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by kennend3 4y ago
So in the case of CUPE asking for 11.7% increase in pay, who is the C-Level involved, and what is the "point" they are trying to make besides simply demanding more money? How about this "strike"? "The 2019 General M
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by kennend3 4y ago
Most strikes tend to be around : - More money - Better job security Like the one taking place here right now "On October 30, 2022, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), issued a strike notice, after the Government of Ontario r
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by kennend3 4y ago
Yes. It is interesting over the years watching people play "hot potato" with the boss' friend or such. Eventually they land somewhere and it doesn't take long to figure out the deal and then they start working on a stra
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by kennend3 4y ago
You have conveniently forgotten a serious part of apple's history so let me remind you. " Steve Jobs and Bill Gates’ rivalrous friendship is the stuff of tech lore. The most poignant moment of that fraught relationship happened 20
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by kennend3 4y ago
Can you provide some examples of where a labour union has went on strike to remove a C-Level person? I eagerly await your examples.
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by kennend3 4y ago
> Maybe I just have more to learn... As someone who has been with large multi-nationals for a very long time let me give you some examples. 1) "failing up". Sometimes you cant deal with your manager or the situation except to m
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by kennend3 4y ago
> First very simple point, to become insolvent you have to actually take a loss somewhere. This has absolutely NOTHING to do with being insolvent. "Insolvency In accounting, insolvency is the state of being unable to pay the debts,
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by kennend3 4y ago
Thanks! The first person to provide an actual answer.
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by kennend3 4y ago
> You don't need conspiratorial thinking about forcing an update to a minor version of an OS for goodness' sake. you dont need to read conspiratorial thinking about a simple question. It just seems odd that it needs 16.2.. not
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by kennend3 4y ago
FWIW once i installed 16.2 it was preinstalled.
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by kennend3 4y ago
so what "API" does it need from 16.2? Your response really is a non-answer.
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by kennend3 4y ago
Seems like an app with artificial limitations to force an update? What does it NEED 16.2 for?
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by kennend3 4y ago
Same here. i wanted to check it out and it refused to install. Manually checked and 16.2 is available.
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by kennend3 4y ago
"Requires ios 16.2 or later" - wont this rule out a LOT of users?
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by kennend3 4y ago
THIS!!! I do the exact same thing because when i do my laundry i don't want to spend my time trying to find socks that match, and have the same wear level. I don't like socks as a gift for a secondary reason. I have tiny feet for
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by kennend3 4y ago
I dont think of them as "alcoholics".. But the aspect of them normalizing their behaviour is spot on. This "cultural norms at work" drinking has followed me across 5 companies and two countries.
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by kennend3 4y ago
Smoking where i am from has fallen drastically. Both my parents smoked a lot (my dad smoked two packs a day). I dont know anyone who smokes. "In 2017, the overall prevalence of smoking in Canada was 15.1%, equivalent to approximately
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by kennend3 4y ago
> Alcoholics love to normalize their behavior This!! I personally don't drink, nor do i advocate those i meet not to drink because that isn't my job. Flip side when i go out with a group, they often advocate that i drink? I&#x
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by kennend3 4y ago
> It's interesting to compare the new regulations in Canada on cannabis advertising (essentially banned in all forms) vs. the regulations on alcohol advertising (what regulations?) Yet which is the more addictive and compulsive drug
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by kennend3 4y ago
> yet society and policymakers do very little about it depending on where you are. I think your focus is misplaced. It is not policy issue, it is the general public itself that is the problem. Policymakers tried, via prohibition, would
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by kennend3 4y ago
The problem with your line of thinking is three fold. 1) remittances. While the US does import a lot of people, the economic benefit to the nation is greatly reduced by remittances. 2) Immigration is an ebb and flow type thing, during good
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by kennend3 4y ago
This is exactly why I posted this. I want to make sure other Canadians are aware... It is really dumb that while unenforceable, companies are able to get you to sign. As per the link the government is working on laws to outright ban the p
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by kennend3 4y ago
Here (Canada) the courts almost always rule that the non-compete is unenforceable. The core issue is the rights of an individual to earn a living supersedes the rights of a corporation. https://globalnews.ca/content/83
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by kennend3 4y ago
> There are so few people this would apply to (wealthy individuals with large amounts of unreported cash income who are applying to college) that its not even worth considering as an edge case for college admissions. You would be mistake
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by kennend3 4y ago
Is it legal to discriminate on race where you life? Let's say i own a company and refuse to hire [ethnic minority]. Is this legal? Isn't that what is taking place here? Asians are being denied entry simply because they are Asian
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by kennend3 4y ago
Because no one has ever worked for cash and lied about it? Do you suspect that someone who launders dirty money for a living did their taxes and listed "money launderer" as occupation and reported their income? Assets like this ar
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by kennend3 4y ago
> Race is easy to game too, in fact far easier. Strongly agree. Here (Canada) we have a pandemic of "pretendians" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretendian People who make fake claims to gain an advantage.
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by kennend3 4y ago
No, i meant socioeconomic factors... "What are socioeconomic examples? Social and economic factors, such as income, education, employment, community safety, and social supports can significantly affect how well and how long we live. Th
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by kennend3 4y ago
> We should do what pilots have to do: start with simulators, then move to copilot, then primary pilot with an experienced copilot, then finally primary with inexperienced copilot. T And this is EXACLY what they do, using cadavers, schoo
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by kennend3 4y ago
Socioeconomic status is a much better goal if you want to "even the playing field" but it has serious flaws. The most obvious is it is incredibly easy to game: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-colu

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