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Re:Divorce in the rich world is getting less nasty on Sunday January 23, 2022 @11:39AM (#30047563)

>...Instead of pushing for marriage equality it might have been better to push for marriage to become a private contract matter, with expiration dates, extensions, remedies, and such built in.

No, it would not have been better. We were concerned about whether we'd be able to visit our loved ones in the hospital, or make decisions about their critical care when they were incapacitated, or whether we'd be able to legally pass on property. We did not have equal dignity before the law, those of us whose relationships were considered illegitimate. We weren't really concerned, and still aren't concerned, with creating the most libertarian expression of legal coupling. We are still fighting to be treated like everyone else.

Re:Divorce in the rich world is getting less nasty on Saturday January 22, 2022 @05:26PM (#30041438)

>Why are you involving the government in your love and sex life? Why complicate your financial situation so?

For same-sex couples, the legal ability to complicate their financial situation was hard won. Recall: Only 10 years ago it took an executive order by the President of the United States to prevent hospitals that receive government funding from denying a same-sex partner visitation.

Legal marriage is a cultural legitimizer that has value to some.

Re:Kobo unveils Sideload Mode to their e-readers on Saturday January 22, 2022 @12:03PM (#30038474)

Because you are loading them from the side of the device (the USB port) instead of the front of the device, the screen.

Re:Kobo unveils Sideload Mode to their e-readers on Saturday January 22, 2022 @11:54AM (#30038331)

To everyone confused by this announcement: previous to this feature, on the most recent Kobos you had to do some pretty advanced stuff (for average users) to avoid having to log-in with an account. This eliminates that. As well, it may have been obvious to you, long-term user of these kinds of devices, that you could add your own books without going through their store. But, to those familiar with Kindle, where the store experience is front and center, that might not have been obvious. Kobo coming right out and saying you can do this is a win for consumers.

Side note: The writing on Goodereader.com is terrible. I wish the link were to the-ebook-reader.com, which has a better summary:

https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2022/01/21/kobo-software-u...

Or even Mobileread forums:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4191419#p...

Re:When cigarette companies used doctors to push smoking (2018) on Thursday January 20, 2022 @12:27AM (#30005063)

The focus of that study is on pregnant women and developing fetuses. That's a far cry from "Soy is poison" full stop.

Re:When cigarette companies used doctors to push smoking (2018) on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @11:26PM (#30004621)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19524224/

"Clinical studies show no effects of soy protein or isoflavones on reproductive hormones in men: results of a meta-analysis"

Re:When cigarette companies used doctors to push smoking (2018) on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @11:25PM (#30004615)

How do you know this?