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751.
by st3v3r 10y ago
You're forgetting the likelihood that such a lawsuit will be brought. Which isn't very high.
752.
by st3v3r 10y ago
I didn't redefine anything. I pointed out that the "median wage of all wages" does not add anything in the discussion when we're talking about skilled labor. Trying to compare skilled labor wages to all labor wages of co
753.
by st3v3r 10y ago
That median salary includes fast food workers and other low/non skilled positions. Comparing our profession against that is dishonest.
754.
by st3v3r 10y ago
"People in our industry are already making far above the median" The median also includes lots of low/non skilled positions. I really don't care how I'm doing compared to that
755.
by st3v3r 10y ago
I fail to see how that's any better. Sure, the direct boss is no longer to blame, but the company as a whole still looks crappy.
756.
by st3v3r 10y ago
Honestly, it shouldn't matter. If the boss is making an offer like that, then it should be good as gold. If it's not, then that is not a place one would want to be working.
757.
by st3v3r 10y ago
I don't see how that makes things any better or more excusable.
758.
by st3v3r 10y ago
Honestly, after the total events of this year, I'm ready to believe anything.
759.
by st3v3r 10y ago
When has something being illegal stopped a company from doing something that could save and/or make it more money?
760.
by st3v3r 10y ago
Why on earth do you people want to keep fucking with the OS like this? Why can't you just knock it off?
761.
by st3v3r 10y ago
In theory? Not much. In reality? For one, that's a lot of work, especially to screw someone who did a decent job (presumably), who's compensation probably is a drop in the bucket compared to the stock price, and, let's be hon
762.
by st3v3r 10y ago
No, we're not. Considering how much money our stuff makes/saves, we're drastically underpaid.
763.
by st3v3r 10y ago
So why do they all get paid gangbusters?
764.
by st3v3r 10y ago
So why not make the golden parachute "if we get acquired, you get this" instead of "if you get fired, you get this".
765.
by st3v3r 10y ago
That's what the entire discussion and article are about.
766.
by st3v3r 10y ago
But in terms of having money, it is. You now have $1MM to do stuff with, whereas before, you didn't. That $1MM can be put to work, or used to buy better tools or hire better employees. That's something you couldn't do when yo
767.
by st3v3r 10y ago
I don't think so. If the lawyer pool is so terrible, there will be people with incentive to fix it, and those fixes will benefit everyone, rather than the few it benefits now.
768.
by st3v3r 10y ago
Yeah, but borrowing it would fall under the "going from $0 to $1MM" part.
769.
by st3v3r 10y ago
Warren Buffet doesn't discourage and shit on those who haven't been able to do what he has. Again, I would discount the person's success because they're an asshole, and refusing to acknowledge that they were given many p
770.
by st3v3r 10y ago
But they're still usually counted as such. Both Donald Trump and Bill Gates are regularly touted as "self-made" Xillionaires. And, at least in terms of that book, we don't know what definition of self made is used, or ho
771.
by st3v3r 10y ago
I'm not bitter, I just think that guy is an asshole.
772.
by st3v3r 10y ago
"After you." I'm not the one complaining that there isn't a phone catered to me. "I was just agreeing with another poster that there is a market out there for something beyond that without going to the full smartpho
773.
by st3v3r 10y ago
Because they're an asshole about it, and because they're ignoring the pure luck advantages they had which made their success possible. And it doesn't matter if they've offset the losses of their previous tries, they stil
774.
by st3v3r 10y ago
Feelings dictate how one acts. Even if you can fail, if you feel you can't, that is going to affect quite a bit how you approach things, or if you approach them at all.
775.
by st3v3r 10y ago
Yes, there are tales. But that's all they are: Tales. They're not statistically significant. And you can have all the "attitude and character" in the world, but if you've got a family to feed and shelter, most peopl
776.
by st3v3r 10y ago
If they're talking like the person that was described was talking, I absolutely would take away from their success, especially because they've never had to worry about any of the stuff that someone who doesn't come from means
777.
by st3v3r 10y ago
If you're really that upset about it, then make your own. Go on Kickstarter, and raise the money to build one. You should receive plenty of backing.
778.
by st3v3r 10y ago
This is completely off topic, and they weren't looking to get away from the "mess and creepy factor", they were concerned about the temptation of installing Facebook.
779.
by st3v3r 10y ago
So just buy a flagship phone, and don't install the things you don't need.
780.
by st3v3r 10y ago
Why would that be any better than just buying a regular smartphone, and not installing apps? Further, while you say you'd pay them a lot of money, I really doubt anyone else would.

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