YOU need YOURS. I don't doubt there's a higher than average use of them with/. users, but I stand by my statement. The vast majority of laptop users don't own one. They are far from "Extremely common"
They use services file transfer services like ShareFile, Box Enterprise, DropBox for business, or other Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS) products. These give the company more control and are easier to deal with than FTP sites these days since they are more user friendly and use HTTPS to do the transfer. Many can even be hosted on-prem so no cloud storage is required.
Extremely common? Compared to what, USB floppy drives? I'd be willing to bet 98% of laptop owners who don't have a built in optical drive do not have an external one. And that's probably being conservative.
I don't know about you, but if I get a call from an automated system I just hang up.
As do I. But I still feel as if there should be an easy and obvious way for me to make that determination.
At first thought, anyway, this "Duplex" thing rather annoys me. If the "person" on whose behalf the bot is calling doesn't feel it is worth their time to speak to me directly, why should I have to waste my time talking to their bot?
Because you work at a business that wants their money? If you own the business and don't want their money, fine. If you are an employee, suck it up and do as you are told.
I would surprise me. A combined TMO/Sprint would be big enough to challenge them. The biggest weakness for TMobile has been their crappy coverage, and Sprint has been bad management. TMO with the Sprint towers and spectrum will be a full-fledged competitor.
As a general rule of thumb, when it's something a large telecom corporation wants then it's almost certainly bad for consumers. If it's something a large telecom corporation is against, then it's probably good for consumers.
I'm sure you could find an exception to that rule if you looked, but I don't find that it's wrong often enough to lose sleep over.
Well in this case two large telcos will be for it, two against it. So..... flip a coin?
The question is "will the merger bring more competition." This is one of the areas where there valid debate. Generally fewer players = less competition, but in the case that you have two market dominators and two minor market participants, the merger of the two minor market participants to create a third market dominator class organization, the answer is more ambiguous and would require a real in depth analysis to come up with a reasonable conclusion.
You also have to consider if both the smaller companies are going to last. Sprint has been shaky for a while now and while T-Mobile is in a better position it's might be constrained on how much it can grow with net-new buildout and it's current spectrum licenses.
Also, if one of them (let's be honest, Sprint) goes under, it's spectrum and towers are going to be bought by someone and you can bet it will probably be AT&T or Verizon who get the lion's share. As much as I dislike consolidation, I think a combined T-Mobile/Sprint with T-Mobile's leadership at the helm can cause some serious headaches for AT&T and Verizon, particularly with 5G rollouts just around the corner.
The won't be all that much savings from those jobs going away anyway. Most of these jobs are going to be redundancies due to overlap in function when the two companies merge. Those functions are necessary to each company and that won't change when they merge. They just won't need two HR departments, two retail outlets right next to each other, etc.
There is no law that requires a business to accept any specific form of payment so the rest of your argument is moot. Also you should review those laws you think you know. They are heavily tilted to the business owners.
Nope. If you make a genuine offer to pay, and they refuse its 100% a CIVIL matter, cops are powerless. Its only criminal if you try to defraud, which is exactly what the law is labeled in most states.
You be sure to tell the cops that as they put you in the back of the squad car.
I never said it was a fair system, but it is the system we have. Until people realize what they are doing to themselves and push back it will stay that way.
Supply and demand in the labor market combined with the jobs having a low barrier to entry skill wise. All it takes is for people to not take the jobs at the price and under the conditions supplied, but obviously plenty of people are willing to do the work for the pay Amazon is paying.
Waitstaff. In the US IRS rules assume you make 10% of your sales in tips. You are requires to report the actual amount, but that's the minimum the IRS will accept. Needless to say, most tips go under-reported. With credit cards, however, when the tip is left on the card it goes into the resturant's POS system and your actual charged tips get reported.
By the time you pay your check you are paying off a debt. They can't refuse payment of that debt in cash.
No they call the police and have you arrested for theft of services. Just like if they were a cash only establishment and you went in with just credit cards and refused to pay in cash.
Many of these devices have wireless capability that can be accessed by a doctor or tech from the manufacturer using a laptop and special antenna that goes over the device. This includes making changes to the settings of the device and running diagnostics (on both the device and the patient as needed)
The only thing worse than an asshole is an ignorant asshole.
1980 called and it wants you to return their pacemakers. Current (and by current I mean going back at least 15 years if not more) pacemakers and ICDs have wireless communication and adjustment already. It requires a device that looks like a hockey puck connected to a laptop. Want a fun time? Watch the techs do diagnostics on them by running your heart rate up and down with the click of a mouse. They also have home reporting where you use a similar device connected to a phone line to allow the doctor to review data from the device.
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YOU need YOURS. I don't doubt there's a higher than average use of them with /. users, but I stand by my statement. The vast majority of laptop users don't own one. They are far from "Extremely common"
They use services file transfer services like ShareFile, Box Enterprise, DropBox for business, or other Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS) products. These give the company more control and are easier to deal with than FTP sites these days since they are more user friendly and use HTTPS to do the transfer. Many can even be hosted on-prem so no cloud storage is required.
Extremely common
Extremely common? Compared to what, USB floppy drives? I'd be willing to bet 98% of laptop owners who don't have a built in optical drive do not have an external one. And that's probably being conservative.
