MattPie

You've been a pretty good poster from what I remember; thoughtful and adds to the conversation.

While the grey area *may* be part of it, I think it speaks more to the Puritanical streak in American society than anything. There's a population of folks that think "If you act proper and "ladylike", it's not going to happen to you." The murder parallel is an interesting one, but I think someone beat me to making the point. If I walk down Busti Ave (is that still a rough part of town?) and get shot, some people will say "that was a stupid thing to do" but very few are going so say "he had it coming, why else would he be walking down that street?" or "What else was the shooter supposed to do?". But some people say those things about rape regularly.

Apparently, some systems do not let you into the BIOS. Or at least you need to do some magic to do it. The Dell 5000 did not give me an obvious method. Guides for other Dell systems would say, "Hit F2 at boot" which did nothing, or "Go into the recovery options in Windows 8 and ...." which I'd do but there still wasn't a BIOS setting in recovery boot like the instructions said. I'm guessing there may be some jiggery-pokery that may have worked on that model, but for other reasons I didn't keep the system long enough to find out.

Take your hockey news some place else, man, this forum is for the Bills, grills, PKane, and politics!

September 2016, assuming she's on the ticket in some form.

I think you're jumping the gun. Theoutline up to "NO" seems possible and maybe even likely. After that, speculation.

I thought we were having a debate, where I ask questions about your stance and you try to elaborate your thoughts. Except that you're not answering my questions. I'll ask directly: if, as you stated, a woman is not responsible for being raped, why would her demeanor in a bar beforehand matter? Note that we're not talking specifically this case.

Of what? That one poster has made up his mind but isn't sharing that with anyone since he knows that it's speculation?

First bold: Turns out, none of that matters. Again, how hard is this to understand? Second bold: If you're saying she's not responsible, how does any of her behavior up to the point she said no matter? General thought: I don't think anyone here has even suggested that he did it. I certainly don't know and don't have the facts to make a guess. I'm not sure who you're yelling at.

That hardware went back (Dell Inspiron 5000 15 (AMD A10 version)). We've bought a Dell Inspiron 7000 13 now, which seems to be a much nicer piece of hardware. It was pre-loaded with Windows 10. I'd say if it wasn't for the privacy stuff, Windows 10 is at least as good as Windows 7. It's nowhere near the disaster of the Windows 8 interface. I did check the floor model that I can enable legacy boot and whatnot before buying. As for GIMP, I asked the same question. Yes, she's used it but made the very good point that's not that similar to photoshop in terms of interface and capabilities when you get deeper into it. Kind of like saying Linux and Windows are the same because you can browse the web and look at pictures with them. In any case, it's not a fight I'm going to pursue. :)

Even when I spell dystopian wrong? :)

That's because a man should never force himself on a woman, no matter what happened leading up to it. A woman has no role in getting raped, unless you feel like men have no control over themselves. How hard is this to understand?

I'm only a few chapters in to "Ready Player One". Distopian future with millions of people trying to solve an eccentric billionaire's puzzle that's based on 80s video games and culture. The person that solves the puzzle is the heir to his fortune. http://www.amazon.com/Ready-Player-One-A-Novel/dp/0307887448 After this, Seveneves. http://www.amazon.com/Seveneves-Novel-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0062190377/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439180111&sr=8-1-spell

Dude, it is NEVER THE VICTIM'S FAULT IF THERE'S A RAPE. It doesn't matter when, where, or how they got there. EDIT: I re-read your posts and I see you're kind of saying that. But it doesn't matter if she went back to his house expecting Scrabble, Connect 4, or sex; as soon as she was unhappy with the situation that's it. ---- Re: Croce: he's saying (I think) he didn't over-serve Kane. Can the same be said of the women? Are there legal ramifications if someone is served too much at a bar and they are injured by another party?

dudaCHUK.

Is that for fun or you tipping us?

This isn't really a topic for humor, but I can't help but laugh that the server is "www.BJs.gov".

A friend of mine's was very similar, except substitute lots of guns and clays for boats.

Skipped signing into a MS account initial setup. Win! :)

There was a quote some years back that, "If Pat Buchannon and the ACLU agree on something, you're living in strange times". It's not a circle though, it's a grid (or even more dimensions than that). You can be fairly libertarian in terms of person freedom and government interference while still believe that the government can be a positive force in the world. Syria/Iraq and ISIS does lend credence to the anarchy theory.

This all has to go through a jury (Grand and Petit), right, unless PKane accepts a deal? I suppose jury nullification could happen. Others have answered the oath question, but I'm not sure it's perjury though, isn't there a "Filing a false police report" charge?

That is ugly, but in my mind the color choices of "White, Dingy White, and very light grey" leave a bit to be desired. I don't know why they even bothered.

Or, take three chicken breasts (one package, most of the time) and prepare them (let's say pan fried in a little oil with Wegs or Dinosaur BBQ rub). Eat one with dinner (vegetables and a grain as sides). Put the other two in the fridge. Tomorrow, cube one breast and put it on a salad. The next day, slice the remainder and make a sandwich out of it with lettuce and other toppings. The only issue is a chicken breast is really 2 servings each so we're solidly into "American Portion Control" territory.

Good guess, that's exactly what it is. I've been to a fwe, and I'm not sure what to make of it. It's fun and all, but depending on your group of friends it's either "my great Jack and Jill party" or "every weekend".