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Comment Re:Blame where it belongs. (Score 1) 78

So now they seem to go for "it's all a subcontractors fault"? I wonder what the next excuse is.

On the Spirit factory floor, some machinists building planes say their concerns about quality rarely get conveyed to more senior managers, and that quality inspectors fear retaliation if they point out too many problems.

If quality problems actually exist on the subcontractors floor, then I'd say it's pretty damn obvious who you should be blaming.

Spirit shouldn't have reduced it's QA standards. Plain and simple. Don't give a shit who's applying the pressure to do so otherwise either. Your reputation is either worth something, or it isn't.

When you're responsible for QA and have an unreasonable customer (Boeing) and you have management demanding financial results, you'll assume something is fine rather than verify it. The good QA people will quit when forced to work in this environment, but Spirit and Boeing can find others who don't have the same affinity for QA. It's really sad. Boeing was once a great company built by engineers and run by engineers. Boeing has lost it's way and unfortunately there isn't another company ready to pick up the slack.

Comment Re: hey Gavin Newsome (Score 3, Interesting) 221

Enough to cover their non-existent tax contribution. The left say the rich dont pay their fare share. If their fare share is what it costs to provide them government services, then them leaving should burden the government less. Fair share = Government expense for their services.

Your definition of fair share doesn't match what the democrats think is the fair share due the rich. Our progressive tax system expects the rich to contribute a higher percentage of their income in taxes. That is what the democrats consider a "fair share". It has nothing to do with the value of the services that the rich consume.

Comment Ham radio is a better choice (Score 2) 115

If they really wanted emergency communications, they should have someone on their staff be ham radio licensed. I know you'll quickly say that members of congress couldn't figure out how to operate a ham radio. You might be right, but they won't be able to figure out how to operate a satellite phone either.

Comment Re: Just Return It - Can't (Score 1) 97

I went here: https://www.samsung.com/us/sup... And was provided with a shipping label. Samsung technical staff have been working to quickly develop the best solution for customers with Blu-ray players affected by a boot loop issue. A factory reset on the product has been proven to fix this boot loop issue. I will be connecting you to a Samsung Care Pro who can help. Sravani Ne, SAMSUNG Care Pro Our technical staff have been working to quickly develop the best solution for customers with Blu-ray players affected by a boot loop issue and I'(TM)m happy to say I can help you today by setting up a free mail-in repair for your product. - Normally the turnaround time is 5-7 business days. We are experiencing some delays in shipping and parts during this unprecedented time. We currently estimate the parts to arrive around the 13th into our repair facilities and expect our first initial customers who sent units will begin to receive their repaired devices around July 17th to 20th. We are working these repairs as quickly as we can in the order they are received.

Comment Re:Buying things on Amazon (Score 1) 106

You use sort and filter, which are both intentionally broken.

I find it very frustrating that I cannot search based on the unit price. When buying Keurig k cups I don't care if there are 100 cups in the box or 10; I need to sort on the per-cup price so I can buy the least expensive brand that I find acceptable. I buy from Amazon a lot, but not as my first choice.

Comment Re:Medicare for all and other socialized services (Score 1) 179

Gig workers work for a company, it's just the company has structured things so they can completely screw the worker

If you don't like the work, then don't do it. What's so hard about this? What did all the Uber drivers do before Uber? If Uber is so horrible, go back to what you were doing before Uber.

Workers have choices. They are not being forced to accept what the company gives them.

It would be horrible to make Uber provide health insurance. If I have a main job that pays for my health insurance and then drive for Uber for extra cash now I have to "pay" (reduced wages) twice for health care. I want my Gig job to be pure cash. I get my benefits elsewhere. If you don't get your benefits elsewhere then maybe you shouldn't be a Gig worker if you can't handle the risk.

It's good to have lots of options available for workers.

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