Tinidril

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[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

Agreed. It's pretty telling that none of these corporations would accept an open ended arbitration clause in their dealings with any other corporation.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I could see very specific cases where arbitration makes sense with a very well defined scope. "Parties agree that disputes over widget quality related to this agreement are to be adjudicated by the Widget Quality Counsel". The courts are not always the best arbiters for every dispute.

However, what we have now is every corporation finding ways to slide arbitration clauses of global scope into every transaction. That is always bullshit.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 13 points 3 weeks ago

Of the two, I think the Democratic consultants do more damage.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 27 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

There are very few people in the world that are more worthless than Democratic political consultants.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 94 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That's a pretty generous summation of the problems with Biden's debate performance. It was also hardly a one-off. Every time Biden appears it's a coin flip for which Biden shows up, which is why he appears so infrequently.

You are absolutely right about how Trump's bullshit gets largely ignored by the press though.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 59 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Arbitration contracts, especially in click-through licenses, are always bullshit and should be universally thrown out.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

It was pro-Israel protesters that rioted and pro-Palestine/anti-genocide protesters that paid the price.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 28 points 3 weeks ago

Doesn't seem all that smart to me. Does the company offer an API to the device so consumers can write their own "server"? No, I'm sure they have it locked down behind some proprietary encryption scheme so that anyone who tries can be charged with violating the digital millennium copywrite act.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 3 points 4 weeks ago

Everybody who voted for Biden didn't even vote for Biden. The 2020 election wasn't about Biden or Harris, it was about Trump.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Voters rejected Kamala pretty hard in the 2020 primary. I'm pleased with the current momentum and thrilled with her VP pick, but associating Kamala's run with respect for voter's wishes is a bit of a stretch. It was the Democratic establishment that positioned her to be the candidate, not voters.

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