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Comment on "twitter.com" is now officially dead in ~tech
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Comment on "twitter.com" is now officially dead in ~tech
stu2b50 Link ParentI honestly have no idea what you’re talking about. Words are used in sentences. You have context. If I say, “put the diced apples in the risotto “ no one who’s serious is going to wonder “dicing...I honestly have no idea what you’re talking about. Words are used in sentences. You have context.
If I say, “put the diced apples in the risotto “ no one who’s serious is going to wonder “dicing iPhones? Oh my!”
What is an actual context in which you would confuse Apple the company with
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Comment on US President Joe Biden raises tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese imports: EVs, solar panels, batteries and more in ~finance
stu2b50 Link ParentOnly if the US auto industry uses this opportunity to become competitive. Toyota, Honda, Hyundai etc are going to have to compete with Chinese automakers. They can’t slap on 100% tariffs because...Only if the US auto industry uses this opportunity to become competitive. Toyota, Honda, Hyundai etc are going to have to compete with Chinese automakers. They can’t slap on 100% tariffs because they sell in the Chinese market, so they’d get symmetrical tariffs. The US can do this because the US auto industry is already completely outcompeted outside of the US.
What happens in a decade when Toyota, which has been in brutal competition with BYD or whatever, comes in and severely undercuts Ford and GM? Are we going to tariff Japanese cars too?
At what point are US consumers stuck with gas guzzling garbage from Ford and GM because they suck ass at making cars but employ sufficient swing voters to get protection?
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Comment on France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia after deadly riots in ~news
stu2b50 Link ParentAh, yeah, it's American Samoa that don't have citizenship. Although Guam still doesn't get to participate in federal elections.Ah, yeah, it's American Samoa that don't have citizenship. Although Guam still doesn't get to participate in federal elections.
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Comment on France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia after deadly riots in ~news
stu2b50 Link ParentSure, but the date and time of the election had been determined decades ago. It was the "default" time. The real concern with the timing of the vote is that there was a lot of political goodwill...Sure, but the date and time of the election had been determined decades ago. It was the "default" time. The real concern with the timing of the vote is that there was a lot of political goodwill towards the French government because they did a bunch of stimulus in response to COVID. Which feels like something they should just deal with.
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Comment on France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia after deadly riots in ~news
stu2b50 Link ParentWell yeah, the independence side "boycotted" the election, which worked out about as well as you'd expect boycotting an election to work. You can't force people to vote.Then in 2021? It skyrocketed to 96%.
Well yeah, the independence side "boycotted" the election, which worked out about as well as you'd expect boycotting an election to work. You can't force people to vote.
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Comment on France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia after deadly riots in ~news
stu2b50 Link ParentI mean obviously they want to keep trying, but equally something to be reconciled is that a lot of people in New Caledonia want to be part of France, including Kanaks; they get to be French...I mean obviously they want to keep trying, but equally something to be reconciled is that a lot of people in New Caledonia want to be part of France, including Kanaks; they get to be French citizens, and that's quite nice. It's not like the US and guam, where you get to be some kind of pseudo citizen. It's particularly strong among the urban youth; there's a lot of economic advantages, not to mention opportunity.
It's fair to sympathize that the independence movement will be hampered, but it's also important to recognize that they've been artificially boosted by the purposeful disenfranchisement of long-standing residents of New Caledonia, and also that they do not represent the entirety of the Kanak people by a longshot.
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Comment on France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia after deadly riots in ~news
stu2b50 Link ParentThey literally had 3 legally binding referendums and they all resulted in a majority for remaining with France.More lately, there has some effort and headway in establishing independence through referendum, but the referendum will definitely fail if France makes this change to the voting laws in New Caledonia.
They literally had 3 legally binding referendums and they all resulted in a majority for remaining with France.
