You are definitely right. It just sucks that destroying books is "fair use" while using movie clips to make a parody video gets taken down with little recourse.

And you know that small businesses and independent establishments aren't seeing one minute of that free prison labor under their roof. It's all going to large companies with connections to government.

I'm not arguing that either should benefit from effective slave labor, but the fact that the biggest players get this insane advantage just rubs extra salt in the wound.

Can they at least provide all the scans to the public for free? It's not like anyone is going to care if they violate copyright, that only applies to regular people.

I think they are referring to the US Speaker of the House refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva after she won a special election in Arizona.

I think it's time for a game platform divorced from Visa/Mastercard to rise to the occasion and step in for these platforms. Websites without these processors already exist, so the model is proven to work well enough (it's less convenient for sure).

I wouldn't think the US would be a good country for this hypothetical store though. I think it's only a matter of time until they attack the publishers and studios directly. I'm not counting on the 1st amendment to help anyone.

The pod space things are criminally overpriced and sometimes dangerous. There was this video of someone showing "futuristic" pods made of cheap plastic and electronic-only doors.

If a fire breaks out in these spaces, people will die. I don't understand why a fire marshal would even allow these places that are filled with dozens of people and no emergency exits.

A trailer park or a tiny home sounds like a penthouse suite compared to these places. But they will build these and charge this much because people are that dumb. I get that LA housing costs are extreme, but surely there are many things you can try to do before this.

If you gotta say it out loud, it probably isn't true.

Some chiropracters are more or less "bootleg" physical therapists that use the same treatment. Of course, there is no guarantee that a given chiropractor will use effective and proven treatments like a licensed PT practitioner.

The wrong people tend to kill themselves in general. Those who commit the worst acts usually have supremely high self-confidence and self-assurance.

It's probably not that extreme most of the time, but there are plenty of sundown towns in the rural US. If the other poster is a minority it can certainly get ugly just by them being there at any time. Just because it isn't nighttime doesn't mean that they will necessarily refrain from targeting them.

Hell, even being a white man who doesn't look like a local can get nasty looks and unwanted attention. I'd say it's risky to be there for anyone who doesn't have a local traveling with them.

People hyped for the Nvidia 5000 series better get their cards before prices skyrocket across the board. I guess graphics cards weren't expensive enough or something.

Really though, no brand is safe from the soon-to-be insane prices if this does go through as a blanket tariff without exceptions. Better to err on the safe side and upgrade soon as you can, if you need to and you're not too wealthy to care.

They're the ones that will do what this Executive Branch wants them to do; things like what happened in this article. Logistics or efficiency doesn't matter to them.

I interpreted that as a veiled threat of reprisal against the companies boycotting it. Maybe that's a darker way of thinking about it, but I wouldn't be too surprised.

In the US, relatives aren't responsible for a deceased relative's debt unless they co-signed or live in Pennsylvania with certain circumstances.

Just wanted to let people know to NEVER pay debt from a deceased person unless you absolutely know you are legally responsible. They will try to hassle you and lie into getting you to pay, and just one payment can make things so much harder for you.

Anything that would cause real economic damage and put power back in the hands of workers will be treated as "illegal" regardless of what the books say. But what could they realistically do, arrest everyone in their homes who didn't go to work that day?

Wildcat strikes are "illegal" in the sense that your employer is allowed to retaliate with firing you or docking pay if you do so. I highly doubt someone's going to prison for not showing up at a regular job.

Also, many child molesters aren't even specifically attracted to children. These types commit their crimes because children can be easier targets than adults at times.

You need to be on 800mg on Benadryl to see it (don't actually do that).

In theory he should be paying a lot more to car insurance because of the points and sheer amount of violations. But maybe he's too wealthy to care about that either.

Edit: In many states in the US, they will suspend the license if they get too many points from violations like running red lights or speeding. Not sure how it works in New York state however.

Is a telehealth appointment an option? In my experience those are less expensive and easier, especially if you just need refills. Some meds need to be prescribed in-person however.

They're attempting to pass bills that suppress Dem turnout and help them win this November. The timing matters for what they want to do.