Over the past 6 months I've had to return over half of the 40 items I've purchased from amazon for reasons ranging from being fake to damaged in shipping. The guy who took most of my returns at the UPS store said he's has a large increase in returns to Amazon. Could be that more people are ordering, and I know antecdotes aren't great evidence. But I do think that if Amazon keeps selling fake merchandise and inconveniencing consumers, they're going to suffer in the long term.
I'm also waiting to see if I get banned for "abusing" their return policy which legitimate customers have reported happening.
I'd like to know what your response it to the claims of ageism. The median age of American workers is 42, what percentage of your employees are over that age?
Exactly. Ships cause enormous amounts of pollution but are practically unregulated thanks to the lobbying influence of companies that import and export.
There's a lot more humans than elephants, and a lot of these humans should be taking better care of themselves and their environment. I'd rather my resources go to elephants who are suffering at the hands of humans than to humans who are irresponsibly destroying everything around them.
Maybe there are other reasons that people didn't want a refugee shelter popping up next door to them, like crime and overcrowding. If she wants to help she can follow the law and do it without forcing everyone in her neighborhood to participate in a refugee transportation and housing operation.
I'm a little confused by your comment. Are you saying that you're running an illegal AirBNB rental? Because that's what this is targeting, people already breaking the zoning laws. Also, are you saying that your cousin will lose her job because it services people who are breaking the law? Because those are the only people affected by this law. Is that a bad thing?
So skip seven appointments to discuss your multibillion tax bill with the IRS, and Obama will still come share the stage with you at a conference. Good to know.
Actually the judge wouldn't let Gawker present evidence from the FBI that both Hogan and the woman knew they were being taped. This means that not only is it possible that they lied on the stand, but with the huge amount required to appeal ($50 million), it's possible that they may get away with perjury.
Maybe that's a sign that these people shouldn't be cheating to get into a school that they can't work their way out of. These aren't victims, they're cheaters taking spots from other people.
It's probably because like many "reporters" at Daily Beast, she apparently has an agenda to push. Why not just report the story, complete with facts like where exactly it happened, and maybe at least one interview with a witness on this "busy street".
This whole thing seems a little fishy. It supposedly happened on Friday and the only news article I could find about it didn't have any independent verification.
This is the opposite of showing cajones. Manufacturers of these drugs have been sued because their drugs were used for executions. So this is a attempt to avoid liability.
Part of the problem with the Vine program is that there's no real need or want that other reviewers have. If I'm looking for a backup battery because it's something I need every day, and I get shipped one and it takes two weeks and then it doesn't work consistently (something that happened to me), then I'm going to have a review that says that. If I'm a Vine reviewer and a backup battery shows up and I use it a few times and it works fine, I'll probably leave a positive review and then set the item aside. The lack of need or want completely taints the review process
The other issue is that psychology studies show that being given something ingratiates a person to the giver, which also greatly taints the Vine program.
I'll be blunt, too. I'm interested to know why it's so easy for Facebook users like me to spot fake accounts and report them, while your crack team at Facebook constantly ignores them and allows them to continue proliferating. I'm guessing you didn't get an inside look at Facebook's accounting that disincentivizes removing these fake profiles. Or do you have a better reason that Facebook repeatedly ignores reports of obviously fake users?
I think it's pretty awful for a YCombinator employee to come into the comments and chastise a commenter for bashing a YCombinator company. In this case especially, as lots of abuse stories exist about Airbnb.
Why isn't that a good example? It shows in the United States there are people that can arbitrarily add months to your jail sentence for insulting them, or simply send you to jail if you happen to do it while being in the same room they're in.
I agree. People in the United States have gone to jail for insulting someone if that someone happens to be a judge, but for some reason everyone is up in arms over a world leader doing the same thing. I think it's ridiculous that I have to sit or stand or call someone "your honor" just because it's a guy wearing a robe that's involved. Any US citizen that thinks what Merkel is doing is wrong should take a second look at their own free speech limitations.
Here's a girl in the United States who had a judge raise her bail just because she said "adios" instead of "bye", and then put her in jail for a month for saying "fuck you": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rrRGhvpEjo
Yes, it is different because it's used. It's also supposed to be have been brought back to new condition on the inside where damaged and faulty parts have been replaced by as-new parts, not by replacement parts that are also damaged.
So you're claiming that having people prosecuted for theft of IP is "pouting" and that companies should just accept it and not complain? So if I came to your company and stole all of your trade secrets you'd just say "Well played, I guess I'll just have to compete better!" Interesting.
Do you have facts that counter that 80 percent number? I'm curious why you think the Chinese aren't stealing American intellectual property. It's not propaganda if it's true, and everything I've seen indicates that the Chinese are trying to steal American IP on a regular basis, so please state anything you know that counters this article.
Looks like the author put himself in the spotlight by whining, and a quick look at his articles shows that he's constantly complaining about every product he has. He's be a nightmare to have as a customer.
I can't see Facebook ever pursuing the criminal angle in this situation. I actually wonder if Alex's boss isn't a little unhappy with his response because it will make people think twice about their bug bounty (just look at the backlash here). The bug bounty was put out there so that people don't use or sell exploits as blackhats.
I can't wait for more automation to hit US ports. I'm all for decent wages, but dockworkers get paid so much they end up behaving a lot like oilfield workers. Dockworkers are a prime example of what gives unions a bad name.