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Comment on France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia after deadly riots in ~news
stu2b50 Link ParentIt's not that clear. At the same time, it's somewhat absurd that voting lists have no been updated since 1998. Some people have been there for 35 years and yet are still not eligible to vote. Are...It's not that clear. At the same time, it's somewhat absurd that voting lists have no been updated since 1998. Some people have been there for 35 years and yet are still not eligible to vote. Are they going to be disenfranchised forever? As citizens? The law merely updates the voting lists, as they should have been to begin with.
It's hard to call it some malicious flooding of the voting population when said voting population has been for over two decades already.
New Caledonia has had 3 independence referendums per the Noumea accord. Independence lost in all three.
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Comment on Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches in ~food
stu2b50 Link ParentSo if the judge was less white he would prevent taco restaurant from opening in this mall? Not sure that checks out.So if the judge was less white he would prevent taco restaurant from opening in this mall?
Not sure that checks out.
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Comment on Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches in ~food
stu2b50 Link ParentThe internet arguments are, but the legal case is quite consequential for the parties involved! That's exactly why this ruling makes sense, though. Why did that written commitment exist? Is it...I know its all in good fun,
The internet arguments are, but the legal case is quite consequential for the parties involved!
You can't just say "actually..." because the alternative delineation doesn't provide any benefit to humanity whatsoever!
That's exactly why this ruling makes sense, though. Why did that written commitment exist? Is it because the mall hates mexicans? What is the benefit in denying the ability for tacos to exist in this mall?
No, if you read the commitment itself and the history, it's clear that what they don't want is chain fast food restaurants; they want artisanal handcrafted streetfood or whatever. And I think a taco shop can satisfy that.
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Comment on Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches in ~food
stu2b50 Link ParentIf you go by the cube rule, then subway sandwiches are actual tacos, so the written commitment is self-contradictory.If you go by the cube rule, then subway sandwiches are actual tacos, so the written commitment is self-contradictory.
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Comment on Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches in ~food
stu2b50 Link ParentThat's not how "or" works. It's a 'made to order' OR 'subway-style' sandwiches. So the argument is, to tacos count as 'made to order' sandwiches, explicitly excluding traditional fast food...That's not how "or" works. It's a 'made to order' OR 'subway-style' sandwiches. So the argument is, to tacos count as 'made to order' sandwiches, explicitly excluding traditional fast food restaurants?
The lack of a definition for 'sandwiches', and understanding the intent behind the written commitment, namely
The commitment that caused contention had been designed to keep out traditional fast-food restaurants.
are the key factors. If they wanted "American" sandwiches only, then they should have defined what a sandwich is.
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Comment on Robert Fico: Slovakia’s prime minister in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times in ~news
stu2b50 Link ParentDepends on your definition of political. All things are politics, as the refrain goes. But for example, Shinzo Abe’s shooting was a comparatively individualistic revenge story.Depends on your definition of political. All things are politics, as the refrain goes.
But for example, Shinzo Abe’s shooting was a comparatively individualistic revenge story.
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Comment on For proponents of "vote for the lesser of two evils", what is your endgame? in ~talk
stu2b50 Link ParentBoth, at the same time. In the end, the MAGA faction is less than 25% of the electorate at most. It's not a majority by any means. If you look at the last midterm, MAGA candidates did horribly...Both, at the same time. In the end, the MAGA faction is less than 25% of the electorate at most. It's not a majority by any means. If you look at the last midterm, MAGA candidates did horribly flat out, which is only accentuated by the extremely favorable environment for them (when moderate republican candidates did as expected, very well, in New York and elsewhere).
If Trump loses the next election, then in addition to cementing his overall weakness as a candidate, just natural human bodily decomposition will mark the end of his electoral attempts. There are no heirs to his brief but brightly burning faction. It is unlikely to continue to be kingmakers in the party. They can't even bend the Speaker to their will anymore.
That's not to say that Republicans will change coat entirely, but that it will be once again a party of political insiders who would very much like the system that gives them power to begin with to continue.
