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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Asking the deep questions here.

T'Lyn thinks it may be the result of a temporal wake, while Boimler thinks this should be brought to the attention of the Department of Temporal Investigations.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I mean, that’s easy to say, because we’re not attached to the Leif Ericsson class or anyone onboard.

But would the same argument be made if instead it was Bajor, or Kronos that disappeared from existence?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The article implies the self driving feature may be a significant contributor.

Considering relatively few other brands have similar autonomous driving, and that autonomous driving technology is still very much in its infancy I'd wager just having a classification of accident currently unique to Tessla is enough to put it in the lead.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

My goodness, that article was quite the ride. Capitalism needs to be put in its place and the sooner the better for all.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

I'm distrustful of anyone who felt like sharing this.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why is this advertising considered news?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago

Curiously, the interview fails to address making money for employees.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago (5 children)

That and the biggest donors, on both political sides, have everything to lose from following through on stopping price gouging.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, it's not anything special to presidency. With concerts, it's the conductor that gets the praise… with companies, it's CEOs, with sports it's usually coaches.

We're not good in general at remembering the individuals, let alone acknowledging them and their cog in the machine. A flaw to be sure, but a universal one.

That said, I certainly agree with the sentiment, the wrong people do get the praise and blame for those under their authority.

[–] [email protected] 153 points 1 year ago (67 children)

He amplified his crackdown on soaring prescription drug costs, hidden fees for cable and air travel and corporate “price-gouging.” He also promised to “keep fighting to bring down costs.”

Following the links the above quote, the CNBC articles suggests we can expect progress on the first two items (prescription drug costs and hidden fees), but there's nothing I read in the linked article about dealing with price gouging other than some stern words. Maybe something is indeed in the works, but it wasn't obvious to me at the least.

Instead of taking a routine victory lap, the president doubled down on the war, pledging to do himself what the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes have not: Make things cheaper.

[…]

It is a marked tone shift from the president’s typical reactions to positive inflation data.

I do appreciate this narrative shift—transitioning from tone-deaf/gaslighting to acknowledging that key issues still aren't addressed.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Additionally, even though the copyright is expiring, the trademark is not.

“You can use the Mickey Mouse character as it was originally created to create your own Mickey Mouse stories or stories with this character,” Daniel Mayeda, associate director of the Documentary Film Legal Clinic at UCLA School of Law, told The Guardian. “But if you do so in a way that people will think of Disney — which is kind of likely because they have been investing in this character for so long — then in theory, Disney could say you violated my trademark.”

😕

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Second, Biden recently started to blame inflation on corporations that hiked prices when they saw an opportunity to improve their profits, bringing more prominence to an argument first used when gasoline prices spiked. The president's argument is suspicious to many economists, yet the intended message to voters is that Biden is fighting for them against those he blames for fueling inflation.

“Let me be clear: Any corporation that is not passing these savings on to the consumers needs to stop their price gouging,” Biden said recently in Pueblo, Colorado. “The American people are tired of being played for suckers.”

Wow. There's no question who's side the reporter is on.

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