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[–] [email protected] 177 points 8 months ago (4 children)

LG effectively has said that their owners manual and a cardboard box have authority over the courts. Clearly, as the courts have nullified it, they fucking dont.

All I see is a damned good reason to ban arbitration agreements outright. If you want to arbitrate a tort, you should be required to motion the court for it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

That sounds like it's exactly the point...

Normally I'd chalk your comment up as being a little too "tinfoil hat" to warrant engaging, but half the article implies exactly that, and I don't think the author was doing it on purpose because quite frankly, I don't think there are any news authors left with the competence to do so.

This is 100% some shit I'd expect to come out of the red team though... The Biden administration hasn't struck me as being on the side of corporate interests (generally speaking... I'm not naive enough to think the Biden administration couldn't be bought, I'm speaking to track record here...), and I don't think this would impact tax revenue much, which is to say that there's not much ulterior motivation for blues to trump up a bullshit problem to keep Chinese cars out of the market.

I'm inclined to agree with your opinion, but logically it doesn't add up, is my point :)

[–] [email protected] 39 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The movie companies said they were not planning to go after these people in court

Worlds most prolific story tellers tellin stories;)

[–] [email protected] 111 points 9 months ago

In case Apple’s advice doesn’t work, it’s safe to say that you probably need help from professional repair experts and may even need to prepare yourself to buy a new iPhone.

"Don't do anything yourself, just come give us more money"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm reasonably certain that once enough governments jump on the "we need to control the internets" bandwagon, there will be a region specific convention adopted similar to country codes for phone numbers so that they can, in fact, apply customs to it...

I suspect it won't be in the name of righteousness though, more likely it'll be taxes, copyright, etc, on internet sales that trigger it.

[–] [email protected] 80 points 9 months ago (1 children)

options include the establishment of a digital ID system or services that can estimate an individual's age based on a visual scan of their face.

Oh yeah... I'm sure that won't cause any unintended issues at all...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ultimately, what I'm asking you is: why would I be opposed to a law that itself is 100% fine, just because the same legislators might later pass a different law that I don't like?

Ultimately because the basic premise of the law could (in general) be the basis for the government to remove our entire conversation here...

It is potentially a tool to do this

In 1984, the government rewrites history and uses a multitude of techniques that trick you into accepting things that are not true as being true.

I don't object for the sake of my my benefit, I object for the sake of yours (everyone).

I see it a one degree increment on the proverbial frog in the proverbial pot, being slowly but surely brought to boil and it's death, and I don't really care who it affects in the moment.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

White rot fungus, use very diluted bleach (like 5%, a cup of bleach in a gallon of water.) or vinegar (either might alter the wood finish though...), wrap the arm of the chair in paper towels and keep them damp with it for like 30 minutes or so to let it soak into the substrate of the mold inside the wood, and it should just come off with a brush.

Don't let it go everywhere when brushing it off because the more you spread the spores, the more mold you get.

A steamer will likely make it grow more. It'll look like it's working but it'll grow back worse.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

No, were just apparently on very different wavelengths here (I'm totally fine with this personally, no animosity intended at all, I like discourse and you don't seem like you're being a dick about it, so we're on friendly terms here from my perspective)

Do you not think that government determination of what is or is not acceptable on "social media" (quotes because generalizing) is eerily similar to thoughtcrime? And an orwellian policy? Making a 1984 reference in its defense a little ironic?

I realize I discounted the bulk of your comment and all the "logical fallacy" buzz phrases you threw in, but I generally consider that pedantry and responding to it would bring in bad vibes on my side, so I skipped it, sorry. I can engage it, but I won't have anything to say on it worth reading, it'll just be old guy bullshit....

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (5 children)

How you gonna reference 1984 while actively defending an orwellian policy?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (7 children)

Sounds an awful lot like sticking your head in the sand.

"Social media" is going to be whatever they decide they want government oversight on... Not being part of the introductory offer isnt a very good reason to accept it in my opinion.

They'll come for your forum eventually...

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (10 children)

Ok, well it was intended to be an opinion, so your assertion that I'm incorrect is incorrect because its my opinion, but that aside, which part?

I reiterate that question because if your opinion is in direct opposition to mine, it is, in my opinion, the one I would most like to hear. I'm a moderate/centrist/libertarian(non-party) and I'd unironically and unsarcastically love to hear your opinion on it. Unless you're just being a pedant, then I'll listen and I respect your right to posit any pedantic objections, but I won't really care much :)

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