Supply and demand dictates what people are paid. At the moment, a PHD typically makes more than a janitor because it's much easier to find someone to be a janitor. You can't simply be a PHD although I know some who would have a tough time figuring out which end of a toilet brush to use. When everyone has a PHD and there are no janitors and trash is piling up and restrooms need cleaning, then the PHD holding janitors will make an appropriate wage.
I can see this idea as a positive one if the self-serve portion of the store is linked to a regularly manned store. During normal business hours both the self-serve and the manned portion of the store will be open. At other times only the self-serve side will be open for business. This is similar to how a 24 hour gas station works. There are a couple of downsides though. What about folks who don't have credit cards? Are they are out of luck? Also, security could be an issue.
Unions are not worker's friends. There was a time when they were but not anymore. Today's union is all about promising workers the moon while skirting the reality that is unskilled labor will never make a living wage. The tech companies addressed here contract because they lack skills to do whatever it is the contractor does and now to avoid dealing with the union folks because they are a constant annoyance. Even after "bargaining season" companies are assaulted by union representatives who are never satisfied and want to portray the company as cheap and unfair. Meanwhile the employees are still paid shit because their companies are under contract and there are only so many dollars to go around despite promises from their union saviors. When the pressure on the tech companies becomes too great, they will simply find another contractor who's employees aren't unionized. If workers want more money and benefits, go to school.
I cut the cord a couple of years ago and primarily watch Netflix or Amazon Prime video. Both contain commercial-free content which I am happy to pay for. I do watch TV (over the air) occasionally and the commercials are so pathetically mind numbing that I can't stand them. I often wonder who they are pandering to because I find them so offensive. Which brings me to my point, I won't be watching any streaming crap that contains ads or commercials. So good luck with that facebook.
Australia, often lauded by the US gun control movement, is a country where the populace no longer has a say. That's right, they willingly gave up their weapons 20 years ago in the name of "safety", but now they are no longer safe from the tyranny of their own government. How can Australians protect themselves from a rogue leader who is hell-bent on usurping any sort of privacy the common citizen holds on to?
...Visa extends war on the poor. In my opinion, not accepting legal tender in favor of utilizing non-government tender, in this case a Visa card, should be illegal. I have relatives who don't have a credit card or even a checking account because their credit is crap. It's their fault but shutting them out by not accepting cash is ridiculous.
Whether it's CNN or any other news organization, does it bother others when you read shit like this; "The conservative news website attributed the information to "a source familiar with President Trump's thinking." I AM conservative and I call bullshit on printing hearsay like this. Come on media, print what he says, not what others think he his thinking is like.
With the money I (my insurance company) am paying to hospitals and doctors, I can see no reason for the Federal Government to subsidize ANYTHING medical related. However, with the difficulty of certification, red tape and long durations of testing new or upgraded devices, I can understand why hospitals and doctors are resistant to replacing equipment that seems to work perfectly. Once again the Feds create a problem and then go back to taxpayers for more money to fix it.
Farmers rent their land to the CRP program. When the lease is up, the farmers can do what they please. With the promise of skyrocketing corn prices, it made it more attractive to farm the land rather than leaving the land in the program at the end of the lease. It's simple economics and farmers are business people. No taxpayer dollars were wasted.
Farming got more profitable when the government fully embraced ethanol. Farmers plowed under land to grow more corn to supply the government-funded ethanol plants that needed to go into gasoline by government mandate. Now the government is blaming farmers for farming and wanting to change the rules.
Steve Jobs was a tyrant but he understood that someone had to be the decider and he had no trouble doing it and doing it better. Apple is resting on its laurels but it certainly has a chance to be a great innovator again. It simply needs someone at the top to be involved enough to squelch any disagreements and have a vision of what they will build. Easier said than done.
How horrible Apple is for offering all those free updates (including the OS) as long as the hardware supports them. Rebooting after the update is so much trouble. Remind me which company you work for please, so I don't ever get a job there having to support that 10-20 year old hardware.
"collaborative flexible e-space open communication monkey house cage"
My boss is planning a new office space. They hired an architect. While they all walked through our current monkey cage, I heard them talking about how an "open office area" really enhances productivity. However, I don't see it. Not at all. It's distracting and annoying. Now, having a private office AND a communal space would be ideal but that would be way too expensive. So we try to copy Google and the like, only to fail because the folks planning the office don't have to work in it.
This is a classic billionaire, entitled, socialist idea. It's really easy to say "we should" or "you should" when you will never, ever want for anything in your life again. Mark wants to impress what he believes on everyone else because he thinks he's smarter. I have news Mark, you got lucky, that's it. You probably aren't as good of a programmers as I am but you had a flash in the pan idea and it stuck.
I make good money despite my lack of education but I know, with 100% certainty, that any new government program will eat more from my paycheck. Mark doesn't have to worry about that so he starts blathering about some crazy idea that in addition to costing people like me more every week, it will evaluate our currency just like raising the minimum wage does.
Everyone should work, that gives value to all money earned.
