This assumes that amazon makes a constant amount every hour, as opposed to peak vs. off-peak business hours. This also assumes that the bulk of their business took their purchases elsewhere while Amazon was done, which I'm not inclined to believe is necessarily true.
Amazon probably lost money, I'm in doubt that it's anywhere close to 5M
But the meme in the U.S. right now is that all the little guys don't do anything and basically don't even deserve enough money to live.
_The_ meme. Interesting take on a country that just re-elected the most income-distributing president of all time. We know he didn't win on his economic record. He won on the same kind of class warfare talk that you're giving right now.
Are you really that ignorant of US history? There have been periods when the top tax rate was 90+% in this country, Obama is proposing a raise from 35% to ~40%. We have one of the largest concentration of wealth in the hands of the wealthy and corporations, somehow I don't think it's going to be a major problem. Moreover, historically we've drastically (far more than 5%) raised taxes to pay for wars, instead we accompanied Iraq and Afghanistan with tax *cuts*, taxes must rise at least somewhat to pay that bill, and someone making a million+/yr can afford it - someone making 20k cannot.
As far as far reaching wealth-redistributing legislation goes, have you forgotten the New Deal? Trust busting? Hell, how about the elimination of slavery? I don't think most people would argue against those today....
right now as a country we seem to be believing the grunts aren't responsible for the success of these groups at all. At least that is what the CEOs are, as a class, believing. As a result many are saying that these people don't even believe a decent wage or deserve to share in the success of the companies they work for.
How much is a "decent wage?" I hear people all the time talk about a "living wage" on here, but nobody puts a dollar figure on it. Give me something concrete. What should the high-school drop-out ditch digger (or whatever) who has learned no marketable skills make? What kinds of things should someone making a "living" wage be able to buy? What things are over the line? For example, how new a car, what kinds of food, cell phones, cable TV, how big of house or apartment? Should this "living wage" increase because people live in a certain area, or should we pay them more because they have a bunch of kids? I want to know what a "living wage" really means.
Also, how much more should a person with a degree make than this base "living wage." I mean a real degree which enables someone to produce something of value. I'm talking about engineering, or science, or something medical (and there are plenty of others), not philosophy or communications or something that qualifies you to be a barista.
Of course it should vary by region, that's why the military has a different COLA based on where your stationed, to adjust for exactly that. There are already dollar amounts for that adjustment, for allowing for affordable living standards, they're maintained by the DOT. A living wage should mean exactly that, you shouldn't have to work an 80 hour week just to pay for rent, food, clothes, and the ability to see a doctor when you're sick. Barista's BTW make a nice living comparatively speaking, and at the most high profile place you can find them, Starbucks, they get health insurance. Which reminds me, I notice you didn't mention medical care in there, think of how much cheaper *your* life would be if everyone had guaranteed insurance and got preventative care instead of having to wait to go to the emergency room, default on their debt, and have your premiums and mine cover it....
And there are plenty of people... people that hang on every word of the CEOs like they're super human, that are willing to believe it. Slashdot seems to get more of the CEO worshipers every day and are happy with the idea that corporations should be able to screw over anyone they choose as long as there is a "benefit to the shareholders."
Like the people here who worship Steve Jobs? I don't get CEO worship either, but I bet if you polled nationally, you'd find that most people _do
Speakeasy in the US is similar too. We have FiOS now for our primary connection since it's so much faster, but still use Speakeasy for an extra, redundant business line since their support is so good.
I've read plenty of studies talking about how abnormally cold winters in many places are also the result of climate change. What you did there? It's a logical fallacy. You're assuming that scientists say that, then making an erroneous conclusion based on it. But your initial assumption isn't factual.
Whether this is an issue or not, linking to infowars is irresponsible of slashdot. Inforwars is a conspiracy nutjob site, not a credible or trustworthy news source. Find a better source or don't post BeatTheChip
Bear in mind, part of it has to do with *how* cores are counted. I wasn't at the top500 announcement this year (didnt have the time to head to SLC for a week, wish I did), so I can't speak to if they discussed it, but at previous SC top500 announcements in the past few years they've stressed the difficulty in reconciling core counts between GPUs and CPUs, including (last I heard) settling on a 4:1 GPU vector procs:cpu equivalent ratio for NVIDIA cards.
The firemen, ambulance drivers, utility workers, and cops need to *get* to work too you know. A couple of my first responder friends have told me there are several stations in the area with spare gas left only for first responders, and yes, they *are* checking ID. Chances are that's most of your station's traffic too
TF2 via Steam works great under WINE for me. I'd buy a linux copy though.
Well, ignoring that TF2 is free now, assuming they continue with steamplay the way they did for OSX most games (and all valve titles) that have a port and you already own for one platform will be available for Linux from your steam library with no fee
I suppose I should add that you're partially right, a massive and sudden downsize in the military would be disastrous, but slow cuts over many years wouldn't be. I believe the military needs to remain strong. I believe we *should* be spending plenty of money on it. It can be a bit less though.
