Failure of NBN Co. to install basic lightning grounding systems into the distribution boxes... in an area prone to lightning storms.

As they say, "genius". https://knowyourmeme.com/memes...

As the President of the USA you have a duty to be careful in what you say (or write, or tweet) to prevent that possibility. Trump, as the least qualified presidential candidate in history, failed that duty just like he failed all others.

What's a hit is your mom's work in the back alley.

If you're going to complain about something, at least have the fucking decency to educate yourself about it beforehand. But I guess that's too much to ask for in Orange Man land, where ignorance is king.

No, it's a subpoena to determine if your intelligence is a positive number. Biden admin withdrew it because the answer is obvious.

Microsoft's conduct actually isn't comparable here, since Microsoft at the time had competition: they were *attempting* to create a monopoly by discouraging the use of competitors' product. But Apple already *has* a monopoly; they don't have to discourage anything, they just have to continue doing what they're doing. That is why they are far worse than Microsoft ever was, and why the axe should be swung on them sooner rather than later.

I'm really intrigued at the mental gymnastics you're capable of, to be able to mutate the truth (not allegation) that Apple is greedy, into "App Store developers are greedy because they want to be paid fairly for their work". They wrote the apps, not Apple, so why should Apple get *any* cut? For setting up a monopoly that allows apps to be written ? By that "argument", Ma Bell should still own the telephone network.

Now I'm a reasonable man, so I think that Apple should get a cut for the costs of hosting, the approval process, and other expenses related to keeping the App Store working. But I'm also reasonable enough to be able to say with 100% certainty that those costs do not warrant a 30% cut in any universe. I'm willing to bet that the actual costs of hosting an app are under 1% of every paid app's revenue, which means that extra 29% is Apple getting paid for doing nothing. That seems pretty greedy to me.

Yup, the OP likely doesn't even know the difference between psychiatrist and psychologist.

You don't understand what a therapist is or does, do you? Hint: it requires formal training and accreditation through a respected body before you are allowed to call yourself a therapist.

I'm generally opposed to drugs (and alcohol) due to their negative effects on the body and the fact they generally aren't used in a controlled way. But if they genuinely can help people when used with the help of qualified medical professionals, I'm all for them. Especially since a lot of the current drugs we have for treating mental health conditions, either have far worse side effects or simply aren't effective for too many.

Does that make me a square or not? FWIW, I also believe that the "war on drugs" is one of the most ill-conceived, puritanical, harmful wastes of time and money in all history, and that future generations will look back at it in horror.

You can make the same arguments for UBI. People who don't own their homes, who only work at crappy jobs because they need to pay rent, are under constant stress, which is incredibly unnatural - that's where so much of the current mental health crisis originates from. Yet most politicians, especially in the "Land of the Free", still refuse to consider it.

A truly happy, free populace is one with choices. If everyone knows they won't lose their home if they don't work for a shitty job, they'll refuse that job, and the person offering that job will be forced to make it less shitty - with the result that society as a whole benefits.

Governments need to stop worrying about money as their first and foremost concern, and start worrying about things that actually matter - the wellbeing of their populace first and foremost. Because happy people accomplish great things.

That's an incredibly confident statement to make when you have zero knowledge of the potential impact of that change. Do you really think that other species aren't bitten by those mosquitoes? Do you really think that the deaths those mosquitoes cause in said species has no effect on the ecosystem as a whole?

Your entire "argument" is ridiculous. Zika is hardly a problem and will become less so with fewer A. aegypti in existence to spread it.

Find a dictionary and look up the definition of the word "ethics".

The fact that Verizon can blow that much money on these worthless companies, then sell them at a massive loss years later - and not only remain in business but continue to make ridiculous profits - is insane.