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  1. It's very head shape dependent, though. Because the Z1 in extra large was so close to my face that the shield did nothing but keep the wind out of my eyes -- any kick would have hit me. I tried it on, no way. But a medium KISS fits me; a large (or maybe XL) Oxygn.

    Same thing with motorcycle helmets. You have to try them on.

    Wendy P.

  2. 1 hour ago, JoeWeber said:

    I don’t think you’ve answered the question. Simple: given there won’t ever be a perfect solution on which side would you err?

    I know that if (as an example) Trump were the one who was pro-choice, and the Democrats against, I'd weigh the damage that Trump could otherwise do very heavily against choice, because the country is a whole lot harder to put back together if its basic tenets are no longer generally respected (e.g. constitution, rule of law, law applying equally to everyone, depending on money of course) than if one thing that I find to be relatively heinous happens (state-by-state choice, which is the only really likely thing now).

    But each candidate would change the equation.

    And why do I say that? Because I hate those "make a choice so I can beat you up about it" questions. It's like asking someone if they've quit beating their kids yet, leaving no room between a swat and an actual beating.

    Wendy P.

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  3. Thanks. And I might start masking in more crowded venues again; this is a farming area, with plenty of both dairy and meat cattle.

    Wendy P.

  6. 3 hours ago, billvon said:

    And it changes rapidly.

    200 years ago, interracial marriages were immoral.  It was immoral for women to have sex before marriage, but not men, since men needed sex to remain healthy.   Homosexuality was punishable by jail time.  Rape of colored women was not.

    The mutability of morality is further proof that it's just a transient construct that will change again and again.

    And that’s why it all comes down to respect for me. Because by considering how to treat someone with respect, generally I don’t offend. That means my violently evangelical sister in law doesn’t hear about my transgender nibling. And, while “not offending” isn’t a primary objective all the time, I find people listen much better when treated with respect. And I find it easier to do so if I automatically find something to respect in them  

    yeah, sometimes that’s not easy 

    Wendy P. 

  12. 20 minutes ago, brenthutch said:

    Well when one side says the glaciers in Glacier National Park will be gone by 2020 and the other side says they won’t….2020 comes and goes and the glaciers are still there…it kinda does.

    Yeah, the fact that there are only roughly 50 when 35 years ago there were 350 is irrelevant. And if I gain enough weight to be obese, but not super-obese, that means I'm not fat, right?

    Wendy P.

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  15. I was told that a picture of a 12-way made Skydiving, but no one has ever actually seen it in there. Taken from above, so not much but ass cheeks, backpacks, and one dangling dick are visible

    Wendy P.

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  17. 13 minutes ago, BIGUN said:

    The "Vested Clause" of the Constitution gives the President the authority. The Supreme Court can override any EO that is not within the scope of the President's powers.   

    Basically, there are a lot of assumptions in the Constitution that the majority of government actors are basically trying to do the right thing. 

    Wendy P.

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  19. 32 minutes ago, Rickendiver said:

    In my professional training and experience working with aerosolized pathogens both in both research laboratories & in the field for national bio defense, (DOE, DOD, DHS), cloth masks are ineffective at preventing virus transmission. This has been in the knowledge base for about 100 years. 

    They are better than nothing, and they're not too bad at stopping someone who's breathing out from having their every breath (possibly contagious) enter the fray. Not as good against coughs and sneezes, but most people breathe a little more than they cough or sneeze.

    Once N95 masks and foreign equivalents appeared, plenty of people started wearing them. The others can still screen out some allergens as well.

    Wendy P.

  20. 35 minutes ago, brenthutch said:

    They also said they would no longer cover both sides of the climate issue.

    You mean the side that a diminishing minority of scientists go to? 
    Forbes (that liberal rag) source: 80-90% accept anthropogenic climate change, and that was a number of years ago.

    How many doctors does it take saying something is good for you to accept that it might be — especially if you see it as something good?

    Wendy P. 

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  22. 3 minutes ago, brenthutch said:

    Dude, IT WAS A JOKE!!  And yes everyone knows that the poor are disproportionately impacted by poverty.

    They're disproportionately impacted by nearly every negative. Wrong decisions, illness, and bad luck have far greater consequences when you're already working two part-time gig jobs with no insurance and limited or no sick leave to make ends meet, and have a $100 savings account.

    And no one is immune from either wrong decisions or bad luck. Just my fortune to be born to good parents, be exposed to what I've been exposed to, and having a reasonable native intelligence has made the negative aspects of some wrong decisions or bad luck less likely to hit me. Like, yes, the times I drove while intoxicated (not a lot, but it happened, and I didn't get caught). Like, yes, the times I shoplifted as a kid (again, far and few between, but I'm a middle-class looking white girl, not a minority who gets scrutiny). And countless other infractions of good sense that nearly everyone in the world has committed, but that people who are under additional scrutiny, or who don't have the resources to deal with it, can't afford to make. 

    Wendy P.

  23. The thing is that USPS has to subsidize the delivery of packages to very remote places. It's kind of like public schools -- they have to be able to educate virtually everyone, while private schools can screen out the more expensive kids to educate (or simply open a super-expensive school). 

    With USPS, you can have your letter (which admittedly is getting to be an anachronism) delivered anywhere in the US, including via bush plane in Alaska, for the same price. That has to come somehow. Or we can just say something like "well, you chose Alaska, sucks to be you."

    Wendy P.

  25. 2 hours ago, winsor said:

    Deciding whether Kamala Harris is an improvement is akin to trying to pick between polio and leprosy

    The choice is between Biden and Trump; based on the way they take care of themselves, Biden stands an excellent chance of outliving Trump.

    That said, your comparison of polio and leprosy is kind of apt. Because polio can be mild and even undetected, but there’s nothing really we can do to fix it until it’s run it’s course, and that course can have devastating consequences. Leprosy, on the other hand, is slow, and for the vast majority of people, cured with treatment. Especially if they comply with the treatment, and don’t use chloroquine and ass lights instead, or simply deny it because Rush said it’s not real.

    I agree this isn’t a great choice. I’m on the record after the last election as saying the absolute last thing I want is a repeat. If Trump is elected, the 22nd amendment is a part of the constitution he’d probably try to “suspend.”

    Wendy P.