The Daily Populous

Tuesday January 23rd, 2018 morning edition

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The purpose of the law is to shift money from the middle class to auto franchise dealers, who tend to be far richer.

Even if you order directly from the factory, the order must go through the car dealer.

Until 1984, people bought home computers the way they buy cars, through retail dealers like Best Buy.

Then, a 19-year-old named Michael Dell offered to sell computers directly to the public, by mail order.

If a Tesla employee simply tells a customer the truth—how the customer can order a car using the Web—that’s illegal.

Craigmiles v. Giles held that a law that allowed only licensed funeral directors to sell caskets in the state is “irrational.”

He is coauthor of the six-volume Treatise on Constitutional Law: Substance and Procedure and Legal Ethics: The Lawyer's Deskbook on Professional Responsibility. »

New Bill Would Stop States From Banning Broadband Competition

Authored by dslreports.com

New Bill Would Stop States From Banning Broadband Competition.

A new proposal by Representative Anna Eshoo would prohibit states from banning towns and cities from making their own decisions on local broadband infrastructure and how best to spend their money.

Efforts at the FCC to stop states from rubber stamping these anti-competitive laws were also struck down by the courts. »

No evidence to support link between violent video games and behaviour

Authored by york.ac.uk

No evidence to support link between violent video games and behaviour.

Researchers at the University of York have found no evidence to support the theory that video games make players more violent.

Dr Zendle said: “There are several experiments looking at graphic realism in video games, but they have returned mixed results. »

Your iPhone X/8 battery could wear out in about 18 months

Authored by zdnet.com

But the battery inside your new iPhone might be worn out in under a couple of years.

I've heard from other iPhone X and iPhone 8 owners who tell me that their battery recharge cycles are in a similar ballpark.

You either need to take measures to minimize battery usage during the day, or plan for a battery replacement down the line. »

Israeli pilots refuse to deport Eritrean and Sudanese migrants to Africa

Authored by eritreahub.org

The Israeli government is giving tens of thousands of Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers a stark choice: deportation or indefinite imprisonment.

Israel is populated primarily by Jews who, in their near and distant pasts, were refugees in countries around the world.

In recent weeks the Israeli government approved the deportation of refugees to third countries. »