aerotwelve

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by aerotwelve 8y ago
In America, the principle of "exclusive representation" applies to all labor unions. If employees in department X at firm Y wish to unionize, they elect one democratically. This often involves affiliating themselves with an establ
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
The system you describe as a "single company union" -- which seems to be a closed shop contract with a union that operates a hiring hall -- has been illegal in America since the late 1940s. Therefore, that is not at all what Buzzf
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
> IMHO the best way to do this is to force telcos to give each other access to their infrastructure at a reasonable price. I believe this is what we in America had with dial-up and DSL up until about 2005, when DSL was reclassified as a
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
I really like having a different page for each individual age. This separation distinguishes your site from the countless blog posts that pass on advice "to those in their 20s and 30s" or "to those who are still young".
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
Even if the breached contract contains a mandatory binding arbitration clause? How ironic.
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
Nobody intentionally starts smoking, either. Nicotine is very deceptive; once you realize the dependency, it's very likely too late. Frankly, I'd probably still be smoking if tobacco use didn't have the social stigma it does
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
Technically, the government determines what qualifies "certified gluten-free", at least in the USA[1]. It probably belongs more in the "when customers care enough to pass a law" section than the "self-regulation&quo
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
You might want to consider performing your text analysis using something with a negex implementation; this would distinguish an instance of "remote" from "no remote" or "can't hire remote".
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
I'd argue that one of the reasons we have so many violations of basic human dignity in our prison system is that Congress has gone out of its way to prevent inmates from suing for their rights. https://en.wikipedia.org/
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
Unions, in general, aren't monolithic. How the average trade union member may feel about contractors within their field would likely depend on the industry they work in. Further, these groups aren't mutually exclusive in some case
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
I would love to have taken his course. My algorithms course was taught using Skiena's text, and that little red book (algorithm design manual) is still a joy to flip through and reference whenever I need it. If only it came in hardcove
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
I believe the obligation to play along with rights holders comes from the DMCA's safe harbor provision, (which limits an ISP's liability for copyright infringement that occurs over their network provided they cooperate with taked
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
Serious question: what's the point of the sticker price then? Surely someone must be paying it, right? If not, why not lower it for -- at a minimum -- a PR boost?
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
Why would an organized labor force try to sabotage the company they work for? If their company goes bankrupt, they all lose their jobs. I've yet to see a union contract that guarantees the type of golden parachutes that executives rou
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
I'm not a fan of this view of the liberal arts. To your concern of being "politically indoctrinated", part of the value of a liberal arts education is being exposed to ideas you might not agree with. If you don't agree w
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
This was the case in the early 2010 version of the rules, but I believe the Wheeler FCC rules from 2015 applied to both fixed and mobile broadband providers. The justification was that use of mobile internet had grown significantly since t
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
Dodge v. Ford is only precedent in Michigan. Even within Michigan, it's my understanding that the decision is outweighed by the business judgement rule[1], which contradicts any mandate of shareholder primacy. [1] https://en
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
I agree, I thought the piece was very odd. "If you're considering buy vs. build, the answer is simple: buy." If you're not going to write or implement anything more advanced than "glue these two off-the-shelf syst
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
Some are (in the US at least), but not enough of them are in power right now to do much about it. Luckily, there's an election in November...
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
This is exactly it. Fast food companies have spent the past decade trying to scare everyone to death whenever the thought of raising the minimum wage comes up. We'll be forced to build self-checkout lanes and self-serve order kiosks if
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
I find myself asking the same things when it comes to the lower-level software side of things. I find this area fascinating as well, but it's all so "invisible" in modern systems. I graduated from a CS program (BS) a few year
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
I agree - their news division has really impressed me over the past few years. They really should spin themselves off to avoid the negative association between their journalism and the clickbait pop quizzes and gratuitous native ads from th
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
Well, at an absolute bare minimum, wages for these jobs should grow to compensate for changes in the cost of living, otherwise they are effectively getting pay cuts every year. Edit: more simply, anyone working full time in a first world co
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
Closed shops are illegal in America and have been since the 1950s. Because of this, an employer never is forced to hire from a hiring hall (though many choose to do so because the union often contributes to the cost of recruitment and train
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
We should just send our tax dollars directly to Google and Amazon; the treasury will just be a middle man after a certain point. Coming soon: AWS FOIA
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
How many mandatory binding arbitration clauses and/or class action waivers have Intel hidden in their license agreements over the years? If they did it right, they never have to worry about a class action lawsuit (and the horrible pres
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
One of my favorite instances of this is non-stick cooking spray. From the can in my kitchen: Serving size: 1/4 second spray Servings per container: about 565 Calories: 0 When you can make the serving size small enough, you can say ther
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
Don't you think there are plenty of people out there that would be willing to do Doug's job just as well (or better) for < 22.8 million?
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
> It seems as though the assumption is that higher pay for bosses comes solely at the expense of line workers. This assumption comes from evidence in our not-so-distant past. In the 1940s-60s, income was taxed at a much higher rate in th
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by aerotwelve 8y ago
> Europe recovered from WW2 relatively quickly; surely the US could also recover from a partial market collapse. Well, part of that is because of countries like ours which weren't completely destroyed were able to assist financially

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