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throwaway_isms

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    Comment #38107616

    Same way as any age discrimination lawsuit. If you have reason to believe you were terminated or not hired because of age, meet with a lawyer. If a lawsuit it filed, discovery is a…

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    Comment #38107088

    > But we age out much more quickly due to the bias common in our industry. Just prove you lost a job or weren't hired due to age, and you'll have a lawsuit that results in a large …

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    Comment #32318070

    >Defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. Perhaps something can do something of value with it when the new trademark expires. Please expand upon this, give me your idea of victory…

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    Comment #27135261

    https://mmm.page/Geocities.Geocities

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    Comment #27056363

    They know better that to risk the suspension of their account and deletion of their data by using a shit service provider.

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    Comment #27056261

    The rational middle ground would be to allow the private testing, but regulate any advertising or marketing of the testing and/or results on the basis it would likely confuse the c…

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    Comment #27055848

    >If you want to treat climate change as an existential threat Chasing that rabbit down the hole, what happens if the US does wean off fossil fuel entirely, but countries like Russi…

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    Comment #27044651

    I see where you are going, but honestly the generalizations are pretty sad. You might be surprised of the acceptance of an outsider showing a willingness to roll up their sleeves a…

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    Comment #27044159

    Impractical, sure. But the average cost of a 7 day trip to Freetown, Sierra Leone is less than 1/2 the average cost of an engagement ring. $2,500 compared to $5,500 on average.

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    Comment #27040380

    >While the ring contains a mined diamond, it has quite a bit of sentimental value If I said it once, I have said it a million times, if your SO insists on a diamond from the ground…

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    Comment #27040137

    Back when YC experimented with application through the community, or "Apply YC:", I deployed a YCCoin on Ethereum and applied. Basically decentralized Karma. https://news.ycombinat…

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    Comment #27039847

    > non-profit is inherently a centralized entity. I would have actually said the opposite, if there is one inherently decentralized type of entity that is officially recognized by c…

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    Comment #27039457

    Check out Ploygon(MATIC) they have an Ethereum L2 PoS network that is fully functional and works. At this point people are voluntarily using an expensive and wasteful mainnet on Et…

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    Comment #27039405

    Does government backed fiat harm the environment? Do the militaries of the nations protecting their government backed fiat have a net positive or negative impact on the environment…

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    Comment #27014486

    I should walk back any negative tone, for the most part I can tell you are interested in a genuine conversation and discussing the merits. Your issue is with the Court, all the way…

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    Comment #27014402

    Just for some insight my product was a consumable product (considered candy/confectionary) and packaged in glass. I think the insurance premium came out to $700/year (I forget the …

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    Comment #27014312

    No, because the federal government, including the post office, has sovereign immunity from lawsuits. There is the Federal Tort Claims Act that carves out some exceptions but I thin…

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    Comment #27011904

    Obligatory bridge collapse fact: there have been a few historical bridge collapses resulting from walking/stepping/marching which causes vibrations in the bridge that create a feed…

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    Comment #27011856

    My point is anyone in the supply chain is jointly and severally liable for products liability under the law. It is indisputable Amazon is in the supply chain of these products, and…

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    Comment #27011610

    Anyone in the supply chain is a potential party to products liability lawsuits, not just the supplier and retailer. So you have manufacturers, shippers, etc...

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    Comment #27011600

    #2 should have been a requirement. I used to sell a product through Hot Topic, its no Walmart or Amazon in terms of scale, but a Fortune 500 retailer with around 800 stores when we…

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    Comment #27011526

    It doesn't sound much different from the US, but we don't feed the local recordings to a national database (I would like that). As it is each local government can have different sy…

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    Comment #27011480

    I can think of a problem when someone poses a hypothetical with a given set of facts, you propose one of many potential solutions, then they change the facts of the hypothetical. F…

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    Comment #26998932

    A Google search shows I was way off the amount is $40-60B but I think there are additional sums not accounted for.

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    Comment #26998892

    >This seems ripe for abuse. You proposed the hypothetical starting with the Court. If you want blockchain to preempt any court involvement your hypothetical needs to start at that …