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Morocco moves to ban plastic bags(huffingtonpost.com)
13 points by pm24601 11y ago|5 comments
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by pm24601 11y ago
Seems like the solution to this problem is to keep raising the minimum wage until Google, Apple, etc. who have BILLIONS locked up away from the economy start spending it. But companies with vast savings are sucking the growth out of the eco
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Gravity Payments is doing great since raising everyone's salary(inc.com)
1 points by pm24601 11y ago|0 comments
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Mecca will be unliveably hot by 2100 unless emissions are reduced(vice.com)
1 points by pm24601 11y ago|0 comments
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by pm24601 11y ago
What an excellent way to get and retain quality employees. Too bad REI can't suck all the good workers out of Walmart.
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by pm24601 11y ago
I stopped really looking at APIs ever since Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. started restricting the usefulness and access to them. Its been a long time since I really thought about building any business on quicksand. Now a days when I use
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by pm24601 11y ago
Here are some more people for Jay to slander: http://qz.com/482080/dear-jeff-bezos-i-wish-you-had-asked-fo... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10123456 ( https://medium.com/@jcheiff
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by pm24601 11y ago
What evidence? Amazon, like most employer, can fire at-will. And Amazon has the money and lawyers to fight long and hard ( unlike most ex-employees ). This is a pure ad hominem attack that has nothing to do with the question at hand: how g
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by pm24601 11y ago
Amazon just did real harm to Mr Olsen's employability. To be so casual about this is typical Amazon. Also this is classic ad hominem attack. If the message is true attack the messenger. Jay wouldn't need to attack Mr. Olson person
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by pm24601 11y ago
Because humans are values-driven, and humans make decisions based on their values. Buying from a company that does not reflect their values is contradictory. The way to reconcile the conflict is with saving money ( and justifying that saved
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by pm24601 11y ago
He got hurt making a living. That is what workers compensation is. It is not like receiving an inheritance like: Donald Trump, the Walton family, etc. George Bell earned that worker's compensation with a remaining lifetime of pain. I
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by pm24601 11y ago
I am waiting for Higgs to get smart: 1. Drop the prey in front of door. 2. Door detects no prey. 3. Door opens. 4. Higgs props door open. 5. Higgs retrieve prey FTW!
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by pm24601 11y ago
Yeah! I have always been bothered by the dismissive attitude of the high tech elite toward privacy. Scott McNeal, Eric Schmitt, Mark Zuckerburg - they all had this coming. I hope this holds up.
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by pm24601 11y ago
I wonder how it does the exercise sensing?
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Moov: Wearable Fitness Coach – Looks Like an Interesting Fitbit Competitor(welcome.moov.cc)
1 points by pm24601 11y ago|1 comments
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How slackbot forced us to workout(medium.com)
1 points by pm24601 11y ago|0 comments
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by pm24601 11y ago
How is career development and mentoring going to be handled? Good managers aren't just bosses, they provide mentorship and help break through and across organizations. Not everyone is emotionally equipped to do the intra-organizational
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by pm24601 11y ago
I am with you on this. While the idea of being manager-free sounds good, at Zappos it will look like my career has stagnated. "But look at all these cool badges I have!" We'll see.
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Lawrence Wilkerson: The (US) Empire is in deep deep trouble(nakedcapitalism.com)
3 points by pm24601 11y ago|0 comments
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by pm24601 11y ago
Agents told him that it was "routine and not unusual" to be forced to hand over your laptop and phone.
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Homeland Security Detains Stockton Mayor, Forces Him to Hand Over His Passwords(techdirt.com)
3 points by pm24601 11y ago|1 comments
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What the astronauts on the ISS are seeing(iss.astroviewer.net)
16 points by pm24601 11y ago|3 comments
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by pm24601 11y ago
Apple and Google aren't dominant in ecommerce the way Amazon is. The rules are different if a company is considered dominant in its market sector.
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by pm24601 11y ago
No. The only requirement is a "dominant" player. https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/anticompetitive-practices This is the reason why Microsoft and Google have both been investigated for anti-competitive behavior
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by pm24601 11y ago
> Amazon can absolutely do this May, maybe not. It depends if the FTC views this as an anti-competitive move. See https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-a... "It is unlawful for a compa
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by pm24601 11y ago
Sounds like an anti-competitive move. Cue the google/apple lawsuits and FTC investigation in 3, 2, ......
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by pm24601 11y ago
Ah, yes - Perl, the language I have learned many times.
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by pm24601 11y ago
Cool because it breaks down types of humor in advertising and explains what categories of humor work.
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Why Does British Humor Fall Flat in China?(soundcloud.com)
1 points by pm24601 11y ago|1 comments
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by pm24601 11y ago
I use curves like this as an anti-procrastination method. "Hey, you have only 200 more months to live. Don't waste a month doing something stupid."

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