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Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
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dont know if this was posted already but lol https://jacobin.com/2024/01/alaska-airlines-boeing-parts-malfunction-workers-spirit-aerosystems

shareholders ftw

quote:

Workers at a Boeing Supplier Raised Issues About Defects. The Company Didn�t Listen.

Less than a month before a catastrophic aircraft failure prompted the grounding of more than 150 of Boeing�s commercial aircraft, documents were filed in federal court alleging that former employees at the company�s subcontractor repeatedly warned corporate officials about safety problems and were told to falsify records.

One of the employees at Spirit AeroSystems, which reportedly manufactured the door plug that blew out of an Alaska Airlines flight over Portland, Oregon, allegedly told company officials about an �excessive amount of defects,� according to the federal complaint and corresponding internal corporate documents reviewed by us.

According to the court documents, the employee told a colleague that �he believed it was just a matter of time until a major defect escaped to a customer.�

The allegations come from a federal securities lawsuit accusing Spirit of deliberately covering up systematic quality-control problems, encouraging workers to undercount defects, and retaliating against those who raised safety concerns. Read the full complaint here.

Although the cause of the Boeing airplane�s failure is still unclear, some aviation experts say the allegations against Spirit are emblematic of how brand-name manufacturers� practice of outsourcing aerospace construction has led to worrisome safety issues.

They argue that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has failed to properly regulate companies like Spirit, which was given a $75 million public subsidy from Pete Buttigieg�s Transportation Department in 2021, reported more than $5 billion in revenues in 2022, and bills itself as �one of the world�s largest manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial airplanes.�

�The FAA�s chronic, systemic, and longtime funding gap is a key problem in having the staffing, resources, and travel budgets to provide proper oversight,� said William McGee, a senior fellow for aviation and travel at the American Economic Liberties Project, who has served on a panel advising the US Transportation Department. �Ultimately, the FAA has failed to provide adequate policing of outsourced work, both at aircraft manufacturing facilities and at airline maintenance facilities.�

David Sidman, a spokesperson for Boeing, declined to comment on the allegations raised in the lawsuit. �We defer to Spirit for any comment,� he wrote in an email to us.

Spirit AeroSystems did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the federal lawsuit�s allegations. The company has not yet filed a response to the complaint in court.

�At Spirit AeroSystems, our primary focus is the quality and product integrity of the aircraft structures we deliver,� the company said in a written statement after the Alaska Airlines episode.

The FAA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its oversight of Spirit.
�Business Depends Largely on Sales of Components for a Single Aircraft�

Spirit was established in 2005 as a spin-off company from Boeing. The publicly traded firm remains heavily reliant on Boeing, which has lobbied to delay federal safety mandates. According to Spirit�s own Securities and Exchange Commission filings, the company�s �business depends largely on sales of components for a single aircraft program, the B737,� the latest version of which � the 737 Max 9 � has now been temporarily grounded, pending inspections by operators.

Spirit and Boeing are closely intertwined. Spirit�s new CEO Patrick Shanahan was a Trump administration Pentagon official who previously worked at Boeing for more than thirty years, serving as the company�s vice president of various programs, including supply chain and operations, all while the company reported lobbying federal officials on airline safety issues. Spirit�s senior vice president Terry George, in charge of operations engineering, tooling, and facilities, also previously served as Boeing�s manager on the 737 program.

Last week�s high-altitude debacle � which forced an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9�s emergency landing in Portland � came just a few years after Spirit was named in FAA actions against Boeing. In 2019 and 2020, the agency alleged that Spirit delivered parts to Boeing that did not comply with safety standards, then �proposed that Boeing accept the parts as delivered� � and �Boeing subsequently presented [the parts] as ready for airworthiness certification� on hundreds of aircraft.

Then came the class-action lawsuit: In May 2023, a group of Spirit AeroSystems� shareholders filed a complaint against the company, claiming it made misleading statements and withheld information about production troubles and quality-control issues before media reports of the problems led to a major drop in Spirit�s market value.

