Exxon-Mobil's argument that saw no whales only fortifies the suspicion that they were driving the whales away.
I have this rock that keeps bears away that I'm willing to sell you. It works because I don't see any bears around here.
Hahahahhaaaahhahaha! Really? You obviously have not worked with a union workforce before, and have NO IDEA how often this kind of crap happens. Yes, as a group, union workers are a good group of men and women dedicated to doing their jobs in a professional manner. 95% of them will give you 8 hours work for 8 hours pay. But, there are the 5% out there that will expend more effort looking for ways to avoid work than they will actually doing work. It's unfair to me as an employer. It's unfair to the person paying the bills, my customer. And it's unfair to the 95% of the people that don't abuse the system.
I get that, I get that it happens. But what your telling me is that 100% of the workforce is willing to follow the union, oppose their employer, possibly strike in the near future, all so that 5% of their work force can continue to abuse the system? That makes no sense. I was looking for other reasons both for or against the systems.
Using computers and touch screens because they are new and fancy is stupid when a pen and paper will do.
How about using technology to improve a process? Yeah, pen and paper will most certainly get the job done. That doesn't mean it's the best way to do it. Five years ago my company would have told you there is absolutely nothing wrong with their paper time sheets. Now that they have a touch-screen based time-keeping system, they understand how old and broken their paper time-sheet system was.
I'm not against technology, technology can be great when used correctly. What I don't like is technology for the "just because" Things like voting machines that are less secure and less accurate then pen and paper. Things like $100,000.00 automated public toilets that are supposed to take care of them selves and fix so many problems but the just end up having an out of order sign on them 4 months later. In the end the only thing they really do is make the seller a lot of money.
And because Wikipedia entries for films are created months—if not years—in advance of a release date, those fluctuating parameters could make possible for a course-correction for a floundering film far in advance of its premiere, according to the study.
I think the thing you missed was the article attached to the headline.
Another thing to remember is that movies are not the only medium for sharing a story, many movies are based on existing books and stories. Stories that already have a fan base. The more those fans love a story or characters, the more involved and interested they will be in any movie project.
What good is a ticket to the good life, if you can't find the entrance?