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booshire  ·  3378 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 15 Years Old Gets 25 Years To Life In a Federal Prison After He Pranked His Friends

ha! called it

booshire  ·  3383 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 15 Years Old Gets 25 Years To Life In a Federal Prison After He Pranked His Friends

I have yet to find a credible source for this

booshire  ·  3447 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Germany to legislate 30 percent quota for women on company boards

Why not 50%? Why not 80%? Why not 100%?

booshire  ·  3455 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Cuban Internet Crisis

"Crisis"

booshire  ·  3456 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: “New proposed bankruptcy rules and forms"

Most of this appears to be blank and doesn't really bring much meaningful information to the reader.

booshire  ·  3467 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ford follows Tesla’s lead and opens all their electric vehicle patents | Electrek

A big reason Germany was able to create so much new technology prior to and during WWII was because of opening up the patent office. While I would not like to segue this article (and similar technology divulging) into the next world war, I would like to see this as a great start to the next tech boom around the US and hopefully world-wide.

booshire  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Who drives a stick shift?

Living in Colorado, it is terrible driving in the mountains with an automatic. I drive a TJ with a 5 speed. All but two of my cars have been manuals, and it is an important part of my buying decision.