The whole point of corporations in the US is so that nobody's liable for what corporations do. Corporations can't/don't go to jail, and a member of a corporations going to jail for something done under the auspices of the company is rarer than lightning strikes or lottery winners.
Dummy, the onus IS on Volkswagen. That's what I said. It's silly and childish to expect to swing by any VW dealer and swap the car, like it's a fucking video game.
What you're describing is absurd and childish. The world doesn't work that way. VW needs to have a signed contract with everybody, there needs to be a verification of ownership, transfer of title, and all of that good stuff.
To give them credit, VW has handled the buyback very well. It's been a smooth, orderly process, and the cash amount was good. I doubt they'll lose very many customers over this, because they handled it so well. I think they'll survive this.
Speak for yourself. I find this, as a former developer, to be very interesting. People aren't generally arrested over bad programming. I couldn't care less about yet another review of whatever the latest el-cheapo hobbyist gadgets are.
I mean this literally... other than TV salespeople, who cares? Every decade or two, when it's time to get a new TV, I go to the TV store, and I buy something that they have in stock, within my budget. I couldn't care if it was OLED, LED, or FairyDust powered. A TV is a TV is a TV.
And you sound like a self-centered dick. Somebody supporting racist, sexist, bullying fuckwads DOES deserve derision. The fact that you don't understand that says a lot about you.
Of course, the rubes buying Internet stocks these days only care about "number of users". The idea that a company actually has to earn a *profit* is not even considered by the Trumps buying the stocks.
I couldn't give two shits about some stupid "app". I'm an avid DVD renter from Netflix, and their service is dogshit, now.
- The most you can rent is two at a time
- Their library is dwindling fast. Right now, 1/3 of the movies in my queue are unavailable, with no eta as to when (if ever) Netflix will ever have the DVD's in stock again.
I would switch to a better service (and pay more money) if there were a better service. For now, I'm supplementing Netflix with my public library.
The coal industry doesn't pay for the thousands of deaths and illnesses and injuries it causes. The coal industry is very heavily subsidized by the taxpayers.
I understand that. Their way of making a living A Doesn't exist any more and B. Was harmful to them and millions of other people which C. had to be subsidized by us latte drinking liberals who pay the big tax bills. It's time for those people to move on.
There's lots of things they could do and lots of things that could be done in that part of the country. Unfortunately, there seem to be vast swaths of population (ex-coal miners in Appalachia... ex-farmers in the Midwest... ex-factory workers in the Rust Belt, etc.) who seem hell bent on not learning to do anything new, and insisting that the world stop advancing decades ago, or whenever it was that they imagine times were good for them.
http://www.npr.org/2016/12/15/505577680/advanced-black-lung-cases-surge-in-appalachia
Yup. Exactly this.
How do you help a group of people who are absolutely, positively determined to kill themselves for some stupid cause? Can people like this be helped?
He is also left gasping for air and grasping for words. He worked hard to feed his family and now, as his life leaves him one breath at a time, he wonders about the cost.
Branham has "never been scared of death," he says, as he chokes back tears. "It don't bother me a bit. It's just not seeing my kids grow up. But if I had it to do over I would do it again, if that's what it took to provide for my family as long as I have."
The only thing is, all of these dumb rednecks desperately want to die early from some kind of coal-related illness. Is there some way we can still make their dream come true, even as solar gets cheaper by the day? What hope is there that they can still die of black lung in mid-life, like they so desperately want? Won't somebody please think of the coal miners?!?!?!?
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The whole point of corporations in the US is so that nobody's liable for what corporations do. Corporations can't/don't go to jail, and a member of a corporations going to jail for something done under the auspices of the company is rarer than lightning strikes or lottery winners.
What legwork are you talking about? What paperwork? I actually own a TDI. I said the process was super easy.
Dummy, the onus IS on Volkswagen. That's what I said. It's silly and childish to expect to swing by any VW dealer and swap the car, like it's a fucking video game.
What you're describing is absurd and childish. The world doesn't work that way. VW needs to have a signed contract with everybody, there needs to be a verification of ownership, transfer of title, and all of that good stuff.
To give them credit, VW has handled the buyback very well. It's been a smooth, orderly process, and the cash amount was good. I doubt they'll lose very many customers over this, because they handled it so well. I think they'll survive this.
