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GFK_of_xmaspast commented on Oracle refuses to accept pro-Google “fair use” verdict in API battle   arstechnica.com/tech-poli... · Posted by u/nkurz
ryanobjc · 9 years ago
Who has better connections with Trump?

Sadly to say, that is not an irrelevant fact anymore. Trump is clearly the kind of president that would reach in to legal rulings he's paid not to like.

GFK_of_xmaspast · 9 years ago
Oracle does:

"Oracle's clout will come in part from the presence of its CEO, Safra Catz, who did not join the pro-Hillary Clinton chorus of other Silicon Valley honchos, and who is now working on Trump's transition team. " (http://fortune.com/2017/01/17/oracle-trump/)

GFK_of_xmaspast commented on Yale will rename Calhoun College to honor Grace Hopper   nhregister.com/20170211/y... · Posted by u/daegloe
theparanoid · 9 years ago
Cracked me up - "remain concerned that we don’t do things that erase history" Salovey said.
GFK_of_xmaspast · 9 years ago
No reason they can't rename something more appropriate after Calhoun, like a dumpster or sewage plant or something.
GFK_of_xmaspast commented on Below Deck: Filipinos make up nearly a third of all cruise ship workers   story.californiasunday.co... · Posted by u/edward
traveling · 9 years ago
Newsflash: Life sucks anywhere when you're poor and uneducated.

I worked as an independent Google contractor before for less than $11 an hour with very stringent rules, ever increasing performance requirements, no holidays, no sick pay, no nothing.

If you're poor and uneducated you're disposable dirt anywhere these days, even though people would like you to think otherwise and it's obviously even worse in 3rd world countries, where people looking for relatively unskilled jobs far outnumber available positions.

GFK_of_xmaspast · 9 years ago
Sounds like someone needs a whole lot of collective labor action.
GFK_of_xmaspast commented on H-1B visas mainly go to Indian outsourcing firms   economist.com/news/united... · Posted by u/known
witty_username · 9 years ago
Sure, it's in your interest for your wages to be as high as possible, but does this maximize overall welfare?

By banning competition, the H-1B person's wage and the employer's profits go down and the product price increases.

How much depends on the relative elasticities.

Isn't this richer people banning much poorer people (immigrants) from competing with them?

GFK_of_xmaspast · 9 years ago
> does this maximize overall welfare

I'm not a utilitarian.

GFK_of_xmaspast commented on Censored on Imzy /Politics for defending Trump supporters against violence   medium.com/@trentlapinski... · Posted by u/mysticlabs
GFK_of_xmaspast · 9 years ago
Boy there's nothing half as exciting as reading a dude's blog post about getting banned from a web forum. (Same guy apparently wrote this : https://medium.com/@trentlapinski/the-berkeley-riots-were-a-... )
GFK_of_xmaspast · 9 years ago
Oh wait mysticlabs appears to be the same person as the author, or at least a serious fan.
GFK_of_xmaspast commented on Censored on Imzy /Politics for defending Trump supporters against violence   medium.com/@trentlapinski... · Posted by u/mysticlabs
GFK_of_xmaspast · 9 years ago
Boy there's nothing half as exciting as reading a dude's blog post about getting banned from a web forum. (Same guy apparently wrote this : https://medium.com/@trentlapinski/the-berkeley-riots-were-a-... )
GFK_of_xmaspast commented on IDEA individual license    · Posted by u/geophile
geophile · 9 years ago
Corporate or individual license? If individual, how many licenses did you buy?
GFK_of_xmaspast · 9 years ago
Individual, one license.
GFK_of_xmaspast commented on Ask HN: Is it more fun ( and wise ) to implement or to read about coding theory?    · Posted by u/SNBasti
GFK_of_xmaspast · 9 years ago
Turns out an excellent way to improve your skill is to actually implement things.
GFK_of_xmaspast commented on IDEA individual license    · Posted by u/geophile
GFK_of_xmaspast · 9 years ago
I have both intellij (paid edition) and clion open right now.

u/GFK_of_xmaspast

KarmaCake day3102December 20, 2013View Original