As for the other "reasons", they're dumb and weak.
A male partner touched your leg under a table? C'mon, really now. gender bias right there: imagine a male complaining about the same thing performed by a female: I bet everyone would laugh at him. but noo, when a woman experiences it, it's baaad, it's almost rape! Unacceptable!

That absolutely is gender bias, and a rather terrible one, but I don't understand why you're saying that both men and women should submit to it instead of saying it's unacceptable for anyone.

I find it interesting that, in the second case, an extra position was provided for the (highly qualified) minority female candidate instead of having her displace someone else.

Will birdshot take out a drone, or should I go with #4 buck?

If you're going to be firing up into the air, maybe you should go with the birdshot out of consideration for other people in the area.

Non-sentient devices will always behave in a predictable, controllable fashion.

I see you don't work in IT.

Two words: Drop bears.

Bears: dropped.

Friends: phmarr (694695) is all alone in the world.
Fans: phmarr (694695) is either loved by all, or just invisible.
Foes: phmarr (694695) loves everyone or plays their cards very close to their chest.
Freaks: phmarr (694695) is hated by no one.

Ouch.

Why would they? They already have plenty of lawyers.

Fans on the heat sink, in the power supply, on the graphics card... Probably because they're the most vulnerable to dust.

What happens if the parent with American citizenship dies before an affidavit is filed?

The best government money can buy.

So, basically, you're proposing an elaborate technological version of mailing a key to your destination which will still ultimately result in the customs agent entering 'Suspect refused to surrender password' in the file.

What retarded backronym have they come up with to justify writing it "SHIELD"?

Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division?
Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law-Enforcement Division?
Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate?

I agree there should have been more positive options, such as already using one or definitely planning to use one.

As for why we tend to be conservative about certain types of new technology, it's because we've seen how many times products and services focus on their primary function and attracting users while not paying enough attention to the tedious and difficult things like security, privacy, and rigorous testing. Do you think we aren't interested in new technology, convenience, and cool concepts? Of course we are. We just don't trust that it will be implemented safely and with sufficient consideration for potential problems. Because we've paid attention to what's happened in the past.

What's the point of such a guarantee? Either the system is fair, in which case a guarantee isn't needed, or it isn't, in which case a guarantee is worthless.

What makes you think fan fiction has any sort of fair use protection? The creators of the original works generally just don't care about it (or may even like it).

And just because a derivative work is entertaining, that doesn't mean it's a parody. If it isn't a spoof or a commentary on the original work, largely through irony and satire, it isn't parody. Changing the genre or style isn't enough. In fact, being similar in feel to the Galactica reboot, which certainly wasn't a parody, doesn't argue well for this piece being one.

As for the rights holders being assholes who hoard their properties, they may have valid reasons. Maybe they're considering making their own more grown up version of Power Rangers. Or maybe they want to maintain a kid-friendly image of these characters, and a video that ranks high on search engines is a much bigger threat to that than an assorted mess of fan fiction.