Will India's electric infrastructure handle the additional load? Do they have enough generating capacity for when everyone plugs in their car at night? Finally, will they simply offset the burning of oil with burning coal at power plants? The article was sorely lacking in any substantial information about the plan.
What exactly are facts when it comes to government anyway? A Spin Meter may be a more appropriate use of Google's time. Stating a single fact is one thing but when munged together, most things government deal with are so complex that anyone can pretty much spin things any way they like and still seem factual to one group or another..
As others have stated, unions have become self serving. Instead of representing the "local" they have become national organizations with homogeneous wants that may or may not reflect the local area conditions. In addition, if a shop truly wants to unionize, why wouldn't all employees get together, form the bargaining unit and go to work with management. Why do they need to pay dues and why does the union need money if it's truly an organization that represents those in the workplace? Finally, why are unions allowed to donate any of their hard-earned employees pay to any political entity? Can't the workers donate directly to the candidate of their choice?
Most of the kids I work with have an Apple Watch to go along with their iPhones. I have an iPhone and love it but I can't bring myself to replace my current watch, which is a 28 year old Rolex, with an ugly Apple Watch. I bought my Rolex in the 80s and made payments on it for a couple of years. I wear it nearly every day so from a value standpoint, if I did an ROI on it and tried to compare it's value to tech that will probably only last a couple of years, I am sure the Apple watch is not a good investment. Call me a snob but maybe if they can figure out how to put the Apple Watch guts in an Oyster case, I may be more interested.
Work just provided me with a new laptop. It was my choice and I selected a new MBP 15 inch. My reasons are longevity - my last MBP, which I own, lasted more than 4 years, and I am still using it. OSX is an excellent operating system. I sometimes go months without rebooting and I use the machine 8+ hours each day. I can also run Windows on my MBP. I prefer VMWare Fusion for my virtual machines but Parallels is fine too. Had I selected a Windows laptop, I would have only a Windows laptop. Having the MBP allows me to test and develop against both platforms. It also provides me with a way to run the less expensive versions of any commercial software, should there be a difference in cost. So, while Windows licensing sales may be up, there is no way to know where those OS's are running. Heck, it could be that folks are buying licenses to run on their Macs.
Pew poll asks if shit stinks. In other news, I want cheap fossil fuels now so I can enjoy my lifestyle. In my mind, that has nothing to do with development of alternative fuels. Why can't they happen simultaneously? What am I missing?
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My dad is bigger than your dad and he says we are an AI family, so there.
Supply and demand dictates what people are paid. At the moment, a PHD typically makes more than a janitor because it's much easier to find someone to be a janitor. You can't simply be a PHD although I know some who would have a tough time figuring out which end of a toilet brush to use. When everyone has a PHD and there are no janitors and trash is piling up and restrooms need cleaning, then the PHD holding janitors will make an appropriate wage.
I can see this idea as a positive one if the self-serve portion of the store is linked to a regularly manned store. During normal business hours both the self-serve and the manned portion of the store will be open. At other times only the self-serve side will be open for business. This is similar to how a 24 hour gas station works.
There are a couple of downsides though. What about folks who don't have credit cards? Are they are out of luck? Also, security could be an issue.
Unions are not worker's friends. There was a time when they were but not anymore. Today's union is all about promising workers the moon while skirting the reality that is unskilled labor will never make a living wage. The tech companies addressed here contract because they lack skills to do whatever it is the contractor does and now to avoid dealing with the union folks because they are a constant annoyance. Even after "bargaining season" companies are assaulted by union representatives who are never satisfied and want to portray the company as cheap and unfair. Meanwhile the employees are still paid shit because their companies are under contract and there are only so many dollars to go around despite promises from their union saviors. When the pressure on the tech companies becomes too great, they will simply find another contractor who's employees aren't unionized. If workers want more money and benefits, go to school.
I cut the cord a couple of years ago and primarily watch Netflix or Amazon Prime video. Both contain commercial-free content which I am happy to pay for. I do watch TV (over the air) occasionally and the commercials are so pathetically mind numbing that I can't stand them. I often wonder who they are pandering to because I find them so offensive. Which brings me to my point, I won't be watching any streaming crap that contains ads or commercials. So good luck with that facebook.
...are all we need then I'm your man. Get me a box of Taco Bell taco supremes and I could fuel the world.
Australia, often lauded by the US gun control movement, is a country where the populace no longer has a say. That's right, they willingly gave up their weapons 20 years ago in the name of "safety", but now they are no longer safe from the tyranny of their own government. How can Australians protect themselves from a rogue leader who is hell-bent on usurping any sort of privacy the common citizen holds on to?
...Visa extends war on the poor.
In my opinion, not accepting legal tender in favor of utilizing non-government tender, in this case a Visa card, should be illegal. I have relatives who don't have a credit card or even a checking account because their credit is crap. It's their fault but shutting them out by not accepting cash is ridiculous.
Whether it's CNN or any other news organization, does it bother others when you read shit like this;
"The conservative news website attributed the information to "a source familiar with President Trump's thinking."
I AM conservative and I call bullshit on printing hearsay like this. Come on media, print what he says, not what others think he his thinking is like.