The people who make adhesives and sealants sell to more than just the military. So do, believe it or not, the people who make aircraft parts (oh, btw, my grandfather owned a machine shop, my father and uncle spent quite a lot of their young years machining parts for bombers, so I've got quite a bit of family history in this).
er, I clearly had a language fail up there, let's rewrite that as " Not only are tear-downs not rare here, and iFixit not obscure at all but they're basically the king of internet device tear-downs. While they do specialize in Apple stuff, they do a helluva lot more too..."
Seriously, are you joking? Not only are tear-downs not rare here, and iFixit not obscure at all but they're basically the king of internet device tear-downs, but while they specialize in Apple stuff, they do a helluva lot more too...and they get linked to from slashdot, or as the primary source from articles linked to from slashdot, all the time.
a) You and your wife will have more book than you did before.
b) If you would have bought those books anyways, Amazon will have lost the money you would have spent on them.
Right on the first point. As to Amazon losing money though... no they won't, the money is coming from the publishers, not Amazon, so if you spend it on Amazon they at worst are getting the same money you might've spent on those books without the refund.
I was going to comment about Voices from the Hellmouth, glad someone beat me to it. It was significant and it meant a lot to young geeks like me at the time. It was expository when the news was running sensationalism. It brought together disparate young geeks and nerds at the time it was needed most. The number of supportive comments towards those mistreated because they were different in the wake of those attacks was a real comfort to the bullied, to those alone in HS and MS. Moreover, I'd like to think it paved the way for things like the "it gets better" campaign for LGBTQ youths and other such things.
Whatever you feel about Katz, those stories stand out as a true gem on this site, they shouldn't be overlooked
Having used both, and typing this from an air right now, the dealbreaker for me was the trackpad. I've heard it's finally been fixed with a firmware update, but the trackpads on the last couple generations of zenbooks when I have used them have been abysmal. Also, the keyboard on the air is a bit nicer. I'll also add that unlike the ux31 series, macbook air SSDs are replaceable, and there's at least 1 third party one already out.
I think they're expecting most people to go via the ferry. The mayor's speech on the wheel mentioned that he was trying to capitalize on the tourists who take the ferry across.... then turn around and go back to battry park without ever doing anything on Staten Island
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This assumes that amazon makes a constant amount every hour, as opposed to peak vs. off-peak business hours. This also assumes that the bulk of their business took their purchases elsewhere while Amazon was done, which I'm not inclined to believe is necessarily true.
Amazon probably lost money, I'm in doubt that it's anywhere close to 5M
But the meme in the U.S. right now is that all the little guys don't do anything and basically don't even deserve enough money to live.
_The_ meme. Interesting take on a country that just re-elected the most income-distributing president of all time. We know he didn't win on his economic record. He won on the same kind of class warfare talk that you're giving right now.
Are you really that ignorant of US history? There have been periods when the top tax rate was 90+% in this country, Obama is proposing a raise from 35% to ~40%. We have one of the largest concentration of wealth in the hands of the wealthy and corporations, somehow I don't think it's going to be a major problem. Moreover, historically we've drastically (far more than 5%) raised taxes to pay for wars, instead we accompanied Iraq and Afghanistan with tax *cuts*, taxes must rise at least somewhat to pay that bill, and someone making a million+/yr can afford it - someone making 20k cannot. As far as far reaching wealth-redistributing legislation goes, have you forgotten the New Deal? Trust busting? Hell, how about the elimination of slavery? I don't think most people would argue against those today....
right now as a country we seem to be believing the grunts aren't responsible for the success of these groups at all. At least that is what the CEOs are, as a class, believing. As a result many are saying that these people don't even believe a decent wage or deserve to share in the success of the companies they work for.
How much is a "decent wage?" I hear people all the time talk about a "living wage" on here, but nobody puts a dollar figure on it. Give me something concrete. What should the high-school drop-out ditch digger (or whatever) who has learned no marketable skills make? What kinds of things should someone making a "living" wage be able to buy? What things are over the line? For example, how new a car, what kinds of food, cell phones, cable TV, how big of house or apartment? Should this "living wage" increase because people live in a certain area, or should we pay them more because they have a bunch of kids? I want to know what a "living wage" really means.
Also, how much more should a person with a degree make than this base "living wage." I mean a real degree which enables someone to produce something of value. I'm talking about engineering, or science, or something medical (and there are plenty of others), not philosophy or communications or something that qualifies you to be a barista.
Of course it should vary by region, that's why the military has a different COLA based on where your stationed, to adjust for exactly that. There are already dollar amounts for that adjustment, for allowing for affordable living standards, they're maintained by the DOT. A living wage should mean exactly that, you shouldn't have to work an 80 hour week just to pay for rent, food, clothes, and the ability to see a doctor when you're sick. Barista's BTW make a nice living comparatively speaking, and at the most high profile place you can find them, Starbucks, they get health insurance. Which reminds me, I notice you didn't mention medical care in there, think of how much cheaper *your* life would be if everyone had guaranteed insurance and got preventative care instead of having to wait to go to the emergency room, default on their debt, and have your premiums and mine cover it....
