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May 2 sara commented on SL Letter of the Day: Mr. Wonderful.

LW - if you happen to be reading comments...reread this letter, but pretend it is written by your best girlfriend, sister, female cousin, etc. - some woman in your life that you feel really close to. What advice would you give her? That might give you some perspective on this situation that this is not the way you'd ever want for someone else you care about to be treated - so why would you put up with it yourself?

You mention in this letter that you have experience with mental illness. If that's true, then you know that it's not caused by/controlled by/cured by the amount of sex a person has. Would your social anxiety disorder be cured by the perfect sex life? No, it's something you manage with a lot of hard work on your part.

Finally - I know it can be so hard to break up with your first sexual partner. But, think about the potential relationship you are missing out on - with someone who will treat you with respect and love. It IS possible - you don't have to put up with this! The break up with suck and be hard, but then you'll get over it and be so much happier.

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Mar 27 sara commented on Activists Say Kansas Bill May Allow HIV Positive People to Be Quarantined.

These news stories are pretty confusing. The change in policy allowing firefighters/paramedics to better protect themselves from a variety of blood/fluid-borne diseases does not sound like a terrible idea, provided that acceptable privacy protections are included along with the law. It's not clear how that is linked to quarantining people as opposed to simply allowing workers who put themselves in vulnerable positions (to benefit everyone!) to receive the most appropriate health care.

Mar 15 sara commented on SL Letter of the Comments: Anti-Gay Haters Are Doing Us a Favor.

AAAAA - While Dan is correct, I think another thing to think about to solve your issue more directly is that even if you read the news, you don't have to read the comments. You can also read the comments only from certain sites - some have a much higher proportion of assholes/crazies, and others are moderated.

Jan 14 sara commented on I'm a Supporter of Physician-Assisted Suicide....

Yeah, this seems totally reasonable to me, I've got to say. I guess if I would put myself in that situation, I think I would feel the same way as these twins, so it's really not my place to say they should not do it. Of course, there should be safeguards in place to make sure it is 100% their decision -- I'm sure not everyone would decide the same way, and that is also their right.

Jan 14 sara commented on Golden Globes 2013: Girls Rule.

I honestly could not tell if Jodie Foster was coming out or just extremely high...

Jan 10 sara commented on Amazon Reviewers Are Big Whiny Babies.

These people are clearly being over the top, but I don't think it's unreasonable to be pissed that an ebook version is not available, especially for a huge book like this (by, huge, I mean lots of pages). And lowering the rating by giving it 1 star is kinda the only leverage you have over publishers to pressure them to offer the book in the format you would like to purchase (or not purchasing at all and pirating instead, I suppose).

Yes, I have room in my apartment for a hardback book, but I don't necessarily want to carry it around everywhere with me, and it's going to be totally impractical for reading at the gym, reading on the subway if I have to stand, etc. etc. I totally support people not being into the ebook thing if they're not, but there's nothing inherently evil about people wanting a more portable method of carrying around books (plus, I can indulge my ADD tendencies...I'm currently switching around between at least 6 different books...). If price point is a concern, make the ebook more expensive for the first 4-6 months, but at least make it available!

Dec 28, 2012 sara commented on The Quiet Rise in DIY Abortions.

@ 5: I mean...it's bad if you don't want to be pregnant, which she did not...
Also, in general, pretty much always bad if you are FOURTEEN YEARS OLD. Did you read the article?

Dec 28, 2012 sara commented on The Quiet Rise in DIY Abortions.

@ 5: I mean...it's bad if you don't want to be pregnant, which she did not...

Dec 5, 2012 sara commented on Windows 8 Sure Isn't Wowing Them.

13: They should pay attention, because who is buying a lot of Office software? Businesses - may not buy every year, but they buy in volume. Older people who can actually afford to pay for it. I would guess most people under the age of 25 pirate stuff like Office rather than purchasing it.

And I did buy the new Office with my new computer, because it was all that was available - the menu thing is an add on.

Dec 5, 2012 sara commented on Windows 8 Sure Isn't Wowing Them.

I'm not sure Microsoft / Windows understands its core demographic, at all. They seem to want to compete with Apple as "cool" technology. Sorry, that market niche is already filled! You may not like it, but your core demographic is people who do not want things to look different or change, people who want things to be fundamentally easy to do for non-experts, people who don't want to invest time in learning a new system - corporate users, older users, and people who aren't as tech savvy. And actually, that's not a bad demographic to have - it is the majority of people - they just need to get over their egos and serve that demographic! (I include myself in this group - I still have yet to get used to the new Office fully even after using it for years and have installed a program that brings back the menus because I do not want my fucking word processor to be constantly changing/difficult to use).