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by jazzyk 7y ago
The rapidly increasing presence of electronics everywhere (cars, "intelligent" fridges, etc), should have caused a dramatic rise in the number of engineers, so I would say "decimated" is somewhat justified.
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by jazzyk 8y ago
Perhaps, but outside of the FAANG bubble, income levels have been stagnating for quite some time (if you adjust for inflation)
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by jazzyk 8y ago
Legal and controlled immigration is absolutely beneficial for the US overall. But targeting specific industries is unfair - the software industry has been the main target, lowering the income levels respective to other, protected profession
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by jazzyk 8y ago
Not sure why I am being downvoted - I run a consulting business myself and I wake up every day knowing that I may be asked not to return to work the following day - for any reason.
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by jazzyk 8y ago
Yes, that comes with the territory (contract cancellations or delayed/non payments are risks associated with running any business).
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by jazzyk 8y ago
Strictly speaking, their pay is delayed - they will be paid for all the work, eventually. Still, regular employees should not be going through this, though.
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by jazzyk 8y ago
> If you had a kid from China draw a picture of some people they would all look Chinese That may be OK, but I can't think of a country where 80% of people are female?
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by jazzyk 8y ago
Revenues and/or profit not required.
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by jazzyk 8y ago
Where do I begin? 1. Life expectancy - getting lower for the first time in generations 2. Suicide rate - at an all-time high 3. Opioid crisis - need I say more 4. Labor participation 63% - the lowest since 1978 5. Stagnant (falling for some
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by jazzyk 8y ago
It is sad to see what The Guardian has become. I don't mind their leftist optics, my problem with them is that they have been publishing unbalanced, poorly researched/uncorroborated articles. Long way from the Guardian of the Snow
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by jazzyk 8y ago
Your conclusion is correct, your numbers are not - the spending gap is much higher (which supports your point even better) US spending is over 18%, almost double the cost in France. Even the oh-so-expensive Switzerland spends ~12% of its GD
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by jazzyk 8y ago
>I don't believe I am able to pay enough to make a difference. I donate money and goods to a couple, carefully selected, charities every year. Having volunteered for them on a couple of occasions, I can definitely tell you my relati
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by jazzyk 8y ago
Mr. Spiegel, you are no Steve Jobs.
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by jazzyk 8y ago
There is a difference between someone convincing people about killing ALL wives vs a particular one. The first one obviously needs medication, and will be ignored. The second one - depending on the specificity of the threat - a request to t
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by jazzyk 8y ago
What you are getting from The Economist is their opinions on the news, together with the news.
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by jazzyk 8y ago
All bigger institutions certainly do. I have worked for quite a few.
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by jazzyk 8y ago
If I am your client, you have fiduciary responsibility to warn me - I am paying you commission to do due diligence. If you know it is a crappy product, and don;t warn me, it is at the very least a SEC violation, punishable. Could also be vi
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by jazzyk 8y ago
Ever been to Rome or Florence?
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by jazzyk 8y ago
You don;t get it. Access to coast is guaranteed to be public in most countries I have visited - it simply is not for sale. This is about super-rich people demanding special treatment, saying - EVERYTHING is for sale, it is just a question o
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by jazzyk 8y ago
Germany/Austria in 1939 is a completely different case. Let's take a look at the ethnic groups in Crimea - 2014 census: Russians - 65% Ukrainians - 15% Crimean Tatars - 11% Please note that, of the 15% of Ukrainians living there,
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by jazzyk 8y ago
Q: Which part of the Web is public (like the roads)? A: None. - Apple is a private entity. - Verizon (and all other ISPs) is/are a private entity. - Telecom equipment and communication hubs are private entities. If they wish, they can
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by jazzyk 8y ago
>Black people have more heart attacks, Nothing to do with race, more about social standing. Black people tend to be less educated/affluent. Poor diet -> obesity -> heart attacks. 33% of whites are obese, while 48% of blacks a
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by jazzyk 8y ago
I agree that salaries for college-educated people are shockingly low in Spain, I think it is a reflection of the lower general (not necessarily individual) productivity in Spain - as in bureaucracy, labor laws, etc. Please keep in mind that
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by jazzyk 8y ago
The BOJ will eventually run out of domestic bonds to buy (at around 50% now) They also hold almost 80% of japanese ETFs. What happens when they buy all 100% of ETFs and bonds? Venezuela? https://www.japanmacroadvisors.com/pa
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by jazzyk 8y ago
He did not pull us out of anything - just delayed the inevitable and prolonged the mis-mangement of the monetary policy by the Fed (with cooperation coming from other central banks). The public debt almost doubled from 11T to 20T during his
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by jazzyk 8y ago
If you happen to work for FAANG in Silicon Valley. Otherwise, dream on. A lot of professions make more: all doctors/dentists, 50% of lawyers, higher-level university administrators, most MBAs (mid-management and up). Heck, even some c
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by jazzyk 8y ago
>This ensures that more time in adulthood is dedicated to what truly matters, which is.... ...mindless consumption
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by jazzyk 8y ago
"I'll go talk to the stakeholders to find out their requirements... in the meantime, you guys start coding." http://www.modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/...
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by jazzyk 8y ago
But we should not be talking about the population as a whole - just the 25-35 year-old segment who are in the dating pool. And in that age group, college-educated women may outnumber men.
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by jazzyk 8y ago
You are correct, but current college graduates (so 56% of them women) are in the "dating pool" much more so than the 60-year olds (where a higher percentage of men are educated, but not much dating going on).

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