Also, what make a vendor a 'wisconsin vendor'? As an IT example, if Wipro had an office in Wisconsin, would they be considered a Wisconsin vendor in this case? I'm honestly not sure, tried to google it but haven't found much of use yet but if so, you can bet the jobs that get created aren't going to citizens of Wisconsin...
$150k for a household is likely considered upper middle class but it depends a bit on geography. The range starts lower than that, of course. That all said, most of us in the US making that income range live like we're middle class because, frankly, we all suck at managing our money here. We buy a lot of frivolous luxuries, experiences, & services that we obviously don't need, but all the others in our society do it too so if you don't, you feel out of place. Not a lot of folks manage to overcome that.
Well, if a person reduces or eliminates cigarette usage, but increases e-cig/vape usage to compensate, have they really quit? I know with e-cigs it's reasonable/possible to reduce the amount of the drug included and they *can* be used to break the addiction, but it's not clear to me how often that actually happens. Also, I know people who had quit smoking, but later took up vaping thinking it's OK because it's 'healthy' -- so any way to consider that new uptake in future research?
Yup, Bingo, and also this is the answer to the question above "Who isn't using paint.net?" -- the answer is it didn't matter until now because you knew mspaint was there.
I can't speak for overall measures, but anecdotally it was pretty annoying to be on a 15 hour flight back from Dubai to Chicago and be unable to use my surface pro or iPad to actually get any work done.
And increase the cost of getting the testing done, and therefore increase the cost of the product.
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Shopped around and bought an expensive Bosch washing machine with awesome ratings for energy and water usage. Turns out it uses MORE water than the old standard one.
So you spent more on the one that is apparently gaming standardized tests...? I'll just point out that the work to game the test isn't free, either.
And while Colligan's prediction was far worse -- Apple simply left Palm in the dust, unable to compete
We must have different definitions of worse, at least for the CEO. Getting bought out by a megacorp sounds like a way better ending than getting left in the dust and ultimately forgotten.
The bottom line is that there are very few nice, generous employers anymore
I actually wonder how the assumption came to being that there were ever more than a few. I mean, you go back only 100 or so years and you're smack in the middle of the industrial revolution where the 40-hour work week didn't exist yet. It's debatable whether it really exists today...
Ya, this is the most obvious counter-example. Seems pretty elementary to assume that many users have multiple accounts, perhaps at least one for work and one for personal use. Also really obvious that people who aren't developers can & do have accounts (whether you count hobbyists or not) and that tons of professional developers don't use GitHub.
Did you really spell it "Chyna"?? Is that pure ignorance or is it supposed to be some kind of insult?
Seriously, all you had to do was stop typing after you said "the friction costs of bargaining." and this would have been considered a meaningful contribution to the conversation, but instead you had to go on to reveal your racist & xenophobic side instead and alienate most of your readers.
It's sad I almost agreed with you until that point. I just recently visited India and I found it interesting how so many things are negotiable there. The prices change mostly based on how good you are at negotiating. I mean, they certainly start a lot higher if you're obviously not from around there, and I stood out like a sore thumb so all my prices started out exponentially higher than what anyone else paid. I was lucky to have some friends who were local and had skills with this kind of negotiating because many (most?) Americans, myself included, do not have much practice haggling so when we come to those few points in our lives in America -- like buying a car, salary for a new job, houses -- we tend to rely on some kind of mechanism and think/hope that we are protected by local laws or regulations on pricing.
So bringing this back to Uber, I don't entirely blame them for wanting to maximize upon their customers, however in our society that will be seen very quickly as 'price discrimination' (as parent & GP called it) and shunned. Here, those price differences will cause customers to feel cheated and trust will be broken. Best case, another firm will use this as an opportunity to showcase their consistent pricing and take those customers. Worst case, it will end up being a lawsuit of some kind. Either way, Uber has already had enough bad press lately, they should probably be a bit careful not to cause more self-inflicted wounds like this.
They do know that. Uber gives you the price before you accept the ride. This issue is more akin to how Best Buy was caught showing different prices on their website if you were in the store than it did if you were browsing from your home PC a few years ago.
BTW isn't Amazon doing something like this too? Don't they show different prices based on your personal shopping history?
It's like somebody saying something really stupid, and you present a counter argument, and people say, "Yeah but, they have the right to say whatever they want."
The problem with this analogy is that it happens IRL way too often to make it sound wrong:-(
I'm sorry you're looked down upon by so many. I work with several H1B holders and while I don't like the practices that caused the situation, I can't help but like most of the people involved. I always want to get to know them, better understand their cultures, families, religions, and more. It helps me broaden my own perspective on the world. I try hard to pronounce their names properly, I try to include them in activities.
Why is it so hard for so many humans to treat other humans as though they are human?
Yes, very interesting. Not sure why they are marketing it with the fear of spies! It's already cool tech; it seems like the article could stand on its own without the need for drama.
what we need is a way to flag up fake news and opinion marketed as news.
To pile on to what you said, I think opinions taken as news are the biggest problem. They aren't technically fake news because they aren't news, but people treat them as though they are. You get most of the talking heads doing exactly this -- spewing their opinions all over 24-hr 'news' networks. It's not that I don't believe opinion has a place in news, but it matters whose opinion is being reported, and how clearly it is indicated as opinion. When Trump gives an opinion, like it or not, it's probably news and it matters. When Joe Reporter from 24-hr news gives an opinion, it doesn't & shouldn't carry nearly as much weight. If they bring in an expert in a particular field for an opinion in that field, sure it matters, but these days everyone seems to think their opinion on everything is supposed to matter as much as anyone else's (myself included).
