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by giggidygig 8y ago
I agree, these large multinational banks, just like any other large multinational company, can do things very quickly if needed. Dump local staff, re-hire in the other country. Dump local back office staff, re-hire in the other country, or,
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by giggidygig 8y ago
I work for a large multinational. I'm based in Australia, while i regularly work with teams from the US. I've found my US counterparts are extremely bad at using their time efficiently and productively, even though, they are intel
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by giggidygig 9y ago
https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/drilling/pdf/upstream.p...
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by giggidygig 9y ago
Is there such a thing as a non-creative person? I.e a person who actually thinks/knows/conscientiously decides they are not creative?
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by giggidygig 9y ago
The budgets the supermajors have to throw at things like this are emense (10s of millions), but sadly like many other large companies, end up being giant white elephants. It's really sad when you see it up close, tantamount to fraud.
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by giggidygig 9y ago
There is even a drinking game that Australian's developed using the Hills Hoist: "Goon of Fortune". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goon_of_Fortune
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by giggidygig 9y ago
Very true. Data about oil is also plagued with the fact that it too cannot be fully trusted to a high degree, unless that data is associated with physical evidence (actual production), which even then cannot be 100% reliable.
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by giggidygig 9y ago
something physical vs non-physical. The value association to oil is well known and varied, while data's value is still in its infancy. I still believe the accuracy and trustworthiness of said data would still have to be proven or guara
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by giggidygig 9y ago
I'll take the red pill.....
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The “Matrix” Has Arrived – Artificial Wombs(abc.net.au)
3 points by giggidygig 9y ago|1 comments
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Ask HN: What is the perfect IT organizational/team structure?
4 points by giggidygig 10y ago|1 comments
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by giggidygig 10y ago
Slightly off "automation" topic - but their are some pretty cool examples of service/contractor companies using/leveraging technology to do things better ( specifically in the drilling space), which the oil companies be
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by giggidygig 10y ago
They are large, but not as big as the Super Major Oil Companies (Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP etc..). Oil Companies think large and long term (10-50 yr cycles), meaning their payback/revenue period is also longer, and as a result their b
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by giggidygig 10y ago
Having worked in the industry for 10+ years now, first on deepwater oil rigs (drilling), now working IT for a large oil company, some things i've observed/experienced first hand which could provide some color to the automation si