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wirestyle22

No Monty Python fans here

DustinB3403

@wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

@reid-cooper said in Non-IT News Thread:

Eight Year Old Named Saga Pulls Pre-Viking Era Sword from Lake in Sweden

Pretty sure that makes them King Saga now.

Distributing swords is no basis for a system of government

One could argue it would better than the circus we have now.

Would it really? Just think about the process. "I have the sword now, so I'm the only one who can speak". Sounds like a quick means of getting a lot of bad apples in power quickly who would simply off the previous person in charge.

dafyre

@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

@wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

@reid-cooper said in Non-IT News Thread:

Eight Year Old Named Saga Pulls Pre-Viking Era Sword from Lake in Sweden

Pretty sure that makes them King Saga now.

Distributing swords is no basis for a system of government

One could argue it would better than the circus we have now.

Would it really? Just think about the process. "I have the sword now, so I'm the only one who can speak". Sounds like a quick means of getting a lot of bad apples in power quickly who would simply off the previous person in charge.

Like I said... Circus, lol.

scottalanmiller

@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

@wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

@reid-cooper said in Non-IT News Thread:

Eight Year Old Named Saga Pulls Pre-Viking Era Sword from Lake in Sweden

Pretty sure that makes them King Saga now.

Distributing swords is no basis for a system of government

One could argue it would better than the circus we have now.

Would it really? Just think about the process. "I have the sword now, so I'm the only one who can speak". Sounds like a quick means of getting a lot of bad apples in power quickly who would simply off the previous person in charge.

I'd say, yes. I'd take sword finding over a farce any day.

momurda

Crazy story right here.
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/10/he-actually-believes-he-is-khalid-the-odyssey-of-a-counterfeit-saudi-prince
Makes Trump's lifetime of fraud and malfeasance seem amateurish.

mlnews

Samsung shipping 8K TVs this month.

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Amazon announces $15/hr minimum wage.

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Swiss company to start making methane from ambient CO2 in Italy.

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Amazon opens first brick and mortar non-grocery store.

Dashrender

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

Amazon announces $15/hr minimum wage.

So - as an employee who was making say $18/hr at that same company - to see someone who was making say $11/hr suddenly get a bump to $15 - and you get nothing - how does that make you feel?

Of course we don't know that the rising boat isn't catching everyone - but it does seem pretty unlikely.

scottalanmiller

@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

Amazon announces $15/hr minimum wage.

So - as an employee who was making say $18/hr at that same company - to see someone who was making say $11/hr suddenly get a bump to $15 - and you get nothing - how does that make you feel?

Of course we don't know that the rising boat isn't catching everyone - but it does seem pretty unlikely.

Same as minimum wage jumps have made everyone feel at MW shops for forever. Every fast food place has done this to their staff, often even putting new hires paid above old ones!

mlnews

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JaredBusch

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

often even putting new hires paid above old ones!

This is not possible. Minimum wage laws apply to everyone. A new hire at $15 would be making the same as the guy hired last week for $10 who is now also making $15.

scottalanmiller

@jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

often even putting new hires paid above old ones!

This is not possible. Minimum wage laws apply to everyone. A new hire at $15 would be making the same as the guy hired last week for $10 who is now also making $15.

It's because they do "locked to minimum wage" rates. Example...

All new hires get "Minimum Wage + $.25".

But old people don't get raises when minimum wage goes up. So new hires are over minimum wage, but people with seniority move down to minimum wage and stay there.