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5 votes
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PSA: Venmo just changed its terms, now including a more draconian arbitration requirement, requiring opt out by 6/22/22
I have mixed views on arbitration, it does lower costs, but arbitrators rarely see things from the consumers' perspectives. Here are the instructions for opting out, which I will be recommending...
I have mixed views on arbitration, it does lower costs, but arbitrators rarely see things from the consumers' perspectives.
Here are the instructions for opting out, which I will be recommending to all my friends (followed by a link to the form):
You can choose to reject this Agreement to Arbitrate (“opt-out”) by mailing us a written opt-out notice. For new Venmo users, the opt-out notice must be postmarked no later than 30 days after the date you accept the User Agreement for the first time. If you are already a current Venmo user and previously accepted the User Agreement prior to the introduction of this Agreement to Arbitrate on May 23, 2022, the Opt-Out Notice must be postmarked no later than June 22, 2022. You must mail the opt-out notice to PayPal, Inc., Attn: Litigation Department, Re: Venmo Opt-Out Notice, 2211 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95131. For your convenience, we are providing an opt-out notice form you must complete and mail to opt-out of this Agreement to Arbitrate. You must complete this form by providing all the information it calls for, including your name, address, phone number, Venmo user name, and the email address(es) used to log in to the Venmo account(s) to which the opt-out applies. You must sign the opt-out notice for it to be effective. This procedure is the only way you can opt-out of the Agreement to Arbitrate. If you opt-out of this Agreement to Arbitrate, all other parts of the User Agreement will continue to apply. Opting out of this Agreement to Arbitrate has no effect on any previous, other, or future arbitration agreements that you may have with us.
The form:
22 votes -
Lana del Rey - Summertime Sadness (Remix)
9 votes -
Big Telecom convinces Missouri lawmakers to block funding for broadband competition
5 votes -
Does anyone here have daydreams so intense that they can't think about anything else?
I have been experiencing this for 3-4 years now. It used to be that I daydream only when I am bored lying in the bed but for the past year my daydreams have been becoming more and more involved in...
I have been experiencing this for 3-4 years now. It used to be that I daydream only when I am bored lying in the bed but for the past year my daydreams have been becoming more and more involved in my life. I can't think of myself as anything but my character in my dreams. It lasts for hours in a day and is sometimes my only source of joy. I sometimes am so out of it that an hour has passed of me dreaming and I don't remember what I was doing originally. I honestly don't really feel comfortable in my real body either. I want to live as the person I see in my daydreams. Is there anyone who experiences this or has recovered from it? I am honestly really scared...
11 votes -
Ada Aik – Luna (2022)
1 vote -
‘Avatar 2’ is officially ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’: James Cameron debuts first footage at CinemaCon
12 votes -
Playdate handheld console release thread
Playdate announced on Twitter that they are beginning shipping today: Oh! A new Playdate Update video is here! It recaps the great developer things we've released this year, like Pulp and the...
Playdate announced on Twitter that they are beginning shipping today:
Oh! A new Playdate Update video is here!
It recaps the great developer things we've released this year, like Pulp and the Playdate SDK. Please enjoy it. https://youtu.be/BmrtkBmFSn4
There's one extra important bit in the update. Playdates in Group One will begin shipping…
…today.
The embargo on reviews also lifted:
- The Verge: All it’s cranked up to be
- Rock Paper Shotgun: A handheld indie curio that goes hand in hand with the spirit of PC
- Eurogamer: A fascinating puzzle in itself
- Video Games Chronicle: The Playdate is fun but its quirks may wind you up
- ArsTechnica: Playdate earns its $179 price tag with cute design, memorable games
- Engadget: Playdate is a magical indie game machine
- IGN: It's Crankin' Time
- Venture Beat: An alternate-history boutique handheld
- GamesRadar: Tiny, mighty, unfussy fun
- Destructoid: You’ve got a date
- Gizmodo: The Playdate Is Oozing With Charm and Potential
Also, ArsTechnica released reviews of all of the Playdate games. SPOILERS ahead:
20 votes -
What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's...
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's interesting about it? Are you having trouble with anything?
7 votes -
'Unprecedented' water restrictions ordered for millions in Southern California
17 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
12 votes -
Canada eliminates mandatory waiting period for gay men to donate blood
17 votes -
Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - April 27-28
This thread is posted Monday/Wednesday/Friday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted Monday/Wednesday/Friday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
If you'd like to help support Ukraine, please visit the official site at https://help.gov.ua/ - an official portal for those who want to provide humanitarian or financial assistance to people of Ukraine, businesses or the government at the times of resistance against the Russian aggression.
13 votes -
Pets!
In light of our 4th anniversary here, I believe it is time for another thread on those beloved furry/scaly/feathered friends we all know and are beholden to. So fellow Tilderinos, share your pets!...
In light of our 4th anniversary here, I believe it is time for another thread on those beloved furry/scaly/feathered friends we all know and are beholden to.
So fellow Tilderinos, share your pets! Photos! Stories! Antics! Attitudes! How they've changed your life! How you've changed theirs!
Been a minute (couple of years), but we have done this before, older posts are below:
https://tild.es/rtx
https://tild.es/r2p
https://tild.es/9xn
https://tild.es/1gw14 votes -
How men found love in 1800s America was so awful it’s funny
6 votes -
British rocket company Skyrora has called on the Icelandic government to grant a licence that would end a months-long delay to Europe's largest-ever rocket launch
3 votes -
Fitness Weekly Discussion
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started...
