"'Chicks'? You're such a man."
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Further, there is a medical unit in London called GUCH (Grown-Up Congenital Heart) that was created specifically for people like us who had heart problems early on in life. The need wasn't there before because, in the past, we'd all be dead by adulthood.
I have had cardiac check-ups at least once a year for my whole life. In several instances, new problems were found at one of the check-ups and the wheels were set in motion to mend things. Further, when I was in hospital for the cardiac arrest, the bulge in my aorta was discovered by accident.
I live in the UK. Perhaps the NHS are more will to keep tabs on people than private health services in other countries.
Ruthlessness and selfishness are two character traits that are found in people who are unfaithful.
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What this guy is really saying is, "Build me a custom version of this thing." Sounds like enterprise software.
Some progress may me made by rolling up some of the popular/complementary apps and, thus, satisfy a large enough group of users.
No, it doesn't, but it might attack the aims of granting free speech. It may make people feel less free, or less safe, but it doesn't take away their ability to have their own say.
I think anybody should be allowed to say anything, and then people can resolve problems on their own. Rational people limit what they say based upon the environment. If someone asked me about my sexual identity in Alabama, I'd be unlikely come right out and say I am queer.
A much more convicing argument for Tenner's point of view is:
Hate speech should be illegal because it impairs others' freedom. If a group of workers in a male-dominated environment put up porn on the walls of the changing rooms, it may make the few women feel uncomfortable.
In the case of the living room with the person spouting racist remarks, there is a distinction between public and private places. In public: anything goes. (There, it might be useful to incorporate sgrove's idea of ideas vs just words.) In private, people have a right to control their own environment.
Perfect Dark, the N64 game released around the year 2000, got given an 18 certificate in the UK because of the fact that blood can splatter from shot enemies onto walls.
Raiders Of The Lost Ark, the film released in 1981, nearly got refused a PG [edit: thanks, bena] certificate because it showed exploding heads.
The picture you linked depicts both of these acts of violence, whereas Wolfenstein 3D does not. Maybe Apple have similarly esoteric criteria for unacceptable acts of violence as the film and video game rating boards.
Kind of pop/noise/experimental; to put it another way: a noise band playing pretty melodies.
Do you plan to foster a community with certain features? Or are you looking for a broader range of people?