He loves watermelon, so his human gifted him one whole watermelon as a "toy." He has now achieved peak canine happiness and all stuffed toys officially obsolete… would play a melon 🍈 fetch with him
@matthewbaszucki Being that there is very little data indicating any benefit in the context of mental health, how do you determine that people need this "treatment" specifically?
@normalishvegan@BWConnector@homosexualmouse It's not about "Pattie Gonia" being a "character" but about the branded merch that resembles Patagonia merch.
In any event, we'll see how the lawsuit plays out.
@normalishvegan@BWConnector@homosexualmouse Sure they can. They can say "pay us money and you can continue with your current branding otherwise we'll continue to sue" and draft up a contract to that effect. Just because it isn't exactly a "licensing fee" doesn't mean you couldn't contractually do that.
@normalishvegan@BWConnector@homosexualmouse You do realize it doesn't have to be the exact name for it to be considered copyright infringement? A "close enough" name with similar aesthetics can be considered infringement
@NancyMa16153771@julen__n@AbakpaJob "Slaves would have NO LIFE AT ALL if we didn't use them for labor. As long as you treat your slaves well it's perfectly moral"
Replace "slaves" with "animals." You are using the same bad argument.
"It is widely believed that consciousness requires a thalamocortical structure, and this system develops at around 26 weeks of pregnancy, so it is unlikely that consciousness is present before that time."
https://t.co/Zf1EQ2RuAQ
"We can conclude that from a neuroanatomical point of view, it is rather unlikely that the infant can be seen as a conscious human before 24 weeks of gestational age, thus before all the thalamocortical connections are established."
https://t.co/nNrWyY1Jtf