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Also, what make a vendor a 'wisconsin vendor'? As an IT example, if Wipro had an office in Wisconsin, would they be considered a Wisconsin vendor in this case? I'm honestly not sure, tried to google it but haven't found much of use yet but if so, you can bet the jobs that get created aren't going to citizens of Wisconsin...
So you do the same thing you should be doing with your phone: you pull over, put the car in park, and pour over the maps until you figure it out.
If you think it's tough in a car, try doing it in a plane sometime. In that case pulling over is not such a trivial task.
Hillary lost because she didn't get enough electoral votes to win. Everything beyond that is speculation.
$150k for a household is likely considered upper middle class but it depends a bit on geography. The range starts lower than that, of course. That all said, most of us in the US making that income range live like we're middle class because, frankly, we all suck at managing our money here. We buy a lot of frivolous luxuries, experiences, & services that we obviously don't need, but all the others in our society do it too so if you don't, you feel out of place. Not a lot of folks manage to overcome that.
Well, if a person reduces or eliminates cigarette usage, but increases e-cig/vape usage to compensate, have they really quit? I know with e-cigs it's reasonable/possible to reduce the amount of the drug included and they *can* be used to break the addiction, but it's not clear to me how often that actually happens. Also, I know people who had quit smoking, but later took up vaping thinking it's OK because it's 'healthy' -- so any way to consider that new uptake in future research?
Yup, Bingo, and also this is the answer to the question above "Who isn't using paint.net?" -- the answer is it didn't matter until now because you knew mspaint was there.
I can't speak for overall measures, but anecdotally it was pretty annoying to be on a 15 hour flight back from Dubai to Chicago and be unable to use my surface pro or iPad to actually get any work done.
How did the first post get modded redundant?
They why wouldn't *they* work from home?
That is a dangerous idea.
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So you spent more on the one that is apparently gaming standardized tests...? I'll just point out that the work to game the test isn't free, either.
We must have different definitions of worse, at least for the CEO. Getting bought out by a megacorp sounds like a way better ending than getting left in the dust and ultimately forgotten.
Good point
I actually wonder how the assumption came to being that there were ever more than a few. I mean, you go back only 100 or so years and you're smack in the middle of the industrial revolution where the 40-hour work week didn't exist yet. It's debatable whether it really exists today...
Ya, this is the most obvious counter-example. Seems pretty elementary to assume that many users have multiple accounts, perhaps at least one for work and one for personal use. Also really obvious that people who aren't developers can & do have accounts (whether you count hobbyists or not) and that tons of professional developers don't use GitHub.
Did you really spell it "Chyna"?? Is that pure ignorance or is it supposed to be some kind of insult?
Seriously, all you had to do was stop typing after you said "the friction costs of bargaining." and this would have been considered a meaningful contribution to the conversation, but instead you had to go on to reveal your racist & xenophobic side instead and alienate most of your readers.
It's sad I almost agreed with you until that point. I just recently visited India and I found it interesting how so many things are negotiable there. The prices change mostly based on how good you are at negotiating. I mean, they certainly start a lot higher if you're obviously not from around there, and I stood out like a sore thumb so all my prices started out exponentially higher than what anyone else paid. I was lucky to have some friends who were local and had skills with this kind of negotiating because many (most?) Americans, myself included, do not have much practice haggling so when we come to those few points in our lives in America -- like buying a car, salary for a new job, houses -- we tend to rely on some kind of mechanism and think/hope that we are protected by local laws or regulations on pricing.
So bringing this back to Uber, I don't entirely blame them for wanting to maximize upon their customers, however in our society that will be seen very quickly as 'price discrimination' (as parent & GP called it) and shunned. Here, those price differences will cause customers to feel cheated and trust will be broken. Best case, another firm will use this as an opportunity to showcase their consistent pricing and take those customers. Worst case, it will end up being a lawsuit of some kind. Either way, Uber has already had enough bad press lately, they should probably be a bit careful not to cause more self-inflicted wounds like this.
They do know that. Uber gives you the price before you accept the ride. This issue is more akin to how Best Buy was caught showing different prices on their website if you were in the store than it did if you were browsing from your home PC a few years ago.
BTW isn't Amazon doing something like this too? Don't they show different prices based on your personal shopping history?
The problem with this analogy is that it happens IRL way too often to make it sound wrong :-(
I'm sorry you're looked down upon by so many. I work with several H1B holders and while I don't like the practices that caused the situation, I can't help but like most of the people involved. I always want to get to know them, better understand their cultures, families, religions, and more. It helps me broaden my own perspective on the world. I try hard to pronounce their names properly, I try to include them in activities.
Why is it so hard for so many humans to treat other humans as though they are human?
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Maybe we should automate the task of writing articles & books about how automation is going to replace everyone.
So what you're saying is the OP is full of shit? <rimshot />
Yes, very interesting. Not sure why they are marketing it with the fear of spies! It's already cool tech; it seems like the article could stand on its own without the need for drama.
Ok, "Origin Access" then?
To pile on to what you said, I think opinions taken as news are the biggest problem. They aren't technically fake news because they aren't news, but people treat them as though they are. You get most of the talking heads doing exactly this -- spewing their opinions all over 24-hr 'news' networks. It's not that I don't believe opinion has a place in news, but it matters whose opinion is being reported, and how clearly it is indicated as opinion. When Trump gives an opinion, like it or not, it's probably news and it matters. When Joe Reporter from 24-hr news gives an opinion, it doesn't & shouldn't carry nearly as much weight. If they bring in an expert in a particular field for an opinion in that field, sure it matters, but these days everyone seems to think their opinion on everything is supposed to matter as much as anyone else's (myself included).