That is another important and common case, having stock solely in the company one works for. That's uniquely high risk because if something goes bad with the company you can lose your job and your savings, at the same time.
This is very good advice. Your employment is typically the largest investment you make. Don't double down by buying stock in that company as well. Diversify.
Is a new company on the market that threatens to disrupt your employer? Think about buying a few shares, as a hedge. If the new company becomes big and puts you out of a job, hopefully selling that stock will get you by until you find a new job. If the new company goes out of business, your job is (relatively) safe.
As a boomer, there was promises of pensions, that went away after some rich fucking punk bought out the business, went into massive debt and used the pension fund as collateral.
Baby boomers: The transistor. The laser. The internet. Manned moon landings. Manufacturer to the world.
None of these things were done by Boomers. Boomers were the generation born from 1944 to 1964. The oldest were in grade school when the transistor and laser were invented. They were in high school when the space program was launched.
Those accomplishments were largely made by members of, what Tom Brokaw calls, "The Greatest Generation". There was a reason he called them that.
I've read of some people buying and returning the same item every month so they never had to actually pay for it since Amazon kept giving them a full refund.
Even for all these emissions scandals that we've been hit with. Wouldn't it make more sense to just take a random car and drive it around the city with some stops and then on a clear highway.
This method would certainly find cheating. However, it would introduce a huge amount of uncertainty in the data. The randomness of the cycles would mean the tests wouldn't be repeatable, which is a major element to scientific testing. Furthermore, the low emissions standards mean background emissions are non-negligible. Driving the test vehicle past a power plant could change a pass to a fail.
Real world testing to check for gross failures is a good idea. It's already done for some types of vehicles with relaxed standards to account for the measurement errors. However, the only way to get a true measure on emissions is through testing in a controlled environment.
They are a company that really catered to a wide variety of groups and the quality of Sony products was entirely dependent on your own budget.
That right there is the problem. If you are an up market brand, you can't make cheap crap for Walmart and put your badge on it. You need to protect your reputation by consistently putting out a high quality product. If you want to make cheap crap, brand it as something else.
And all that was engineering prowess, not manufacturing prowess.
They never understood that every part of the product has to be well executed in order to charge a premium. They invested a ton in R&D, and not nearly enough in manufacturing. That resulted in capturing only early adopters, and not the mass market. Once products, like DVD players, became commodities, Sony was blown out of the water by companies that could produce higher quality for a lower price.
They're getting beat up in the hardware market because they didn't invest in quality control. Sony used to be a premium brand. Rather than invest in high quality products, they tried to force vendor lock-in through a variety of boondoggles. This was a poor investment choice as only one of these technologies took off (Blue-ray, but only kinda). Had they spent that much money on quality, they could charge a premium over the competition.
I won't agree with b0s0z0ku's statement that a not-guilty verdict or dropped case should result in the records being destroyed. There's value to holding onto them if only to tell how often this sort of thing occurs. However, these cases should be released only in aggregate (e.g. "there were 27 dropped cases in Precinct A over the past year") not in detail. Other than that, they should be locked away and regarded as not existing if any future charge is presented or when evaluating a person.
The records of acquittal need to be retained to avoid double jeopardy.
They'll see right through calling it a 'Trade Union' and if it gets any traction come down on it.
Seems to work great for, American Medical Association, American Bar Association, National Cattleman's Beef Association ("Beef! It's what's for dinner"), National Pork Producer's Council, and many many more!
What's the difference between them and a union? Better marketing!
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That is another important and common case, having stock solely in the company one works for. That's uniquely high risk because if something goes bad with the company you can lose your job and your savings, at the same time.
This is very good advice. Your employment is typically the largest investment you make. Don't double down by buying stock in that company as well. Diversify.
Is a new company on the market that threatens to disrupt your employer? Think about buying a few shares, as a hedge. If the new company becomes big and puts you out of a job, hopefully selling that stock will get you by until you find a new job. If the new company goes out of business, your job is (relatively) safe.
As opposed to human drivers?
This is a good opportunity to remind everyone that a human driver crashed at the exact same spot as the Tesla in Mountain View eleven days before.
Yes, the Tesla Autopilot needs a lot of work. But humans aren't perfect either.
Watch for motorcycles...because they will cut you off.
They make BMW drivers look like grannies.
How does this happen? The entire nationwide system has a single point of failure? No redundancy? No isolation?
Ridiculous!
This story only got 24 comments when it was posted last week.
De Beers has been working for years to develop techniques to identify lab made diamonds. It's extremely difficult as lab grown diamonds are identical to flawless diamonds.
It seems they are taking another route, predatory pricing.
