I mean, about as much of a "scam" as holding up a cardboard sign or just saying you're a vet and asking for change. I hardly feel defrauded by it.

While you're entirely correct, the component you've listed is also an example of one intended to last the "life of the car." People in this thread don't mean something different when they say "life of the car" when they're taking about the battery vs the engine. You can keep both vehicles running for much longer by replacing components that have exceeded their serviceable life.

But an EV battery is intended to last the factory "life of the vehicle" in the same ways (and this could be tautological).

> Is the expectation that after 15-20 years we just junk the rest of the car?

Not necessarily; but a traditional internal combustion automobile is going to require replacement of some of its critical systems by this point in order to be drivable as well, and this is generally what's meant by the "service life" of a product. Of course you can extend the usable life of the vehicle by replacing worn out parts, but -- even with regular maintenance -- some of those components just aren't engineered to last that long (they can be, but you're usually sacrificing performance or efficiency for durability).

I don't know, man. Unlike "THE" Ohio State University, it's not like the Ravens were even the originators of the term. It's a nickname coined at least a hundred years ago if I'm not mistaken, and they're just trying to co-opt it as a trademark despite its use in the public domain for a long time.

I don't think they get granted this. There are already so many other businesses that could have a claim to this trademark before the Ravens.

Maybe it's the apparent commitment to Howard County? (Just grasping at straws; I can never tell what buttons I'm gonna push when commenting either.)

This is also the case for Detroit, which in many ways reminds me a lot of Baltimore.

I never read the book but goddamn did the movie gut me. Ugly cry.

I've spoken to a handful of folks finishing up their residency and having gotten offered a position at Hopkins that you'd think they would kill for, but they really agonize over taking it because they won't be paid well and their hours will be hell. But they'll have that resume-maker.