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There’s also a significant problem with a verdict creep, where juries set progressively higher punitive damages to set an example.
For example, damages for trucking accidents have grown substantially over the last decade. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/24/rise-in-nuclear-verdicts-in-...
You read that question very literally.
Fridges are often embedded in walls, from our vantage point they have four corners. Yes, technically they have 8 corners, but so too does a door.
“Does it have four corners?” is more of an abstraction from the human viewpoint.
Well, technically not nothing. Exercise can get you a few hundred extra calories burned a day, which will have an impact.
But the sentiment is correct. 90% of losing weight is eating less calories. Exercise is still good though, without it a lot of the lost weight is going to be muscle.
Very excited to see how this is going to be held up as a failure of tech.
Whether a price is $59.99 or $60.00 conveys a notable degree of information to the consumer. I wouldn’t be quick to assume it’s taking advantage of people’s innumeracy.
Perhaps, but there is a small benefit to the consumer. A whole number can indicate the brand is positioned towards upper-class consumers and that a price conscious consumer should look for cheaper alternatives.
It’s not a significant benefit, restaurants are the best application I can think of, but the harm that occurs from it is similarity miniscule.