, you will all need to wait some years, until we publish the complete history of House Targaryen in the GRRMarillion... which, by the way, I've decided I am going to call FIRE...

I hear that's how the series was supposed to be, back when it was going to be 3 books.

I'd say that would be Green Lantern. Oops, wait a minute... (WW, the Flash are too known, others are too unknown)

Super agree. I think the original is only a clear winner due to nostalgia (*gasp*) Enviado desde mi GT-I8190 mediante Tapatalk

Foreigners relative to what? :confused: Oh, that's the joke, isn't it? You could say that people who only played for a few weeks don't count, that would be fair. Or people from countries that are actually good at soccer :p :hide:

Ok, that's clearly a joke. The clearest parts are: "If you are doing this on a Friday or Saterday night, add -15" and "Add it up. If you can't add -30"

If this is serious, the 'kinship' question is a bit crazy... Oh, I got that "Your privilege level is Privileged with a score of 85". I had to say I have an attractive face because they had no average option. Whatever, it doesn't make any sense. Also, if it's serious it may do a disservice in...

I pronounce it 'Hackglens'

Why is using courts an illegitimate way to consolidate one's rights within the system? Yes, one can use specific legislation, but going to court with some cases can be considered to be forcing society to be coherent with laws it already had in place. As in, I don't want to be discriminated, but...

Maybe they are. But if providing a cake for a gay wedding is a sin because the wedding itself is a sin, couldn't you consider that 'the gay way of life' is a sin and that if you provide sustenance, or any other product or service to a gay person you are condoning the sin? Or worse, providing...

I went and read the proposal. I have no idea what its actual implications are.

Stienman, I'd say all those examples you posted are either a) providing a service that one finds objectionable and b) customizing product in a way that one finds objectionable (which is really just a subset of a)) In this context, a) could be, for instance, actually marrying a gay couple...

Relating those questions from people after the talk, Phil Plait (Bad Astronomer) answers them here: http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/02/06/religion_and_science_answering_creationists_questions.html I only skimmed through it, but some of his points are interesting. At the very...

This is supposed to be exclusively for terminal illnesses (I don't know in how short a term) and AFAIK it's not age restricted (the Dutch are the ones who have the 12 year old minimum). I get what you are saying, blotsfan, but that's going to happen with any decision. I mean, deciding to keep...