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by jonah 12y ago
I wonder if they're considering becoming a B-Corporation. It sounds like they're beginning to espouse the triple bottom line concept. http://www.bcorporation.net/
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by jonah 12y ago
But the employees are creating more value than they are being paid. The company is a going concern and are still making a profit even while paying everyone at least $70k. OTOH, take a startup that's paying everyone over $120k and is
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by jonah 12y ago
How do you define "the value they provide the company"? It appears the people working at this company company are providing enough value for the company to be able to pay them this amount. If it can sustain revenues, who's to
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by jonah 12y ago
To compare, smaller train stations in Italy also have squat plates. (Though the restrooms are satisfactorily clean.)
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by jonah 12y ago
My issue with this situation is that these corporations generally have orders-of-magnitude louder megaphones through which to exercise these rights. It really skews the one-person-one-vote ideal this democracy is built on. (Yes, individuals
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by jonah 12y ago
Righton. I was at MetaTools/MetaCreations just down the road in Carpinteria. Lynda ran the Bryce Camp and Painter training courses for us. Some of her very first ones. The current Lynda.com HQ is now in Carpinteria - right across the h
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Colorado 'Right to Record' bill addresses citizens' right to film law enforcemnt(thedenverchannel.com)
7 points by jonah 12y ago|1 comments
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by jonah 12y ago
Generally prisoners write out their essays and mail them to someone who types them up to put online. Others share audio via calls from prison[1]. [1] http://prisonradio.org/media/audio/Mumia
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by jonah 12y ago
On my car, and many others, the stock Bosch Motronic ECU is flashable through the OBDII port. You use community developed software and community information to build a ROM image, do the checksums, and flash it right on.
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by jonah 12y ago
Check out some of the newer Adobe mobile apps. http://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/catalog/mobile.html
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by jonah 12y ago
In the works according to rumors. http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20150327VL201.html http://www.forbes.com/sites/antonyleather/2015/03/29/microso...
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The Mother of All Demos Is Now an Opera(wired.com)
15 points by jonah 12y ago|0 comments
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by jonah 12y ago
How very Rube Goldbergian. http://www.city-journal.org/2015/25_1_urb-rube-goldberg.html
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by jonah 12y ago
Nice!
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by jonah 12y ago
My cousin flew for FedEx for many years. He lived in southern California but was "based" in Memphis so he had to commute to work (jumpseat). One thing he said was pilots enjoyed flying freight as they were able to takeoff, land, a
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by jonah 12y ago
And when you order things direct from China, they usually come through Alaska.
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by jonah 12y ago
It's reviewed as quite sharp for it's low price. That's likely why he's using it. He's using an old Zeiss on some of his other photos. Sounds like he's using good, but inexpensive equipment.
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by jonah 12y ago
Do take a look at the stereo pairs of the ISS too: http://www.astrophoto.fr/ISS_ATV5.html
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by jonah 12y ago
First off, didn't it "hit" at SXSW, when all those kids get back to SF, you'll hear about it. Secondly, you're right - "_everyone's_ using it" - is pretty subjective.
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by jonah 12y ago
These top-level guys try to climb when it's really cold and at night to prevent sweaty fingers. Kevin Jorgeson climbing the Dawn Wall in Yosemite this winter for example: http://www.climb.pl/wp-content/uploads&#x2F
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by jonah 12y ago
Agreed. I just meant, if you must .
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by jonah 12y ago
> sufficiently reverse engineer breast milk to replicate the health benefits ...In much the same way a BigMac and Coke replicates food.
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by jonah 12y ago
There are non-blood diamonds available. You can also look into getting an old/antique ring which at least is re-use rather than buying new.
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by jonah 12y ago
To add a little more detail, through 2008 they were entirely made in Durham, SC. At that time Cree purchased a factory in Shenzhen to do the packaging.[1] [1] http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?185936-Wh
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by jonah 12y ago
Aren't some cree modules US made? Or even weren't they all until recently?
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by jonah 12y ago
I'll see your 1kW arc and raise you an 800 million candlepower arc light.[1] I got to see it in action and talk to the owner, Bob, about it for quite a while a few years ago. Really nice guy and an incredible piece of history/mach
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by jonah 12y ago
Supposedly they're not using ceramic-matrix gold in the Edition, but rather a more traditional alloy.[1] [1] http://atomicdelights.com/blog/a-glimpse-at-how-the-apple-wa...
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TED Day One: Mars Isn't a Good Backup Plan for Humanity(wired.com)
2 points by jonah 12y ago|1 comments
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You must have worked on that system a LONG time ago.
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by jonah 12y ago
Why use more than you need - even if it's free. And besides, even if the energy is cheap or even free, it still takes resources to capture, store, transport, and use energy. So: consume less.

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