pretending that a foetus without a single neuron is a person is as daft as pretending a corpse's fingernail is a person
Left alone inside its mother, the fetus with a single neuron will mature into a "full-fledged" baby. The same is not true for a fingernail.
I think potential is an important metric -- left in the natural state it was found, what would/could x turn into? An acorn would be a tree, a fetus would be a human.
Federal law in the US governs the error to no more than 5%, but of course that's from the factory. If you've got under/overinflated tires, new non-factory-spec tires, even simple wear and tear -- they can vastly affect the accuracy of your speedo.
That your GPS, phone and speedo all agree is simple coincidence.
When traveling at a true 70 mph, as indicated by our highly precise Datron optical fifth-wheel equipment, the average speedometer (based on more than 200 road-tested vehicles) reads 71.37 mph.
By retrospect, with the understanding that past performance isn't a guarantee of future performance. Thus, you can look back and objectively say "he was a good CEO", but it's much harder to predict how good he'll be at the next gig.
My suspicion is that, once you eliminate the most obvious ways to run a company badly, it's all a big crap shoot.
The CEO takes the Obvious Ways Global Playbook and translates that into policy, vision, and action. Then he socializes it and gets buy-in -- that's the hard part, and why there's infighting at any level.
What a terrible example. Social networks weren't new when the Winklevii thought up their little twist.
I'm so surprised I have to keep saying this on/. of all places -- ideas are the least valuable part of a business. Implementation is where the dough is made or lost.
Look, if the guy is 1) a big enough deal that getting his advice is something I want and 2) well-known in the community -- and if I'm a nobody -- asking him to sign an NDA is ridiculous for all but the very very edge cases.
Yours is a perfectly cromulent situation in which to require NDAs - employment. TFA even says as much:
Are there some situations where NDAs are appropriate? You betcha. [...] An NDA should be dependent upon the signer being compensated in some non-trivial way, as in a condition of being hired or part of terms of a sale. Requiring one prior to that is highly suspect, and signing one, I say
So, according to TFA, NDA'ing your employees is fine, because you're offering them some kind of compensation. But asking a guy you called up to have some coffee and toss around an idea to sign... not legit.
If you haven't seen that in action, btw (the "let's grab coffee and you give me your advice, but here also sign this NDA?"), it absolutely happens.
YES YOU DO. It's called being a professional. There is absolutely no need nor excuse for bullying, or being disrespectful in a professional workplace.
That's a matter of perspective. Going into the 3rd meeting where you're discussing the same problem, yet again, and finding the people in charge coming to lazy conclusions, yet again, is systemic. At some point you either accept it as the cost of a corporate job, or you push back. But people don't like to be called out on their laziness -- least of all as a manager, in front of a team.
Part of the reason it has been profitable is because its owners are also the owners of the shows that are streamed on Hulu. If it's no longer in the hands of Comcast, News Corp and Disney, how could it survive if it also has to pay licensing fees to the IP owners?
Just because Hulu's owners own the content doesn't mean licensing is free to Hulu. In fact, it would behoove them to charge Hulu top dollar for the content and let Hulu take a loss for the tax breaks.
They're different companies. Now that I think about it, if Comcast gave the rights away to Hulu wouldn't Hulu have to claim them as gains? They could be doing that to make the company look more profitable to a prospective buyer, although it'll be in the list of the top 5 things looked at in due diligence. There are a million different ways to play it.
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Well-heeled. It's an expression about the quality of shoes the more well-off wear.
Morbid obesity is lighter than you think. 5' 10" 280 lbs. qualifies. (bmi 40+)
That's a chubby person, don't get me wrong, but I think most of us think "circus sideshow fat" when we think of morbid obesity.
LLVM, OpenBSD, Libdispatch.
Could it not be that the population of degree holders is more likely to work hard at something?
How about a BMW 135? 3,300 lbs, 302 hp.
You sound like a real gem.
pretending that a foetus without a single neuron is a person is as daft as pretending a corpse's fingernail is a person
Left alone inside its mother, the fetus with a single neuron will mature into a "full-fledged" baby. The same is not true for a fingernail.
I think potential is an important metric -- left in the natural state it was found, what would/could x turn into? An acorn would be a tree, a fetus would be a human.
Could you define "person" (what the GP asked) without comparing it to itself?
Are you trolling or just retarded? Of course the two GPSs agree, they're measuring the same thing. We're talking about the speedo.
Federal law in the US governs the error to no more than 5%, but of course that's from the factory. If you've got under/overinflated tires, new non-factory-spec tires, even simple wear and tear -- they can vastly affect the accuracy of your speedo.
That your GPS, phone and speedo all agree is simple coincidence.
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/speedometer-scandal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedometer#Error
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/05/11/how-fast-are-really-going-accuracy-speedometers/
By retrospect, with the understanding that past performance isn't a guarantee of future performance. Thus, you can look back and objectively say "he was a good CEO", but it's much harder to predict how good he'll be at the next gig.
The CEO takes the Obvious Ways Global Playbook and translates that into policy, vision, and action. Then he socializes it and gets buy-in -- that's the hard part, and why there's infighting at any level.
This is an oft-repeated mantra, but I'm curious: what are some real-life examples of this being the case?
What a terrible example. Social networks weren't new when the Winklevii thought up their little twist.
/. of all places -- ideas are the least valuable part of a business. Implementation is where the dough is made or lost.
I'm so surprised I have to keep saying this on
Look, if the guy is 1) a big enough deal that getting his advice is something I want and 2) well-known in the community -- and if I'm a nobody -- asking him to sign an NDA is ridiculous for all but the very very edge cases.
Then why ask for their opinion or business advice?
So, according to TFA, NDA'ing your employees is fine, because you're offering them some kind of compensation. But asking a guy you called up to have some coffee and toss around an idea to sign... not legit.
If you haven't seen that in action, btw (the "let's grab coffee and you give me your advice, but here also sign this NDA?"), it absolutely happens.
"X is a pain once, then you're done"
That could be said about almost anything.
> I've personally never seen Skype used in business.
I've personally seen it at AAA, eBay, PayPal, and a handful of startups.
Dude, I think your sig needs an update. 300g/hour? I think I make that much doing 1 quest. Must be Vanilla prices :P
Oh, sweet irony.
Just what I'm looking for -- a distribution professional to do my PR.
AAPL's 52-week is 310.50 - 548.21.
Yes, growth.
That's a matter of perspective. Going into the 3rd meeting where you're discussing the same problem, yet again, and finding the people in charge coming to lazy conclusions, yet again, is systemic. At some point you either accept it as the cost of a corporate job, or you push back. But people don't like to be called out on their laziness -- least of all as a manager, in front of a team.
Part of the reason it has been profitable is because its owners are also the owners of the shows that are streamed on Hulu. If it's no longer in the hands of Comcast, News Corp and Disney, how could it survive if it also has to pay licensing fees to the IP owners?
Just because Hulu's owners own the content doesn't mean licensing is free to Hulu. In fact, it would behoove them to charge Hulu top dollar for the content and let Hulu take a loss for the tax breaks.
They're different companies. Now that I think about it, if Comcast gave the rights away to Hulu wouldn't Hulu have to claim them as gains? They could be doing that to make the company look more profitable to a prospective buyer, although it'll be in the list of the top 5 things looked at in due diligence. There are a million different ways to play it.
enjoy your new acquisition microsoft. without me and my clients.
Yes, they're really going to miss your $30/year... assuming you even buy that.