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The design change isn't an indication that they changed their belief regarding that aspect of earpods.

The design needed to change to better incorporate the active noise cancelling feature. Even if earpods fit most ears, to truly be able to implement in ear ANC, a seal between the buds and the ear need to occur so they decided to overhaul the design.

Are they just advertising the companies directly? There are cases where advertising even in a "saturated" area makes sense.

If FB feels like features like facebook marketplace or facebook dating are not reaching as big of an audience as they should, advertising to get the word out about those particular products the company offers is logical.

I read the same article and felt that conclusion the NYT was trying to portray was off/I took away a different perspective from the article. The first point being that a small town librarian one doesn't require a master's degree in the field. (Research libraries/big city libraries might differ) On paper she's overqualified to run a small town library and just because she has a degree doesn't mean that she should get paid more.

Another factor is that the average wage in the area is around 12/13 dollars. For someone to be paid twice the average private sector wage for the area is quite significant. Especially when this is a small town and money that is paid for the librarian comes out of their budget and means an reallocation of resources from elsewhere.

Tl;dr I'm not saying that the librarian should not get a pay raise to 25 an hour. What I am saying is that just b/c people are skeptical about wages doesn't mean that it's a direct correlation with them hating on college graduates/ect.

And people said that gay people could make their own cake shops. Would you be fine with that?

From what I've heard, this isn't/shouldn't stand up when challenged in court.

Exactly, I'm reminded of Berkshire Hathaway's Cort Furniture. It's been a couple years, but when I walked into a nearby retail presence they had the prices were fairly reasonable. They also do delivery and complete setup. What does this offer that Cort and other companies don't? An online presence?

https://furniture.cort.com/storefront/

Just browsing through here suggest they offer more flexible renting periods, (starting at 1 month vs Feather's 3 month requirement), and a website ui and design that looks fairly modern and easy to navigate.

Cort seems to have higher prices for similar goods (only looked at sofa's), but competing against a much larger corporation on price seems to be a bit of a bad business strategy. In the long run I would guess that if feather seemed like a threat, Cort would simply undercut their pricing in the competing market. I don't see what feather has to offer other than the YC branding and a younger target market.

> The so-called “Miami letter”, obtained by technology site Recode, is infamous within Uber and set the tone for company culture with a series of dos and don’ts, backed by threats such as “URGENT, URGENT – READ THIS NOW OR ELSE!!!!!” and “You better read this or I’ll kick your ass”.

> Fourth on the list of don’ts was: “Do not have sex with another employee UNLESS a) you have asked that person for that privilege and they have responded with an emphatic “YES! I will have sex with you” AND b) the two (or more) of you do not work in the same chain of command.

> “Yes, that means that Travis will be celibate on this trip. #CEOLife #FML [Fuck My Life].”

> Kalanick also advised that there would be a “$200 puke charge” and that Uber did “not have a budget to bail anyone out of jail”. Uber employees were also advised not to “throw large kegs off of tall buildings”.

> However, employees were told to “have a great fucking time” and that it was a celebration for launching in Uber’s 50th city and for reaching a $1bn run rate.

> The leaked memo paints an ugly picture of American frat-house culture peppered with sexism and laddish behaviour that permeates from the top down. At the time Uber had 400 employees, a similar letter was sent out by Kalanick to employees when the company had 1,800 employees. By the time it had hit 4,000 employees Rachel Whetstone, the now departed head of communications, had taken over with a more subtle and respectful tone.

I'm a bit confused here, at least with the excerpt that's being discussed/referenced. What Kalanick wrote is informal and with a tone that is arguable less mature than what would be expected from a company the size of uber when the letter was written. At the same time, from what I can see it seems to just something HR would send out to employees. "Yes means yes, nothing means no and don't sleep with your boss/direct suboordinate." I'm a bit confused at how this memo paints, "paints an ugly picture of American frat-house culture peppered with sexism..."

Yes, uber's culture seems to encourage sexism to run rampant. Yes, Travis Kalanick is not a ceo with great pr skills. That said, I think it's a bit far to call this informal hr letter written by a startup ceo as, "painting a culture of sexism."

I can see how the, "frat boy" culture that this letter came from could be something that encourages sexism and discriminatory behavior. This article isn't about that though. It's arguing that this letter and it's "guidelines" paint a picture of sexism. The subtitle:

>Guidelines about having sex with employees paints picture of sexism at under-fire company that comes directly from CEO Travis Kalanick

This article seems to just want to reiterate what's been said in a dozen previous articles, but since they didn't have any new information they decided to go for low hanging fruit in the uber trainwreck.Bashing uber just for the sake of bashing uber.

Obligatory posting of the best piece of writing discussing Japanese workplace culture anywhere on the internet.

http://www.kalzumeus.com/2014/11/07/doing-business-in-japan/

It could work like that if you have a choice in ISPs in your area. Many people don't and are subject to the whims of the single ISP that serves their area.

This article forgets to mention that the same report says that most people who are vegetarian for 3 years or more stay vegetarian for the rest of their lives.

The "vast majority" here are probably people who tried it and stuck around for a couple of months before quitting. Just like any other "fad" diet.

I guess either you place yourself in amongst company or in an area that is not significantly politically active.

Obligatory mention of Titan, in mine and many other people's opinion, the best and most comprehensive biography of the original John D. Rockefeller. (The grandfather of the David Rockefeller who passed away today.) An extremely well put together balanced analysis of John D. Rockefeller, Standard Oil and general history of the Gilded Age.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16121.Titan

You're right, the giraffe looks odd and creepy. They should change its facial expression to be a bit more neutral.

It also has to do with the fact that local communities had a significant population in comparison to the native american m tribes who lived in the area.

I think the point being made is that the people who his information was shared with leaned toward one political affiliation.

Thanks for the links! I have to take Linear Algebra after this winter break and the manga guide to Linear Algebra looks like it could be a good primer to my course.

Is this satire?