learning something new today...I thought HPV generally was asymptomatic that most people get it without ever knowing (other than the increased cancer risk). All the more reason to get the vaccine (aside, as the father of a small boy, I wonder why they only seem to want to give the vaccine to girls)

I wonder why there is only a civil suit for breach of contract. From the complaint the crimes were ongoing to 2015. He should be in jail, not dickering over millions that probably won’t significantly impact his net worth.

I agree with you, I just like to look at some of the positive changes even if the big co’s are so slow to change themselves.

probably not unless she can prove he knew he had them

well we will have to disagree there. I’m an IP lawyer and probably half of my startup clients are founded by women, POC, or both. I’ve been in the valley a long time and this has never been the case before.

Some make it, many don’t. That doesn’t change the fact that it is encouraging.

though since we are using anecdotes, I’ve done work for a VC funded startup whose founders are both women and asian. You might be surprised at the number of stratups that break the mold even if the big corps are seriously underrepresented.

wait, does it say they don’t have a diverse production crew?

Well yes and no. They are spot on that it is overwhelmingly male and if you are making fun, as you note, it should reflect that.

I agree. I was thinking mostly along the lines of how they are not the best venue to handle these types of cases, but I think you make an excellent point regarding the punishment not fitting the crime and the consequences that can have on contributing to the idea that it isn’t that serious a crime.

To me the better alternative is to refer the accuser to the police and provide them with as much support as possible. A university judicial council simply isn’t equipped to decide these cases were the stakes are high for everyone.

The communications are simply facts that exist. What creates reasonable doubt or not is how they are interpreted in a given case. Who’s account in view of those facts is believed? Who has more credibility. Are their other statements consistent with, for example, text messages exchanged. By themselves the don’t prove…

as well they should get flack and jokes about how unrealistic they are...but do they get this level of anger about being historically inaccurate?

It is just an easy example, and it is an illustrative one as a huge seller (80+ million copies) and since the Church was very upset; but I imagine a lot of people here would have said “suck it church”

I’m honestly more annoyed by the small details when the authors are trying to replicate present day cities (rather than…

Other than MACUSA what is a mistake of fact mentioned in the article? It seems to mostly be wanting different interpretations, which by necessity of the subject matter, cannot be accurate.

Just to pick the low hanging fruit, I’m sure the Catholic Church after reading Dan Brown’s books would challenge your claim that…

most popular fiction is idiotic, that doesn’t usual result in massive uproars though

Why doesn’t it matter? You actually help make my point in your argument that she deliberately leaves out items that would directly tie the Muggle world to our Real World. There is no reason why the secret society of wizards has to exist in a world that is otherwise identical to our own. A passing familiarity is…

I don’t know of any author that would agree with that contention.

but does inaccurate necessarily mean wrong?

On that terminology (united states) I’d agree because it would be jarring not because it is a prerequisite. On the other hand, it would also be more familiar to a read rather than some new construction like united colonies of the Americas.
But I don’t see the fictional explanations of magic in native american cultures…