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Comment · 8 months ago
Do they have driver's licenses from a US state?
Comment · 8 months ago
I think some are wondering if these overseas employees are driving cars in the US without a US driver's license.
Comment · 1 year ago
that wouldn't apply in this case, because the vendor, Valve, would be on the hook for fraudulent purchases and they would definitely have the deep pockets to pay out. The cc companies only have to worry about the small, fly by night companies that might disappear after a bunch of fraud.
Comment · 1 year ago
it has to be VS Code by a long shot. They don't charge for it, but it serves as an enormous draw to keep people in the MS ecosphere and keeps MS in the developer game.
Comment · 1 year ago
I'm not an expert, but I have learned that FDA approval is not actually necessary for treatments and drugs. Your doctor has a lot of leeway when it comes to treatment but she of course experiences more risk of accusations of malpractice when prescribing off label drugs or unapproved treatments. insurance will also rarely cover treatment that is not FDA approved. the requirement for FDA approval generally has more to do with your legal ability to market the drug, treatment, or product.
Comment · 1 year ago
There is no specific law against it. Just like there is no specific law against getting "protection fees" from all the businesses in the neighborhood because it would be a shame if something were to happen to it. Which is why we have racketeering/Rico laws.

Generally, when anti-trust cases go to court, they will use individual cases like these of anti-conpetitive behavior as evidence to build a case of a pattern of that type of behavior.

Comment · 1 year ago
Seems like if they are one of my linked-in contacts or Facebook friend and they have their face publicly available on their profile, then it would be fair game.
Comment · 1 year ago
Well, it's a little more complicated than that. For example, a 501c(3) has limited abilities to lobby or otherwise engage in politics.
Comment · 1 year ago
In my opinion, this is an example of using fancy words to explain something simple that not only hides the meaning, but is actually less precise. The use of de-risk just doesn't work in the context of a resume. It's not "risky" to have a less impressive resume. it's just less impressive.
Comment · 1 year ago
Probably something more like a trade organization/association would be better. Like the Dairy Farmers Association. Which may or may not hire lobbyists.
Comment · 1 year ago
There is one feature I want from a product like this and that is to use facial recognition to remind me of the person's name. I have always been terrible at names (I think I'm a little bit face blind as well) and being able to remember everyone's name is such a super power.
Comment · 1 year ago
I would like to see a national law requiring the permanent deletion of mugshots if the arrested is not convicted of a crime within a certain period after the arrest. What percentage of these mugshots that are archived and shared are of innocent people?
Comment · 1 year ago
if the natural water supply has fluoride in it, wouldn't removing the fluoride be akin to "experimenting" with the populace?
Comment · 1 year ago
that would be great. maybe some electrolytes too.

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