This can't be such a black-and-white thing, since pretty much anything your neighbor does impacts you to some degree or another. There must be some amount of impact that triggers it becoming your business.
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I never said trademark law didn't apply, nor did I say that what they did was legally defensible. I said it was perfect example of true political parody.
However, that they have done even "worse" things in the past to organizations that are richer and more powerful and have successfully defended themselves against those, I'm guessing that they have a good idea of what they're doing and what they can get away with.
I think the American analogy to that is limo services (being a bit like your description of mini cabs). Limo services are licensed, etc., but cannot be hailed on the street or wait for someone to open the door. You have to call them.
They are substantially more expensive than taxis, though, and -- true to their name -- mostly consist of actual limousines.
I think the legally problematic thing about ride-sharing services is that they are neither of those things. But I'm more than a little fuzzy on all of that.
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The Yes Men have a particular style of parody that is both especially illuminating and requires that they mimic their target as closely as possible in style.
Part of what makes the parody especially effective is that they can put forth the craziest, most extreme positions and so many of the supporters of the target accept and support the crazy as well.
Even when they were addressing the textile industry and had a giant penis inflate out of their suit while discussing technology that can remotely administer electric shocks to textile workers.
The point isn't to illuminate those people. The point is to demonstrate how effective, common, and dangerous blind allegiance is in the corporate world.
All of which is a long-winded way of saying that it's hard to find a better example of true political parody than what they do.
If the Yes Men were as vulnerable as that, they would have been easily destroyed by the other very wealthy and powerful organizations they have done similar things with over the years.
From looking at the wireless broadband providers in my area, that seems a bit like "out of the frying pan into the fire" even if there was such coverage available.
"require applicants to log in to their Facebook accounts during the interview"
I've never had that happen personally, but have heard of it from time to time, so I have a response prepared: if I am presented with such a request, then that marks the end of the interview and I will leave.
It's part of my attitude about job interviews: they are two-way streets. I am using the interview to gauge the suitability of the employer just as much as they are gauging my suitability as an employee.
I agree with PaulT -- this article is a fairly neutral analysis.
I'd just like to add in general that just because a thing has some effects that one might agree with does not mean that the thing is good overall.
(On a personal note, I have no strong opinion on the "brexit" question either way. It's not my nation and I don't know enough about all the issues involved to have a sense of the thing.)
It is a bold claim, and is certainly unproven (thus my inclusion of the word "arguably"). However, a strong case can be made. I'm not going to do it here, though, because it's a bit offtopic and lengthy. So, please do consider it a statement of opinion rather than a statement of fact.
To be fair, while I have a laundry list of complaints about Comcast and avoid them as much as possible, I've found the quality of their broadband service has always been good. YMMV, naturally.
"A persons ability to see themselves as better than someone else for any reason has NOTHING to do with propaganda!"
You may correct that a sense of superiority is part of human nature. The connection to propaganda is that this tendency is used to further divide people into "us"s and "them"s.
"Congratulations, you are a victim of your own farce!"
I absolutely am! I am no more of an exception than anyone else.
I think Trump is a classic high-finance con man. If he's like the majority of such people, then he does feel human emotion, but it's pretty much limited to people he considers "family". Outside of family, their behavior is essentially sociopathic.
Can you put a link to it, or at least give us its name? I looked, but I only found one app in the Play Store authored by someone named "Sudhir Yadav", and it's not a Whatsapp competitor.
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There would be if more people made the entirely reasonable assumption that using the East Texas court is strong evidence that the patent is dubious.
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This can't be such a black-and-white thing, since pretty much anything your neighbor does impacts you to some degree or another. There must be some amount of impact that triggers it becoming your business.
What level of impact is that?
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However, that they have done even "worse" things in the past to organizations that are richer and more powerful and have successfully defended themselves against those, I'm guessing that they have a good idea of what they're doing and what they can get away with.
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They are substantially more expensive than taxis, though, and -- true to their name -- mostly consist of actual limousines.
I think the legally problematic thing about ride-sharing services is that they are neither of those things. But I'm more than a little fuzzy on all of that.
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Part of what makes the parody especially effective is that they can put forth the craziest, most extreme positions and so many of the supporters of the target accept and support the crazy as well.
Even when they were addressing the textile industry and had a giant penis inflate out of their suit while discussing technology that can remotely administer electric shocks to textile workers.
The point isn't to illuminate those people. The point is to demonstrate how effective, common, and dangerous blind allegiance is in the corporate world.
All of which is a long-winded way of saying that it's hard to find a better example of true political parody than what they do.
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I've never had that happen personally, but have heard of it from time to time, so I have a response prepared: if I am presented with such a request, then that marks the end of the interview and I will leave.
It's part of my attitude about job interviews: they are two-way streets. I am using the interview to gauge the suitability of the employer just as much as they are gauging my suitability as an employee.
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I'd just like to add in general that just because a thing has some effects that one might agree with does not mean that the thing is good overall.
(On a personal note, I have no strong opinion on the "brexit" question either way. It's not my nation and I don't know enough about all the issues involved to have a sense of the thing.)
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This is educational
Or so I was led to believe. I had no idea that such exclusivity was supposed to be illegal.
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You may correct that a sense of superiority is part of human nature. The connection to propaganda is that this tendency is used to further divide people into "us"s and "them"s.
"Congratulations, you are a victim of your own farce!"
I absolutely am! I am no more of an exception than anyone else.
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A Cheetoh is indeed a kind of cat. In my defense, though, it has only existed since 2014.
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Holy shit, are you serious??
Just in case you missed it, there is no animal named a "cheetoh". This might be the time to take the old saying to heart:
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than than to speak and prove it."
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