hwstar

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by hwstar 11y ago
We have to be very careful. The elites will not give up power without a fight. We will either get root and branch reform of the federal government, or a police state. Everyone must do their part to keep the latter from happening.
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by hwstar 11y ago
There's no mention of it's reworkability. If I want to replace a component attached with Mesoglue, would I have to throw away the printed circuit board, or is there some solvent you could use to free the part from the board?
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There’s a good reason Americans are horrible at science(qz.com)
9 points by hwstar 11y ago|1 comments
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by hwstar 11y ago
Instead of building more prisons, geofence non-violent convicts to specific areas for the length of their sentence. Sci-Fi writer David Brin's "probationers"is one way (although somewhat extreme).
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by hwstar 11y ago
I really think the resistance to switching is political. America does a lot of things differently than the rest of the world, and the people in power want it to stay that way. They see some advantages to keeping the general populace on the
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by hwstar 11y ago
There's needs to be core set of laws which must remain at the federal level. States should be able to pass their own laws to suit diversity to a point. If they go beyond that point then the federal government needs to put things right.
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by hwstar 11y ago
The things that are broken can't be solved by the states. The patchwork of state laws would become a great hinderance. The federal government is corrupt and needs to be reformed. We need campaign finance reform, and the ability to reca
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by hwstar 11y ago
That coupled with deep pocket companies supplying nearly 90% of campaign financing to elected officials narrows the choices to the point the voters can never get a candidate which truly represents their interests.
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by hwstar 11y ago
You probably need to talk to a lawyer to confirm what I say here, but if you move to CA, the only way you could be sued is if the employer files suit in a non-CA courthouse first, You may be able to file a lawsuit in the CA court system fir
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by hwstar 11y ago
They may not lie, but they will attempt to dodge the question. You may also be deemed a troublemaker if you probe too much. (Which is probably OK, as you don't want to work in such an environment) They want the docile job candidate who
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by hwstar 11y ago
Don't know, as I am in CA. Someone from MA would have to answer this. The reason I won't consider jobs in states where noncompetes are legal is because employers will force them on employees during the hiring process (usually by
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by hwstar 11y ago
H-1B coupled with employment-at-will is a way for a company to control employees with fear. As the article states, if the employment relationship is terminated, there's a very narrow window to obtain a new sponsor before having to leav
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by hwstar 11y ago
It was the heavy advertising which drove me away. When programming has 16-22 minutes of ads per hour, it becomes unwatchable.
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by hwstar 11y ago
Massachusetts could be even more innovative if they banned noncompetes. EMC is the biggest employer lobbying to keep noncompetes in the state. Dell, based in Texas will probably want to keep noncompetes in place as well.
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by hwstar 11y ago
You can also bet that the HR back channel will get used (off the record) as all the VP's talk to one another.
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by hwstar 11y ago
Yep. We have two classes-- The rich and powerful and everyone else. The rich and powerful control the Federal Government in the US. All the commoners get to do is elect their nominated representatives as it takes a lot of money to run a suc
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by hwstar 11y ago
Which is caused to our public school system not teaching financial literacy to high school students, because people in power don't want that. I suspect that in top private schools, financial literacy is rigorously taught, along with wa
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Most Americans can't handle a $500 surprise bill(cbsnews.com)
2 points by hwstar 11y ago|3 comments
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by hwstar 11y ago
"Wage stagnation for the vast majority was not created by abstract economic trends. Rather, wages were suppressed by policy choices made on behalf of those with the most income, wealth, and power." Sounds a lot like Lawrence Lessi
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by hwstar 11y ago
Education just changes the rules of the game when it comes to working time. In the US, once you have your college degree, you morph from an hourly employee where overtime is paid, to an 'exempt employee' where extra hours are unpa
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by hwstar 11y ago
The problem with that is that it leaves a record of the bad performance which can be accessed through the HR back channel. Better to quit while you are ahead.
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by hwstar 11y ago
Working long enough to save enough money to have good investments to live off of so that you can say "screw you" to employers which offer mediocre jobs and working environments.
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by hwstar 11y ago
It shouldn't be called retirement. It is probably more like a temporary hiatus. Also, it isn't just 20-somethings. US employment has been somewhat of a raw deal in the last 15 years for all age groups. Some people have realized th
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by hwstar 11y ago
In a recent poll (9/2015) 78% of 1001 persons polled said the decision by SCOTUS was bad. Citation: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/citizens-united-john-rob...
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''Citizens United' advisory measure can go on ballot(latimes.com)
3 points by hwstar 11y ago|3 comments
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by hwstar 11y ago
There was probably not enough ammunition (i.e. documentation) to avoid a wrongful termination issue, or Google gave the person the benefit of the doubt and and issued a warning as a documentation point. In any case the person in question sh
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by hwstar 11y ago
Or as soon as you are asked to sign a PIP the relationship has soured and you should be looking for a new job, or if you have FU money, resign.
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by hwstar 11y ago
It would be interesting to see how this would be handled in the European Union. It's almost certain that it would have been more work for the HR department than in the US.
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by hwstar 11y ago
1 An extended period of lost market share in their particular category 2. An extended period of financial losses or a pattern of annual losses 3. Serious management problems that raise questions about the business model or long-term strateg
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by hwstar 11y ago
Any successful company will practice some form of engineer rotation. If it isn't happening at a company, that is a danger sign in an of itself. Where I draw the line is on the other extreme: Playing "draw poker" with employee

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