But then again, it could feature Trumps dick pics and the name of the real Luigi, and I'd still not bother watching it, because Melanie is soo despicable boring.
Originally we had a patchwork of laws dating all the way back to 1833, when all kinds of flagging was made illegal. Only the royalty was allowed to use the flag.
This was changed many times since then, but the basis was always the complete ban on flags.
These laws were largely disregarded since the wars of those times were long since over. Instead we had guidelines for proper etiquette. People followed the guidelines and everything was fine.
Until 2018. Somebody flew the Star Spangled Banner in such an annoying way that their neighbors questioned if it was legal. The court found it illegal, however this was then tried at the highest court, who came to the conclusion that the latest laws from 1915 couldn't be used since the law had generally been disregarded for so long.
This triggered the right wing parties, who were afraid that the final legal decision would result in many more foreign flags.
Especially since people at the same time were starting to fly Ukrainian flags as support. Imagine if the immigrants from other places also started using their own flags. Such horror. So the right wing demanded a new law.
And they got it. The new law from the beginning of 2025 now only allows flags from Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany and... Ukraine.
All other flags of foreign territores are illegal.
The EU, rainbow and pirate flags are also allowed since they do not represent a foreign country.
The other guidelines such as timing and procedures are still just guidelines. It's perfectly legal to burn the flag in protest, have it wave after sundown, to let it touch the ground or wipe your ass in it, even if it is against the guidelines.
Also, if you do want to fly a foreign flag, it is possible to get permission. It only requires accept from the local police.
As far as I know, nobody has ever been fined for illegal flagging.
The problem seems to be that republicans make the decisions when republicans are in charge, and when democrats are in charge the republicans also make the decisions.
It's what happens when there's only two right wing parties to choose from.
The Overton Window has shifted way too far.
Democrats ought to move further left to get more nonvoters to vote for them, instead of trying to move right to convert right wing voters.
Photo retouching as a physical trade. Colour photography and instant development killed the art of retouching black and white photos almost from one day to the next, because nobody could retouch colour photos and nobody wanted to pay for retouching black and white photos anymore, when Polaroids were easy to reshoot.
My grandparents did it, but had to close the shop in the 1980s. I still have a few of their pens, but most of it ended up in a museum.
50 years ago was in the 1970s.
I actually think more skills were lost just in the 20 years prior to that than after. This is due to mass production and plastic, which created the consumer products since the 1960s. Prior to that, you'd actually consider all products (except food) to be a purchase for life.
Fully electric cars compound the issue with awkward “engine noises” and fake gear shifts
What? No, they do not, unless you make it. But who the hell would pay such gimmicks?
Actually I disagree with everything you said.
Driving electric is much more pleasant and a more direct wheel to tarmac experience. I thought I would miss the feeling of tossing the car through the gears and roaring the engine around a corner, but I don't. It's a lot more satisfying to accelerate with a more linear torque increase that doesn't make your head nod like doll everytime the engine hits the maximum revolutions in a gear. Getting pushed back into the seat is fun and enjoyable in all cars, but even more so when the tickling in your stomach doesn't stop until you let go of the accelerator.
Electric cars have electric engines. The engine hardly ever breaks. The maintenance required on electric cars are the same as on cars with combustion engines, except that combustion engines have more parts that can break.
Software vs hardware is also exactly the same. Modern cars with combustion engines have the same amount of crappy software errors as electric cars. None of it has anything to do with the engine.
The sound is different, sure. It doesn't roar like a bear. Instead it hisses like a vicious cat.
That song was written in 1963 in New York.