As a user without any web design experience, the site felt very nice to me... except that the demo ("schedule meetings without the email tennis") hijacked my scrollbar. That felt awful.
Yes, it's the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed once per year to fund the U.S. military. Because the NDAA is considered a "must pass" bill, it's used as a vehicle to pass a bunch of other legislation (all bundled into the same bill). There's only limited opportunity to debate or offer amendments. The NAY votes likely had nothing to do with the shark fins.
When one of the two major parties runs on the platform of "government == bad," we shouldn't be surprised when they try to make the government as unproductive as possible.
That's a different issue. This is both parties "conspiring" on an excessive DoD budget and then both actively partaking in the adding on frivolity. And then the POTUS gladly signs off.
This is the Politics Industrial Complex at its finest.
There is no conspiring, there is no conspiracy. There is, however, a must-pass bill which can bypass some political roadblocks, so common-sense riders get attached to those bills.
If we had a functional government, this could have been passed with the regular Senate rules. We don’t, so it gets attached to something that’s going to pass anyway, because no one is gonna fight on behalf of sharkers.
You'll find the bits about The Politics Industrial Complex interesting. Perhaps not a "conspiracy" per se, but the game tilts itself in favor of itself. That being normalized doesn't make it right.
Members of both chambers of Congress have a near 100% reelection rate. The only time a politician is replaced is if they decide to retire or their own party doesn't support them in the primaries. Even if Americans really have "so little faith in Uncle Sam" they definitely don't show it in the voting booth.
> they definitely don't show it in the voting booth.
It's a demonstration of that lack of faith that they see the candidates, then rationally decide their time would be better spent doing anything but voting.
If an institution (like Harvard or Stifel) really pays for your product, then you should write a case study.[0] That would be effective and honest advertising!
However, unless the institution is paying, you shouldn't use its logo. E.g., if a college student signs up for an account, that's not the same as the college itself using or endorsing your product.
Literary tangent: The title seems to be an allusion to Shakespeare. "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him." Except, the entire purpose of Antony's funeral oration is to praise Caesar. His intent was to defend Caesar's legacy and shift public opinion against Caesar's assassins.
Yes, that is the standard bargain for tenure-track professors at U.S. research universities. You pay a little bit of teaching time (0-2 courses a semester) and get an abundance of research time. Tenure decisions are mostly based on research success. Teaching plays almost no role. Essentially, you're on a six-year clock to get X number of top journal publications. That provides a massive incentive for professors to focus almost exclusively on research over teaching.
PhD students face similar incentives. While they might have to teach a course in order to earn their stipend, their job market success is based almost entirely on their dissertation. Every hour teaching is an hour not writing.
Adjunct professors ("lecturers") are different. Just speculating but... some professional flaws might only be tolerated in a university environment. You can go years as a lecturer without returning class quizzes. You can't go a month as a SWE without returning your boss's emails.
Caveat: American economist with experience working for governments and universities. Other countries may be different.
You're describing an "income effect." There's also a "substitution effect." The fundamental idea is that people will change their purchases in response to changing prices. If there's a sale on bread, then you might pick up an extra loaf (substitution effect). But if you were a peasant mainly eating bread, then you might actually purchase less bread and more cheese (income effect).
Inflation statistics should correspond to what people buy, like an average across households. That's essentially what the government statistical agencies attempt to do using some combination of (1) actual market transactions, and (2) household surveys. Inflation stats are definitely imperfect--but not so obviously flawed as you suggest (weighting TV prices the same as energy prices).
Since inflation numbers are an average across households, inflation will certainly differ across households. (For some it will be higher, and for others it will be lower.) It's particularly concerning when food, energy, and housing inflation are higher than other categories (as they are today). Poorer households tend to spend more money on those staple goods. In that case, inflation will be higher for those households already less well off.
For anyone interested: "The Government Isn't Cooking the Books on Inflation"
>You're describing an "income effect." There's also a "substitution effect." The fundamental idea is that people will change their purchases in response to changing prices. If there's a sale on bread, then you might pick up an extra loaf (substitution effect). But if you were a peasant mainly eating bread, then you might actually purchase less bread and more cheese (income effect).
Maybe you'll substitute cheese for bread, but you're not going to substitute a TV and some extra pairs of jeans for your electricity and gas.
Don't underestimate the value of your own time. You could keep working for a floundering startup... or you could sue for lost wages... or you could move on. I'd guess that there's more value in politely quitting and trying something new.
Exactly. Beware the sunk-cost fallacy! If you weren't already at this company, then would you join it as an unpaid developer? Many other opportunities are out there. Do something that excites you.
One thing I didn't consider but should have already this morning. I would not join it at this stage even in my worst dream. So there is really no reason to continue for me... I'm done
