If you have ever done subcontracting work or been a supplier to a major automotive corps, you’ll know the can be extremely late to pay at times. They use their muscle to get a free line of credit from their suppliers by simply demanding to get an extra 30 days on their deadline every month.
Not saying this is Mozilla’s policy, just pointing out it may be an accident or it may be a lack of funds, or something entirely different.
I’ve done things similar to this as a purchasing manager (in a different industry). Providers sometimes required a payment schedule that was critical to their cashflow (and I did feel very sympathetic), but I had to pressure them into a very unfavorable schedule - otherwise the contract would never be approved by finance. Small companies sometimes had hard time understanding that there were rules I simply couldn’t bend, and it was rather unpleasant at times.
However, that was always sorted out during negotiations.
I believe in coincidences. Coincidences happen every day. In a world that operates largely at random, coincidences are to be expected. But I do not trust coincidences.
I’m under the impression that current EU case law makes it impossible for EU-based government entities to store personal data in services owned by US entities, no matter where they are hosted.
Maybe I misunderstood this?
Someone has told me that all the EU governments using Office 365 are basically violating the GDPR and getting away with it (for now). Any truth to that?
I don't think that's the case, one of my frustrations with HN is the top comment is nearly always some plausible sounding, probably wrong and negative comment. Look at the top comment on this post for instance.
This would have worked fine in a Scandinavian company where managers are expected to delegate (some/most) technical responsibility. If boss was off, and couldn’t react in time, their eventual reaction would depend entirely on the outcome. If you were successful, they’ll appreciate that you didn’t hold up the decision by asking them.
> His opinions on advertising can still be worth hearing.
If so, his opinions on advertising will spread despite his illiberal opinions on the value of women engineers.
For my purposes, ensuring people’s illiberal attacks in places of work attach to them wherever they may work is important until they disavow those actions.
First off, he didn't "attack" anyone. The phrase "illiberal attacks" is vague. It's unclear what constitutes such an attack. This ambiguity could lead to the punishment of individuals for expressing unpopular or controversial opinions, even if those opinions don't incite violence or directly harm others.
A core tenet of liberalism is the protection of free speech, even for ideas some might find offensive. Your lack of clarity here threatens that principle.
Secondly, your emphasis is on punishment over rehabilitation. No path to reconciliation or understanding. No consideration for potential for growth or change. You seem bent on creating a system where past transgressions, however minor, can permanently impact someone's life.
You came across as the least liberal person I can think of. Hopefully I will never have to work or deal with someone with your mindset.
Because the advertising industry is somehow even more gross and pervasive than advertising itself.
Those on the inside see it as a right to impinge psychological manipulation on the rest of the world and any alternate opinion is some kind of restriction of free speech.
Like thinking they have a right to blow cigarette smoke into society's face.
The thing is, society has let them get away with it for so long that it appears that they're right.
What you're doing is removing the incentive for criminals to cause damage to innocent people by assuming another real person's identity instead of just creating a new one.
Not saying this is Mozilla’s policy, just pointing out it may be an accident or it may be a lack of funds, or something entirely different.
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