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Visible-Relation5318 t1_j8zh0kt wrote
Reply to comment by WEIRDOCAMPdotCOM in Vermont Man's Book Becomes a Bestseller 10 Years After Its Release — Thanks to His Daughter's TikTok by ssigea
My copy gets here tomorrow! I can’t wait to read it.
[deleted] t1_j8zgv7i wrote
Reply to comment by CoveyIsHere in 1st UK child to receive gene therapy for fatal genetic disorder is now 'happy and healthy' by lordatlas
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r0botdevil t1_j8zgofu wrote
Great Scott intensifies
That's enough to send Marty back to the future 20.66 times!
the_simurgh t1_j8zfxw2 wrote
Reply to comment by zoobrix in Man from small town wins against internet monopoly over terrible service in court. by sassy-hognose22
technically the never never provided the internet so there was no contract
PersonalityNational5 t1_j8zfdul wrote
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
Ace_Ranger t1_j8zf7lw wrote
Reply to comment by CoveyIsHere in 1st UK child to receive gene therapy for fatal genetic disorder is now 'happy and healthy' by lordatlas
It's only "playing God" with medical advances. Forced birth, death penalty for abortions, using young adults to kill muslims in other countries, all A OK.
zoobrix t1_j8zeofd wrote
Reply to comment by turkeyburpin in Man from small town wins against internet monopoly over terrible service in court. by sassy-hognose22
A contract is not allowed to violate the law but companies have you sign illegal contracts all the time, they are counting on you not calling them on it.
If you read the article it just said the type of contract was a "clickwrap" and that the judge said it was "unenforceable" but it never says for what reason. I would wager the contract had an illegal clause in it and that's what the judge took issue with, not that it was a click to agree style contract in of itself. For instance if the contract essentially says we can charge you for a service we never provide that could violate consumer protection laws or just be considered outright fraud.
zoobrix t1_j8zdqf5 wrote
Reply to comment by Dauoa_Static in Man from small town wins against internet monopoly over terrible service in court. by sassy-hognose22
The $74 was probably the fee to file and in small claims court you don't need a lawyer and judges generally give you pretty wide latitude. Show up on time, be polite and bring your evidence and you're pretty much good to go and have a good shot of winning if someone ripped you off. So it could be that was all they were out for court costs.
Daryno90 t1_j8zdgox wrote
Reply to comment by Patcher404 in 1st UK child to receive gene therapy for fatal genetic disorder is now 'happy and healthy' by lordatlas
They are also fine with them being gunned down too
Patcher404 t1_j8zccgg wrote
Reply to comment by CustosEcheveria in 1st UK child to receive gene therapy for fatal genetic disorder is now 'happy and healthy' by lordatlas
The same people screaming "think of the children" are the same ones completely fine watching them die of preventable diseases
Syllogism19 t1_j8zc90y wrote
> Texas is a dominant state for utility-scale solar project construction, with 28 projects totaling 6.7 GW in capacity, with about 240 MW as an average project size. The state’s largest active project is 500 MW.
It is nice to see something uplifting happening in Texas.
hawkaulmais t1_j8za4rq wrote
Reply to comment by garblesmarbles1 in Gov. Moore announces $9.1M for oyster restoration in Maryland by citytiger
That's what I was reading TX and FL don't have state income tax. That was the top reason.
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CurseMeKilt OP t1_j8z62wu wrote
Reply to comment by icelandichorsey in Here comes the world's first offshore wind seaweed farm by CurseMeKilt
I don’t know much about kelp but I heard they are making some of it bacon flavored to replace regular bacon products.
Alexir23 t1_j8z5bfk wrote
Reply to comment by hawkaulmais in Gov. Moore announces $9.1M for oyster restoration in Maryland by citytiger
Moore is my governor and I wish he would fix Baltimore...
DeviousMelons t1_j8z3bhs wrote
Reply to comment by u9Nails in 1st UK child to receive gene therapy for fatal genetic disorder is now 'happy and healthy' by lordatlas
If we can do he probably intended for us to do it
retrohGamr t1_j8z34gz wrote
Reply to comment by SiriusTurtle in Man from small town wins against internet monopoly over terrible service in court. by sassy-hognose22
CHARTER spectrum tried to throw me in collections for fictitious $118. took 3 months of fighting for it to be removed from my credit. they totally screwed my billing paperwork, thankfully a nice lady in billing sent me all the paper work where i submitted it with my appeal.
turns out they use to sell debt to collectors and would collect some of the collection money as well in a deal with collection agencies.
they were suppose to stop. i'm not 100% confident but my experience has been they have not stopped this disgusting practice.
Gandalf_the_Wh1te t1_j8z2bxt wrote
Reply to comment by LowellWatt in Gov. Moore announces $9.1M for oyster restoration in Maryland by citytiger
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u9Nails t1_j8yyyc8 wrote
Reply to comment by CoveyIsHere in 1st UK child to receive gene therapy for fatal genetic disorder is now 'happy and healthy' by lordatlas
Just move the goal posts. God makes the Universe. Humans can splice genes and make life now.
shaneh445 t1_j8yv4wh wrote
Reply to 1st UK child to receive gene therapy for fatal genetic disorder is now 'happy and healthy' by lordatlas
I am legend
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naa but for real though i hope this little one stays happy and healthy. And left the fuck alone by anti science freaks..
marklondon66 t1_j8yuu1o wrote
Reply to comment by somekennyguy in Tyler Perry to donate $2.5M to help older Atlanta homeowners by AmethystOrator
You nailed it. But the hive mind dislikes Perry so here we are.
PDOUSR t1_j8ytikz wrote
Reply to Man from small town wins against internet monopoly over terrible service in court. by sassy-hognose22
most courts have poor wifi
CustosEcheveria t1_j8yqn28 wrote
Reply to 1st UK child to receive gene therapy for fatal genetic disorder is now 'happy and healthy' by lordatlas
Can't wait for the antivax cult to freak out about this.
Dauoa_Static t1_j8ynt49 wrote
Reply to comment by turkeyburpin in Man from small town wins against internet monopoly over terrible service in court. by sassy-hognose22
Well then either this will get overturned, or these contracts will need to be altered in the future, hopefully giving the ISP's more accountability for the quality of their services.
SleepingJake t1_j8zhle4 wrote
Reply to comment by SiriusTurtle in Man from small town wins against internet monopoly over terrible service in court. by sassy-hognose22
I had a pivotal position at a WISP once, our CEO only cared about expanding the coverage zone as cheaply as possible so he could apply for more more grants - but the money never found it’s way back to bettering the service once it was heavily oversubscribed.
I was sick to my stomach when it was announced they would receive a SUBSTANTIAL amount of money in a federal grant - thankfully that flower never blossomed.