guess that a lot of people don't understand all the details.
Getting a job at Microsoft or Amazon is considered, by some people, as good support for getting future jobs.
Suppose you have lived for years in Seattle. Your friends are there. You have spent years learning to make yourself comfortable there. You wouldn't want to move. And, if you decide to move, to where?
There are people who make huge amounts of money who are willing to accept that there are some surroundings that are miserable.
Mostly, however, I think I don't fully understand the sociology of Seattle.
Traffic:Seattle one of the worst U.S. cities for traffic congestion, tied with NYC (March 31, 2015) Quote: "An additional 23 minutes a day spent in traffic may not sound like much, but when it adds up over a year it becomes 89 hours." (Whoever wrote that must be accustomed to Seattle misery. An additional 23 minutes a day spent in traffic sounds HORRIBLE.)
Slow internet: Many areas of Seattle have poor internet connections. See the article, These places have the slowest Internet in the country. (June 25, 2015) Quote: "... Seattle... CenturyLink (CTL) customers trying to access particular sites from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. will have unbearably slow speeds."
The writer of the parent comment is more knowledgeable than the writers of the many news story I've read.
Important quotes:
Excellent: "Just make sure it's subjected to thorough independent testing against unintended consequences."
Excellent: "We've only just recently stolen powerful cutting-edge gene editing tools from bacteria, the potential implications of which we're only beginning to imagine, and are now talking about installing them into complex organisms where they will tend to spread throughout the entire species - a decision that can never be undone short of extinction."
Excellent: "The lines between species are much fuzzier than we imagine, and the potential for strange interactions is vast."
Excellent: "... the one constant thing in genetics is mutation - and so any gene drive that doesn't lead to the extinction of its host species will eventually mutate, and now we have a mis-programmed gene-editor spreading through the population..."
08:40 Charlie Rose: How much time do you spend at Microsoft?
08:42 Bill Gates: I'm there about 15 percent of the time. And I get to work just on the R and D part.
Part of "R and D" at Microsoft is Windows 10 putting ads on screens while people are in their offices trying to work. The Microsoft managers who participated in that are amazingly lacking in social ability, in my opinion.
(One example: The many anti-customer features of Windows 10.)
Bill Gates doesn't seem very wise in the things he says and does about technology. Talking about taxing robots is one example. Does Bill Gates have much serious interest in technology?
My understanding: You are exactly correct, but it's worse than you mentioned.
Washington State taxes "based on gross receipts of businesses" are arranged to allow the government to know which businesses are doing well. Anyone with access to that information is able to know where and how to compete.
9 Confessions Of A Former Geek Squad Geek Quote: "A high percentage of Geek Squad employees lack basic troubleshooting skills such as correctly identifying malfunctioning components."
Yelp Reviews for Geek Squad in San Francisco Quote: "Dealing with Geek Squad has been an absolute nightmare!! And judging by the hundreds of other reviews here, im guessing most of you feel the same way."
Seattle: Together with Microsoft and bad city management, Seattle is a miserable place:
Traffic:Seattle one of the worst U.S. cities for traffic congestion, tied with NYC (March 31, 2015) Quote: "An additional 23 minutes a day spent in traffic may not sound like much, but when it adds up over a year it becomes 89 hours." (Whoever wrote that must be accustomed to Seattle misery. An additional 23 minutes a day spent in traffic sounds HORRIBLE.)
Slow internet: Many areas of Seattle have poor internet connections. See the article, These places have the slowest Internet in the country. (June 25, 2015) Quote: "... Seattle... CenturyLink (CTL) customers trying to access particular sites from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. will have unbearably slow speeds."
",,, they are reasonably certain that Bezos will build the engine."
Jeff Bezos does not build any engines. Billionaires have to find a place to put their money. We have no way of knowing how involved Bezos is with the many companies he has funded.
"The Times needs to simplify their sign-up experience and make it easier for people to pay for the subscriptions. As of now, it is like the sound you hear when scratching your nails on a piece of glass."
