Ironically, what it does in practice is making more people more biased.

There are different degrees of racism. Pointing out that stronger forms of racial discrimination exist doesn't make the milder forms any less disgusting.

The problem is that while hard work is a prerequisite for success, it is by no means a guarantee of one. No matter how hard you work, all your gains can literally be wiped out in an instance by, say, a disease that requires treatment that you don't have the money to pay for.

Exactly. For some years we've had a blissful interbellum between two loudness wars, when most site owners thought that simple, mostly static banner ads were fine. And they were fine: easily ignored, quick loading. But things have degenerated quite a bit; that Canvas ad thing is a good example of the next level of "loudness" to catch the viewer's attention.

Back in the days of banner ads, I didn't know anyone who'd go out of their way to block them. Now, adblockers are common and they are increasingly being promoted and used not just to get rid of annoying ads, but also to make browsing a faster and safer experience. Advertisers (and indirectly site owners like Bryant) simply crapped the bed they sleep in.

Men might still be prevalent in positions of power and influence, but there are developments on this issue that worry some people (not all of them men either). Not because man's position of power is threatened, but because in some cases the pendulum swings a bit far the other way. For instance, primary schools (and increasingly high schools as well) are thoroughly feminized institutions these days, and it isn't helping education. Political correctness spurred by feminists gets picked up by mainstream media and politics, and sometimes taken to ridiculous lengths. And I do not doubt that this sort of thing has its influence on Hollywood as well. Bill Maher said it right when claiming that it has become somewhat politically incorrect to be a man.

Without arguing the rights and wrongs of each of these examples, it's not a surprise that a "men's rights" movement has sprung up. And it's also not a surprise that this group apparently mirrors the feminist movement: with some level-headed people bringing real issues to the public's attention, and with some moronic cretins who see social injustice in everything

They want voters to have a more positive image of them so they don't vote for local politicians that would trim the fat of their racket.

Women in the UAE are allowed to drive, and can dress (more or less) as they would at home. On the other hand, if you (as a woman) get raped, do not report it! Chances are that you'll be charged with "extramarital sex", a serious offence, and with some other charges piled on top like consumption of alcohol in a public area. The UAE is actually quite liberal compared to most other countries in the area, but they aren't quite there yet.

No, they don't. The specifically agree because you can not reliably determine the social construct we call race using any objective measure.

The UK, the US, Italy, Hungary and Russia does not make up the Western Civilization. Though the list was a big longer than I though when I started writting this comment.

That is just too funny. In the same spirit, I suggest we send up Celine Dion and Justin Bieber on that asteroid buster mission. They won't be of any help when things go wrong, but if the primary mission succeeds, we will not only have won back out world, we will have made it a better place.

I am often in the opposite situation: I am trying to buy something and being in a small market (the Netherlands) it can be tough to find a local source for things like electronic components or gun parts. Search results often only yield spec sheets or discussions on a forum, so I frequently add the word "kopen" (buy) to my search queries. It helps but only to some degree, and I too would like to see Google to treat the word "buy" (or the absence of it) with special care.

Nah, the problem is more that leaving the Euro is effectively impossible unless your economy is stronger than the Eurozone average, whether they want to or not. Currently everybody in Greece have their income and accounts in Euros, and those with a choice would continue to keep it that way, as any new currency would only be introduced to be devaluated, so no one would WANT the new currency, and only the poorest could be forced to use it. If most of the economy would continue to operate in Euros because no one wanted the new currency, then changes in the value of new currency would have no effects on the economy. And being useless the value of new currency would hyperinflate.

What Greece really needs is reform that will allow its private sector to actually conduct capitalist, profit-making businesses

No, they have that. What they need is to stop being corrupt and actually collect taxes also from their rich friends, and stop giving out surprisingly well payed government jobs based on nepotism.

Well, it IS opt-in. It is an extra service they offer. Still it is likely to cause trouble with content providers when they offer it generally, especially if they go through with trying to get money from ad-providers, but at this point that is only speculation.