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started a new diet or have a new recipe you want to share? Anything else health and wellness related?
5 votes -
What did you do this weekend?
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at...
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
9 votes -
Caring for the vulnerable opens gateways to our richest, deepest brain states
6 votes -
Why does this lady have a fly on her head?
6 votes -
Two pieces of music news I heard about just today
The first regards a legend (amongst a certain genre) 33 cassette tapes were released, all accounted for, and the band don't want them released in another form. Then, against all odds or...
The first regards a legend (amongst a certain genre)
33 cassette tapes were released, all accounted for, and the band don't want them released in another form.
Then, against all odds or expectations, it gets leaked... and apparently it's official.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling
The second is the sad death of another legend, Klaus Schulz.
Timewind is probably his "classic" album
I heard his collaborations with Pete Namlook and Bill Laswell, The Dark Side of the Moog, and scoured soulseek for them - gotta get 'em all!.
This was during the nascent and formative time in my exploration of electronic music, which I think directed me away from the more commercial or mainstream side. I really liked the humour and seeming lack of ego or self-absorption they displayed.
8 votes -
Canon has a “museum” of every camera they’ve produced on an obscure part of their website
19 votes -
Stardew Valley OST - Spring (It's a Big World Outside) (2016)
11 votes -
Lights - Prodigal Daughter (2021)
5 votes -
Poland and the Jews. It’s complicated.
5 votes -
Did medieval peasants travel?
3 votes -
Autopsy of Adam & Eve: Looking at a selection of paper instruments from the 15th-17th century, at the Royal Society
3 votes -
NFTs are legally problematic
10 votes -
What's something you've made or done recently that you'd like to show off?
I've posted this before, but it's been a couple years. It can be a hobby, a good deed, something simple, something complex, or anything in between - mainly, whatever doesn't fit into the more...
I've posted this before, but it's been a couple years. It can be a hobby, a good deed, something simple, something complex, or anything in between - mainly, whatever doesn't fit into the more niche topics that are posted about this here (such as the weekly technical projects thread in ~comp).
11 votes -
Weekly coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - week of April 25
This thread is posted weekly, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted weekly, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
7 votes -
Ubuntu 22.04: An Excellent Linux Distro
8 votes -
Slow Social, a social network built for friends, not influencers
23 votes -
What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga)
What have you been watching and reading this week? You don't need to give us a whole essay if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to talk about something you saw that was...
What have you been watching and reading this week? You don't need to give us a whole essay if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to talk about something you saw that was cool, something that was bad, ask for recommendations, or anything else you can think of.
If you want to, feel free to find the thing you're talking about and link to its pages on Anilist, MAL, or any other database you use!
3 votes -
Heatwave in India breaks records, still worsening
5 votes -
Meet Freshii’s new ‘virtual cashier’ — who works from Nicaragua for $3.75 an hour
10 votes -
What programming/technical projects have you been working on?
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's...
This is a recurring post to discuss programming or other technical projects that we've been working on. Tell us about one of your recent projects, either at work or personal projects. What's interesting about it? Are you having trouble with anything?
4 votes -
In Australia, slot machines are everywhere. So is gambling addiction.
9 votes -
Megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - April 25-26
This thread is posted Monday/Wednesday/Friday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted Monday/Wednesday/Friday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
If you'd like to help support Ukraine, please visit the official site at https://help.gov.ua/ - an official portal for those who want to provide humanitarian or financial assistance to people of Ukraine, businesses or the government at the times of resistance against the Russian aggression.
16 votes -
MSX computers - Scrolling, sprites, and stereotypes
4 votes -
TikTok-famous doctors are getting into NFTs and it's a mess. MetaDocs’ NFTs were designed to "revolutionize medicine." But its social media–famous doctors can’t prescribe for or diagnose NFT holders.
4 votes -
Meteorites could have brought all five genetic 'letters' of DNA to early Earth
5 votes -
We should all know less about each other
12 votes -
Robinhood set to lay off 9% of their full time employees
11 votes -
Bilge dumping: The worst pollution you've never heard of
5 votes -
Norway seeks solution to looming EU tax on car batteries – batteries produced outside the UK or the EU after 2027 face a 10% customs tax
5 votes -
Fortnightly Programming Q&A Thread
General Programming Q&A thread! Ask any questions about programming, answer the questions of other users, or post suggestions for future threads. Don't forget to format your code using the triple...
General Programming Q&A thread! Ask any questions about programming, answer the questions of other users, or post suggestions for future threads.
Don't forget to format your code using the triple backticks or tildes:
Here is my schema: ```sql CREATE TABLE article_to_warehouse ( article_id INTEGER , warehouse_id INTEGER ) ; ``` How do I add a `UNIQUE` constraint?4 votes -
Inept 'People's Convoy' chased out of Bay Area by egg-throwing kids
21 votes -
Cluster munitions: The banned weapons Russia and the US won't give up
3 votes -
What did you do this weekend?
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at...
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their weekend. Did you make any plans? Take a trip? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
7 votes -
Climate activist Wynn Alan Bruce dies after setting himself on fire outside US Supreme Court on Earth Day
31 votes