In general, it seems to me that the New York Times is poorly managed.
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guess that a lot of people don't understand all the details.
Getting a job at Microsoft or Amazon is considered, by some people, as good support for getting future jobs.
Suppose you have lived for years in Seattle. Your friends are there. You have spent years learning to make yourself comfortable there. You wouldn't want to move. And, if you decide to move, to where?
There are people who make huge amounts of money who are willing to accept that there are some surroundings that are miserable.
Mostly, however, I think I don't fully understand the sociology of Seattle.
News stories I've found indicate what you said is correct:
... CenturyLink (CTL) customers trying to access particular sites from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. will have unbearably slow speeds."
Seattle: Together with abusive companies and bad city management, Seattle is a miserable place.
Houses in Seattle are expensive: Seattle bumps Boston as the most expensive U.S. housing market that's not in California.
Rent is expensive: Seattle rent is 5th most expensive in U.S.
Traffic: Seattle one of the worst U.S. cities for traffic congestion, tied with NYC (March 31, 2015) Quote: "An additional 23 minutes a day spent in traffic may not sound like much, but when it adds up over a year it becomes 89 hours." (Whoever wrote that must be accustomed to Seattle misery. An additional 23 minutes a day spent in traffic sounds HORRIBLE.)
Slow internet: Many areas of Seattle have poor internet connections. See the article, These places have the slowest Internet in the country. (June 25, 2015) Quote: "... Seattle
Microsoft: Microsoft Is Filled With Abusive Managers And Overworked Employees, Says Tell-All Book (May 23, 2012)
Amazon: Worse than Wal-Mart: Amazon's sick brutality and secret history of ruthlessly intimidating workers (February 23, 2014)
Amazon: Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace (August 15, 2015) Quote: "The company is conducting an experiment in how far it can push white-collar workers..."
Amazon: Amazon Under Fire Over Alleged Worker Abuse in Germany (February 19, 2013)
A problem with the political system is that often people are elected who don't know how to think carefully.
Maybe JavaScript is not "popular", just used a lot because it is necessary to use it.
The U.S. government will spend a trillion dollars for new nuclear weapons.
War is very profitable for those who design it because they can hide what they are doing from the taxpayers.
The writer of the parent comment is more knowledgeable than the writers of the many news story I've read.
Important quotes:
Excellent: "Just make sure it's subjected to thorough independent testing against unintended consequences."
Excellent: "We've only just recently stolen powerful cutting-edge gene editing tools from bacteria, the potential implications of which we're only beginning to imagine, and are now talking about installing them into complex organisms where they will tend to spread throughout the entire species - a decision that can never be undone short of extinction."
Excellent: "The lines between species are much fuzzier than we imagine, and the potential for strange interactions is vast."
Excellent: "... the one constant thing in genetics is mutation - and so any gene drive that doesn't lead to the extinction of its host species will eventually mutate, and now we have a mis-programmed gene-editor spreading through the population..."
Windows 10 is possibly the worst spyware ever made.
Quote: "Buried in the service agreement is permission to poke through everything on your PC."
Windows 10 is possibly the worst spyware ever made. Quote: "Buried in the service agreement is permission to poke through everything on your PC."
Maybe something good was added to Windows 10. I'll never explore enough to know, because I don't have customers who will allow ads and spying.
See the Jan. 27, 2017 Charlie Rose TV interview, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Quoting from the transcript:
08:40 Charlie Rose: How much time do you spend at Microsoft?
08:42 Bill Gates: I'm there about 15 percent of the time. And I get to work just on the R and D part.
Part of "R and D" at Microsoft is Windows 10 putting ads on screens while people are in their offices trying to work. The Microsoft managers who participated in that are amazingly lacking in social ability, in my opinion.
"... punched tape..."
Punched tape!!! Some people have to jump on new technology. I engrave characters in stone. Let the CIA try to modify that remotely.