To address your other post, it does not matter. Like and dislike are relative terms. As a rational actor, you have some set of beliefs on what you think the government should do. Out of the eligible candidates, you should vote for the candidate that most closely aligns with that. It's all relative.
In mathematical terms, you project the vector that represents your ideals on the vectorspace of candidates. It doesn't matter if the magnitude of the dot product is low, just pick the maximum. That's how you get closer to what you want. Any positive magnitude is larger than 0 by definition.
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Comment on For proponents of "vote for the lesser of two evils", what is your endgame? in ~talk
stu2b50 LinkI think you're making it too complicated. This "strategy" is just called being a rational actor - you vote for the side that most closely aligns with your own beliefs. No more, no less. The party...I think you're making it too complicated. This "strategy" is just called being a rational actor - you vote for the side that most closely aligns with your own beliefs. No more, no less.
So the other party is bound to win at least once a decade imo. and yet I hear how democracy is more at stake now than it's ever been if "the other party wins".
The party of Trump is not the GOP that ran John McCain and Mitt Romney, and it may not be the GOP of tomorrow. Democracy is more at stake than ever because of the particulars of the candidates. No one particularly worried about democracy when Mitt Romney ran against Obama.
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Comment on Inside the surreal world of $20,000 pet portraits (gifted link) in ~life.pets
stu2b50 Link ParentThat seems like a very personal hangup. Most people quite like the mascots - otherwise, if you just want rollercoasters you can go to six flags.That seems like a very personal hangup. Most people quite like the mascots - otherwise, if you just want rollercoasters you can go to six flags.
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Comment on Inside the surreal world of $20,000 pet portraits (gifted link) in ~life.pets
stu2b50 Link ParentHow is that any weirder or more uncomfortable than in the park? The addition of privacy makes it creepy? It's not hard to understand; it will be a magical experience for your kids, because kids...How is that any weirder or more uncomfortable than in the park? The addition of privacy makes it creepy?
It's not hard to understand; it will be a magical experience for your kids, because kids are fucking stupid, and will believe it's really the characters. Parents of all kinds want their kids to be happy; their kids being happy is a form of enjoyment. Some of them have a lot of money. Nothing more to it.
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Comment on Recommendations for leakproof, TSA-approved (100ml / 3.4oz) toiletry bottles in ~travel
stu2b50 LinkDefense in depth. Put your containers in more containers. Then they all need to fail for you to make a mess. This is pretty standard practice by airport security across the world.Defense in depth. Put your containers in more containers. Then they all need to fail for you to make a mess.
for people unfamiliar with the incredibly stupid US TSA rules about this
This is pretty standard practice by airport security across the world.
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Comment on Donald Trump hush money trial: What criminal charges does he face? in ~news
stu2b50 Link ParentYes, I'm okay with alleged rapists and pedos running for President. Neither courts nor elections are run by omniscient gods. Being guilty of a crime only indicates that the preponderance of...Yes, I'm okay with alleged rapists and pedos running for President. Neither courts nor elections are run by omniscient gods. Being guilty of a crime only indicates that the preponderance of evidence was not on your side in your trial.
We live in a democracy, and the voice of the people should trump all in the end.
No, it does. You're just wrong on that one. It's in fact one, if not the biggest, factors in determining a trademark violation (see: lapp test).
There ARE numerous trademarks over the same word or branding that exist at once because they are sufficiently different in market that no one would confuse them given context. If you had a company called, for example, "Coke Industries", which specialized in the production of the hydrocarbon, you would be fine, because no one in the market for sugary water wants to buy distilled coal.
Here's a concrete, real, and relevant examples:
Apple, the Steve Jobs one, owns the trademark for "Apple" w.r.g to computers
The company Apple Records owns the trademark for "Apple" w.r.g to music publishing
The company VKO Farms owns the trademark to "Apple" w.r.g to "clothing; fashion garments; footwear"
They all own it collectively because no one mistakes each other depending on the context.
Context is everything with trademarks.