TerryMathews

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[–] TerryMathews 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This is bullshit. I'm not fucking buying this. You can't testify to something directly in opposition to a prior testimony and have any value whatsoever, period.

Sure you can. Especially if he can bring receipts related to why he was lying. Threats, promises of compensation, etc. Is it ideal that he lied under oath? Of course not. And it opens a giant door for the defense to challenge all of his testimony but it's not irrecoverable.

Much as you seem to wish it was.

[–] TerryMathews 62 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

That's a lot of words to be wrong, friend-o.

Saying "Are you sure you don't want to revise your testimony, because we have factual evidence that it's false and that may lead to an indictment for perjury." isn't extortion, it's allowing this guy to not loyalty his way into a felony.

Imagine, the police/prosecution use their discretion and don't throw the book at someone and idiots still take exception to it

[–] TerryMathews 4 points 1 year ago

Unless you make it a point to procure an LTSC version, which Microsoft won't even sell to you unless you have a site license.

LTSC is the only version of Windows that behaves like it's still your computer, and I have uptime measured in months on a computer who serves Plex all day long.

[–] TerryMathews 11 points 1 year ago
[–] TerryMathews 30 points 1 year ago

Disney v. Florida GOP is the best example of the enemy of my enemy since probably WW2

[–] TerryMathews 2 points 1 year ago

Funny, Taffer was in my head when I was writing that. This is the level of come-to-Jesus Linus needs.

[–] TerryMathews 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I expect today there's a conversation going on between Terren, Yvonne and Linus:

"Linus, you need to decide if you want to be the public face and final authority of LMG, or if you want to be the owner of a successful business that you occasionally participate in with limited official interactions outside the board level.

If the company continues to have crisis moments and negative PR events on the scale we've had the past few days, you will be the owner of nothing but debt and depreciation. And frankly, I'm not going to stay here and ride the company down into disaster. You're the owner, if you want to continue to run the company as it has been ultimately it's your right but I will be stepping away. I implore you to make the right decision not just for yourself but all the employees at LMG who depend on their income from working here."

[–] TerryMathews 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes. If it's a workplace injury, OSHA has the authority to come in and dictate mitigation measures.

Clearly this isn't true.

[–] TerryMathews 10 points 1 year ago

So, I am an engineer/scientist. Products that I have developed/contributed to development are used by billions of people. Most likely you, the reader of this comment are using it right now, because some of the products I worked on are telecom products, that are widely used to transfer information.

You're an employee, actors are (generally) independent contractors so the comparison breaks down. Most people who don't understand the situation have been making this comparison.

The closer analogy for you would be if you, as an independent engineer, created a library that Oracle licensed instead of bought. Something they are bundling into their latest database server.

Should you, as a developer, take less per unit because Oracle starts selling through a new channel? Say the Windows app store instead of through their website directly?

I mean, it's ok if you feel like that's ok but I don't think most people would agree with you when they really understand what's going on.

The unions gave the studios a sweetheart deal in the infancy of streaming so that it wouldn't smother in the crib. Now that it's profitable, don't the artists and writers deserve the same level of compensation for streaming as they get through other channels? Not more, just the same.

[–] TerryMathews 3 points 1 year ago

Yes. Trump has literally said he won't adhere to the results of the primary and will run regardless.

[–] TerryMathews 37 points 1 year ago (13 children)

I mean this in the least condescending way possible, but you don't understand how American politics works.

The absolute best scenario for Democrats is for the Republicans to split their ticket between Trump and DeSantis - or anyone else, but there doesn't seem to be anyone else thus far with his pull on the national stage.

It'll be Clinton-Bush-Perot but in reverse.

[–] TerryMathews 2 points 1 year ago

This is definitely hitting the nail on the head. Until the technology trickles down into the lower-end models, it's not anywhere near as much a cost savings when you have to buy way up in trim level to get electric as an option.

It's also worth noting that electric economy is notably worse in cold climates - your internal combustion car generates heat for ~free, the electric heater in your Tesla does draw a fair bit of current.

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