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by zajd 8y ago
Not for the rich http://www.businessinsider.com/wal-mart-billionaire-alice-wa...
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by zajd 8y ago
What does "absolute freedom of speech" mean exactly? I'm well aware that "freedom of speech" doesn't mean you can say anything to anyone at any time. But the parent is referencing something that I'm pretty
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by zajd 8y ago
> It's hard to see why expecting managers to be "more just" is any more reasonable. The purpose of the stated policy isn't to be "more just" it's to ensure management can control the outcome.
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by zajd 8y ago
The US does not have "absolute freedom of speech". Try sending a believable death threat to a federal politician on twitter (don't, the secret service will track you down and arrest you- it happens more than you think)
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by zajd 8y ago
> if you do buy, there is hope that the money will eventually improve things Not with the current model of economic exploitation pursued by western firms. They will never get the money because the companies operating the plantations simp
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by zajd 8y ago
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281296850_Drug_abus... > The paper argues that Japan's 'war on drugs' in the 1980s was a direct result of pressure from the United States to adopt harsher sanc
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by zajd 8y ago
If only Elon Musk was the entirety of the Musk family you might have a point I don't think Elon Musk is a monster compared to his father, it's not even close really. But he is building his fortune on the back of inherited money ea
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by zajd 8y ago
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/how-elon-musks-family-came... https://www.businessinsider.co.za/elon-musk-sells-the-family... > “We were very wealthy,” says Errol. “We had so much money at times we cou
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by zajd 8y ago
"It's the economy, stupid!" How long are we going to watch the economic elite be mystified as inequality skyrockets and the American people become more and more disenfranchised from the "success" of "American&q
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by zajd 8y ago
Sure they do, these massive global tax evading tech conglomerates only benefit the most wealthy in America. PS only 32% of Americans have 401ks If Apple actually paid taxes on the money they made? If they didn't go over to china to pay
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by zajd 8y ago
Good, maybe they can stop shipping their jobs overseas to avoid environmental and labor regulations
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by zajd 8y ago
I think it's pretty safe to assume Google has plenty of dev work that isn't "uniquely complex and difficult technical problems"
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by zajd 8y ago
Thanks, great link.
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by zajd 8y ago
No, but the activities that led to the fire were. There was no accident, there was no impact of any kind. It was a question, not a condemnation. When is the last time an ICE car burst into flames during normal operation?
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by zajd 8y ago
What's a car from another brand that just burst into flames during normal operation?
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by zajd 8y ago
To be fair, WoW still has a level cap. You can play right now and quite frankly it's a much better game for a "current busy adult". Expansions come out every 2-3 years, not every 6 months.
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by zajd 8y ago
Pretty awesome living in an oligarchy, no?
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by zajd 8y ago
You're spot on, the attitude displayed in the parent is toxic. HN is pretty rough when it comes to pro-employee sentiment from my experience. Wear the downvotes with pride.
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by zajd 8y ago
So were the deaths of a million civilian Iraqis, Mr Rove
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by zajd 8y ago
NFLX also makes a profit, whereas Uber is burning cash faster than any startup out there
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TSLA Fired Exec After He Raised Concerns RE: Workplace Injuries Going Unreported(jalopnik.com)
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by zajd 8y ago
npm was a mistake
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by zajd 8y ago
If you think this sort of thing is entirely unrelated you haven't been paying much attention. Those kinds of "unfortunate associations" are why you don't pillory your own career by espousing reprehensible views "as
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by zajd 8y ago
https://waxy.org/2017/04/pogos-politics/ you'll note that this is from last year, before the current controversey > “I don’t think feminists ever do what they preach. I think it’s always an ulterior m
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by zajd 8y ago
Pogo wasn't joking though
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by zajd 8y ago
> No business is obliged to allow all and sundry to use their product/service - regardless of whether they abide by the rules. If they are operating in the EU? they do actually. You can't just put whatever you want in your ToS&
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by zajd 8y ago
> Twitter and Facebook are used frequently to track down foreign combatants to be killed. Should people who work there be shamed as well? yes, and not only for the reason you listed (although that certainly is one)
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by zajd 8y ago
"refined" ie put in a place where you can control him explicitly
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by zajd 8y ago
"Because we're paid to" - FB PR team
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by zajd 8y ago
> We also know that growth and free markets help those who have access to it get out of poverty and much more prosperity. Growth and free markets are what is driving overconsumption

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