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By eliminating the headphone jack didn't they just create another revenue source? My understanding is that they get paid a per unit licensing fee by anyone who creates/sells an adapter. I was under the impression this was the reason they removed the jack.
I suffer from this. Recently someone told me,
"Don't think of "problems" in the extreme sense.
A problem to solve could be as simple as increasing efficiency of something by 1%."
Ha! Yes, it is disgusting. Can you imagine applying for a job and the employer finds out that you are being investigated by the FBI. I would imagine that there would be some questions/concerns about hiring you. You can't just brush it off and say "Oh that, don't worry about that."
I still don't understand how someone who is being investigated by the FBI can run for President of the United States and have this be perceived as a non issue.
"Football is simple. But the hardest thing is to play football in a simple way" - Johan Cruyff
I'm on the same boat as you, don't feel bad about it, I feel the same way when I ask for help on StackOverflow. We have to start somewhere right?
Do you work on any side projects you might want to turn into paid products? Can you be the tech guy and the sales guy?
I have a similar problem, I get bored pretty quick.
Thanks, just what I needed to push me to build my side project. I think I need this on a shirt.
Where are you putting the button? How big will the button be?
Honestly I would guess 75%, depending on the questions above. My thinking is, why would they not want me to click it if they put it on the page?
If we go by the required salary alone, I cant live anywhere on this list... worst of all I reside in CA right now.
I'm afraid I will be facing the same problems here pretty soon. Have you tried calling/walking in to any local businesses that don't have websites set up? $1,000 for a simple static website might look like a bargain.
Best wishes, and good luck.
I've ran some ideas past management in the past but working with people who are 20+ years your senior you kind of get overlooked or pushed to the side. Especially in the Newspaper world.
For the past 5 years the focus has been on the bottom line and if you have to lay off people to reflect a better number then so be it.
It's hard to see this place go down this route when you genuinely believe in the product. Having an informed public is very important but at the end of the day you have to keep the lights on.
My local newspaper is the only paper in my city. Our population is roughly around 100K. Unfortunately living in a community where agriculture is the main source of income technology jobs are scarce. The closest city to me with tech jobs is about 1.25 hours away (Santa Barbara). This might be my short term option, until I can relocate somewhere else.
Thanks for the advice.
It's not in me to bad mouth anyone anyway. I will definitely start looking A.S.A.P. I'm lucky because the layoff news isn't going to be disclosed for another couple of weeks so this gives me time to start the job hunt.
Yup, I've held multiple titles here, I'm in California.
I started as a Print Graphic Designer, then moved to I.T. Due to more layoffs I then became I.T./ Web Dev. I weathered the storm once again and had my job mutated into I.T. Assistant/ Web Dev/ Digital Campaign Coordinator.
Posted by
404error on Thursday December 17, 2015 @02:36PM
from the ask-hn dept.
After 10 years at my local newspaper (I'm 30 now) I think I will be facing the chopping block in the coming months. I'm nervous, scared, and somewhat excited.Nervous because my whole adult life has been spent in between these walls. Scared because I don't have a degree and at 30 I'm competing with younger, new grads. Somewhat excited because it will force me out of my comfort zone.I got married...
I have repeated some of the things here to my coworkers in the past. My city for the most part is a community of retired people (baby boomers). They are use to getting their paper, and get angry when the crosswords are missing. You'd be surprised how many elderly people call and complain about little things like that, or maybe it's not so surprising.
Social media has changed the way news is reported as well. Everyone is a reporter now and by the time news agencies find out about an incident the public knows more about it then they do.
If someone is around when an accident happens they snap a picture and post it on facebook before offering the injured a helping hand. By the time a reporter catches the beat the comments are full of more information than the reporter could gather on their own. "Oh that's so and so....etc."
If you went to our website and removed all the click bait, advertising, "non-news" items the page would:
1: load faster :)
2: be mostly empty
Sad times for newspapers.
I work for a newspaper and unfortunately it is all about "pageviews, pageviews, pageviews". In the 10 years I have been here (I'm 30 now) the newsroom has shrunk by 75%.
One of the first people to go was an opinion columnist whose phone always rang. He would take calls from supporters and not so supportive people. But the one thing that made him known, loved, hated...etc. was the fact that he was out there talking to the people.
Now what's left of the newsroom, +/- 10 people serving a community of 100,000+, are glued to their desk and dont leave the building unless its for a council meeting. A lot of them spend there day fluffing press releases and turning a quote into a full blown story.
I am in the minority in the building who believes having an informed public is important. Maybe I should start my own blog/news site for my city. Maybe I can convince some college kids to follow me and start rubbing elbows and pissing of politicians.
Interesting, I've been hitting the treadmill for about 2 months while also reducing the calories in my diet. I have lost 25lbs.
I will have to try this and log changes.
The masses should make a long term bet and short the company stock if its listed.
First time i hear about this and right away considering signing up.
no problem, hope it helps. if it helps at all my friend uses
https://www.ableton.com/ he produces everything from hip hop to electronica with it. they have some great plug ins...for a price though.
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A week later, $SS reports dismal financial results for the quarter, and the stock falls to $45. The trader decides to close the short position, and buys 100 shares of SS at $45 on the open market to replace the borrowed shares. The trader’s profit on the short sale – excluding commissions and interest on the margin account – is therefore $500.
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I guess this explains the disclaimer in all of Fool.com's articles. The author of the article tends to disclose if he/she holds any positions.
If you short the stock I believe the dump and subsequent dump would be in your favor.
Most likely shorts, they probably saw this spike and knew it was coming back down soon.
First you pump then you dump. :)
I'm not sure, I wonder if The Onion has ever affected stock prices.
Thank you, I'll make that a habit from now on.