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Comment Re:Normal in software (Score 1) 143

>VW isn't doing anything untoward here. You get exactly what you paid for.

Many, and I, would argue that they are doing something 'untoward.'

They are charging for something that doesn't have any cost to them.

They are intentionally crippling their models to produce extra revenue.

That sucks, and I and people like me don't like it.

Comment Re:Africa Least Distorted and Centred (Score 1) 259

>The notion that because it makes africa look smaller than it is relative to other countries this makes africa less relevant makes no sense whatsoever.

It makes a LOT of psychological sense. Too many people in the world think that is the actual area of the earth that each occupies, and land size for a country IS important. Try to tell me otherwise and I'll laugh in your face. Just the minerals below the surface are worth it, not to mention potential crop or people lands.

To portray Africa as smaller than it actually is lessens it's importance in MANY people's minds.

Comment Re:Threaten = lie (Score 1) 111

How is his complaining going to get his app listed higher?

If I were Apple, I would say "Screw you." In legalese, of course.

Dare him to sue, and countersue for damages of the frivolous lawsuit and "big political stink" damaging Apple's reputation.

He has no ground to stand on, he is being a whiny little bitch.

Comment Re: Threaten = lie (Score 1) 111

What is his audience supposed to do?

Half of the people he forces to see his posts will hate him for this.

The other half will just bitch and moan on Twitter. Oh.. maybe THAT'S it. A slight bump in Twitter engagement?

Lol. He's not actually going to sue because I'm pretty sure Apple can rank things however they like in their store. Even if they can't I'm pretty sure they have algos to do it for them, so it's 'clean hands'.

Comment Re:Musk is a victim (Score 1) 111

People that wealthy have stepped over a lot of dead bodies, sometimes literally. Musk, with his self driving killers, literally. They also have stripped all their acquired wealth from their employees. Lying is such a little thing compared to what they really do. So yeah, wealth does have something to do with it.

In Musk's cases he lies a lot, too. I mean A LOT. His past is littered with lies about his products and companies.

Comment Re:Musk is a victim (Score 1) 111

But 2. requires BELIEVING the lying Musk, so we can reasonably discount that without further proof.

Something besides Musk telling us it is so, because he is known to LIE excessively.

And dismissing the argument because Musk is an unreliable source is NOT ad hominem by definition. It is noting the characteristics of the person saying the "truth" as someone who lies EXESSIVELY. And thus being quite skeptical of what is said.

If you said he was smelly that would be ad hominem. Or ugly and short. Both ad hominem. But to correctly note the bad acting of the person involved and suggest that they may continue such bad acting (as it is in their best interest to do so) is definitely not ad hominem.

You really need to get your logical arguments in order.

Comment Re:Musk is a victim (Score 1) 111

Sorry but him having lied in the past is NOT ad ad hominem attack against his person or the claim - it is simply true AND brings relevant information.

Since he is known for LYING completely MULTIPLE TMES in the past, one MUST take that into account with his current statements.

Failure to do so is stupid. I guess that means you.

Comment Re:To all Gen x that voted for Trump I just wanna (Score 1) 149

>Every single person over 55 I know has had to have surgeries and a mountain of pills to keep The strokes and heart attacks at Bay. Doesn't matter how thin or healthy they were human bodies start to break down.

You must know some pretty shitty people health-wise then. Or you are REALLY exaggerating, because I find that not to be true at all. Now you know one who hasn't had to have surgeries or take a mountain of pills. Human bodies may start to break down, but at 55? Nope. At 75 maybe but even that is not guaranteed. I know a 95 YO who doesn't take many pills and gets around just fine.

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