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NiHaoMike:

--- Quote from: nctnico on June 20, 2023, 11:41:07 am ---Like California where the restaurant menus need to show the calories of every portion.

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That's a good thing, it gives an incentive to not go overboard with added sugars and fats as is infamous for pretty much all of the US.
eugene:
Well, if this conversation is about cordless tools, ten I want to say that I love my electric lawn mower. It seems to be as powerful as the Honda gas mower it replaced, but is quieter, light in weight, and obviously requires much less maintenance. If this isn't the future, then I'm not sure I want to go there.

As for mandating replaceable batteries in phones and similar, I recognize that moving forward lithium ion batteries will be a big problem that needs to be dealt with, both in terms of manufacturing and recycling. If the mandate is intended to help handle and recycle used batteries, then I am all for it, at least in concept. On the other hand, if the mandate is about adding a convenience feature then I am less enthusiastic.
David Hess:

--- Quote from: nctnico on June 20, 2023, 11:41:07 am ---Having visited the US for the first time recently, I get the feeling that the US focusses on different areas but has just as many rules that could be perceived as overzealous. Like California where the restaurant menus need to show the calories of every portion. Or intersections with stop signs.
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There is considerable variation between and within the individual states of the United States.  For instance some areas are aggressively replacing intersections that have stop signs and traffic lights with roundabouts.

On the other hand, we have the most lawyers per area and the most lawyers per capita.
ebastler:

--- Quote from: David Hess on June 20, 2023, 02:34:41 pm ---On the other hand, we have the most lawyers per area and the most lawyers per capita.

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Yes, that seems like the fundamental difference in compliance philosophy: In Europe, and especially in Germany, it is "Regulate every single step a company may take." While in the US it is "Let them do as they please, and sue the hell out of them if they get it wrong."  ::)
Monkeh:

--- Quote from: ebastler on June 20, 2023, 02:55:34 pm ---sue the hell out of them if when they intentionally get it wrong

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Fixed that for you.
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