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I'm still counting the days until they start enforcing the no-cell while driving laws. I'm fairly sure it turned illegal down here in florida a few years ago, but there's not been much enforcement, from what I've seen.

In semi-related events, I actually had a roomie when I was getting the bachelors that talking to someone over the phone when the person they were talking to wrecked. Because they were distracted by talking on the phone. So. Yeah.

I'll give even odds we have cell-suppressing devices in vehicles within a decade. Or at least full integration of the hands-off systems. Talking's still bad enough, but it's fiddling with the damn things that is particularly bad. And then there's the ones that text and drive, which is... just mind boggling. But I've seen it happen, and promptly chewed the fuck out of the driver because what the flying hell.

Hence the "hurry up" part. Though, being fair, I'd be content if the negative consequences of going without were merely less than the negative consequences of sleep.

In any case, buggerit, taking nap. To the seventy Sven hells with it.

Just shy of five years, now, and still no pathos. I imagine the ones that have been converting were just flukes, honestly. Either that or the infection only occurs for those that registered later on...

Actually... wait, wait. Do we count years by registration date or log in time? I'm only like, a third of a year (lil' bit more) by the latter.

Why do you think that is?

In a number of cases, there just seems to be no need. America is a really bloody huge place, and for a good chunk of our population just wandering around it alone is sufficient to scratch travel urges.

There's also the xenophobia. That's particularly strong in my area. Why the hell would they want to go trapezing around some "dirty foreign shithole?" To channel their prejudices via direct quotation.

You guys don't get sick days?

From some of the horror stories I've heard, a) in some cases, no, and b) in others, actually using them may cause you to lose your job or put you in much greater risk of it. So, functionally, no. It's not quite universal, but it's definitely a thing and particularly prevalent in lower wage jobs.

Ahaha, I now have a disturbing image of past priests spontaneously orgasming at the thought of in-vitro fertilization. Imagine, a method of reproduction in which you don't even have to be in the same room!

In retrospect, it's kinda' odd that you see a bit of a backlash against that and related tech by the particularly prudish among the pious. You'd think it'd be a god-sent (heh) technology for them, the ability to completely divorce sinful pleasures of the flesh from holy reproduction. Inquisitors for the Iron Womb? Need more catchy group names, hum.

GG... drug law, in the states at least, are only nominally -- and only just barely that -- about "saving a person from themselves". It's got a hell of a lot more to do with tobacco and alcohol lobbies mixed with historic prejudice, with prison privatization forces starting to dip their fingers hard into the issue. It's definitely grossly immoral and about as clear an expression of might (money) makes right (law) as you'll see, but it's got basically jack-all to do with personal sovereignty. Unfortunately. It'd be considerably more moral (though still grossly immoral, honestly.) if it were actually like you were presenting it.

States are definitely a terrible example of potentially moral criminal law, as well. It's possible for criminal law to have more to do with morality than practical or emotional factors (though the former, in particular, will almost always still be a strong component), and there's some (mostly european, from what I understand) countries that are closer (with emphasis on the -er, unfortunately) to that ideal, but the states are quiet blatantly and close to universally about retributive punishment, at their best (at their worst, it's nasty shit like the drug laws). There's a difference between retributive punishment and rehabilitative justice; the latter can be moral, while the former is unequivocally (and necessarily, because it flat out doesn't work) not. It'll probably take another century of psych research before folks actually get enough data to bludgeon even the holdouts from yesteryear's ignorance hard enough to shape up, though

Gaah. Cleanse it with fire.

Ninja'd. E: Beyond that, Doc Wik's info. Do what must be done.

Capability to induce by practice is still hereditary, though. We don't spring forth from the womb speaking five languages, but our ability to learn them in later life is indeed within the umbrella of evolution.

So to, apparently, with the ability for males to stimulate milk production.