And you're right that it didn't change coffee temps that much:
“During the Liebeck court proceedings, McDonald’s said it served its coffee between 180 and 190 degrees,” according to The New York Times. “The company has refused to disclose today’s standard temperature, but Retro Report shows a handbook for franchisees calling for temperatures 10 degrees lower.”
If it doesn’t sound like much, it’s because it’s not. McDonald’s chooses to keep their coffee scaldingly hot because, according to attorney Butch Wagner, hot coffee stays fresh for longer. They save money by doing this (millions per day, in fact, across their US franchises alone), even if it means paying out for other hot coffee settlements—of which there are plenty.
I don't have much of an idea on if it was small but the movie Sunshine (2007) comes to mind. Loved that movie. It's well worth a watch if you haven't seen it.
A lot more tiktok for me. Say what you will of the platform, it's at the beginning of the enshittification spectrum and has a ton of original and interesting content.
Glad to see more reporting on this. The way they swapped out Roiland's voice in Solar Opposites was absolutely perfect, it really hasn't lost anything imo.
What the fuck I thought Super PACs were not allowed to coordinate with the candidate...right? ....right? The supreme court's awful Citizens United ruling completely fucked over this country.
I'll make sure to tell the Smithsonian 😃, it was just a copy/paste from their site for people who don't want to click the link. But doesn't "the TURN of the 20th century" imply that it's the start of, not the end of the century... like 1999 is near the turn of the 21st century, which occurred in 2000.
I think the gist is Mueller investigated Trump and the shady Russia stuff and had enough to charge him with obstruction but did not due to DOJ policy (to not charge a sitting president). He laid out a plan for congress to do something about it, congress impeached but the GOP controlled Senate blocked it.
So I guess some of that could be dug up? But there are bigger fish to fry now, considering the current indictments.
Yep, always my first thought. If you're in the US you can get tax benefits by making your home more energy efficient. It's doable yourself but hiring someone to do it will eventually pay for itself.
And for the attic don't just pile on insulation, need a good air sealing first if that's no good.
Whataboutism....