I don't know how they've gotten away with such blatant market manipulation for so long.
As a boomer, there was promises of pensions, that went away after some rich fucking punk bought out the business, went into massive debt and used the pension fund as collateral.
This is why I never want a pension. It would be nice if the government had some sort of pension fund to avoid this scenario...oh, wait!
I'll keep my 401k, thank you!
Baby boomers: The transistor. The laser. The internet. Manned moon landings. Manufacturer to the world.
None of these things were done by Boomers. Boomers were the generation born from 1944 to 1964. The oldest were in grade school when the transistor and laser were invented. They were in high school when the space program was launched.
Those accomplishments were largely made by members of, what Tom Brokaw calls, "The Greatest Generation". There was a reason he called them that.
Country music is dead. It's been replaced by pop/dance music with a few steel guitars.
But would it surprise you?
Absolutely not.
There's always a few assholes who ruin a good thing for the rest of us.
That's how urban legends work. They prey on our understanding of how the world works to gain credibility.
I'm not saying people don't do this. I'm saying this story has all of the hallmarks of an urban legend.
I've read of some people buying and returning the same item every month so they never had to actually pay for it since Amazon kept giving them a full refund.
It's on the internet, so it has to be true!
I guess I won't be buying clothing from them. The stuff is never the size they claim it is.
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Even for all these emissions scandals that we've been hit with. Wouldn't it make more sense to just take a random car and drive it around the city with some stops and then on a clear highway.
This method would certainly find cheating. However, it would introduce a huge amount of uncertainty in the data. The randomness of the cycles would mean the tests wouldn't be repeatable, which is a major element to scientific testing. Furthermore, the low emissions standards mean background emissions are non-negligible. Driving the test vehicle past a power plant could change a pass to a fail.
Real world testing to check for gross failures is a good idea. It's already done for some types of vehicles with relaxed standards to account for the measurement errors. However, the only way to get a true measure on emissions is through testing in a controlled environment.
Vehicle emissions is my profession.
They are a company that really catered to a wide variety of groups and the quality of Sony products was entirely dependent on your own budget.
That right there is the problem. If you are an up market brand, you can't make cheap crap for Walmart and put your badge on it. You need to protect your reputation by consistently putting out a high quality product. If you want to make cheap crap, brand it as something else.
I thought most people explored Dark Side of The Moon in college. The Chinese seem to be a little late to the game.
Somebody told me that The Moon was a belief that life had no meaning. That really put that album into perspective.
...when your product has become a commodity, you have three choices:
There's a fourth option. Go up market. Sony really missed the mark on that one. They had the biggest name in electronics, and blew it because:
As a result, the Sony brand became synonymous with throwing money away.
And all that was engineering prowess, not manufacturing prowess.
They never understood that every part of the product has to be well executed in order to charge a premium. They invested a ton in R&D, and not nearly enough in manufacturing. That resulted in capturing only early adopters, and not the mass market. Once products, like DVD players, became commodities, Sony was blown out of the water by companies that could produce higher quality for a lower price.
They're getting beat up in the hardware market because they didn't invest in quality control. Sony used to be a premium brand. Rather than invest in high quality products, they tried to force vendor lock-in through a variety of boondoggles. This was a poor investment choice as only one of these technologies took off (Blue-ray, but only kinda). Had they spent that much money on quality, they could charge a premium over the competition.
He also mentioned that his pet snail, Gary, is still 15 times faster than his tunnel boring machine. It looks like there is an upgrade in the TBM's future, as the snail will soon only be 10 times faster!
I thought Cubana flew mostly Russian aircraft with some Embraers thrown in.
Aeroflot (the Russian national airline) won't even fly Russian aircraft.
I won't agree with b0s0z0ku's statement that a not-guilty verdict or dropped case should result in the records being destroyed. There's value to holding onto them if only to tell how often this sort of thing occurs. However, these cases should be released only in aggregate (e.g. "there were 27 dropped cases in Precinct A over the past year") not in detail. Other than that, they should be locked away and regarded as not existing if any future charge is presented or when evaluating a person.
The records of acquittal need to be retained to avoid double jeopardy.
You have the right to be presumed innocent during your criminal trial. That's it.
If the public has been convinced of your guilt, how is a jury, made up of members of the public, to presume you innocent during a criminal trial?
They'll see right through calling it a 'Trade Union' and if it gets any traction come down on it.
Seems to work great for, American Medical Association, American Bar Association, National Cattleman's Beef Association ("Beef! It's what's for dinner"), National Pork Producer's Council, and many many more!
What's the difference between them and a union? Better marketing!
Yeah, pics or it didn't happen!
"Innocent until proven guilty" is a myth in the US.