Today's unions have been known to bankrupt companies once they get on site. I have seen it myself.
I would be interested in seeing an example. I hear people suggest this to have happened, but I have yet to see documented evidence supporting the claim. Many people like to look to the union as an all-purpose boogeyman to blame for all the world's problems, and your statement is a classic example of that.
If you can provide an example to backup your statement, I would love to see it. The very notion of a union having that kind of power in the USA in the current decade - or any of the two prior - counters the experiences I have been through in unionized jobs myself.
The core issues are definitely involve compensation, pay, benefits
While the linked article says:
The core issues definitely involve compensation, pay, benefits
I hope the typo was an accident, and not something inserted to try to make the person attempting to organize look like an undereducated person with poor grammar.
We all know that retail in this country - especially the kind in brick and mortar locations (or glass cubes if you're Apple) - is dying a horrible death. The overlords of retail will undoubtedly use that as an excuse to dismiss any employees who are caught trying to organize. Retail is a no-win job opportunity, the only way for an employee to do better is to get out of the game.
Since when do part timers even get to talk about unions in the first place?
There are plenty of unions around the country that include part-time employees. Grocery stores in particular come to mind as having part-time union employees.
Furthermore, you can 'unionize' all you want but the company you work for doesn't have to listen to you, or continue your employment.
True, but the employees, if they act collectively, can take action to bring more attention to their complaints. If one employee walks out and pickets in front of the store, they won't get much attention. But if every employee from every store in the area walks out simultaneously to picket about their low wages, lack of benefits, and general abuse as retail slaves, they will bring attention. Sure, Apple could fire them all and replace them in this economy but eventually the consumers would take note of it as well.
While unions have exceedingly little power now in comparison to decades past, they are not completely without relevance. And in some sectors there would likely be more union presence were it not for the fact that the employers take openly anti-union stances which makes it hard to gather momentum.
Currently that domain redirects to apple. If this company was serious about their name I don't know why they didn't spend the extra $100 (or less depending on registrar) to register the.com domain.
Just thinking back to those people who accidentally threw their Wiimotes into their TVs, can you imagine the mess that one would cause:)
If you look at the Nintendo website you can see that the new system will also support the old Wii motes (and Wii motes with motion plus). You would likely use those for the more active (sports) games, and the new controllers for the games that are more similar to what is played on other consoles currently.
I was not accusing you specifically of being a windows fanboy, rather I am pointing out that windows fanboys downmoderated my original comment in this discussion.
Sometimes I forget that there are genuine Microsoft Windows Fanboys here on slashdot. Since I dared to suggest that their OS of choice is crap, they quickly responded by down moderating my post that suggested that.
Although of course, for some people, stability isn't that important. I don't understand how those people function in reality, but they clearly exist.
Palin camp simply draws more attention to themselves with this, regardless of how far from reality they are. They could have just as well said Revere made his ride on a Harley as the first member of Operation Rolling Thunder, it would have worked just as well for them.
I also enjoy that the "little green footballs" page has a link to buy a life-sized cardboard cutout of Palin. I didn't bother looking to see if you can order it as the bikini-automatic-weapon Palin, or if you have to order only the power-mini-skirt Palin.
George Lucas showed us previously just how awesome special effects can be on TV, back when he did the Star Wars Holiday Special. We all want more of that, for sure!
Pre-med students spend their undergraduate days obsessing over that test, learning how to memorize and regurgitate - but not comprehend - information for it. Pre-med students don't care whether they understand the material they take in school, as long as they pass the MCAT and pull the GPA that they need for the med school they want to go to.
This is not the way we should select who our new doctors will be. We are screening for automatons when we should be screening for thinkers. Cheaters like this are exactly what the MCAT is pretty well looking for - people who will do just the right amount of work to pass the test, without bothering to comprehend the information that it is supposed to be testing people on.
When I read the headline I was expecting this would be a hack for PacMan, Donkey Kong, or some other classic game that I don't give a rip about.
Then I saw it was 1943. That game devoured so many of my quarters back in the 80s... This is a story I'm actually happy to see on the slashdot front page. My only question is why the hell is it showing up as just a headline; this should be voted up at least well enough to see the full summary so you know that the hacker at least chose a worthwhile game.
