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Comment #42008847
I wouldn't be so sure. Jack Daniels sued (and won) against a maker of dog toys that looked like Jack Daniels but were named "Bad Spaniels". Turns out trademark law actually is comp…
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Comment #40708137
That's one of the arguments being made by TikTok in their challenge against the "TikTok ban" bill.
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Comment #39512489
Nominative Determinisn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism
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Comment #36732249
Interac is also a for-profit corporation. It's just owned by an association of banks. Zelle would be the equivalent in the US.
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Comment #35266011
When did Powell try and raise rates early in the pandemic? You might have your timelines confused, it was well before the pandemic.
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Comment #34512237
Activision purchase hasn't closed yet.
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Comment #34512206
$0 with insurance maybe. This is $5 for all your medications, shipped, without insurance necessary. Seems like a pretty good deal IMO, esp. if you're taking multiple medications.
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Comment #34359285
It's only $250K per account category per bank. So 5 savings accounts would only get $250K in coverage in total.
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Comment #34019697
It's not that trivial to track down. Say a US company's French subsidiary sold something for $10 in France. If the software is developed in the US, then the US company will sell it…
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Comment #32771378
Only once, not for every phone. So if you get it once, buying another phone won't renew it. And now it's only 3 months.
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Comment #32182938
The article says Wire Fraud and Conspiracy.
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Comment #31687851
What happens if there is a grandstanding region that simply refuses or can't get it passed into local law due to a euroskeptic local government?
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Comment #31638262
I think you mean shale, not oil sands?
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Comment #31414099
That's not without risk -- you might have to sell the bonds at a loss if there is a run on the currency.
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Comment #31106691
Just take the money you save on electricity and put it into the market...?
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Comment #30391666
Great. You have the freedom to speak, as long as it’s only in your head or into a corner where no one can ever hear you. Freedom of speech doesn’t mean the freedom to make people l…
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Comment #30299856
Yeah, they don't disclose which is why it's terrible. Are you behind Topstartups? If so, you still haven't answered the question I posed for your website.
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Comment #30271576
The main thing I'd want to know is whether companies pay to appear in the Top Startups list. I learned Breakoutlist does this a few years back and it destroyed their credibility fo…
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Comment #30254221
In theory it's all fungible and doesn't work this way. If it did, they would just take out a loan and buyback their stock and skip all the extra steps.
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Comment #30249755
> employer sponsor you for an H-1B around lottery time The vast majority of employers will not sponsor you for a H1B, esp. if you don't currently work for them.
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Comment #30249587
How would that help if they're having trouble hiring or retaining software engineers?
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Comment #30249528
Google's official stance is they target 75 percentile pay, not > 95. So not too far off from MS. My guess is they use different peer companies.
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Comment #30216571
> worst inflationary periods in 100 years I don't completely disagree with you, but c'mon this is hyperbole, right? https://advisor.visualcapitalist.com/inflation-over-last-100...
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Comment #30172809
You're making a subjective argument but passing it off as if it is objective. It's possible for both a few euros to not be a big deal for my personal budget, but also be something …