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by dkrich 13y ago
However, I would happily pay more than $79/year for a version of prime which guarantees that the USPS will not be involved in shipping: not via FedEx SmartPost, not direct, not ever. I would venture to say there are a lot more people
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by dkrich 13y ago
No. Wal-Mart has distribution that makes the operations of most grocers look archaic. More man hours are devoted to managing their operations than putting a rover on fucking Mars. This makes them extraordinarily efficient. Things that don&#
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But lowering wages for a grocery clerk and then lowering prices on groceries transfers the wealth from the less efficient smaller grocer to the people who now shop at Wal-Mart. And because Wal-Mart can put price pressure on manufacturers li
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by dkrich 13y ago
I think it makes sense, but is simply unrealistic. Like when community members protest the opening of a Wal-Mart, pleading with people to support small businesses that provide fewer choices for more money. Then the Wal-Mart opens and everyo
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by dkrich 13y ago
I'm sure that's true but I also think there was an inflection point where people who had Blackberry's didn't have a better option right as Apple and Samsung were coming out with much more complete phones (great hardware,
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by dkrich 13y ago
I read your edit and I have to say this is a pretty naive way to go about your business. I'm certainly not advocating deception, but I've seen plenty of very inexperienced people accomplish things and sell things that anybody coul
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by dkrich 13y ago
I disagree. Simply phrasing it as a suggestion to fix problem communication skills is too general to really be helpful. Most people who speak English who are terrible communicators don't realize it so they won't think it applies t
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by dkrich 13y ago
I toured the Ford factory in Detroit where the F-150 is made a couple of years ago and at the time the assembly line was completely shut down because the mirrors (and only the mirrors) were out of stock and they couldn't resume assembl
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by dkrich 13y ago
I'm not a WC attorney but my brother is so take this with a grain of salt, but my understanding is that adjusters will work to evaluate you to determine the legitimacy of your claim. This goes for just about any kind of claim, but you
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by dkrich 13y ago
I don't get why people compare Facebook's performance to that of Microsoft's. Okay, they are both tech companies that have large interests in the internet. But one makes enterprise and consumer software (exceedingly successfu
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by dkrich 13y ago
But the cost is vastly different as well. You can get a drill at Wal-Mart for under $40 and it barely takes up any room. People's time is a lot more expensive than the drill so there will never be a time that it will be economical to p
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by dkrich 13y ago
I'm in total agreement- and as such just about everything you listed you would rent instead of buying, and businesses exist to rent them out. When the purchase price drops below some point, it becomes cheaper to buy and own than to ren
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by dkrich 13y ago
I think this line of thinking, while interesting, is backwards-looking. One of the major advancements of mankind was precisely being able to manufacture goods at a minimal marginal cost. Set up a billion dollar stamping machine and now you
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by dkrich 13y ago
I think there are two major benefits: first is that you don't have to call or hail a cab. People don't like talking on the phone, so being able to pull up an app and press a button and have a cab pull up in less than five minutes
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by dkrich 13y ago
Where is the mention of his business? I don't have any clue what he is actually trying to build. If there is no business, this article should be titled "I'm 23 and Fucking Terrified of Hard Work."
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by dkrich 13y ago
This is pretty much par for the course for hardcore libertarians. I have a good friend who is a staunch Paul supporter, invests with Peter Schiff and tries to convince me on a daily basis that the stock market and American capitalism is at
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by dkrich 13y ago
I think this is a false dichotomy. Individuals pay hundreds of dollars to get the season or half-season package up-front. Given a four-month season (playoff games are broadcast over regular networks), $20/month isn't even close to
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by dkrich 13y ago
Anyway, I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion here, so I shall now let the sea of downvotes wash over me. I actually think this is the popular opinion. Most people don't believe the government shouldn't be able to keep
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by dkrich 13y ago
I think you're being awfully kind to the average American by assuming that if bad foods are more expensive they will have a desire to consume less of them. As an aside, not only is corn subsidized, sugar cane has heavy import tariffs l
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by dkrich 13y ago
I can't speak for everyone (obviously there's a use case here), but every company I've ever worked at had a process for ordering your own business cards. In other words, the process wasn't handled by one person for every
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by dkrich 13y ago
Did I miss HP turning around and becoming an awesome company again? Apparently. Have you checked the stock market lately?
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by dkrich 13y ago
I think there is an inherent assumption at the heart of this logic that, when questioned and revealed as false, causes the entire argument to fall apart. The assumption is that because somebody believes that their job is "bullshit&quot
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by dkrich 13y ago
Yep, absolutely correct. Well, save for Nike, which was founded by an MBA. Oh yeah, and Apple, whose CEO has an MBA and was personally selected by Steve Jobs. Well, now that I think about it, Meg Whitman, the current CEO of HP and former CE
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by dkrich 13y ago
Good marketing is often context-based. There's a reason all of the shots show a person's arms, a computer, and a cup of coffee. They want you to imagine yourself using the product in an ideal setting. Should they demo it on a couc
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by dkrich 13y ago
I agree but it's probably worth noting that those who come from developer group #1 probably won't have to demonstrate Github repo's or blogs anyway, because the large companies that they are working for don't really care
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by dkrich 13y ago
The worst is ending a dispute by saying "Thank you for understanding."
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They both have right-of-way issues, but what land-based project doesn't? That's my main point- land-based projects are a nightmare to coordinate. I would actually think the DC metro would be one of the easier to get done becaus
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by dkrich 13y ago
The main reason why air travel continues to be the most practical, cost-effective means of high-speed transport is that the politics involved in connecting two points with a transit system are enough to make you lose faith in humanity. Take
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by dkrich 13y ago
A guy will say, "Well, I make my luck." And the same guy walks down the street and a piano that's been hoisted drops on his head. The truth of the matter is your life is very much out of your control. Does it have to be one
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by dkrich 13y ago
This doesn't negate the fact that Toms makes a shitty product that fall apart easily, especially in the 3rd world. This actually isn't a fact, it's an opinion. After all, what makes something a "shitty product?" I

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