And there are plenty of people... people that hang on every word of the CEOs like they're super human, that are willing to believe it. Slashdot seems to get more of the CEO worshipers every day and are happy with the idea that corporations should be able to screw over anyone they choose as long as there is a "benefit to the shareholders."
Like the people here who worship Steve Jobs? I don't get CEO worship either, but I bet if you polled nationally, you'd find that most people _do
Speakeasy in the US is similar too. We have FiOS now for our primary connection since it's so much faster, but still use Speakeasy for an extra, redundant business line since their support is so good.
I've read plenty of studies talking about how abnormally cold winters in many places are also the result of climate change. What you did there? It's a logical fallacy. You're assuming that scientists say that, then making an erroneous conclusion based on it. But your initial assumption isn't factual.
Whether this is an issue or not, linking to infowars is irresponsible of slashdot. Inforwars is a conspiracy nutjob site, not a credible or trustworthy news source. Find a better source or don't post BeatTheChip
Bear in mind, part of it has to do with *how* cores are counted. I wasn't at the top500 announcement this year (didnt have the time to head to SLC for a week, wish I did), so I can't speak to if they discussed it, but at previous SC top500 announcements in the past few years they've stressed the difficulty in reconciling core counts between GPUs and CPUs, including (last I heard) settling on a 4:1 GPU vector procs:cpu equivalent ratio for NVIDIA cards.
The firemen, ambulance drivers, utility workers, and cops need to *get* to work too you know. A couple of my first responder friends have told me there are several stations in the area with spare gas left only for first responders, and yes, they *are* checking ID. Chances are that's most of your station's traffic too
But they have raised over 2M, 800k of which is on kickstarter, check out their website in the summary link
Here in NY the destruction was mostly from flooding, the damage was massive, far worse than any much gustier hurricane in memory.
/On break working at a Red Cross evac center on LI right now
Well, that's why I said "most" :-)
/here's to hoping that stays true!
This, this right here is why I love slashdot. Thanks guys, ya'll made my night :-)
TF2 via Steam works great under WINE for me. I'd buy a linux copy though.
Well, ignoring that TF2 is free now, assuming they continue with steamplay the way they did for OSX most games (and all valve titles) that have a port and you already own for one platform will be available for Linux from your steam library with no fee
I suppose I should add that you're partially right, a massive and sudden downsize in the military would be disastrous, but slow cuts over many years wouldn't be. I believe the military needs to remain strong. I believe we *should* be spending plenty of money on it. It can be a bit less though.
The people who make adhesives and sealants sell to more than just the military. So do, believe it or not, the people who make aircraft parts (oh, btw, my grandfather owned a machine shop, my father and uncle spent quite a lot of their young years machining parts for bombers, so I've got quite a bit of family history in this).
er, I clearly had a language fail up there, let's rewrite that as " Not only are tear-downs not rare here, and iFixit not obscure at all but they're basically the king of internet device tear-downs. While they do specialize in Apple stuff, they do a helluva lot more too..."
Seriously, are you joking? Not only are tear-downs not rare here, and iFixit not obscure at all but they're basically the king of internet device tear-downs, but while they specialize in Apple stuff, they do a helluva lot more too...and they get linked to from slashdot, or as the primary source from articles linked to from slashdot, all the time.
I'm actually slightly disappointed, slashdot AC trolls.
A giant wall of porn to great you when you, er, come home. /burn karma, burn!
a) You and your wife will have more book than you did before.
b) If you would have bought those books anyways, Amazon will have lost the money you would have spent on them.
Right on the first point. As to Amazon losing money though... no they won't, the money is coming from the publishers, not Amazon, so if you spend it on Amazon they at worst are getting the same money you might've spent on those books without the refund.
this post on /. is private. Now i can discuss CmdrTaco's sexual proclivities without embarrassing him!
So is that why you chose a nickname that contains the words 'anus' and 'bi'?
Perhaps, but I find I generally like tacos better :-p
this post on /. is private. Now i can discuss CmdrTaco's sexual proclivities without embarrassing him!
I was going to comment about Voices from the Hellmouth, glad someone beat me to it. It was significant and it meant a lot to young geeks like me at the time. It was expository when the news was running sensationalism. It brought together disparate young geeks and nerds at the time it was needed most. The number of supportive comments towards those mistreated because they were different in the wake of those attacks was a real comfort to the bullied, to those alone in HS and MS. Moreover, I'd like to think it paved the way for things like the "it gets better" campaign for LGBTQ youths and other such things. Whatever you feel about Katz, those stories stand out as a true gem on this site, they shouldn't be overlooked
Having used both, and typing this from an air right now, the dealbreaker for me was the trackpad. I've heard it's finally been fixed with a firmware update, but the trackpads on the last couple generations of zenbooks when I have used them have been abysmal. Also, the keyboard on the air is a bit nicer. I'll also add that unlike the ux31 series, macbook air SSDs are replaceable, and there's at least 1 third party one already out.
Good thing this is the USN then.
I think they're expecting most people to go via the ferry. The mayor's speech on the wheel mentioned that he was trying to capitalize on the tourists who take the ferry across.... then turn around and go back to battry park without ever doing anything on Staten Island