I've never seen a wireless commercial in this country as condescending as his. They don't think you can be trusted to tie your own shoes, much less make decisions about your phone.
I release all my code under the WTF license. Do WTF you want with my code. Sometimes I don't even bother putting my name in the code, just let it be completely free.
The image of the dolphin comes from Super Mario World, which was for the Super Nintendo. That was a 16bit game on a 16bit system. Anyone who played the 8bit Super Mario Bros games can tell you there were no dolphins in those games.
sticking another runway on an airport is relatively cheap in comparison and guaranteed to make a good return.
I don't think I would say guaranteed. Maybe at really large, really busy airports you have a good chance. But some of the smaller spoke airports have scarcely used runways already - averaging 1 take-off/landing per hour or less in any 24 hour period - and adding another wouldn't really change that.
Although on top of that, there are busy airports (I'm thinking EWR in particular here) that have runways that are scarcely used depending on the prevailing wind / weather conditions. I was once stuck in Newark overnight because high winds kept canceling my EmbraerJet flight; eventually they rescheduled me on a turboprop (to a different destination airport, but close enough) so I could at least get home before the end of all time.
If you want to travel in comfort with wifi and in-seat power without it costing the earth then high speed rail is the answer.
It's too bad that doesn't exist in the US for most of us. I would love to be able to take a high speed train to where I fly most often, but instead my only rail option is AmTrak, which would take even longer than flying.
On top of that, the rail system here is also hub-and-spoke, so for a lot of journeys you end up connecting somewhere and changing trains as well. That part, I'm not sure there is a solution for, but I thought I'd point it out.
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Today's unions have been known to bankrupt companies once they get on site. I have seen it myself.
I would be interested in seeing an example. I hear people suggest this to have happened, but I have yet to see documented evidence supporting the claim. Many people like to look to the union as an all-purpose boogeyman to blame for all the world's problems, and your statement is a classic example of that.
If you can provide an example to backup your statement, I would love to see it. The very notion of a union having that kind of power in the USA in the current decade - or any of the two prior - counters the experiences I have been through in unionized jobs myself.
The core issues are definitely involve compensation, pay, benefits
While the linked article says:
The core issues definitely involve compensation, pay, benefits
I hope the typo was an accident, and not something inserted to try to make the person attempting to organize look like an undereducated person with poor grammar.
We all know that retail in this country - especially the kind in brick and mortar locations (or glass cubes if you're Apple) - is dying a horrible death. The overlords of retail will undoubtedly use that as an excuse to dismiss any employees who are caught trying to organize. Retail is a no-win job opportunity, the only way for an employee to do better is to get out of the game.
Since when do part timers even get to talk about unions in the first place?
There are plenty of unions around the country that include part-time employees. Grocery stores in particular come to mind as having part-time union employees.
Furthermore, you can 'unionize' all you want but the company you work for doesn't have to listen to you, or continue your employment.
True, but the employees, if they act collectively, can take action to bring more attention to their complaints. If one employee walks out and pickets in front of the store, they won't get much attention. But if every employee from every store in the area walks out simultaneously to picket about their low wages, lack of benefits, and general abuse as retail slaves, they will bring attention. Sure, Apple could fire them all and replace them in this economy but eventually the consumers would take note of it as well.
While unions have exceedingly little power now in comparison to decades past, they are not completely without relevance. And in some sectors there would likely be more union presence were it not for the fact that the employers take openly anti-union stances which makes it hard to gather momentum.
Currently that domain redirects to apple. If this company was serious about their name I don't know why they didn't spend the extra $100 (or less depending on registrar) to register the .com domain.
Just thinking back to those people who accidentally threw their Wiimotes into their TVs, can you imagine the mess that one would cause :)
If you look at the Nintendo website you can see that the new system will also support the old Wii motes (and Wii motes with motion plus). You would likely use those for the more active (sports) games, and the new controllers for the games that are more similar to what is played on other consoles currently.
I was not accusing you specifically of being a windows fanboy, rather I am pointing out that windows fanboys downmoderated my original comment in this discussion.
