ultranaut 10h ago • 100%
There's law firms that specialize in this sort of thing. If you remember the Panama Papers from a few years ago, those were internal documents from one of these firms. Banks don't catch on because they like making money and pretending its not happening is often more profitable than calling the cops.
ultranaut 18h ago • 100%
It may be unlawful but I have over $100 in useless gift cards because the companies went out of business before I could use them. Cash is inherently superior. Although both cash and gift cards have the problem of being potentially tacky or offensive to give as a gift, depending on the context.
ultranaut 1d ago • 100%
If it keeps getting hotter and the storms keep getting worse, we will find out. At the very least, property prices anywhere still liveable will likely become even more unaffordable.
ultranaut 1d ago • 100%
People have been trying to make modular housing work for awhile, with limited success. For various reasons, it's a lot more challenging than it seems like it should be. One of the problems is that the US doesn't really have a single national regulatory regime for building codes, they are mostly local and regional. You can't really design a house that works everywhere so the economics are a lot different than selling something like a car or a washing machine.
ultranaut 3d ago • 100%
I would be really surprised if they didn't have an independent recording of at least the full audio regardless of whatever was or wasn't negotiated with Fox News.
ultranaut 3d ago • 100%
If it is in The Hill you should always be looking for issues like this, they publish a lot of crap written by crap people who aren't trustworthy and have an agenda.
ultranaut 4d ago • 100%
This Trump character sounds like he might be involved in shady business dealings!
ultranaut 4d ago • 100%
The passkey on your phone stopped working when you set one up on your laptop? I would expect the site to allow one per device instead of one per account.
ultranaut 4d ago • 100%
I will never forget 9/11 2017 when Ted Cruz shared his like of incest porn with the world. It almost humanized him after he endorsed the guy calling his wife is ugly.
ultranaut 4d ago • 100%
Yes, if friends. Unless they are repeating themselves, I'm going to be interested at least a little. Coworkers, no. I'll be polite and sympathetic but if it is not related to work I am unlikely to be interested and will try to bring the conversation back to work topics or end the conversation as soon as I can without being rude. Randos, maybe but probably not. I've met lots of interesting people and am always kind of interested in hearing about the human experience from anyone who want to share theirs, but really I think I got too old or jaded for that. I avoid interacting with random strangers if its a choice now, and am always at least a little skeptical of whatever bullshit someone I don't know has to say to me. I try not to be rude expressing my disinterest but I will be if it feels appropriate or necessary.
ultranaut 4d ago • 100%
I've seen Ted Cruz eat a booger.
ultranaut 4d ago • 100%
Ball color and size, and table shape and color were the only things I distinctly pictured, and the ball being deformed when pushed. Everything else was still sort of abstracted and not specifically visualized, and the table color changed to improve the contrast as I imagined the scene. If I stop and really focus on the scene I think I would fill in more specific details but at my pace of reading that's as far as it went. I think unless I have a reason to do otherwise I tend to visualize the minimum necessary.
ultranaut 4d ago • 92%
Impossible to say but Harris is winning the popular vote for sure. I think however it goes there's going to be some chaos and violence, I wouldn't be surprised if there's blatant attempts by MAGA cultists to sabotage what they can and drag out the vote counting and electoral processes. Its probably going to be a shitshow, and possibly a horrorshow. I don't expect it to be called on election night unless its a significant and obvious win, which currently seems very unlikely. I would be less surprised if there was a terrorist attack on election night than a clear and obvious conclusion to the election.
Congress I think Dems are likely to outperform, the RNC is no longer what it was and doesn't have the ground game they used to. All their money and resources have been sucked into the black hole of Trumps campaign.
ultranaut 4d ago • 75%
Song title, probably not. Names covered by a trademark or existing copyright or with an obvious connection to existing IP, probably yes. Especially if you're making money with it or doing something that can be construed as competition with the trademark or copyright holder. The specifics will depend on the details but its usually not a good idea, or if you do it then be prepared to cease and desist because you will likely get a letter in the mail telling you you're getting sued if you don't. If its obvious parody or satire that changes things a bit, or adds further complications and a potential defense you can use if sued.
ultranaut 6d ago • 100%
I love mine but the cats often like jumping out so litter gets kicked out occasionally. Other than that, and that it stops working during power outages, it's great. Changing a bag is so much easier to deal with than scooping litter.
ultranaut 6d ago • 100%
Stand mixer. It's so much easier to mix things now and I make less of a mess.
ultranaut 1w ago • 50%
This looks great except they don't mention the FOV anywhere. That makes me suspect its not great. For that kind of price they should be more forthcoming on what you are actually preordering. Especially with a history of not delivering, and a no refunds policy.
ultranaut 2w ago • 100%
They don't even mention that he's a Republican until 7 paragraphs into the article.
ultranaut 2w ago • 100%
Listening to an audiobook helps me in those situations. Ideally something a little boring but still engaging enough to keep me distracted.
ultranaut 2w ago • 85%
While I don't necessarily disagree with your gist here, I don't think it is accurate to characterize the ACA as "of the left". It was just Romneycare expanded to the Federal level, the "left" couldn't even get the "public option" included in the final bill. The whole thing was successful in that it got health insurance to a whole lot of people who didn't have it before, an outcome supported by many or even most on the left, but the actual ACA isn't really something leftists wanted or genuinely support as anything more than a stopgap on the path to actual reform. If the ACA actually did things to drive rent seeking behavior out of the health care industry and guarantee universal access it would be a great example of the phenomenon you are describing. The actual ACA is a much better example of the Republicans (and the the health care industry) running circles around the Dems during that era than of the Dems implementing leftist policy,
In November, Ohio residents will have an opportunity to vote on Issue 1, a constitutional amendment that would finally abolish the state’s extreme partisan gerrymandering. Voters will not, however, be informed of this fact on the ballot. Instead, the Ohio Supreme Court’s Republican majority ruled Monday that the amendment will be described in egregiously misleading terms on the ballot itself, with ultra-biased language designed to turn citizens against it. Incredibly, a proposal that would end gerrymandering will be framed as a proposal to require gerrymandering, a patently false representation of its intent and effect. The court’s 4–3 decision marks yet another effort to subvert democracy in Ohio by Republicans who fear that the citizenry—when given a voice on the matter—might dare to loosen their stranglehold on power. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/09/ohio-supreme-court-voter-fraud-gop.html