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pwned1 commented on Meme group on Discord is focus of uproar over leaked Pentagon documents nytimes.com/2023/04/11/bu... · Posted by u/hi5eyes

v0idzer0 · 3 years ago

NYT gets so much mileage out of “researchers say” and “experts say” yet they never cite anyone

pwned1 · 3 years ago

When a reporter wants to insert his or her own opinion, they simply refer to a random "expert" or "researcher" of said subject. So when you see such wording, just think in your head, "I say."

pwned1 commented on Silicon Valley Bank parent, CEO, CFO are sued by shareholder for fraud nasdaq.com/articles/silic... · Posted by u/mardiyah

pwned1 · 3 years ago

This is what E&O insurance is for. Insurance company will defend and settle. Class members will get a $5 gift card to Applebee's. And the lawyers will get 1/3 of the settlement in fees, probably a few million bucks.

pwned1 commented on HBO cancels Westworld after 4 seasons polygon.com/23441132/west... · Posted by u/tosh

pwned1 · 3 years ago

The first three seasons were amazing. Season four lost my interest after about five episodes. I don't really even know what the plot is in season four. Not sure what happened to the story line.

pwned1 commented on Show HN: A social network like Myspace, built on top of Notion mynotion.space... · Posted by u/Jonovono

pwned1 · 3 years ago

Careful, "myspace" is trademarked and it's likely you'll need to come up with a name less confusingly similar, if they decide to enforce their mark.

pwned1 commented on Mark Zuckerberg’s new Metaverse selfie is so bad people can’t believe it’s real dailydot.com/debug/mark-z... · Posted by u/wolframhempel

pwned1 · 3 years ago

I don't get the new metaverse thing. Is it just Second Life?

pwned1 commented on Ask HN: Sold a 1K item on eBay; chargeback occurred–eBay collections, now what? · Posted by u/nikkwong

hansvm · 3 years ago

Would that language prevent appealing a small claims court decision in a higher court?

pwned1 · 3 years ago

No. Once you're in a court, the case stays in court. You can't appeal a trial court decision to an arbitrator.

pwned1 commented on Ask HN: Sold a 1K item on eBay; chargeback occurred–eBay collections, now what? · Posted by u/nikkwong

computator · 3 years ago

I assume eBay would write its terms of service to be in their own favor to the maximum extent possible. So why do you think they allowed an exception for small claims court?

pwned1 · 3 years ago

Generally courts have looked down upon forcing arbitration for cases that are tiny, like small claims cases. Some courts might invalidate an arbitration clause if there is no small claims exception.

pwned1 commented on Ask HN: Sold a 1K item on eBay; chargeback occurred–eBay collections, now what? · Posted by u/nikkwong

pwned1 · 3 years ago

The ebay terms of service force an arbitration procedure, however, the exception is if you go to small claims court. Most small-claims courts have an upper limit of something like $2,500, so your claim is under that. Send a certified letter with your details and state that if they do not reverse the chargeback, you will take the case to small claims court in your city. They will spend a lot more just replying to such a case than the value of it.

> You and eBay each agree that any and all disputes or claims that have arisen, or may arise, between you and eBay (or any related third parties) that relate in any way to or arise out of this or previous versions of the User Agreement, your use of or access to our Services, the actions of eBay or its agents, or any products or services sold, offered, or purchased through our Services shall be resolved exclusively through final and binding arbitration, rather than in court.

> Alternatively, you may assert your claims in small claims court, if your claims qualify and so long as the matter remains in such court and advances only on an individual (non-class, non-representative) basis.

https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/member-behaviour-policies...

EDIT: If you happen to be in Michigan, hit me up, I am a lawyer and I enjoy helping with these sorts of things.

pwned1 commented on You can’t buy one square foot of land in Scotland and become a Scottish lord talesoftimesforgotten.com... · Posted by u/dbrereton

fnord123 · 3 years ago

> One example of a person who has become a laird is the British novelist J. K. Rowling, who is best known as both the author of the bestselling series of children’s novels Harry Potter and also arguably the most influential proponent of transphobia in the English-speaking world today.

It should be noted that JK Rowling does not identify as a transphobe.

pwned1 · 3 years ago

I was enjoying this essay until it was interrupted by this pseudoscience gibberish.

pwned1 commented on Counterfeits, fraud, and theft: Why Silca changed its return policy cyclingtips.com/2022/07/i... · Posted by u/762236

pwned1 · 3 years ago

I get a web page with the company logo and nothing else.