"We all know Bill Gates cannot be trusted..."
(One example: The many anti-customer features of Windows 10.)
Bill Gates doesn't seem very wise in the things he says and does about technology. Talking about taxing robots is one example. Does Bill Gates have much serious interest in technology?
My understanding: You are exactly correct, but it's worse than you mentioned.
Washington State taxes "based on gross receipts of businesses" are arranged to allow the government to know which businesses are doing well. Anyone with access to that information is able to know where and how to compete.
England has the same kind of tax. The criticism of the VAT, Value Added Tax, does not seem to list all the negative issues.
"... Nevada, a state which just happens to have no income tax."
Nevada has no Corporate taxes or personal income taxes.
Washington state has no personal income tax, but has taxes "based on gross receipts of businesses".
Microsoft Is Filled With Abusive Managers And Overworked Employees, Says Tell-All Book (May 23, 2012)
Top 976 Complaints and Reviews about Geek Squad Quote: "I feel that they're a scam. They get people to buy their support and anytime they help it costs more money."
9 Confessions Of A Former Geek Squad Geek Quote: "A high percentage of Geek Squad employees lack basic troubleshooting skills such as correctly identifying malfunctioning components."
Geek Squad Complaints and Reviews Quote: "$430 Average loss"
Yelp Reviews for Geek Squad in San Francisco Quote: "Dealing with Geek Squad has been an absolute nightmare!! And judging by the hundreds of other reviews here, im guessing most of you feel the same way."
Geek Squad Consumer Reviews Quote: ""Cheat Squad," Not Geek Squad"
Amazon: Worse than Wal-Mart: Amazon's sick brutality and secret history of ruthlessly intimidating workers (February 23, 2014)
... CenturyLink (CTL) customers trying to access particular sites from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. will have unbearably slow speeds."
Amazon: Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace (August 15, 2015) Quote: "The company is conducting an experiment in how far it can push white-collar workers..."
Amazon: Amazon Under Fire Over Alleged Worker Abuse in Germany (February 19, 2013)
Microsoft: Microsoft Is Filled With Abusive Managers And Overworked Employees, Says Tell-All Book (May 23, 2012)
Seattle: Together with Microsoft and bad city management, Seattle is a miserable place:
Traffic: Seattle one of the worst U.S. cities for traffic congestion, tied with NYC (March 31, 2015) Quote: "An additional 23 minutes a day spent in traffic may not sound like much, but when it adds up over a year it becomes 89 hours." (Whoever wrote that must be accustomed to Seattle misery. An additional 23 minutes a day spent in traffic sounds HORRIBLE.)
Slow internet: Many areas of Seattle have poor internet connections. See the article, These places have the slowest Internet in the country. (June 25, 2015) Quote: "... Seattle
I agree. They are sneaky little rascals.
Oh no, does this mean we will soon have a shortage of atoms?
An Introduction to the Z File System (ZFS) for Linux.
Quote: "ZFS is capable of many different RAID levels, all while delivering performance thatâ(TM)s comparable to that of hardware RAID controllers."
That sounds good to me. I want to avoid hardware RAID because, when hardware RAID controllers fail, they are often difficult to replace.
",,, they are reasonably certain that Bezos will build the engine."
Jeff Bezos does not build any engines. Billionaires have to find a place to put their money. We have no way of knowing how involved Bezos is with the many companies he has funded.
"The Times needs to simplify their sign-up experience and make it easier for people to pay for the subscriptions. As of now, it is like the sound you hear when scratching your nails on a piece of glass."
In general, it seems to me that the New York Times is poorly managed.
The O'Reilly Media book is not really "free". You must give your email address without any explanation about how it will be used.
Mod parent UP!
Git has a poor user interface and is badly documented, in my opinion.
"(Joel on Software has a good article about the costs of hiring a bad employee vs the costs of hiring no one)."
Are you referring to this article? The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing (version 3.0)
I find the structure of Amazon web pages very annoying.