But the EU also doesn't correspond to the US.

We are all seperate countries, with seperate judicial systems, seperate laws, seperate constitutions, seperate languages, seperate governments. I mean, in the US, if you want a passport to travel abroad, you get a US passport, right? I have a Dutch passport, not a EU passport.

On my drive to work there are several traffic lights that also have a lane for the light to go to the left. I have to take one of those lefts and because of people that start rolling way back, before the turn lane starts, I am stuck behind them until I can get to the lane that turns left.

This usually means I miss a green light (and it's on an intersection where that left turn usually has a very short green light and you have to wait 3-5 minutes before it turns green again). It's great to slow down and keep rolling so you don't have to come to a complete stop, but be mindful of turn lane situations.

(Sorry for the bad english, it's not my first language, so I'm not sure I used the correct terms for traffic situations)

Only if these statements are untrue.

They are, they are generalizations about an entire gender, half of the earth's population (give or take).

Female, who hates (clothes) shopping, loves fast cars, have the same logical thinking skills as men in my field, and have no desire whatsoever to be married or have children. And yes I am heterosexual and in a great relationship right now. Oh and financially responsible too.

So ALL those statements are false for me.

"Previous attempts to develop an effective and convenient male contraceptive have encountered problems over reliability and side effects, such as mood swings and a lowered sex drive."

The side effects that are very normal and accepted for hormonal birth control for women are apparently not acceptable for men?

I would really welcome more options for men to control their fertility and be able to take a more active role in preventing pregnancy while in a relationship. I'd love to stop taking my hormonal birth control, but the alternatives right now seem too uncomfortable for both of us.

You have more meaningful Allies than that. The Netherlands has been working together with the US for the last few years in Afghanistan and has had it's casualties too.

But apparantly that is not meaningful enough?

"Ik lijk het huis" is not correct Dutch though. They are Dutch words, but not meaning what you think it means.

"Ik vind het huis leuk" would be the correct sentence.

When my boyfriend was in Iraq they were not allowed to use VoIP software and all such traffic on the network did not go through. Connectivity is awful enough as it is and you're lucky to get an e-mail through.

Besides, he may not even be on base for weeks at a time. Used his chance to write a quick e-mail and then be off again.

I have about the same experience as you. I work at a small development company with five guys.

Women can work just fine in this field and there really isn't much harassment going on, but you have to be comfortable working with a lot of men. You have to be confident in yourself and not afraid to stand up for yourself. And often you have to work hard to be 'part of the gang'.

I know a few women who turned away from CS because they simply could not feel comfortable being around a lot of men in class or at work. They felt singled out and alone and felt they needed to prove themselves 'as good as men' over and over again.

Well maybe not in your company's market or your country, but I'm in the Netherlands and Mac's have become more common and common the last few years. I work for a small development company and we use nothing but Mac's. I'd even say that you see more Mac's here in people's homes, in businesses, in stores than in the USA, but it's from personal observation at least and partly based on statistics: http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/6337/