An amended version of the complaint, filed on December 19, provides more expansive charges against the company, citing detailed accounts by former employees alleging extensive quality-control problems at Spirit.

Company executives �concealed from investors that Spirit suffered from widespread and sustained quality failures,� the complaint alleges. �These failures included defects such as the routine presence of foreign object debris (�FOD�) in Spirit products, missing fasteners, peeling paint, and poor skin quality. Such constant quality failures resulted in part from Spirit�s culture which prioritized production numbers and short-term financial outcomes over product quality, and Spirit�s related failure to hire sufficient personnel to deliver quality products at the rates demanded by Spirit and its customers including Boeing.�
�We Are Being Asked to Purposely Record Inaccurate Information�

The court documents allege that on Feruary 22, 2022, one Spirit inspection worker explicitly told company management that he was being instructed to misrepresent the number of defects he was working on.

�You are asking us to record in a inaccurately [sic] way the number of defects,� he wrote in an email to a company official. �This make [sic] us and put us in a very uncomfortable situation.�

The worker, who is unnamed in the federal court case, submitted an ethics complaint to the company detailing what had occurred, writing in it that the inspection team had �been put on [sic] a very unethical place,� and emphasizing the �excessive amount of defects� workers were encountering.

�We are being asked to purposely record inaccurate information,� the inspection worker wrote in the ethics complaint.

He then sent an email to Spirit�s then CEO, Tom Gentile, attaching the ethics complaint and detailing his concerns, saying it was his �last resort.�

When the employee had first expressed concerns to his supervisor about the mandate, the supervisor responded �that if he refused to do as he was told, [the supervisor] would fire him on the spot,� the court documents allege.

After the worker sent the first email, he was allegedly demoted from his position by management, and the rest of the inspection team was told to continue using the new system of logging defects.

Ultimately, the worker�s complaint was sustained, and he was restored to his prior position with back pay, according to the complaint. He quit several months later, however, and claimed that other inspection team members he had worked with had been moved to new positions when, according to management, they documented �too many defects.�
�Spirit Concealed the Defect�

In August 2023, news broke that Boeing had discovered a defect in its MAX 737s, delaying rollout of the four hundred planes it had set to deliver this year. Spirit had incorrectly manufactured key equipment for the fuselage system, as the company acknowledged in a press statement.

But these defects had been discovered by Spirit months before they became public, according to the December court filings.

The court documents claim that a former quality auditor with Spirit, Joshua Dean, identified the manufacturing defects � bulkhead holes that were improperly drilled � in October 2022, nearly a year before Boeing first said that the defect had been discovered. Dean identified the issue and sent his findings to supervisors on multiple occasions, telling management at one point that it was �the worst finding� he had encountered during his time as an auditor.

�The aft pressure bulkhead is a critical part of an airplane, which is necessary to maintain cabin pressure during flight,� the complaint says. �Dean reported this defect to multiple Spirit employees over a period of several months, including submitting formal written findings to his manager. However, Spirit concealed the defect.�

In April 2023, after Dean continued to raise concerns about the defects, Spirit fired him, the complaint says.

In October 2023, Boeing and Spirit announced they were expanding the scope of their inspections. The FAA has said it is monitoring the inspections, but said in October there was �no immediate safety concern� as a result of the bulkhead defects.
�Emphasis on Pushing Out Product Over Quality�

Workers cited in the federal complaint attributed the alleged problems at Spirit to a culture that prioritized moving products down the factory line as quickly as possible � at any cost. The company has been under pressure from Boeing to ramp up production, and in earnings calls, Spirit�s shareholders have pressed the company�s executives about its production rates.

According to the Financial Times, after the extended grounding of Boeing�s entire fleet of 737 Max airlines following two major crashes in 2018 and 2019, �the plane maker has sought to increase its output rate and gain back market share it lost to Airbus,� its European rival.

