The system works well enough elsewhere. We just need to start noticing when someone creeps in and takes a big steaming dump in the soup pot. Lately they're making eye contact while they sit on our soup pot and people still eat it with a "what else am I going to do" shrug.
There are plenty of ways to fix things, every other western country has done some of them.
That's the fault of the members, just like our current broken political system is the fault of the citizens. We've all let things go on cruise control for too long.
These are boom bust jobs. Many of these jobs are hurting for people at periods, and dumping experienced workers at other periods. It's similar to why nobody wants to pick crops. You have to move often to stay employed and the compensation doesn't match they effort.
Not to mention the coworkers you end up working with... This has little to do with people unwilling to work hard and everything to do with people unwilling to be used up physically and abandoned.
Well, security of their own data, and the data they claim to own. This seems more geared towards privacy and information ownership, which is sorely needed.
The fragmentation is being driven by the same greed that drove mandated subsidies. If the choice is watching Disney and paying for Disney, ESPN, Disney jr, Disney 2, Disney XD, ESPN 8 (the Ocho), and Disney XXX; or paying a bit more to just get Disney, I'll go with fragmentation every day.
Unfortunately, the choice is more likely to be paying $100 to Comcast who pays $5 for all those channels, or paying $10 to Disney streaming. That's were you opt out and use alternate methods.
I love Netflix's subtitles, but I watch in English.
I did notice a strange disconnect between the subtitles and actual spoken words on "The Rain", which was probably not filmed in English. I can see how that might be annoying, especially if it's a constant issue.
There's plenty of people who don't want disney, they are subsidizing you currently. Less subsidized content is a win. Pay what you want, pirate, or go without.
Nobody wants to live on free benefits. Without all the hoops to jump through and risks of losing income before getting new income, people would find constructive things to do.
The rise of the middle class has spurred more innovation then anything in the past millennium. Carnegie is feted for contributing for that, but he spent most of his career preventing it.
We need to put up a "high score" board in DC, it will be pegged to how much you pay in estate taxes, although we could probably do one for income taxes.
The real question is why does he profess an expertise on something he refuses to accept is a reality? We need to stop pretending these people want anything constructive.
I've heard this is one of the things that killed GM in the 70's. Their line would never stop and they would "try" to intercept bad builds at the end and fix them.
Toyota rolled in and had a clear policy that anyone could and should stop the line if something went wrong.
Comcast might be a bunch of asshats, but their x1 interface does it right. I can record a program, easily switch to a streaming version if I tune into something midway throught, or set a recording for a later airing if no on-demand is avaliable.
They throw up the 'no-fast forwarding' warning on the on-demand programs, but I have yet to find one where ff or 30-second skip button doesn't work. When I had U-verse, they really meant it and it was a huge pain to ff on-demand. God forbid your DVR misses the last 15 minutes of a show and you just want to watch that part on-demand.
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The system works well enough elsewhere. We just need to start noticing when someone creeps in and takes a big steaming dump in the soup pot. Lately they're making eye contact while they sit on our soup pot and people still eat it with a "what else am I going to do" shrug.
There are plenty of ways to fix things, every other western country has done some of them.
That's the fault of the members, just like our current broken political system is the fault of the citizens. We've all let things go on cruise control for too long.
The major trial started 9/10/01, so alot of people overlooked it; FTA.
These are boom bust jobs. Many of these jobs are hurting for people at periods, and dumping experienced workers at other periods. It's similar to why nobody wants to pick crops. You have to move often to stay employed and the compensation doesn't match they effort.
Not to mention the coworkers you end up working with...
This has little to do with people unwilling to work hard and everything to do with people unwilling to be used up physically and abandoned.
This is true. There are a very low number of tradespeople who hit higher specialty wages, or succeed at running their own business.
Trade wages cap low.
Corporations are our monster. We need to regulate them before the pitchforks and torches destroy them.
It needs to be clear they are not people and they do not have rights beyond the individual rights of anyone acting in their name.
Well, security of their own data, and the data they claim to own. This seems more geared towards privacy and information ownership, which is sorely needed.
Conservatives do have an employment program. They build rural prisons and hire guards to oversee the minorities and poors.
Costco and Sam's Club have much the same business model.
We wouldn't assume it if those fuckers didn't do it every time. Not all of them, but enough.
The fragmentation is being driven by the same greed that drove mandated subsidies. If the choice is watching Disney and paying for Disney, ESPN, Disney jr, Disney 2, Disney XD, ESPN 8 (the Ocho), and Disney XXX; or paying a bit more to just get Disney, I'll go with fragmentation every day.
Unfortunately, the choice is more likely to be paying $100 to Comcast who pays $5 for all those channels, or paying $10 to Disney streaming. That's were you opt out and use alternate methods.
I love Netflix's subtitles, but I watch in English.
I did notice a strange disconnect between the subtitles and actual spoken words on "The Rain", which was probably not filmed in English. I can see how that might be annoying, especially if it's a constant issue.
There's plenty of people who don't want disney, they are subsidizing you currently. Less subsidized content is a win. Pay what you want, pirate, or go without.
Too big-brotherish, reminds people of 1984 and the fact they are being spied on.
Nobody wants to live on free benefits. Without all the hoops to jump through and risks of losing income before getting new income, people would find constructive things to do.
The rise of the middle class has spurred more innovation then anything in the past millennium. Carnegie is feted for contributing for that, but he spent most of his career preventing it.
http://www.historynet.com/andrew-carnegie-robber-baron-turned-robin-hood.htm
True, I'd love to see his tax returns.
We need to put up a "high score" board in DC, it will be pegged to how much you pay in estate taxes, although we could probably do one for income taxes.
Wait until you see "teams".
Musk is basically a modern day PT Barnum, he's an attention whore of the highest caliber who incidentally does some good stuff.
Someone's never heard of man pages.
The real question is why does he profess an expertise on something he refuses to accept is a reality? We need to stop pretending these people want anything constructive.
I've heard this is one of the things that killed GM in the 70's. Their line would never stop and they would "try" to intercept bad builds at the end and fix them.
Toyota rolled in and had a clear policy that anyone could and should stop the line if something went wrong.
If you want to hear more: https://www.thisamericanlife.o...
No mod points, but this is spot on. Compulsory voting and an amendment that money does not equal speech and corporations do not have rights as people.
Comcast might be a bunch of asshats, but their x1 interface does it right. I can record a program, easily switch to a streaming version if I tune into something midway throught, or set a recording for a later airing if no on-demand is avaliable.
They throw up the 'no-fast forwarding' warning on the on-demand programs, but I have yet to find one where ff or 30-second skip button doesn't work. When I had U-verse, they really meant it and it was a huge pain to ff on-demand. God forbid your DVR misses the last 15 minutes of a show and you just want to watch that part on-demand.