That was the point at which BAM corporate lost ALL credibility. If you're gonna lie, you absolutely have to be consistent in your lies ... and consistency with reality is the best defense in the first place.
As I said before, you and StS are assuming that an American-English specific usage of 'legos' is the way 'everyone knows' it is said. It is not. (certainly not in British English, though I can't speak for Australian, NZ or any of the many other kinds of English)
In the end, I don't care what you think about this, and I don't think I can fix the USA (not even the USA citizenry appear to be able to do that right now), you're just wrong.
We've been having exactly this debate for generations, ever since some people started taking photographs instead of painting landscapes and portraits.
And then again when people started using digital cameras instead of film.
And thirdly when professional photographers realised they could make very good photographs with iPhones.
Can you take sloppy pictures with a phone camera that are worthless when compared to a Van Gogh? Of course, but it seems the mainstream has moved on to understand that, with a great deal of artistry and skill, one can take extremely artistic photographs with a pin-hole camera.
Come on folks, we've been dealing with people citing the danger to children for all this moralistic crap for decades. Now we have the perfect opportunity to actually use the above phrase for the real benefit of said children.
Have at it!
(and Gd-damn fck the lazy cunts in Congress who're letting the Orange Gibbon and his shit-stirrers get away with all of this crap!)
Have we gone too far along the toxic reactions? It seems the devs made a polite request, even if they really shouldn't have done. No threats of penalty or a law suit.
Yes, they were wrong, but to excoriate them in the manner that appears to have happened is a toxic over-reaction to an (apparently) mis-guided mistake. It's like handing out a five year prison sentence for a jay-walking misdemeanour.
Given the detailed description of procedure, I think you're making a very shaky assumption that the Anonymous Coward is an 'average person' in this field. I think they're much more likely to be 'relevant authorities'-adjacent, so have a much better grasp upon chain-of-custody and rules of evidence handling than you do.
It’s sheer hubris to think they can maintain information control in a country this massive and diverse, and there will be some useful entertainment value in watching them set money on fire trying.
Anyone remember how well that turned out for the Soviet Union... no? Just us that actually learn from history then.
No, this administration simply don't care whether they suffer in silence or not, providing they suffer.
OTOH they might well prefer to hear the screams as that'll indicate that suffering is happening. Which is what they want.
And if the importers do manage to get their $166 billion back, who's going to distribute it to the companies and customers who paid over the odds for their goods?
So what started as a tax grab by the administration to pay for tax breaks for the super rich will eventually become a short-term tax that stays with the corporate entities that managed to squeeze the funds out of the people.
Good job, little government critters!
Microsoft: the leopard who's spots never change
Embrace, extend, extinguish
That was the point at which BAM corporate lost ALL credibility. If you're gonna lie, you absolutely have to be consistent in your lies ... and consistency with reality is the best defense in the first place.
As I said before, you and StS are assuming that an American-English specific usage of 'legos' is the way 'everyone knows' it is said. It is not. (certainly not in British English, though I can't speak for Australian, NZ or any of the many other kinds of English) In the end, I don't care what you think about this, and I don't think I can fix the USA (not even the USA citizenry appear to be able to do that right now), you're just wrong.
Nope
It is 'LEGO bricks'. It's not marketing, it's how the language works (outside of the USA, it seems).
Film and Digital cameras
We've been having exactly this debate for generations, ever since some people started taking photographs instead of painting landscapes and portraits. And then again when people started using digital cameras instead of film. And thirdly when professional photographers realised they could make very good photographs with iPhones. Can you take sloppy pictures with a phone camera that are worthless when compared to a Van Gogh? Of course, but it seems the mainstream has moved on to understand that, with a great deal of artistry and skill, one can take extremely artistic photographs with a pin-hole camera.
Won't somebody think of the CHILDREN!
Come on folks, we've been dealing with people citing the danger to children for all this moralistic crap for decades. Now we have the perfect opportunity to actually use the above phrase for the real benefit of said children. Have at it! (and Gd-damn fck the lazy cunts in Congress who're letting the Orange Gibbon and his shit-stirrers get away with all of this crap!)
No worries
Don't worry, Cassidy will fall on his feet into some nice cushy job in the private sector. So it's all good. /s
Oh, well done, sir. Perfect way to illustrate my point.
Toxicity
Have we gone too far along the toxic reactions? It seems the devs made a polite request, even if they really shouldn't have done. No threats of penalty or a law suit. Yes, they were wrong, but to excoriate them in the manner that appears to have happened is a toxic over-reaction to an (apparently) mis-guided mistake. It's like handing out a five year prison sentence for a jay-walking misdemeanour.
Assume away
The AC's comments jibe with my own training on the subject, so you can take your assumptions and stuff 'em where the sun don't shine.
No thanks
No thanks; there's no telling what disease I might catch!!
Assuming a lot
Given the detailed description of procedure, I think you're making a very shaky assumption that the Anonymous Coward is an 'average person' in this field. I think they're much more likely to be 'relevant authorities'-adjacent, so have a much better grasp upon chain-of-custody and rules of evidence handling than you do.
Let's not go there.
Let's not descend to that level. We can be better; we should be better; we must be better than that.
big red button
You're ignoring the other option: the big red button marked 'off'.
it's gone international
The court victory in favour of Afroman has been covered on the BBC. Calling Ms. Streisand to the lobby. Can Ms. Streisand please attend the lobby!
Control
All publicity is good publicity
If it weren't for this fuck-up, I'd never had heard of the WBC, so there's that I suppose.
In silence?
No, this administration simply don't care whether they suffer in silence or not, providing they suffer. OTOH they might well prefer to hear the screams as that'll indicate that suffering is happening. Which is what they want.
"We can now openly admit...that Kristi Noem was an utter, complete, total catastrophe..."
No shit, Sherlock!
customers?
And if the importers do manage to get their $166 billion back, who's going to distribute it to the companies and customers who paid over the odds for their goods? So what started as a tax grab by the administration to pay for tax breaks for the super rich will eventually become a short-term tax that stays with the corporate entities that managed to squeeze the funds out of the people. Good job, little government critters!