Need to get your internet fixed? Why pay a worker in a call center $0.03/hour to take your call when you can just have duplex do it?
That would be a massive improvement in customer service if they did.
I don't know about you, but if I get a call from an automated system I just hang up.
As do I. But I still feel as if there should be an easy and obvious way for me to make that determination.
At first thought, anyway, this "Duplex" thing rather annoys me. If the "person" on whose behalf the bot is calling doesn't feel it is worth their time to speak to me directly, why should I have to waste my time talking to their bot?
Because you work at a business that wants their money? If you own the business and don't want their money, fine. If you are an employee, suck it up and do as you are told.
Your forgot "and to serve you ads directly to your browser"
I would surprise me. A combined TMO/Sprint would be big enough to challenge them. The biggest weakness for TMobile has been their crappy coverage, and Sprint has been bad management. TMO with the Sprint towers and spectrum will be a full-fledged competitor.
As a general rule of thumb, when it's something a large telecom corporation wants then it's almost certainly bad for consumers. If it's something a large telecom corporation is against, then it's probably good for consumers.
I'm sure you could find an exception to that rule if you looked, but I don't find that it's wrong often enough to lose sleep over.
Well in this case two large telcos will be for it, two against it. So..... flip a coin?
The question is "will the merger bring more competition." This is one of the areas where there valid debate. Generally fewer players = less competition, but in the case that you have two market dominators and two minor market participants, the merger of the two minor market participants to create a third market dominator class organization, the answer is more ambiguous and would require a real in depth analysis to come up with a reasonable conclusion.
You also have to consider if both the smaller companies are going to last. Sprint has been shaky for a while now and while T-Mobile is in a better position it's might be constrained on how much it can grow with net-new buildout and it's current spectrum licenses.
Also, if one of them (let's be honest, Sprint) goes under, it's spectrum and towers are going to be bought by someone and you can bet it will probably be AT&T or Verizon who get the lion's share. As much as I dislike consolidation, I think a combined T-Mobile/Sprint with T-Mobile's leadership at the helm can cause some serious headaches for AT&T and Verizon, particularly with 5G rollouts just around the corner.
The won't be all that much savings from those jobs going away anyway. Most of these jobs are going to be redundancies due to overlap in function when the two companies merge. Those functions are necessary to each company and that won't change when they merge. They just won't need two HR departments, two retail outlets right next to each other, etc.
There is no law that requires a business to accept any specific form of payment so the rest of your argument is moot. Also you should review those laws you think you know. They are heavily tilted to the business owners.
Considering the massive popularity of reality TV in the UK wouldn't be throwing stones there mate.
It takes many more than one. Unless you think you can staff all of the Amazon warehouses with one person.
Nope. If you make a genuine offer to pay, and they refuse its 100% a CIVIL matter, cops are powerless. Its only criminal if you try to defraud, which is exactly what the law is labeled in most states.
You be sure to tell the cops that as they put you in the back of the squad car.
I never said it was a fair system, but it is the system we have. Until people realize what they are doing to themselves and push back it will stay that way.
Why is it the worst jobs pay the least?
Supply and demand in the labor market combined with the jobs having a low barrier to entry skill wise. All it takes is for people to not take the jobs at the price and under the conditions supplied, but obviously plenty of people are willing to do the work for the pay Amazon is paying.
You can. But then you might as well tip them all in cash. Comes out the same.
Yea I keep a few hundred hidden in my car for emergencies like this or "woops, forgot my wallet and I'm out of fuel".
Waitstaff. In the US IRS rules assume you make 10% of your sales in tips. You are requires to report the actual amount, but that's the minimum the IRS will accept. Needless to say, most tips go under-reported. With credit cards, however, when the tip is left on the card it goes into the resturant's POS system and your actual charged tips get reported.
Of course the IRS loves the idea I'm sure.
I hate it when I get cash because I don't have an easy way to get rid of it
You don't have easy access to recycling bins or trash cans where you live?
By the time you pay your check you are paying off a debt. They can't refuse payment of that debt in cash.
No they call the police and have you arrested for theft of services. Just like if they were a cash only establishment and you went in with just credit cards and refused to pay in cash.
So pay your employees a living wage instead a relying on tips.
Agreed. Restaurants just need to bite the bullet and raise prices by 30% and pass it on to the waitstaff already.
Many of these devices have wireless capability that can be accessed by a doctor or tech from the manufacturer using a laptop and special antenna that goes over the device. This includes making changes to the settings of the device and running diagnostics (on both the device and the patient as needed)
The only thing worse than an asshole is an ignorant asshole.
1980 called and it wants you to return their pacemakers. Current (and by current I mean going back at least 15 years if not more) pacemakers and ICDs have wireless communication and adjustment already. It requires a device that looks like a hockey puck connected to a laptop. Want a fun time? Watch the techs do diagnostics on them by running your heart rate up and down with the click of a mouse. They also have home reporting where you use a similar device connected to a phone line to allow the doctor to review data from the device.
If you are too dumb to figure it out or even know how to use google to help you figure it out, you are beyond my help.
that said... https://www.google.com/search?q=What+is+a+high-roller