Sharing parental leave is a massive step forward on so many levels.

It would stop employers discriminating against women of childbearing age, because the risk would then apply equally to men. Such discrimination might be illegal now, but it won't actually stop until the economic incentive is removed.

If men are paid more (due to historical sexism or whatever) they are actually likely to take a GREATER share of paid parental leave so that their partner can be the one to take an unpaid career break when the leave runs out. So it will have the effect of reducing any existing pay gap between the sexes.

It also sends a clear message that men are - or can be - equal partners in raising children. How to trade career vs childcare (and which partner does it) is a decision for couples, not the state. Some men might want to scurry back to work after two weeks - and that's fine - but it should be a decision rather than a social norm.

Simplifies everything for gay couples too. There's really nothing not to like. Thank you Sweden for taking a risk and showing us how it can be done, you've earned the right to be smug on this one :-)

What could possibly go wrong?

Aw crap. I just wrote exactly these 4 points in reply to the GP & then saw your answer before submitting.

I would just add: I consider it to be the 'silver lining' of getting type 1 (aged 35) that I think a bit more about what I eat and whether I need to eat it. My diet was already quite good, but it's improved since.

RIANZ will be weighing $250,000 against the deterrent effect this will have on filesharers. NOT the return they get in fines.

Perhaps that's money well spent from their point of view. It doesn't seem like it, but I'm in no position to judge.

Yes. Fast forward far enough and we're either extinct or running off renewables. Non-renewables are temporary, pretty much by definition. Stupid question.

Maybe, but that's a problem I'm happy to have.

Then keep your eye on Bug #1055766

I suspect that he's making retrospective excuses for poor design; I doubt it's as intentional as he claims. A GPL'd shared library would give the idealogical results he appears to want. (Which I support, incidentally)

... like Microsoft have been, for example. Open Street Map contributors have been given permission to trace features from Bing's areal photographs since 2010. No such goodwill from Google.

So without saying that android phones are more or less reliable in general, what they are really saying is:

Android phones less prone to software problems.