Spirit, which also produces airframe components for Airbus, has felt the pressure of that demand. As Shanahan noted in Spirit�s third-quarter earnings call on November 1, �When you look at the demand for commercial airplanes, having two of the biggest customers in the world and not being able to satisfy the demand, it should command our full attention.�

According to the court records, workers believed Spirit placed an �emphasis on pushing out product over quality.� Inspection workers were allegedly told to overlook defects on final walkthroughs, as Spirit �just wanted to ship its completed products as quickly as possible.�

Dean claimed to have noticed a significant deterioration in Spirit�s workforce after Spirit went through several rounds of mass layoffs in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the huge influx in government funding they received.

According to court documents, Dean said that �Spirit laid off or voluntarily retired a large number of senior engineers and mechanics, leaving a disproportionate number of new and less experienced personnel.�
�Over-Tightening or Under-Tightening That Could Threaten the Structural Integrity�

After the Alaska Airlines plane was grounded, United Airlines launched an independent inspection of its planes. Initial reporting shows that inspectors found multiple loose bolts throughout several Boeing 737 Max 9 planes. Alaska Airlines is currently conducting an audit of its aircraft.

Concerns about properly tightened equipment were detailed in the federal complaint.

�Auditors repeatedly found torque wrenches in mechanics� toolboxes that were not properly calibrated,� said the complaint, citing another former Spirit employee. �This was potentially a serious problem, as a torque wrench that is out of calibration may not torque fasteners to the correct levels, resulting in over-tightening or under-tightening that could threaten the structural integrity of the parts in question.�

According to former employees cited in the court documents, in a company-wide �toolbox audit,� more than one hundred of up to 1,400 wrenches were found out of alignment.

On Spirit�s November earnings call, after investors pressed the company�s new CEO about its quality-control problems, Shanahan promised that the company was working to fix the issues � and its reputation.

�The mindset I have is that we can be zero defects,� he said. �We can eliminate all defects. . . . But every day, we have to put time and attention to that.�

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Frosted Flake: Sep 13, 2011; Semper Shitpost Ubique

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# ? Jan 10, 2024 02:02

Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
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if you see something, say something else

# ? Jan 10, 2024 02:02

triple sulk: Sep 17, 2014

Xaris posted:

*adam sandler voice* i'm gonna zirp.

dont worry, we're about to be zirpin' non-stop from here on out. president trump will save us

i am 100% unironically certain zirp 2 will almost immediately happen if and when trump is elected

anime was right posted:

we're about to layoff 300+ ppl. its 1/3rd of our company

for months now i've been saying to former colleagues, many of whom are faang level, that the industry is really loving bad and a couple of them blathered on about ai or implying in a passive aggressive manner that it's my fault i can't find work. meanwhile,

# ? Jan 10, 2024 02:04

SlimGoodbody: Oct 20, 2003

err posted:

Speaking of that, one of the Twitch streamers made $57 million from OnlyFans alone. Not including Twitch money, sponsorships, donations, etc.

https://twitter.com/Amouranth/status/1744763888808108540?s=20

I wonder what God thinks when he lines up the slot machine on someone's life to ensure they're sufficiently hot and surrounded by enough drama/notoriety to get almost $60 million dollars in a year because of it. Like, does he do it just to watch the person's brain lay awake at night thinking about how absolutely unreal it all is? And then he like tabs over to some kid born with an inside out head who will remain trapped in a minotaur's labyrinth forever, and laughs to himself? Amouranth and CWC are alive at the same time, on the same planet.

