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...when I think about human rights, I don’t think about an ROI. When I think about making our products accessible for the people that can’t see or to help a kid with autism, I don’t think about a bloody ROI, and by the same token, I don’t think about helping our environment from an ROI point of view.

If you only want me to make things, make decisions that have a clear ROI, then you should get out of the stock.

williamlondon said:

narwhal said:

They were smart to bail from Apple, and California employment laws prevent Apple from doing much about it.

Why? And what do California's labor laws have to do with it?

If they had equity in Nuvia then they may have enjoyed a huge buyout payday – probably vastly larger than the regular salary + bonus they'd have received if they'd stayed with Apple. That's likely the primary motivation to form Nuvia in the first place. It's potentially a second payday for staff who were originally part of PA Semi when it was acquired by Apple in 2008.

As I understand it, California law voids non-compete clauses (which Apple and many other companies attempt to use regardless of enforceability) in employment contracts. Anti-poaching arrangements are also illegal.

wonkothesane said:

Bizarre, how the individuals that crushed and stomped over the victims apparently are not on the liability radar. Ah, I see, more effort, less deep pockets… not worth the effort; and why share liability when there is the easy way.

Edit: fixed typo

Imagine a crowd of people packed in tightly. Suddenly a couple of them stumble or briefly lean on or grab onto the people in front of them, causing a whole line of people to lean or fall forward, applying hundreds of pounds of force to those at the front who are pressed against a metal fence or barrier. Whose fault is it?

A likely answer could be: the event staff who designed the venue and let it become unsafely crowded.

Regarding the controversy, I'm sure we can all agree that the benevolent Mr. Xi only wishes to expand the policies that have so greatly enhanced democracy, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press in Hong Kong, as well as the progressive treatment of minorities demonstrated in Xinjiang and Tibet. "We Are Very Free!"

These policies – combined with the success of the "one country, two systems" approach – are surely inspirational to the people of Taiwan.

mpantone said:

verne arase said:

The weirdest thing is a comparison of specs, but no benchmark data or performance comparisons.

Testing 3D productivity software would also be problematic. You can't run Final Cut Pro on Windows PCs so you'd have to rely on applications that are multi-platform. Adobe? DaVinci Resolve? Blender?

Good idea.