Amazon soars to more than 341K employees, adding 110K people in a single year

Re:Amazon soars to more than 341K employees, adding 110K peo... by eric_the_read on Friday February 03, 2017 @04:03PM (#13563288)

I think you read that backwards (not at all surprisingly): It's not the case that Walmart can't give Amazon hard times. Therefore, it is the case that Walmart can give Amazon hard times.

I think.

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Re:Amazon soars to more than 341K employees, adding 110K peo... by banku_brougham on Friday February 03, 2017 @06:51PM (#13564452)

> "I don't think Walmart isn't capable of giving Amazon any hard times"

Actually, thinking Walmart is capable does not follow from not thinking they aren't capable. The subject doesn't think they are incapable of giving any hard times. Overall this is perhaps the weakest vote of confidence in Walmart possible, I would read this: "There exists the possibility that Walmart is capable of giving Amazon one or more hard times."

That's the best I can do.

edit: On reflection the word 'thinking' is crucial, because is suggests a level of uncertainty. Without that uncertainty: !(not walmart is not capable) <-> walmart is capable.

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Re:Amazon soars to more than 341K employees, adding 110K peo... by bonzini on Friday February 03, 2017 @04:21PM (#13563433)

That's how you have to read it, yes, but it doesn't match the anecdote that follows.

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