With the money I (my insurance company) am paying to hospitals and doctors, I can see no reason for the Federal Government to subsidize ANYTHING medical related. However, with the difficulty of certification, red tape and long durations of testing new or upgraded devices, I can understand why hospitals and doctors are resistant to replacing equipment that seems to work perfectly. Once again the Feds create a problem and then go back to taxpayers for more money to fix it.
Farmers rent their land to the CRP program. When the lease is up, the farmers can do what they please. With the promise of skyrocketing corn prices, it made it more attractive to farm the land rather than leaving the land in the program at the end of the lease. It's simple economics and farmers are business people. No taxpayer dollars were wasted.
Farming got more profitable when the government fully embraced ethanol. Farmers plowed under land to grow more corn to supply the government-funded ethanol plants that needed to go into gasoline by government mandate. Now the government is blaming farmers for farming and wanting to change the rules.
Steve Jobs was a tyrant but he understood that someone had to be the decider and he had no trouble doing it and doing it better. Apple is resting on its laurels but it certainly has a chance to be a great innovator again. It simply needs someone at the top to be involved enough to squelch any disagreements and have a vision of what they will build. Easier said than done.
Yep, just like the check engine light in the dashboard of my car. Problem solved!
How horrible Apple is for offering all those free updates (including the OS) as long as the hardware supports them. Rebooting after the update is so much trouble. Remind me which company you work for please, so I don't ever get a job there having to support that 10-20 year old hardware.
"collaborative flexible e-space open communication monkey house cage"
My boss is planning a new office space. They hired an architect. While they all walked through our current monkey cage, I heard them talking about how an "open office area" really enhances productivity. However, I don't see it. Not at all. It's distracting and annoying. Now, having a private office AND a communal space would be ideal but that would be way too expensive. So we try to copy Google and the like, only to fail because the folks planning the office don't have to work in it.
This is a classic billionaire, entitled, socialist idea. It's really easy to say "we should" or "you should" when you will never, ever want for anything in your life again. Mark wants to impress what he believes on everyone else because he thinks he's smarter. I have news Mark, you got lucky, that's it. You probably aren't as good of a programmers as I am but you had a flash in the pan idea and it stuck.
I make good money despite my lack of education but I know, with 100% certainty, that any new government program will eat more from my paycheck. Mark doesn't have to worry about that so he starts blathering about some crazy idea that in addition to costing people like me more every week, it will evaluate our currency just like raising the minimum wage does.
Everyone should work, that gives value to all money earned.
At the rate I'm going, my car won't be paid off in 8 years so this prediction must be driving bankers who make auto loans crazy.
Will India's electric infrastructure handle the additional load? Do they have enough generating capacity for when everyone plugs in their car at night? Finally, will they simply offset the burning of oil with burning coal at power plants? The article was sorely lacking in any substantial information about the plan.
Scientists need to invent a space vacuum cleaner.....
What exactly are facts when it comes to government anyway? A Spin Meter may be a more appropriate use of Google's time. Stating a single fact is one thing but when munged together, most things government deal with are so complex that anyone can pretty much spin things any way they like and still seem factual to one group or another..
As others have stated, unions have become self serving. Instead of representing the "local" they have become national organizations with homogeneous wants that may or may not reflect the local area conditions. In addition, if a shop truly wants to unionize, why wouldn't all employees get together, form the bargaining unit and go to work with management. Why do they need to pay dues and why does the union need money if it's truly an organization that represents those in the workplace? Finally, why are unions allowed to donate any of their hard-earned employees pay to any political entity? Can't the workers donate directly to the candidate of their choice?
Most of the kids I work with have an Apple Watch to go along with their iPhones. I have an iPhone and love it but I can't bring myself to replace my current watch, which is a 28 year old Rolex, with an ugly Apple Watch. I bought my Rolex in the 80s and made payments on it for a couple of years. I wear it nearly every day so from a value standpoint, if I did an ROI on it and tried to compare it's value to tech that will probably only last a couple of years, I am sure the Apple watch is not a good investment. Call me a snob but maybe if they can figure out how to put the Apple Watch guts in an Oyster case, I may be more interested.
Work just provided me with a new laptop. It was my choice and I selected a new MBP 15 inch. My reasons are longevity - my last MBP, which I own, lasted more than 4 years, and I am still using it. OSX is an excellent operating system. I sometimes go months without rebooting and I use the machine 8+ hours each day. I can also run Windows on my MBP. I prefer VMWare Fusion for my virtual machines but Parallels is fine too.
Had I selected a Windows laptop, I would have only a Windows laptop. Having the MBP allows me to test and develop against both platforms. It also provides me with a way to run the less expensive versions of any commercial software, should there be a difference in cost.
So, while Windows licensing sales may be up, there is no way to know where those OS's are running. Heck, it could be that folks are buying licenses to run on their Macs.
Pew poll asks if shit stinks. In other news, I want cheap fossil fuels now so I can enjoy my lifestyle. In my mind, that has nothing to do with development of alternative fuels. Why can't they happen simultaneously? What am I missing?