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by jazzyk 11y ago
Just a few quick points, this is going off-topic: 1. Let's replace "essential" with "optimal". The original point still stands. 2. You conveniently omitted the 9-month bonding time. 3. Formula is good enough, but br
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by jazzyk 11y ago
There is one more thing I did not mention. The 9-month-long mother-child bonding time, unavailable to the father, the midwife and whoever else. For older children , any loving adult care is fine. But the original post was about the priority
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by jazzyk 11y ago
There is also a cabal of (conservative) women campaigning against women's reproductive rights. This example does not prove your point.
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by jazzyk 11y ago
You know perfectly well that mother's presence is ESSENTIAL to baby's proper development. Whose belly do doctors put fresh-born babies on, their fathers? And last time I checked, men can't breastfeed no matter how hard they m
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by jazzyk 11y ago
>revenue from $108B/year to over $200B/year Yes, they grew revenue, by falsifying the specs of their cars and making them look better than they are. Even if he did not know (hard to believe, as there are reports that the same f
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by jazzyk 11y ago
He may also get another $30M or so in severance package, but that's up to the board.
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Volkswagen CEO to receive $32M pension
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by jazzyk 11y ago
The idea behind stock option grants was to tie CEO's pay to the company's performance.Good idea, but It is not quite working out because CEOs are primarily interested in pumping up the stock price short-term, rather than in long-t
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by jazzyk 11y ago
EPA doing their homework is fine, but what exactly is reasonable in VW denying this for a year?
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by jazzyk 11y ago
I would not hire you because of your lack of social skills. Yes, the question is a bit silly, but as an adult you need to be able to deal with silly/annoying questions gracefully. Any polite, hopefully humorous answer would do here.
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by jazzyk 11y ago
My answer to the question would be: "Obviously I do not have previous experience. But I'd still give it a shot and try to learn as much as possible on the job. Just like Larry Page did."
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by jazzyk 11y ago
If you were funny, intelligent and competent - and if it was only Mondays you wished to take off - I would try to work things out for you :-)
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by jazzyk 11y ago
At least when I am the interviewer, the detail of what you say is less important than your humility, humor and at least some level of enthusiasm/passion for software/work. Hopefully in addition to your technical competence (but th
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by jazzyk 11y ago
If I were the interviewer, you would get bonus points for being risk-taking and funny. As long as you followed up with the actual, hopefully reasonable answer after that :-)
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by jazzyk 11y ago
I hate to be this guy, but: citation needed. You just can't make such a sweeping claim without at least giving examples.
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by jazzyk 11y ago
You have not applied to college recently, have you? The times when colleges applied reason/merit to the admission process are long gone. These days they are racketeering, politically-correct, quota-driven businesses where educational e
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by jazzyk 11y ago
True, with cash you also lose to inflation but cash is 100% liquid, bonds - much less so.
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by jazzyk 11y ago
Would it be hedonistic or would it make her less successful if she spent 1 hour/day hanging out with a significant other or her best friend? It would almost surely make her a better manager/leader, as leading involves other humans
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by jazzyk 11y ago
No, it is the mis-allocation of capital. There are so many bridges, highways which need to be fixed. There is so much trash in cities which could be picked up from the streets. There are so many older people who need/will need care. Th
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by jazzyk 11y ago
Why the downvotes? There is some truth to the above. Germany is NOT int the top 10 when it comes to business transparency. While certainly not bad (the US is even lower), its relatively low position (12th in 2014) on the list is surprising
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by jazzyk 11y ago
You are talking about credit - financing infrastructure, tooling, other investments. Yes, the value is definitely there. The problem is, most of the recent "innovations" do not add any value to the economy. What value did Credit D
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by jazzyk 11y ago
The only "bulwark of stability" is cold, hard cash. The US government may not default, but that does not mean you will not lose money. If you bought US bonds at a high price/low yield (like right now :-)) chances are you won;
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by jazzyk 11y ago
Regulations ARE in place, but until someone goes to jail, these things will keep happening. The cost of fines will be passed on to the shareholders (and ultimately, the customers). Even if the executives get fired, you can be sure they get
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by jazzyk 11y ago
A lot of the data we have is incredibly inaccurate, to say the least. A recent study from Yale stated that the actual number of trees on Earth is almost 8 times the number previously estimated. EIGHT times! If we can't even count freak
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by jazzyk 11y ago
I agree. But I think you are missing the fact that all the big tech companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc. went to the dark side a while ago. They have become big corps looking to squeeze proftis/blood out of a stone. So the art
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by jazzyk 11y ago
Yeah, we could use more of it (competition) in the "free market" in the US.
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The accusation is against the company, which forces you to conform to the clock. [Admittedly, the poster worded it a bit awkwardly]
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by jazzyk 11y ago
"Confident people do not belittle those who disagree. Arrogant people do." Edit: This is not a comment on your comment, which is valid. Just a quote I liked.
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by jazzyk 11y ago
In China, the statistics ARE controlled by one, non-objective party (Party? :-)), so conspiracy theories are somewhat justified. Even in the much freer US, there are examples of (subtle) information manipulation. Such as releasing numbers t
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by jazzyk 11y ago
I am not a mean guy either, so sorry to be critical, but... You are exactly the reason why people like Billy exist. They take advantage of creative, perhaps brilliant people who are shockingly (shockingly, given their intelligence) naive fr

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