Sometimes I forget that there are genuine Microsoft Windows Fanboys here on slashdot. Since I dared to suggest that their OS of choice is crap, they quickly responded by down moderating my post that suggested that.
Although of course, for some people, stability isn't that important. I don't understand how those people function in reality, but they clearly exist.
Palin camp simply draws more attention to themselves with this, regardless of how far from reality they are. They could have just as well said Revere made his ride on a Harley as the first member of Operation Rolling Thunder, it would have worked just as well for them.
I also enjoy that the "little green footballs" page has a link to buy a life-sized cardboard cutout of Palin. I didn't bother looking to see if you can order it as the bikini-automatic-weapon Palin, or if you have to order only the power-mini-skirt Palin.
... a downgrade, to me.
George Lucas showed us previously just how awesome special effects can be on TV, back when he did the Star Wars Holiday Special. We all want more of that, for sure!
the rudimentary antivirus detection engine
Wouldn't we be better off detecting the viruses, not the antivirus?
Pre-med students spend their undergraduate days obsessing over that test, learning how to memorize and regurgitate - but not comprehend - information for it. Pre-med students don't care whether they understand the material they take in school, as long as they pass the MCAT and pull the GPA that they need for the med school they want to go to.
This is not the way we should select who our new doctors will be. We are screening for automatons when we should be screening for thinkers. Cheaters like this are exactly what the MCAT is pretty well looking for - people who will do just the right amount of work to pass the test, without bothering to comprehend the information that it is supposed to be testing people on.
When I read the headline I was expecting this would be a hack for PacMan, Donkey Kong, or some other classic game that I don't give a rip about.
... This is a story I'm actually happy to see on the slashdot front page. My only question is why the hell is it showing up as just a headline; this should be voted up at least well enough to see the full summary so you know that the hacker at least chose a worthwhile game.
Then I saw it was 1943. That game devoured so many of my quarters back in the 80s
The headline could lead one to believe that the EU is afraid of porn, which they certainly are not.
I've never seen a wireless commercial in this country as condescending as his. They don't think you can be trusted to tie your own shoes, much less make decisions about your phone.
He could have just as easily had GWB come back to sign it, this is his third term anyways. President Lawnchair isn't doing anything of his own design.
They managed to find a female astrophysics student. Anyone in physics can tell you that is a great discovery in and of itself.
He's accused of stealing $200k, but his bail was put at only $25k? Which Wall Street investment group manager is he related t?
Did someone piss in your loser-bran this morning? The WTF license is (mostly) a joke.
I release all my code under the WTF license. Do WTF you want with my code. Sometimes I don't even bother putting my name in the code, just let it be completely free.
I haven't been seeing nearly as many ads for Eastern European mail-order-bride services in my skype account lately. Now I know why.
The image of the dolphin comes from Super Mario World, which was for the Super Nintendo. That was a 16bit game on a 16bit system. Anyone who played the 8bit Super Mario Bros games can tell you there were no dolphins in those games.
sticking another runway on an airport is relatively cheap in comparison and guaranteed to make a good return.
I don't think I would say guaranteed. Maybe at really large, really busy airports you have a good chance. But some of the smaller spoke airports have scarcely used runways already - averaging 1 take-off/landing per hour or less in any 24 hour period - and adding another wouldn't really change that.
Although on top of that, there are busy airports (I'm thinking EWR in particular here) that have runways that are scarcely used depending on the prevailing wind / weather conditions. I was once stuck in Newark overnight because high winds kept canceling my EmbraerJet flight; eventually they rescheduled me on a turboprop (to a different destination airport, but close enough) so I could at least get home before the end of all time.
If you want to travel in comfort with wifi and in-seat power without it costing the earth then high speed rail is the answer.
It's too bad that doesn't exist in the US for most of us. I would love to be able to take a high speed train to where I fly most often, but instead my only rail option is AmTrak, which would take even longer than flying.
On top of that, the rail system here is also hub-and-spoke, so for a lot of journeys you end up connecting somewhere and changing trains as well. That part, I'm not sure there is a solution for, but I thought I'd point it out.