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Comment Re:Morsi was only president for his supporters (Score 1) 68

I'm not sure how the Alberta NDP party, being in power for 4 years, spent 20 years pissing off the blue collar. Nor do I understand how the Alberta NDP enacting populist measures, such as raising minimum wage and offering universal daycare, continues this alienation of their populist voters. Nor do I understand where in Alberta did they ever promise electricity would get cheaper.

Comment Re:I must be cognitively impaired... (Score 0) 353

Maybe a bit dishonest on the first one, but the second one seems like OP nailed the gist of the law. It's a little sketchy on the details, as BMI isn't measured in percentage, so a BMI of 18 isn't the same as 18% body fat, but the source link in OPs supplied article states BMI of 18, so we'll go with that. My gf, who is 5'8" and weighs 110 lbs has a BMI of 17ish, and she doesn't have an eating disorder, she's just naturally on the thin side and is far from looking anorexic or sickly. BMI is pretty much universally shunned as a horrible measurement of health (many athletes will find their BMI claiming that they're overweight as muscle weighs heavier than fat). So issues with this law (as it's explained in the links) would be 1) some healthy people will be denied employment in France based on a terrible measure of health, and 2) where is the max BMI range? Being overweight is *at least* as unhealthy as being underweight, so why aren't we worried about foisting that imagery unto impressionable children as well?

As to the first law, while it doesn't make it "illegal for a man to talk to women", it does seem to be saying that the law only applies to men catcalling women. What about men catcalling other men? What about women as the purveyors of harassment? This seems like a law designed for being targeted at people whom some people might want to slander and harass, rather than a law designed to solve actual problems in a fair way.

Comment Yep (Score 1) 386

Linked in and Facebook apps are complete crap written by no talent hacks. When the Mobile version of the site is significantly faster and has a better UI than your app? you fire your entire app developer team and hire some that understand efficient and fast.

Comment Note: only for the non atypical republican. (Score 1) 151

Every person that has had this happen has been brown. It's just an excuse to be more racist at the airports.
Let's also ignore the fact that monday all of Orlando International skipped the security checks dod not have to take laptop out of the bag, dont remove shoes or coat, just walk through.

Airport security is theater and an attempt to be racist to those that are not white.

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