Defecation is just as natural (and more common) than childbirth but having a loud and explicit conversation about how big of a turd you just left in the men's room will probably get you reported to HR. Granted, I'm not likely to discuss such a thing but if I'm required to tailor my conversation to the sensitivities of other, they could show me the same courtesy and tailor their conversation to my sensitivities (within reason of course, I'm not talking about two people arguing over politics).

Our paladin was a descendant of a long-collapsed civilization and had a personal grudge against the death god in that campaign (she took his leg, longer story). We stumbled across one said civilization's ancient ruined cities to find it now housed worshipers of said death god. After clearing the lot of them out, the paladin took it into his head to destroy the altar of the death-god in the chapel, figuring to sanctify the city on the way out. Unfortunately his warhammer wasn't cutting it so he pulled out the biggest spell in his arsenal. This ended up leveling the chapel and destroying one of the last remaining vestiges of the paladin's ancestors. He was rather grouchy with the GM for a while after that.

Having run both 3.5 and 4th, I'd say they have different advantages. 4th ED's emphasis on grid-based combat makes it ideal for military-based games (I ran one game based around a squad of mercenaries in a war-torn area of the world). 3.5 has a lot of interesting prestige classes but indulging that too much means your character needs three rulebooks just to operate. I've play tested 5th and find it interesting, though the stock fantasy setting was a bit of a let-down. Just my two-cents.

On that we agree. I misunderstood what you wrote. Pardon.

In an ideal world, law justice and morality would all be equivalent, but until that time I'd much rather law enforcement carry out their duties using the law as their guide, rather than their own personal moral codes.* Historically, that's the sort of mindset that leads to the J Edgar Hoovers and Ministry of Truth-types. Maybe if the citizenry gets angry enough we'll finally do something about it.

*Yes, I know we have a ridiculously byzatine code of laws by which nearly everyone is guilty of something (Three Felonies A Day, etc) but we're speaking in the semi-abstract here.

Mind pointing us non-network-savy folks in the direction of a few good tutorials on the subject?

I'm not certain what you're getting at or if you're trolling. Is it now Tesla's responsibility to make sure that the wiring in the home of ever Tesla owner is up to code? Frankly if the wiring is kludged any high-drain device runs the risk of sparking up a fire from a refridgerator to a massive Christmas light display.

Because he wants to put his customers' minds at ease? It's a smart move on the part of the company.

If you have evidence of this scandal, by all means, let's see it.

Don't waste your time. As G.K. Chesterton observed, "If a man says (for instance) that men have a conspiracy against him, you cannot dispute it except by saying that all the men deny that they are conspirators; which is exactly what conspirators would do." A lack of solid evidence is evidence that the Big Agriculture (TM) has bribed the authorities to supress it.

There is so much information out here that Monsanto and their ilk you'd rather not know.

Citations please? It there is so much information readily available, please provide some citations. Burden of proof is on you at this point, since you're the one making claims. And I want actual legitimate scientific papers published in reputable journals, not anecdotes from moms with Internet connections or stories related third-hand from some friend's cousin's barber who heard it from this one guy down the block.

Anti-GMO proponents are not anti-science (sounds like a fox news insult) they are on the side of labeling so we, the people can choose
To be clear, I strongly support the labeling of GMO as such; people have a right to decide whether or not they want to eat GM-foodstuffs. I am, however, strongly against claims made based on emotion and questionable sources. Having read the article (and several more articles and books on the subject of GMO), many GMO opponents appear to be anti-science, changing the reason for the ban whenever someone presents them with a legitimate counter-arguement.

Yes, subsistence families in third-world or developing nations (the primary target for golden rice) take pride in being helpless wards of the state. It has absolutely nothing to do with poor soil conditions or less-than-hospitable growing climates (optimal growing temperature is 16- 21 C or 61-70 F, much cooler than many African nations). Those lazy fucks would rather depend on the state to save them! I suggest a quick trip to wikipedia entry on carrots to increase your knowledge. A little can go a long way.

Alton Brown is another pretty geeky cooking reference. He focused on not only the "how" of something but the "why" of it. I highly recommend his show, Good Eats, which was pretty darn funny to boot, and either of his cookbooks. It'll give you a solid grasp of the basics and a little confidence to experiment with your food.

Ssssh! Do you want to make the hippies cry?

You're painting with a rather broad brush. There are quite a few high-profile churches/televangelists/pastors who seem more interested in the lining their own pockets than feeding and clothing those in need. There are also a lot of churches where the pastors and staff live just above the poverty line so they can operate food banks, homeless shelters, and other poverty-relief efforts. The latter just don't make news that often.