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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.

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            @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.

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              scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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              @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!

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                https://newatlas.com/optimal-sleep-duration-cognitive-performance/56723/

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                  JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                  @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.

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                    scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                    @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.

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                      https://www.economist.com/briefing/2018/10/13/why-people-in-rich-countries-are-eating-more-vegan-food

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                        1st joint survey planned for Japan's largest ancient tomb
                        https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20181016/p2g/00m/0dm/002000c

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                          Electric commercial airflight might be coming soon, starting in the UK.

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                            China to launch an artificial moon for night time illumination cost savings.

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                              JaredBusch @mlnews
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                              @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                              China to launch an artificial moon for night time illumination cost savings.

                              Bad link.
                              Good Link: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201810/19/WS5bc922f3a310eff303283431.html

                              But i read about this yesterday. We'll see if they can actually do something.

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                                Amritsar: India train mows down crowd killing scores

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                                  @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                  Amritsar: India train mows down crowd killing scores

                                  I am not sorry that you stood on train tracks and got run over by a train. I can feel sympathy for the families, but not for the stupid.

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                                    Obsolesce @JaredBusch
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                                    @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    Amritsar: India train mows down crowd killing scores

                                    I am not sorry that you stood on train tracks and got run over by a train. I can feel sympathy for the families, but not for the stupid.

                                    But the kids... Just standing with their parents.

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                                      StrongBad @Obsolesce
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                                      @obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      Amritsar: India train mows down crowd killing scores

                                      I am not sorry that you stood on train tracks and got run over by a train. I can feel sympathy for the families, but not for the stupid.

                                      But the kids... Just standing with their parents.

                                      Very sad, they think people couldn't hear the train coming.

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                                        Obsolesce @StrongBad
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                                        @strongbad said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                        @obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                        @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                        @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                        Amritsar: India train mows down crowd killing scores

                                        I am not sorry that you stood on train tracks and got run over by a train. I can feel sympathy for the families, but not for the stupid.

                                        But the kids... Just standing with their parents.

                                        Very sad, they think people couldn't hear the train coming.

                                        You shouldn't ever have to... don't stand in train tracks. Idiot parents.

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                                          https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/why-doctors-reject-tools-that-make-their-jobs-easier/

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