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by johnward 11y ago
I have not been in the most recent C-Class. I don't know but I think the Model 3 will fall short on luxuriousness on the interior also. Tesla is targeting the 3 series, so who knows? I'm anxiously awaiting the Model 3 announcement
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by johnward 11y ago
I'm pretty sure the niche is that it's a really nice car that happens to be electric. IE people who like electric vehicles and who don't want to drive a refrigerator (and can afford it).
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by johnward 11y ago
If you bought a C400 were you "really" considering a Model S? Why didn't you buy another equally priced car? I'm just curious how you make the jump from Model S to C class. It sounds more like you decided you didn't
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by johnward 11y ago
Maybe we don't have one because it's a poor business model?
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by johnward 11y ago
The product I work with is making significant gains in the market now. The demand seems to be growing, judging by the new clients I see at work and recruiters that contact me after hours. I know the supply/demand is in favor of the app
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by johnward 11y ago
I found a few studies but to be honest I don't have time to read them. Here is an interesting snippet from one report (which I believe is disputing the other studies that say wages increase in proportion to union wages): The effect of
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by johnward 11y ago
"It makes no sense to me that union creating more expensive labor would increase the costs of non-union labor, except insofar as they reduce the size of the non-union labor pool." I don't have a link. This is all anecdotal. I
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by johnward 11y ago
I just got my 2009 MBP replaced last month. What a struggle. I finally had to find the right person and explain how it was an embarrassment in front of customers to have a laptop that can't handle our software. I buy my own keyboards,
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by johnward 11y ago
How would selective dues even work? If the union requires dues you either pay and are represented or you don't join (go work somewhere non-union). I'm struggling to figure out where it would even make sense to be selective.
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by johnward 11y ago
I just want the company to buy me a new mouse but I end up buying it myself.
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by johnward 11y ago
This is what people don't understand. Even competing non-union wages go up when the union negotiates better pay (or benefits) for their members.
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by johnward 11y ago
It's blatantly false. Most unions represent skilled trades. You might be able to replace a laborer easily but what about a highly experienced welder?
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by johnward 11y ago
"The $15/hr fast food employee who delivers $30/hr in value to their company, or the $150K software engineer who delivers $2MM in value to their company?" As a consultant I can actually measure the direct amount of money
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by johnward 11y ago
Add non-competes to point #2. I know they don't exist in CA but for the rest of us they still do.
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by johnward 11y ago
"I fail to see any connection with engineers which can easily move between jobs, command decent salaries and benefits and are more than able to negotiate better conditons individually with their employers." What about the illegall
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by johnward 11y ago
"I feel like company HR aren't there for you" That's because HR literally exists to protect the company from you. You don't report serious issues to HR. You hire a lawyer.
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by johnward 11y ago
It may not be true of Google but I have witnessed it in the industry.
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by johnward 11y ago
I wonder if the Uconnect hackers could teach Fiat Chrysler how to do over the air updates?
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by johnward 11y ago
Actually they bill the same rate no matter how long it takes.
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by johnward 11y ago
This required physical access. I'm sure I could do some damage with physical access to any vehicle.
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by johnward 11y ago
I have central sleep apnea. The way I understand it is that there is no obstruction causing me to stop breathing my brain just doesn't feel like doing it sometimes. It took me probably 8 years to figure out what the problem was. No one
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by johnward 11y ago
We had many of those fears when we (Vivisimo now Watson Explorer) were acquired. I'm a consultant on the implementations side. It's been almost 3 years. The C levels did leave but most of the founders and original employees still
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by johnward 11y ago
I'm not certain but I do not believe bluemix has a long-term free tier. It expires after a significant trial period from what I can tell. Is that not what people are upset at Heroku over?
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by johnward 11y ago
Do those ads only appear if the submitter enables it? Youtube has some ads by default. Either way I don't really care just curious.
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by johnward 11y ago
I believe I'm paid a similar rate to other people in my city but I also believe I'm still underpaid. The market for my specific skills is starting to open up though and there is much more demand than there is supply of workers rig
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by johnward 11y ago
Increase telecommuting would solve a lot of the transportation problems. I've been full-time remote for awhile now. I turned down an offer that was almost double my current salary because I don't want to commute.
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Ask HN: How much should a consultant make based on company billing rate?
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by johnward 11y ago
Referrer spam is the worst. This was on a reddit thread today: https://i.imgur.com/mRGiiBQ.png note the: how to stop referral spam url
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by johnward 11y ago
Maybe they do agree? We don't really know because they are the "non-vocal majority". I'm willing to bet a large portion have no interest in reddit's internal politics or the mods struggle. They just want their cat p
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by johnward 11y ago
I don't think poster knows for sure but you can assume based on traffic levels to comments and just general web stats. A majority of users don't comment on anything. Most people don't even create an account to vote. They prob

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