When I read this the first thing that popped into my head was "Why not Zoidberg?" I think something is wrong with me.

So true. And there is still resistance to fixing it. In Ontario we currently have parents pulling their kids out of schools because of a sweeping modernization of our sex-ed curriculum. 5 years ago the reaction was so bad that the idea was shelved only 3 days after announcing it, but our current government is finally pushing it again. The reasons for the protests vary, from "How dare you teach my kid that homosexuality is normal" to "School should be about math and science and nothing else". Part of the problem is likely that the publicly funded Catholic school board is also being forced to provide this curriculum, which is really stirring up the deeply conservative. I can only hope the government sticks to their guns.

On a side note, I also see a lot of people in these protests saying sex-ed is for high school. There was a pregnant girl in my class in grade 6, she was 11 and it was from consensual sex with a 13 year old. Most of my friends were sexually active to some degree prior to high school.

Same thing happened to me after 3 years, and it wasn't until after that I realized how little that person invested in the relationship, even though it was quite clear to outside observers. My wife of 15 years is 100% the opposite despite having many things in common as the other relationship. At the outset of both relationships I don't think there were any indicators either way. And I too still think about that first relationship, though the bitterness has mostly faded :)

Canadian healthcare isn't perfect, nor will it ever be, but oh my god I cannot fathom what it must be like to need basic medical attention and have to decide if you can afford it. There may be a perfect solution, but if you can't figure out what that is then you start with something that is better than what you have (which is almost anything).

This is not specifically a Google problem. My iPhone 3GS battery life went from ~20 hours to 10 when iOS 5 was installed.

They don't have a facebook page yet, they had to pass this law first.

More than 2,815 fortnights ago, in fact.

It's been over 60 years since pearl harbour. When it's been 60 years since 9/11 most people outside of New York probably won't immediately know it either.

Is there any alternative to Microsoft for getting XP support? If another company said, hey, we'll give you equivalent support at 1/10 the cost MS asks, would that be legal or would MS sue them into oblivion? My government agency is also paying these fees for some legacy systems running on 2003.

Thanks for that link. I see how it can happen - whatever agency is responsible for collecting child support has no desire to get mired in making moral decisions in the many unique situations that exist, so they stick exactly to their policies. It seems like they really need an appeal process for special cases. I bet some of these people could sue but they are probably in no financial shape to do so.

Wow, my first Troll mod. I guess someone didn't get the reference?

Seems like a more complex description than it needs to be. Simply: ride-sharing implies the driver is going from origin A to destination B regardless if they have passengers or not.

But my doctor told me that in cases of a true rape, the man's body can prevent the pregnancy.

Seriously though, this needs a citation. I really really want to read about this story.

It's the man's right to be free of obligation to support a child that doesn't currently exist. If she falls on hard times and gets support from the state, the state may go after him to recoup support costs. While it's unclear if it this would hold up in court in this exact scenario, the chance of having to fight it in court at all is a pretty significant reason to want to block implantation. It is sad that his possible responsibilities is what is preventing her from having a child, but that is a failing of the legal framework, not him.

While I'm sure there were significant issues with *some* students, the prof himself sounds like he has problems also. I'm sure there are many who believe themselves infallible. When I attended university there were end-of-course surveys given to students in class in the last few weeks, to rate the professor, course material, etc. They were to be handed out by the professor with a student designated to collect and seal them while the professor left the room. One professor refused to hand them out, saying that it was preposterous for mere students to rate someone with 15 years experience. The student union had to step in. He was rated very poorly.