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by tibbetts 5y ago
Also people working on thermodynamics get to test their models a lot, and it’s noticed when their models fail. I’m not even sure supply demand curve is good for a specific product, having spent some time around consumer packaged goods analy
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Except if the increase in car prices is known to be temporary than it doesn’t really drive overall inflation. I for one just fixed a car I would otherwise have replaced, due to the used cars I would replace it with being in short supply.
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by tibbetts 5y ago
I make planning software at a quantitatively sophisticated tech company, and it’s quite ironic to me that we don’t have a precise understanding of the expected impact of our software on the company. But that’s normal. We don’t build softwar
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Companies would just react by adjusting their HR rules to comply with the court decision. This sort of thing happens all the time.
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by tibbetts 5y ago
I’m sure Markey would be happy to legislate against it. But thanks to the filibuster he would need to get 49 Democrats and another 10 Republicans on board before that would accomplish anything.
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by tibbetts 5y ago
The idea that personal choices about straws or motorsports are an important or effective response to climate change is a fallacy encouraged by organizations who benefit from climate change. If it’s all about consumer choice, then real refor
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Only some people fall into the “both sides” trap and start thinking that cynicism is a virtue. It’s unfortunate, as this behavior encourages the very outcome to which you object. It’s much easier to take advantage of people who have given u
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Those perspectives can be said to be extreme, but I’m not seeing you make a case that they are “detached from reality.”
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by tibbetts 5y ago
If you have only wage income in Germany, as I understand it, there is no need to file a tax return. So you are correct there is no “pre-filled form.” But the system is simple and automated enough that a great many people don’t have to do an
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Talking about pay is pretty much always a win for workers. If people have an emotional reaction, maybe they need to do it more or maybe they have some unique need to opt out. Otherwise, it’s the lowest effort way for workers to improve thei
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Apple already knows everyone’s salary…
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Only if management and the shareholders are ignorant and short-sighted. Discouraging union activity with a stick is not a long term win. Maybe with a carrot, or maybe embrace it.
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Not being allowed to mutiny in the navy is related to the whole violence thing. It’s also the case that people in the navy can’t just quit when they want to. I don’t think you want those kind of rules applying to most workplaces. Talking ab
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Not starting out adversarial with management is a big part of it. Unions in the US feel like they need to have strict rules because otherwise management will take advantage. Management in the US is often very strongly anti-union. This is a
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Once upon a time US regulators recognized that limited competition and market dominance can be a problem all by themselves, for their chilling effect on innovation. Unfortunately under Reagan the DOJ changed their policy and started arguing
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by tibbetts 5y ago
It bothers me that this article from the economist fails to recognize the deleterious impact that lack of antitrust enforcement has had on life outcomes and thus on the educational arms race. The article mentions that competitive goods like
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by tibbetts 5y ago
It can be difficult to overcome initial conditions and shine if you are locked out of the best opportunities. The bimodal outcomes for law school graduates are a good example. That’s not how the whole economy works, but it is a potential fa
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Friends of mine work at these private schools for lower salaries than public schools. The reality is the job sucks a lot less. You get ~100% engaged students, supportive parents, and a school administration with minimal perverse incentives.
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Opportunity cost is totally the analysis. Not just the developers, but the tech writing and support and product marketing and management oversight and continuity planning and support commitment. Building production software in a large organ
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by tibbetts 5y ago
The phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs also seems highly relevant: https://www.strike.coop/bullshit-jobs/ If software causes soft cost savings (reducing the number of required people) the savings may not actually be realized.
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Ironic that they have such an over-produced, hard to use website.
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by tibbetts 5y ago
“We can’t know what would have happened if $historicalfigure hadn’t done $badthing,” is a very weak line of argument. One could similarly suggest that the Nazi Holocaust was better than what might have happened under other circumstances.
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Underrated comment.
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by tibbetts 5y ago
I wish there were more established patterns around progressive disclosure of personal information. I want to use an app for a while before I start inviting them into my inbox and text messages.
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Understand who you are negotiating with. It’s not usually the hiring manager or recruiter who has final say over pay. Figure out who does if you can, and figure out what they care about and need to see or hear. Then equip your contact with
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Also lack of supply in compelling geographies.
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by tibbetts 5y ago
Great post. I found it entertainingly ironic that a post about a tool which reuses text blocks the half paragraph about Excel being the most popular backend database is repeated twice. I guess it was really important.
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by tibbetts 5y ago
If you own stock that goes up 10% per year, and you take out a 5% loan against it, the appreciation in the stock more than covers the interest on the loan, so why would you ever pay it off?
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by tibbetts 5y ago
You mean VMS?
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by tibbetts 5y ago
If you’re doing transaction processing on the mainframe I could imagine wanting to score something (eg fraud) mid transaction, which might call for some additional platform capabilities. But it’s also plausible someone in marketing demanded

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