Notice all the lawsuit headlines? Lawsuits are in the news all the time. But if you think back, how many lawsuits really made a significant difference? Not many.
Every new idea and expenditure that goes into the current government school system ends in disappointment. Maybe the problem isn’t the lack of ideas or funds.
Complex and frequently changing passwords are not something that works well for humans. Security should be designed for people to use. When it isn’t, people work around it.
It allows for standardized, generic power adapters rather than proprietary adapters. You no longer need to pay a premium for your laptop's unique power adapter or go without a laptop if you accidentally leave your power adapter behind.
It's not always the best thing ever. But it's a huge benefit when you need it.
That's actually another problem caused by Visa/MC. They lobbied for and got laws passed which prohibited merchants from charging a fee for a credit card transaction.
False. (At least in most locations. I don’t know every law in every state, city, and town in the world.)
According to the article, merchants must simply clearly disclose the extra fee.
You guys should tell the truth. Stop exaggerating and stop making false statements.
Perhaps they ought to try getting employees the help they need to become great workers or find them roles where they can actually contribute appropriately...
You think that will work 100% of the time? Maybe they tried it and it worked in 98% of the cases and then they got rid of the remaining 2%.
Also, why does the company owe its worst performing workers so many favors and so much benevolent attention? How will the poor performers return the favor?
Agreed, if management played fair you would never need unions. Unfortunately it seems that management almost never plays fair. That's the law of the jungle.
btw, given we have been hyped about these balloons for years, why is there no real wide deployments(announced several times in multiple countries) up to now?
Probably because they're not that great. Who needs balloon-based data service in non-emergency, non-disaster situations?
What if it is? There's nothing particularly bad about eating a glazed donut a few times a week. Diet related health problems are related to the total of all foods eaten over long periods of time (in combination with other lifestyle factors), not specific food items.
Because it’s not a disease and it's not their mission. When all the diseases are cured and the budget is running a huge surplus so there’s tons of extra money and none of the scientists have anything to work on, then maybe.
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You expected your $1k phone to have a cheap screen?
If you want to save money on your phone, don’t buy the most expensive phone available.
Notice all the lawsuit headlines? Lawsuits are in the news all the time. But if you think back, how many lawsuits really made a significant difference? Not many.
Every new idea and expenditure that goes into the current government school system ends in disappointment. Maybe the problem isn’t the lack of ideas or funds.
It’s the news media's fault.
Complex and frequently changing passwords are not something that works well for humans. Security should be designed for people to use. When it isn’t, people work around it.
Just endorse and enact an effective solution to prevent others following them here illegally and then Dreamers can stay.
If a single glass of water dumped on it keeps lays the whole computer out, don’t you think that’s some sort of problem?
Um, no. Most failures of most systems are caused by a "single" thing.
Who doesn't have a smart phone with them at all times? If that's Amazon's market, it's shrinking fast.
We should have one set of rules that apply equally to everyone rather than separate rules for tribal organizations. It’s long past time.
It allows for standardized, generic power adapters rather than proprietary adapters. You no longer need to pay a premium for your laptop's unique power adapter or go without a laptop if you accidentally leave your power adapter behind.
It's not always the best thing ever. But it's a huge benefit when you need it.
... from a customer's point of view it's supposed to be superior, how?
As an international standard for power delivery with enough power to charge a laptop or quick charge a phone or tablet.
Tell the truth then.
That's actually another problem caused by Visa/MC. They lobbied for and got laws passed which prohibited merchants from charging a fee for a credit card transaction.
False. (At least in most locations. I don’t know every law in every state, city, and town in the world.)
According to the article, merchants must simply clearly disclose the extra fee.
You guys should tell the truth. Stop exaggerating and stop making false statements.
Your merchant statements are distinct from Walmart’s. They don’t reflect the entire economy.
Stop lying to people
Dude, that's just one debit fee. There are more fees on top of that one. Cards run as "credit" have an average 2.5% interchange base rate.
Visa and MasterCard don’t get the other fees. And the fees don’t average 2.5% of the total of all card transactions.
And those studies show that card usage is through the roof.
"Through the roof" notwithstanding, card transactions remain a small fraction of the "entire economy".
I don't know what point you're trying to make here.
My main point is: stop lying to people.
No they don't. According to this Federal Reserve Survey, they get a lot less than that. And that fee is only on card transactions, which are a small fraction of the "entire economy".
Why are you lying to people about it? That's the more important question.
Perhaps they ought to try getting employees the help they need to become great workers or find them roles where they can actually contribute appropriately...
You think that will work 100% of the time? Maybe they tried it and it worked in 98% of the cases and then they got rid of the remaining 2%.
Also, why does the company owe its worst performing workers so many favors and so much benevolent attention? How will the poor performers return the favor?
Woosh!
What was I thinking??
Whatever it was, it seems to not be based on facts.
Agreed, if management played fair you would never need unions. Unfortunately it seems that management almost never plays fair. That's the law of the jungle.
Since less than 7% of private sector employees are in unions, that must mean management almost always plays fair in the US.
4. If they were indeed slackers, why were they hired in the first place?
They didn’t put “I'm a slacker” on their resume, I guess.
btw, given we have been hyped about these balloons for years, why is there no real wide deployments(announced several times in multiple countries) up to now?
Probably because they're not that great. Who needs balloon-based data service in non-emergency, non-disaster situations?
Anyone who wanted a cheap device could already get a used one for very low cost.
What if it is? There's nothing particularly bad about eating a glazed donut a few times a week. Diet related health problems are related to the total of all foods eaten over long periods of time (in combination with other lifestyle factors), not specific food items.
Currently, they are prevented from doing so.
Because it’s not a disease and it's not their mission. When all the diseases are cured and the budget is running a huge surplus so there’s tons of extra money and none of the scientists have anything to work on, then maybe.