# ? Jan 10, 2024 02:06

Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry

SlimGoodbody posted:

I wonder what God thinks when he lines up the slot machine on someone's life to ensure they're sufficiently hot and surrounded by enough drama/notoriety to get also $60 million dollars in a year because of it. Like, does he do it just to watch the person's brain lay awake at night thinking about how absolutely unreal it all is? And then he like tabs over to some kid born with an inside out head who will remain trapped in a minotaur's labyrinth forever, and laughs to himself? Amouranth and CWC are alive at the same time, on the same planet.

god isn't real and capitalism is proof. alternatively, god is just milton friedman decorporalized, which is quite possible

also it's more like $50m over 4 years. 12m a year is certainly a good haul, but is simply a fraction of what actual big or even small-mid Investors and all the c-class people make. especially when you consider she's probably been working like 80 hours a week non-stop the entire time versus "work golfing" for 4 hours a day.

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Mandel Brotset: Jan 1, 2024

triple sulk posted:

unless zirp 2 happens and then it'll go back to normal

Vox Nihili posted:

zirp 2 is pretty much guaranteed

yeah it doesn�t matter, tech workers are starting to understand what it was like when the us de-industrialized and told everyone to �learn to code.� whatever happens with finance capital, there is no return to �normal.� yay for heightening contradictions, I suppose

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poemdexter: Feb 18, 2005; Hooray Indie Games!; College Slice

SlimGoodbody posted:

I wonder what God thinks when he lines up the slot machine on someone's life to ensure they're sufficiently hot and surrounded by enough drama/notoriety to get almost $60 million dollars in a year because of it. Like, does he do it just to watch the person's brain lay awake at night thinking about how absolutely unreal it all is? And then he like tabs over to some kid born with an inside out head who will remain trapped in a minotaur's labyrinth forever, and laughs to himself? Amouranth and CWC are alive at the same time, on the same planet.

god has a sense of humor because he also gave her an abusive husband that controls her finances and forces her to stream.

https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/23409728/amouranth-twitch-streamer-husband-abuse-domestic-violence

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SlimGoodbody: Oct 20, 2003

I thought she divorced that rear end in a top hat? That was actually the first time I'd heard of her, a bunch of headlines were like "hugely popular streamer reveals abusive husband withheld her money, forced her to stream 12 hours a day." Modernity sure is something.

# ? Jan 10, 2024 02:30

poemdexter: Feb 18, 2005; Hooray Indie Games!; College Slice

SlimGoodbody posted:

I thought she divorced that rear end in a top hat? That was actually the first time I'd heard of her, a bunch of headlines were like "hugely popular streamer reveals abusive husband withheld her money, forced her to stream 12 hours a day." Modernity sure is something.

I have no idea what her current situation is, I just remember the big headlines same as you.

# ? Jan 10, 2024 02:31

shrike82: Jun 11, 2005

2023 financial review: >$500K, barely breaking even
https://www.reddit.com/r/HENRYfinance/comments/1916nb1/2023_financial_review_500k_barely_breaking_even/

quote:

It�s always interesting seeing other people�s income/spending reviews so just ran our numbers.

About us: early 40s + 2 under 4, both non-FAANG tech (Fortune 500, startup), VHCOL, $4M NW in investment and retirement accounts (so questionable �NRY� but far from Fat).

Some observations:

TAXES - I�m a bleeding heart liberal, but man it hurts. Used estimated 2023 income taxes from a basic tax estimator (year before was weird so not a good proxy) so hopefully actual numbers are a bit better but with SALT limits our deductions are limited.

Mortgage - bought during COVID, so prices were high but rates low. Nice neighborhood, good schools, family not too far. We could have paid down the house more but opted not to since we got a low rate.

Childcare - full time nanny. In a year or so we�ll put the kids in preschool/daycare but honestly the cost difference isn�t terrible, while simplifying our lives greatly.

Everything else - honestly, not as bad as I would have thought. Unfortunately hard to find areas where we can save a meaningful amount, maybe eating out less (but finding time to plan/shop/cook with toddlers is hard!)

Overall - Savings not explicitly listed but comes out to be only 3%. Crazy with our incomes that we aren�t saving more, but our major financial choices (housing, childcare, jobs) were conscious decisions with our aim to break even (esp while our childcare costs are high) and hopefully in a few years, investments can grow to a more comfortable chubby/fat level.

