Pretty much, yeah. The big thing is that they wouldn’t have access to the candidates’ strategy. But most of that is pretty public. We already know a few of Harris’ talking points. We also know some of the things they will steer away from. What we don’t know is if there are any planned pivots later on, like an October Surprise

https://www.aamc.org/news/press-releases/new-aamc-report-shows-continuing-projected-physician-shortage

As someone in IT, I can tell you that it is incredibly hard to fill most of our common sysadmin roles. We don’t even get applicants with the desired qualifications (SCCM, Azure, VMware, MS SQL, Power Shell, etc. Not in the same role, but these common skills). This is despite the fact that we’re competitive on pay, allow fully remote, and are a household name (fortune 100). I sincerely doubt that we’re alone on that.

As for your point about unemployed STEM grads, it’s entirely possible that they are in an area that has a surplus. But it’s also possible they are inexperienced (most employers want experience), or they don’t know how to connect with the employers looking for their skill set.

I’m not saying that I’m sold on the idea. Just that it’s not entirely clear what the impact would be, nor that it would be a net negative.

I’m not sure I agree with your last point. While skilled foreign labor (H1B or similar) certainly drives down wages, part of that is because of the restrictions on employment. If you need to be sponsored, it is very hard to get the prevailing local wage for your skills. Green cards open that up and allow proper competition.

The biggest argument is that foreign-born workers are willing to accept lower wages for the same work and the same conditions. This is exactly what happened during the days of “No Irish Need Apply”. The big difference here is that it would only apply to college graduates. But is it actually wrong to do? It’s similar to a bad union, where people feel entitled to the higher pay simply because they were here first.

While it would still be better to encourage and grow our own people to develop the skills needed, this is a much more complicated proposal. We have a distinct lack of skilled workers, and in a variety of types/areas. This could help with that need.

I fully agree on the rest though. Fuck Trump and everyone around him.

Will this help users on Bing with their number 1 desired search destination, Google?

Or their 7th most common destination, Bing?

Source: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/1/22703263/google-lawyer-argues-bing-used-find-google-top-search-defaults

Not necessarily. They could split the video in advance, assuming the ads will always be at the same point. Even if not, they could still use the direct, unaltered source with a range. The big challenge would be keeping it all synced, which I think is safe to say that they will get right.

But even if it did need to be transcoded, YouTube automatically transcodes every single video uploaded, multiple times. They are clearly not afraid of it.

I said nothing of the sort, and have no idea where you got that idea. All I said was that marketing claims are separate from the contract.

However, this thread is clearly not interested in any actual exchange of ideas or information, so I will no longer be taking part. Go ahead and downvote.

😂

Well that went from very broad to oddly specific

1. False advertising has nothing to do with breach of contract. Completely separate sections of law.

2. Nothing offered in perpetuity will stand up in court. You can argue about reasonable terms, but it can never be forever.

3. Marketing gets you into the contract. The contract holds the actual terms that both (or all) parties are bound to.

I’m pretty sure we ALL date other people’s exes.

Maga will not die with Trump. Instead it will splinter, and become a lot more chaotic. Even moreso if that happens at a time of strength for the movement.

Because it might get them the Whitehouse

I would be surprised if this goes anywhere meaningful. Those were marketing promises, not contract terms. I noticed the promotion ended just over 2 years before the price hike, indicating that everyone had completed their contract. Once the contract is over, either side can walk away, or renegotiate terms.

It negates the point of a contract. What kind of contract even has a term of length without a set price?

There was a time, a few decades ago, when there was a real demand to get away from the negativity of most campaigns. Everyone says they wanted it, polls clearly showed it, etc.

But then there was another study which analyzed the effectiveness of campaigns (i.e. if they won) vs how negative they went.

Negativity was clearly proven to be the winning tactic.

Ignoring how meaningless the statement is in the first place, obligatory XKCD.

https://xkcd.com/1122/

You managed to Mr. Magoo your way to an accurate conclusion (the parties do not operate by simple democracy), but the rest is an obvious troll. I feel like it’s Russian, but I could be wrong.

To anyone else reading this: Since Biden withdrew, there is now an opening on the ticket. Much like when there’s an opening in a political office (e.g. vice president, senator, etc) without a clear and direct successor, a replacement will be named. A new VP is selected by the sitting president, senators usually by the state’s governor, etc. Often they must be confirmed, but they are not chosen by democracy.

Change a few titles, and their selection methodology, and you have the DNC/RNC.

I think they crossed him with a Llama

I really doubt he will agree to another debate. But the best way for it to begin would be at the beginning, when they thank everyone for making it happen, if she thanked Trump for his donations to her previous campaigns. She wouldn’t be there if it weren’t for donors like him.

It would immediately piss him off for the entire event.

IANAL, but I don’t think the PAC can give money to the candidates/campaign. However, they can (independently, and without coordinating) work on the candidates’ behalf.

You bring up a valid point. There are many facets of life and a left/right divide, and some of them did shift left.

But compared to the 50s (which is when many right wingers idolize), particularly starting with Reagan, we’ve seen:

1. Push for theocracy

2. The war on drugs

3. Less “society” and more individualism. This is especially true regarding regulation of harmful activities for profit, such as corporate pollution

4. Reduced enforcement of those laws that we do have, as long as it’s a corporate entity and/or for profit

5. Massive consolidation of all industries. Competition is now mostly an illusion.

6. Strong push against workers’ rights. Reduction in union protections, minimum wage laws, OSHA powers, etc

7. Active, planned takeover of media. This was started by (IIRC) Roger Ailes that if the right controlled the media, Nixon would not have been impeached. He went on to found Fox News with that philosophy, and proved it correct with Trump. See also: Sinclair

8. While this mostly happened at a state/local level, it has been nationwide. Government was intentionally ruined as an effective organization, and now provides way fewer/worse services

These are just a few ways that the country has shifted right, but they are so impactful to the average person’s daily life.