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Or using a case where a government employee refused to follow rules she disagreed with is not the precedent they want to set while banning gay marriage nationwide.

the court declines the vast majority of appeals. The executive branch wasn't behind this appeal. It means a lot less than you or many in this thread think.

Its a shame that no true no true scottsman fallacy has ever been tried.

carbrain notwithstanding, the standard for reckless disregard in law is much greater than texting while driving.

It didn't make it. It was rejected by the supreme court at a preliminary stage. The case was not heard by the court.

Anyone with a federal appellate ruling can appeal to the supreme court. That appeal is just a request. The supreme court refuses the vast majority of them.

All this says about the country is that one horrible woman can afford a lawyer, and refuses to take no for an answer.

malice is an evil intent. That isn't the case when someone texts and drives. They are choosing to impair themselves, but with the intent of continuing to drive normally.

Negligence is a failure to exercise a duty of care. Malice is an evil intent or extreme recklessness, which I don't think texting reaches.

Driver inattention is negligence. Road design that allows a lapse in concentration to cause injuries or fatalities is negligent design. Drivers failing to follow the rules of the roads is a sign of negligent training. Unsafe drivers continuing to maintain a license is also negligence.

There is no way for an automobile to collide with something without there being negligence or malice on the part of some involved party.

All collisions are avoidable. Calling them accidents implies otherwise.

No. That is worse.

Murder is a specific crime that needs to be done with intent. Not a good replacement for describing all automobile collisions.

Collision is a neutral term. A good choice from being neutral. Negligence is another good one. The term is biased against the driver, but not in a way that is so vitriolic to stop the term being adopted widely.

US electric stoves are wired into higher power circuits. The stove built-in to the kitchen is just as powerful, though there are transmission losses heating the kettle.

Countertop kettles use less power here because of the plugs, and it takes about the same time as a resistive stove.

Gas stoves here have nozzles that shoot the flame from the center away from the pot you're trying to heat. You have to choose between slow heating from a tiny flame, or slow heating from heating the air next to the kettle and the handle instead of the kettle itself.

On reflection, RISC-V should have been included. Framework gave two computers to them.

There are two universities, one youth education non-profit, and the rest are conferences. Its very different to give money to a software project to support development costs, and a conference. Paying for an event is different, especially when they are paying for a booth, which makes it more of a marketing expense.

There are only 4 software projects with ongoing support. That's the concern. I think few would have an issue with framework's sponsorships if their support of hyperland was a one time donation. The document shows continued ongoing support of €600 per month.

Yes, exactly that.

Before HRT I felt either empty or angry, and little else. I was quick to anger from any minor frustration, my baseline emotion was very negative, and my sense of humor was worryingly self deprecating. At one point I achieved a lifelong goal and felt nothing, which concerned me greatly.

Since HRT that has all changed. I have emotional range. I feel things. I can regulate my emotions. I feel things correctly. HRT did that!

They published a list of all of the projects they sponsor, including the forms of support and amounts.

They sponsor and have booths at many events. They have 4 software projects that are listed as getting ongoing support. They are listed with different time periods and currencies but I converted the numbers to $/year for ease of comparison.

Per year sponsorship:

$5,000 Linux Foundation $8,325 Hyperland $10,000 LVFS $12,000 GNOME

I think there's reason to be concerned about these donations. They sponsor far too few projects for the inclusion of hyperland to not read as an explicit endorsement. Hard to follow the "big tent" excuse when their tent covers 4 members.

I don't follow their other communication channels, so I can't speak to them. But this nonpology brief foray into transparency is not enough to move the needle for me.

Despite all this, I still consider the framework to be one of the least bad laptop companies.