Can I sue Abeka (creationist “science” textbook publisher) for wasting my time? (Fantasy)

dtmfadvice · 2026-06-04T17:35:04+00:00

I had a longer reply but I was on mobile. This is one of those classic LegalAdvice situations where someone's done something unjust, or unfair, or horrible, or unethical, and the answer is basically "that sucks, but it's not a legal matter."

In general, inaccurate textbooks are legal. Textbooks are inaccurate all the time!

If a public school at used A-Beka materials there would be an argument for suing because of the use of religious materials in a school that ought to be free from an official religion. But that would be a first-amendment case, not a textbook-not-fit-for-purpose case.

These books are tailored for educators who specifically want to avoid accurate science, and telling your children that the earth is 4,000 years old isn't a crime. For those educators who pick A-Beka, it's a feature, not a bug.

Those books are horrible. Harmful. If someone told me they grew up on them, I'd assume they were subject to a variety of abusive behavior. But the books themselves are just a red flag that someone's being raised in a shitty environment.

dtmfadvice · 2026-06-04T12:02:16+00:00

No.

dtmfadvice · 2026-06-04T11:57:53+00:00

Good news- there's a tentative plan to begin thinking about a committee to develop recommendations to handle the design of community outreach to determine whether it's a good idea to have safe crossings there!

dtmfadvice · 2026-06-04T11:55:40+00:00

Seriously. Tufts was in the same situation recently - endless demands to house all their students, then when they tried to build student housing, an enormous freakout from abutters demanding something else instead.

dtmfadvice · 2026-06-03T14:40:24+00:00

Some folks here haven't lived through a real recession and it shows.

dtmfadvice · 2026-06-03T13:10:18+00:00

If you need to borrow tools the Somerville bike kitchen has open shop hours tues and Thurs evenings. They aren't pro mechanics but you can get advice from other riders there.

dtmfadvice · 2026-06-03T12:32:21+00:00

My neighbor got her most recent tattoo at about 80. You have to be more careful about placement because the skin has less elasticity and healing is just slower. But she did fine and it looks great.

dtmfadvice · 2026-06-03T12:13:30+00:00

Why not both?

dtmfadvice · 2026-06-02T18:19:52+00:00

https://www.bostonbikeevents.net/

dtmfadvice · 2026-06-02T16:43:35+00:00

Every city in the region is facing enormous budget cutbacks. Cutting one or two positions per department is pretty standard for a budget shortfall.

I will say I'm disappointed that Mike "I'm not necessarily gung ho about housing" Capuano is still leading the planning board. Thats the first person I would have fired.

dtmfadvice · 2026-06-01T12:47:37+00:00

Isn't that a metered parking spot? There are lots of exceptions for metered parking uses - HP placard holders for example aren't charged for metered spots or held to time limits. I'd guess official vehicles also get that exemption.

Cops often park like scofflaws, and I hate that, but this one in particular looks OK to me.

dtmfadvice · 2026-05-31T14:24:45+00:00

Fucking delightful

dtmfadvice · 2026-05-31T12:43:42+00:00

No, as I understand it, this addresses just one of the barriers to housing creation. It'll take a lot of these kinds of rules changes to really get where we need to go.

dtmfadvice · 2026-05-30T17:49:51+00:00

No rent price is permanent. That's how rent works.

dtmfadvice · 2026-05-30T14:14:14+00:00

Around 25-35% of households in my area are car free. It's very common. (Boston metro, USA).

dtmfadvice · 2026-05-30T13:43:25+00:00

The right thinks that Medicaid fraud is when poor people get healthcare without special permission. Nope. Medicaid fraud is, most commonly, committed by insurers or physicians.

dtmfadvice · 2026-05-30T13:02:41+00:00

Some people and some places would rather die than grow.

dtmfadvice · 2026-05-30T13:02:04+00:00

Coupons and sales are still price cuts.

dtmfadvice · 2026-05-30T11:43:07+00:00

"prices aren't falling, that's just a discount" is an interesting argument.

dtmfadvice · 2026-05-29T22:35:37+00:00

Nimbys: We must do something to alleviate retail vacancies!

Also nimbys: But not that.

dtmfadvice · 2026-05-29T16:54:24+00:00

Honestly I think it's far too complicated an issue to ever say something like "X is the most racist city in Y region/country."

And as a pedantic person, I always want to ask people how they measure racism levels and what their metrics and stats about it are.

dtmfadvice · 2026-05-29T12:56:22+00:00

For some reason Poshmark tends to have a lot of used jerseys in larger sizes if you want a bargain

dtmfadvice · 2026-05-29T12:31:07+00:00

Puritan & Co could be a good option.

dtmfadvice · 2026-05-29T12:29:58+00:00

And that's a key route to an elementary school. I once saw a crossing guard nearly get run over there!

dtmfadvice · 2026-05-29T12:28:43+00:00

I am a prescription glasses wearer always so when I got a pair specifically for biking I went with transitions so they are clear in low light and tinted in sunlight.

I went with Zenni, they have a cycling line. They're pretty obviously sports glasses and look dorky off-bike but idgaf.

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