I'm Bob, Director of New Media for Sheriff Mack's Campaign. Just wanted to bring up some points.

TheBobHatter · 8 days

FYI I (and probably many others) will not donate until there is an option to do so that's non-repeating. Currently, the closest thing is "donate now, and once more."

danjayh · 1 month

I heard it's full of perverted sex scenes.

therewillbesnacks · 1 year

Mocha frappuccinos are most definitely not 'hand made'

therewillbesnacks · 1 year

OK, I realize that they're not 'real coffee', but how might one go about complementing the barista on one of those blended frozen drinks? I'd love to make somebody's day, but they're just dumping a pre-made mix over ice and blending it...

Trace · 1 year

Actually, estate taxes (which are generally considered to be a 'tax on the rich') have a very real effect on many small family owned businesses. My father's cement company is teetering right on the edge, because when he took over from my grandfather (before the Bush tax cuts) he had to take out a loan for something like 40% of the assessed value of the company to pay estate taxes. They haven't bought a new truck in almost a decade, and had to lay off a bunch of the guys :(

Also, my dad is not a 'rich business owner' - he spends most of the day in the shop repairing the trucks, and takes home a sub 6 figure income ... but back in the day, the assessed value of the company was up in the 7 or 8 digit range (would never, at any point in time, have been able to actually sell it for that).

I'm not planning on taking over the family business when he's done (in fact, my parents actively encouraged me to avoid it ... and rightly so, I make almost as much as an engineer, with waaaay less hours and a lot less stress).

Weakgrip · 1 year

Really? Because I say they're not guilty. Including a web browser and an anti virus for "free" with the OS is a perfectly reasonable thing to do. Why isn't anyone suing Apple over the browser situation on the iPhone and iPad?

Weakgrip · 1 year

They made that argument for IE, and they lost. No reason they'd expect to win in the case of MSE.

tristamgreen · 1 year

My starbucks used to be cool, and then a week or two ago they jacked the prices way up. I don't go anymore. Their prices were already at my breaking point (I have figured out how to replicate a lot of their stuff at home, though).

tristamgreen · 1 year

EDIT: TL;DR: Big company bought us, and we aren't allowed to have a potluck on-site anymore. tear.

I work for a very, very large multinational (we'll call them the Sheinhardt Wig Company) that bought us from a small multinational a few years back. Shortly after they bought us, their version of "oh hai! nice to meet you!" was:

1) Fire all admins. Except those who work for the executives, because they're important.

2) Cancel summer family picnic

3) Cancel Engineer Appreciation Day (oh, and Admin Appreciation Day, because we didn't have them anymore)

4) Tell us that we're not allowed to have our holiday department potlucks anymore, because some departments might feel left out (real reason: they killed productivity for the day, and Sheinhardt is all about productivity all the time).

5) Cancel the yearly bonus (happened to be right around the holidays)

6) Cut our health insurance to the bone

7) Freeze salary increases

8) Fire local IT & outsource to India

9) Start letting go of our employees, hiring in from competitors to replace them.

... so we're not having a potluck this year ...

Oh, and did I mention they're having a retention problem?

danjayh · 1 year

Thanks for the vote, and welcome to reddit!

mark_detroit · 1 year

totally missed that it was taken a while back ... for some reason, I assumed it was taken recently, and wondered where it had snowed that much already...

brightLEDs · 1 year

I built and LED display for a project in digital back when I was in school ... similar current draw. A single 2803 should work just fine.

paulwheaton · 1 year

I just use a wireless kb on my lap and put it under the blanket ... but touch typing skills are a prerequisite for that method...

mark_detroit · 1 year

That's cool ... but honestly, I'm glad it hasn't snowed here yet (Michigan). Where was this taken?

EbinsDoinTime · 1 year

If it's after lunch, I'll sometimes just zip :)

mtaylo · 1 year

Although I'm not a fan of the eight hour day, and I could do 90% of my job at home, I do think that patterned regularity helps people to stay focused.

danjayh · 1 year

Semi-related: Are there statistics anywhere regarding what percentage of loans are actually paid back?

candyking45 · 1 year

I'm pretty sure people already do that ... or maybe American bust sizes have just been evolving to taste. More seriously, would laser vision correction count? What about the performance enhancing drugs that people like to use for professional athletics?

rotzooi · 1 year

and gets tangled in a littered plastic bag?

danjayh · 1 year

True, true ... this is just as important as the TSA mess -- the construction of a bureaucracy that is capable of filtering the Internet, for any reason, is a dangerous thing. Although it could certainly be put to 'good' uses, as with all new powers given to the government, it would eventually (probably sooner rather than later) be abused.

danjayh · 1 year

Feel free to copy my text - just insert you senator's name & prefix into the two locations that require it, and your name at the end. Oh, and I can't take credit for all the text, I merely mashed together this guy's work with some stuff from Ars Technica and a few dabs of glue.

Click here to find and write your senator

(subject line): Regarding S. 3804, the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act

Mrs./Mr. <senators name>:

I am solidly for protections against copyright infringement, but, as is the case with most things that government does, this bill goes much too far and offers a threat to freedom of expression on the Internet.

This bill would give the power to block websites to a relatively few number of government officials, a situation ripe for misuse and abuse. Further such overt power could easily kill entrepreneurial companies that might shy from investing in new ideas for fear of running afoul of the government.

The content industry has sought to hinder or destroy many of the technologies that we now take for granted as a part of our daily livesl—like the VCR, HD radio, MP3 players, HDTV, DAT, and YouTube. Giving the industry a recognized process to destroy any website that they deem to be undesirable will have a chilling effect, stifling innovation on the Internet for years to come.

Mrs./Mr. <senator>, please, help to kill this bill!

Sincerely,

danjayh · 1 year

The construction of a bureaucracy that is capable of filtering the Internet, for any reason, is a dangerous thing. Although it could certainly be put to 'good' uses, as with all new powers given to the government, it would eventually be abused. Please write!

danjayh · 1 year

Glad to do it, but as noted, I can't actually take credit for probably 1/2 of the text in the template :)

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