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triple sulk: Sep 17, 2014

Mandel Brotset posted:

yeah it doesn�t matter, tech workers are starting to understand what it was like when the us de-industrialized and told everyone to �learn to code.� whatever happens with finance capital, there is no return to �normal.� yay for heightening contradictions, I suppose

i'll take 75k a year to half rear end some code, i don't give a poo poo. nothing matters

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Twerk from Home: Jan 17, 2009; This avatar brought to you by the 'save our dead gay forums' foundation.

The big innovation this time around seems to be that the porn stars are actually pocketing a bunch of the money themselves vs getting screwed over.

The cross-marketing of sex work is such a weird angle though. There's consistently sex workers in the top 20 or so twitch streams, which I bet Twitch is uncomfortable with.

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nikosoft: Dec 17, 2011; ghost in the shell, but somehow much worse; College Slice

Gavin is going to be the DNC nominee when Biden doesn't run for re-election

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Paradoxish: Dec 19, 2003; Will you stop going crazy in there?

triple sulk posted:

i'll take 75k a year to half rear end some code, i don't give a poo poo. nothing matters

Out of curiosity, where are you located? Because in my little corner of the northeast (NYC area generally but CT specifically) "low end" programming jobs like this seem to be falling out of the woodwork. I know a couple of people who just rolled out of lovely boot camps and into arguably better positions than this.

# ? Jan 10, 2024 02:47

anime was right: Jun 27, 2008; death is certain
keep yr cool

nikosoft posted:

Gavin is going to be the DNC nominee when Biden doesn't run for re-election

idk i think bidens still running lol

then again the DNC might be like "alas, the primaries are over so we must have our guardian angel step in. if this had only happened earlier you could have voted for your favorite"

# ? Jan 10, 2024 02:50

triple sulk: Sep 17, 2014

Paradoxish posted:

Out of curiosity, where are you located? Because in my little corner of the northeast (NYC area generally but CT specifically) "low end" programming jobs like this seem to be falling out of the woodwork. I know a couple of people who just rolled out of lovely boot camps and into arguably better positions than this.

Philly, so it's basically just Comcast and I've never gotten so much as a phone screen with them despite looking good on paper. They're not dev roles, although I used to write code. I still can, but good luck getting an interview when there are plenty of unemployed devs out there.

I've had some godawful interview experiences otherwise. 5-7 week long interview processes with great feedback and whoops, the company hires no one and then reposts the job at a lower salary.

# ? Jan 10, 2024 03:00

Mustached Demon: Nov 12, 2016

turns out the fart app bubble was entirely based on the fed rate giving basically free money

# ? Jan 10, 2024 03:20

Malloc Voidstar: May 7, 2007; Fuck the cowboys. Unf. Fuck em hard.

https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/updates-grounding-boeing-737-max-9-aircraft

FAA posted:

Tuesday, January 9, 2024
This information is preliminary and subject to change.

Every Boeing 737-9 Max with a plug door will remain grounded until the FAA finds each can safely return to operation. To begin this process, Boeing must provide instructions to operators for inspections and maintenance. Boeing offered an initial version of instructions yesterday which they are now revising because of feedback received in response. Upon receiving the revised version of instructions from Boeing the FAA will conduct a thorough review.

The safety of the flying public, not speed, will determine the timeline for returning the Boeing 737-9 Max to service.

January 8, 2024
The FAA has approved a method to comply with the FAA's Boeing 737-9 emergency airworthiness directive, and it has been provided to the affected operators.

The FAA�s priority is always keeping Americans safe. In that spirit, Boeing 737-9 aircraft will remain grounded until operators complete enhanced inspections which include both left and right cabin door exit plugs, door components, and fasteners. Operators must also complete corrective action requirements based on findings from the inspections prior to bringing any aircraft back into service.

