entwine413

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[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

Almost all lawyers will do this for this type of case, but you might be able to get away with paying a flat fee for them to send a strongly worded letter.

But, since most contractors are crooks, you'll probably have to go to court. It really depends on your contract, though. You might have to go to arbitration, which is where getting a 3rd party inspection can be a life saver.

My inlaws had a garage built to house their RV and boat, and the contractor never once inspected his subcontractors' work. They had it inspected, and it took the inspector 6 hours to take pictures of everything that was wrong. The report was like 120 pages long. They refused to pay the rest they owed him (they had already paid $90k), and he sued them for it.

They showed up in court with their contract, and the judge told him to fuck off, because the contract said they had to arbitrate before going to court.

Unfortunately, the contractor won the war of attrition, and they ended up with an unfinished piece of shit garage because they gave up fighting.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Oddly enough, I've found thongs to be the best undergarments to keep the twins dry. As an added bonus, they prevent swamp-ass by giving the sweat a way to escape.

Gotta go with cotton or wool, though. Synthetic fibers just don't cut it. I hate recommending name brand products, but after a ton of wasted money on Chinese brands on Amazon, Jockey thongs have performed the best. There's also a Czech woman on Etsy who makes them out of Merino wool, but they're like $30 a pair.

Source: I have hyperhidrosis (I pour sweat for no reason despite being in good shape), and sweat induced psoriasis so keeping my scrotum dry is of the utmost importance.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 12 points 6 days ago

I'd be fine if it was just biting mosquitoes that disappeared.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

My sinuses sealed shut from this picture.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The only caveat is that at some point we will likely start farming insects as a food source. They require way less resources to produce than animal protein, and are actually pretty healthy (and tasty if cooked right)

People might be grossed out, but shellfish is basically just ocean insects and many of us love that shit.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (10 children)

Microsoft still has a good reputation?

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

One thing my inlaws ran into with this issue is that the contractor had worked with literally every lawyer in our town and the surrounding ones, so no one could take their case because conflict of interest.

But as far as paying a lawyer, they'd likely also lump their fees into the lawsuit.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago (4 children)

What the hell are you talking about? Permissions issues in Windows have absolutely nothing to do with Microsoft owning your files.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago

You're free to keep scrolling past articles about the US

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

They can and will

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 23 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Probably since I'm assuming most of them are white.

Old white people basically never think they're going to be the target for government discrimination.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (12 children)

It's not rare for the first company to bring a product to market to not be the top dog once other companies get involved.

For instance, Kodak pretty much invented the digital camera, but Canon and Nikon are the clear leaders now while Kodak's digital camera division was sold off.

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