What's wrong with making biodegradable bullet casings? Why is that funny or a "stunt"?
In what way does making biodegradable training bullets "misunderstand" the horrors of war? I'm missing the logical leap here...
Speak for yourself. I find this, as a former developer, to be very interesting. People aren't generally arrested over bad programming. I couldn't care less about yet another review of whatever the latest el-cheapo hobbyist gadgets are.
I mean this literally... other than TV salespeople, who cares? Every decade or two, when it's time to get a new TV, I go to the TV store, and I buy something that they have in stock, within my budget. I couldn't care if it was OLED, LED, or FairyDust powered. A TV is a TV is a TV.
AC, if you find a Real Doll "attractive" (even "bizarrely attractive"), may I be the first to suggest you get out of the house a bit more?
And you sound like a self-centered dick. Somebody supporting racist, sexist, bullying fuckwads DOES deserve derision. The fact that you don't understand that says a lot about you.
The FBI and the CIA seem to disagree with you:
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01...
Well, first, oil and gas subsidies have to stop, so I think it'll be a while before they're "cheap".
You SEEM to have an INTERMITTENT problem with your CAPS LOCK.
The ridiculous amount of phoning home data from Windows 10 is what killed the Windows phone.
What in the FUCK are you talking about? Apple collects EVERYTHING, but their phones are still #2. Google collects a lot, and theirs are #1.
I'm glad! CMD is critical in our company, too.
MS actually does a really good job supporting things for a long time. Some other responses, I'd imagine...
Apple: We're brave enough to stop supporting any version of CMD that came out before this year.
Google: We killed it. Too bad.If you don't buy our ads, then we don't really care about how you use our software.
Of course, the rubes buying Internet stocks these days only care about "number of users". The idea that a company actually has to earn a *profit* is not even considered by the Trumps buying the stocks.
I couldn't give two shits about some stupid "app". I'm an avid DVD renter from Netflix, and their service is dogshit, now.
- The most you can rent is two at a time
- Their library is dwindling fast. Right now, 1/3 of the movies in my queue are unavailable, with no eta as to when (if ever) Netflix will ever have the DVD's in stock again.
I would switch to a better service (and pay more money) if there were a better service. For now, I'm supplementing Netflix with my public library.
The coal industry doesn't pay for the thousands of deaths and illnesses and injuries it causes. The coal industry is very heavily subsidized by the taxpayers.
I understand that. Their way of making a living A Doesn't exist any more and B. Was harmful to them and millions of other people which C. had to be subsidized by us latte drinking liberals who pay the big tax bills. It's time for those people to move on.
There's lots of things they could do and lots of things that could be done in that part of the country. Unfortunately, there seem to be vast swaths of population (ex-coal miners in Appalachia... ex-farmers in the Midwest... ex-factory workers in the Rust Belt, etc.) who seem hell bent on not learning to do anything new, and insisting that the world stop advancing decades ago, or whenever it was that they imagine times were good for them.
http://www.npr.org/2016/12/15/505577680/advanced-black-lung-cases-surge-in-appalachia
Yup. Exactly this.
How do you help a group of people who are absolutely, positively determined to kill themselves for some stupid cause? Can people like this be helped?
He is also left gasping for air and grasping for words. He worked hard to feed his family and now, as his life leaves him one breath at a time, he wonders about the cost.
Branham has "never been scared of death," he says, as he chokes back tears. "It don't bother me a bit. It's just not seeing my kids grow up. But if I had it to do over I would do it again, if that's what it took to provide for my family as long as I have."
What's the cost of the medical costs associated with coal, you stupid AC? How about that? How much are we subsidizing coal, you thick fuck?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08...
https://www.washingtonpost.com...
The only thing is, all of these dumb rednecks desperately want to die early from some kind of coal-related illness. Is there some way we can still make their dream come true, even as solar gets cheaper by the day? What hope is there that they can still die of black lung in mid-life, like they so desperately want? Won't somebody please think of the coal miners?!?!?!?
Whenever I see "Win 10" listed (which is always) as an OS, I turn the other direction.
So, then, you spend all of your time spinning around in a circle?