The FAA will continue to support the National Transportation Safety Board�s investigation into Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. The NTSB is in charge of the investigation and will provide any updates.

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thechosenone: Mar 21, 2009

Exactly. Given they haven't actually deleveraged from the last time, I don't even see how lowering rates lasts long enough for even a proper boom cycle. If they start handing out free money without sufficient money destruction won't it just go towards inflating everything that can hypothetically be made an investment vehicle, which will in turn inflated everything else as all other industries cope by trying to slurp that money up themselves?

# ? Jan 10, 2024 03:24

palindrome: Feb 3, 2020

start dreaming about buying a truck or home, and lock in that ideal interest rate in your mind. what is low enough to make everything manageable? 4%? 3%? perchance even a sub 2.50% prime rate that will make all existing mortgage holders seethe and rage against their cages, before refinancing to again make them still.

# ? Jan 10, 2024 03:35

skooma512: Feb 8, 2012; You couldn't grok my race car, but you dug the roadside blur.

poemdexter posted:

god has a sense of humor because he also gave her an abusive husband that controls her finances and forces her to stream.

https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/23409728/amouranth-twitch-streamer-husband-abuse-domestic-violence

most people would just call that guy a pimp

Xaris posted:

dont know if this was posted already but lol https://jacobin.com/2024/01/alaska-airlines-boeing-parts-malfunction-workers-spirit-aerosystems

shareholders ftw

I expect jail to be in the future, for those disloyal mechanics who wouldn�t keep the story going for Number

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Danann: Aug 4, 2013

https://twitter.com/snekotron/status/1744805968632783142

superpower greece 2050 based on stonks

# ? Jan 10, 2024 03:39

net work error: Feb 26, 2011

Trumply: ZIRP!

# ? Jan 10, 2024 03:41

Gunshow Poophole: Sep 14, 2008; OMBUDSMAN
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all glory to number

# ? Jan 10, 2024 03:41

100 HOGS AGREE: Oct 13, 2007; Grimey Drawer

I was on a business flight a couple years ago and about ten minutes after takeoff the captain came on the PA and said they had to turn around and go back and we all need to deplane and get a different one because the cabin wouldn't pressurize as the door wasn't sealing properly, and I remember thinking to myself you'd think they'd be some way to know that before we took off

# ? Jan 10, 2024 03:48

gradenko_2000: Oct 5, 2010; HELL SERPENT; Lipstick Apathy

Vox Nihili posted:

this unlocked a core memory of when my parents bought me a DOS game called "Capitalism" when I was a kid, probably hoping to teach me how to survive in the economy or something

I remember it shared a passing resemblance to more normal simulation games of the time like Sim City, Sim Tower, or Sim Farm, but when you started playing you realized it was definitely designed in hell by demons to torture children

I've played the sequel, but it's a legitimately good game as far as portraying the growth of a corporation from ground-up. You can start as a mere importer-retailer and then slowly build up towards having enough capital to invest in manufacturing, followed by vertical integration and then conglomeration.

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

half of the featured for sale games are about being a drug dealer

economic games that are about illegal activity, like Cartel Tycoon or City of Gangsters, tend to be a lot more sincere and honest about their portrayal of capitalism, because it cuts to the heart of the argument: that capitalism ultimately boils down to the largest player in the game using their accumulated political power (acquired via concentrated wealth) to knock over all their competitors (violently) in order to establish a monopoly.

