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by teyc 15y ago
Much has advanced in science since. We now know the role of various hormones and chemicals that influence our emotions. Oxytocin, adrenaline, etc. The trick to get out of anthropomorphization is to avoid being human-centric when making the
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There was a time when explorers observed a primitive tribe exhibiting empathy or even morality might exert the same kind of hand-wringing as you did about whether it is actually so.
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Actually, the FoxConn workers are making a lot more than their parents, and in fact are sending money home. I don't think you could say that of anybody in US, even a university graduate. The real problem in US is everything is expensive.
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by teyc 15y ago
I'm sorry but this just describes a list of wants without providing any insights into how Hollywood already works, and then prices things from a consumers perspective. Hollywood started off as studios where actors are essentially employees.
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by teyc 15y ago
+1 I lived in a company-provided mining quarters for a few years. I see no problems with dorms at all. A lot of readers tend to think about slavery because it makes them feel better about America but the reality is that structurally US coul
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by teyc 15y ago
You better tell that to Alex Ortiz http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/nyregion/shopping-for-chri... who worked two jobs to make ends meet. That sounds like 16 hour shifts to me.
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by teyc 15y ago
The article said that most of the high value componentry came from Germany, Japan and Taiwan. I'm not aware of these people working under slavish conditions. Could it be that the US companies don't have sufficient technical edge?
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not paid in overtime, but with a biscuit.- The article doesn't say that. Work was on, and people were woken up, given a quick supper and the men/women were on to it. That is service.
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by teyc 15y ago
+1 your analysis is correct. This kind of large scale box-office-hit manufacturing is not coming back. However, there is still opportunity for smaller scale manufacturing centers to be established outside. These typically involve smaller ba
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by teyc 15y ago
Technically, what is required to overtake Elsevier is to retain the same level of editorial oversight, and then to provide more quality signals. Sadly, none of the business roles of Elsevier can be replaced by an academic, whose schedule is
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by teyc 15y ago
It isn't like that. Chinese factory workers are very mobile, as evidenced by the 20% year-on-year wages growth. I recall an article on FoxConn that said they couldn't find enough local suppliers to produce enough eggs for their employees (W
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by teyc 15y ago
I've worked on a remote mine site in Australia before. Single workers are housed in dorms built by the employers. These have cooks and cleaners. We have regular hours, but if there were to be some urgent work, we would be expected to get ou
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by teyc 15y ago
+1 18 hour shifts are once in a while things that is asked of any employees. Ask any software developer in the game industry.
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by teyc 15y ago
Vote me down if you want. I don't know why you see is workers living in dorms as being disgusting. You have to compare these people against waiters who only make money when customers tipped enough, or stitched together two or three jobs bac
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by teyc 15y ago
I thought Mozart was buried in a pauper's grave in accordance with the tradition of the day.
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In your case, any mistakes you make is unlikely to affect a third party. But should a third party be involved, they'll try to pin the blame on the pharma, not you, the pharma has the cash. In which case, they'll be arguing to the judge that
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by teyc 15y ago
I understand the point you are bringing up. However, there's one thing about tech companies is that their cashflow can only be sustained if their position were defensible. RIM and Nokia demonstrate how quickly a stellar business can fall in
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by teyc 15y ago
Oh yes, you are right. I had forgotten about "frolic". I wonder how this point will pan out with the case of Costa Concordia.
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by teyc 15y ago
On the surface of it yes. However, there are cases where people who work as contractors are viewed as employees by the law. Here's the reason why: these people work on Google's premises; Google probably dictates what time they have to show
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by teyc 15y ago
I was equally surprised and dismayed when I learnt of this initially, but it is already established as a point of law. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicarious_liability So in the case of the luxury cruise ship sinking, or Exxon Valdez,
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by teyc 15y ago
Not Jqmobi's fault, but some transitions (Slide up, Slide down, Flip) don't render well on Android.
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Not everyone is blaming Google. However, many are rightly taking the position that Google has to be held responsible for actions of its contractors, which is a different thing. Google has taken the first steps, which is to sack those people
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It is very different. Paul Graham is an investor, not a manager. If PG ran a company that hired a contractor who did some dirty deeds, PG would be in a load of hot water.
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Thanks.
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While I agree with the premise that seniors are a valuable demographic, the problem with Yahoo here is that there is nothing compelling about Yahoo that would make it the default choice for the next generation of seniors. Yahoo grabbed a lo
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by teyc 15y ago
Does anybody else get what fleitz was trying to say here? The nice thing about no one knowing who you are is that 22 year old college geeks don't get the idea to 'disrupt' your industry and instead focus on 'disrupting' a
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by teyc 15y ago
Yahoo is lost as a brand. My children don't know what Yahoo is. It is one of the million insipid content destinations on the web.
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by teyc 15y ago
If you want to try your hand at Startup Marketing, perhaps you could practice your chops at Avvo.com. That way, if nothing eventuates at least you have built up a good online profile for your lawyering career.
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This is barely enough. Google now needs to make full reparations and find out exactly what was modified and return them to the correct values. The SysAdmins time on OSM is not free. Under tort, Google should be on the hook for malicious alt
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by teyc 15y ago
Companies like Microsoft have worked with ISPs to take down botnet command and control. All this without needing new regulations.

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