Why would anyone pay for something that is required to make things work?
That is exactly how I feel too! In order to get MS Office to work, they claim I need a product key. Ha! Product key, Scmoduct Key.
I was also told that in order to get Ender's Game to work on my TV screen I needed to buy a digital copy off of Amazon Prime for $19.99. Oh these silly people. Luckily I know how to make this stuff work without their help.
This is fucking insipid. But as long as it adds to the mirage that Your Government Cares, then let the show go on right?
I think any communication between the public and our government that is open and transparent has value. Even if it does not get the desired result immediately, it influences public opinion in our government as the people observe the ebb and flow of government in action. Government officials are almost always influenced to at least some degree by their public perception.
Wrong. This is a class action suit on behalf of cell phone owner's. That gives this case standing.
Who specifically has been harmed in which specific manner? What were the specific monetary damages incurred?
Those are the questions of the case. But those are not the questions that lead to a ruling of lack of standing.
It seems that more and more mathematicians are using a new, high level language named "research student".