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Acelerion: May 3, 2005

Elon shitcanning 80% of twitter without the site falling over made everyone else realize it might not take ten thousand people to run a webite

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RealityWarCriminal: Aug 10, 2016

zirp will bring tech jobs back if only to fill downtown offices

# ? Jan 10, 2024 04:08

Good Soldier Svejk: Jul 5, 2010

Acelerion posted:

Elon shitcanning 80% of twitter without the site falling over made everyone else realize it might not take ten thousand people to run a webite

He was very astute to realize the addicts wouldn't care if it's routinely down for half an hour here and there

They'll come back to watch the spinner go and pay for the privilege of seeing Nazi trash and gadgets

# ? Jan 10, 2024 04:11

Stereotype: Apr 24, 2010; College Slice

Acelerion posted:

Elon shitcanning 80% of twitter without the site falling over made everyone else realize it might not take ten thousand people to run a webite

SA has been going for like 20 years without anyone running it

# ? Jan 10, 2024 04:13

Danann: Aug 4, 2013

https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1744842458549416167

tendency for the rate of profit to fall? just exploit workers harder from cradle to grave!

# ? Jan 10, 2024 04:14

Acelerion: May 3, 2005

I didnt think I had anymore cracks or pings but the whole child labor revival is something else

# ? Jan 10, 2024 04:20

Rexicon1: Oct 9, 2007; A Shameful Path Led You Here

silicone thrills posted:

Hasbro laid off people from the only division that makes them money recently - the art directors etc from wizards of the coast.

MBAs are the dumbest motherfuckers on the planet. Short term gains for short term failure.

these dipshits 100% believe all art can be made by the algorithm guy saying the magic words to the robot.

# ? Jan 10, 2024 04:24

Vox Nihili: May 28, 2008

gradenko_2000 posted:

I've played the sequel, but it's a legitimately good game as far as portraying the growth of a corporation from ground-up. You can start as a mere importer-retailer and then slowly build up towards having enough capital to invest in manufacturing, followed by vertical integration and then conglomeration.

yeah the main takeaway I remember as a kid was vertical integration (I just thought of it as a monopoly) was basically the core way to be competitive

the game also had a very MBA view of technology as basically a number that could just pay to make go up indefinitely

# ? Jan 10, 2024 04:24

sleep with the vicious: Apr 2, 2010

Acelerion posted:

I didnt think I had anymore cracks or pings but the whole child labor revival is something else

Economy has never been better *kamala cackling*

# ? Jan 10, 2024 04:26

Mandel Brotset: Jan 1, 2024

Rexicon1 posted:

these dipshits 100% believe all art can be made by the algorithm guy saying the magic words to the robot.

yes because they literally believe they can have another robot tell them if the first created an art or not. they worship ai as personification of the market, as a real and tangible god

# ? Jan 10, 2024 04:26

Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry

Acelerion posted:

Elon shitcanning 80% of twitter without the site falling over made everyone else realize it might not take ten thousand people to run a webite

i'm actually surprised it's only slowly falling apart but somehow still running. though it's also pretty clearly most of their 80% gutting was content guys and HR/recruitment/client retention stuff.

tho i used to work in the area and every twitter toucher i knew seemed like it was an extremely lucrative do-nothing job during the jack @nazi dorsey heyday, and as far as i could tell all their exotic offices was so jack could jetset from prague to bali to vienna to reykjavik for funsies on "business trips"

still, give it time. i think it's slowly disintegrating and hemorrhaging ad revenue.

# ? Jan 10, 2024 04:39

text editor: Jan 8, 2007

Danann posted:

https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1744842458549416167

tendency for the rate of profit to fall? just exploit workers harder from cradle to grave!

When I lived in the northern part of the state one of the Amish kids on our bus bragged to us multiple times that he would get to stop school after 8th grade to work on the family farm so maybe there's something to this

edit: we were allowed to do this at 13 or 14 during the summer as a "corn detassler" that spends all day riding in a bucket pulling the tops off corn stalks while getting sliced up by leaves

I didn't last a whole season but I was able to buy a GameCube

text editor has issued a correction as of 04:42 on Jan 10, 2024

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mistermojo: Jul 3, 2004

its funny that despite Amazon owning both the biggest cloud service and twitch theyre going to declare it unprofitable and run it into the ground. well thats not that funny

# ? Jan 10, 2024 04:41

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