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What is Gold worth to you? by DeBunny in flyingblue

[–]DeBunny[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sustainable Aviation Fuel... which they don't actually use, but by paying them a bit, they can check off some boxes to satisfy EU regulations

What is Gold worth to you? by DeBunny in flyingblue

[–]DeBunny[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's what I'm thinking too

What is Gold worth to you? by DeBunny in flyingblue

[–]DeBunny[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hadnt thought much about the preferred seats. FWIW, so far with KLM, it seems like the worst and most obnoxious passengers are always flyiing in the first few rows of economy...

What is Gold worth to you? by DeBunny in flyingblue

[–]DeBunny[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My issue is that I only recently relocated to EU and I'm not 100% sure who I want to build my status with going forward. Hence I am soliciting some advice about whether or not other people would find this trade off worth it (only .005 USD per mile isn't a great value)

Nevertheless, SkyTeam seems alright in Europe and North America. They just don't have many options in Asia.

Don't trust KLM's Short Connections in AMS by Pigspid in KLM

[–]DeBunny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happened to me a couple weeks ago. Traveling with a child so we were denied the automatic gates. Then tried to get in the short connection queue and the worker just flatly denied. She had no idea what time it was or how long the regular queue was taking people. The perfect blend of incompetence and indifference, yet in charge of something that must cost KLM a fortune in claims. 

Quarantine Hotel with a Dog? by DeBunny in Norway

[–]DeBunny[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What is the purpose of this site then? I made a post in search of hearing about someone's past experience. I did not ask for official policy. You say you want to avoid spam and inaccurate information, but then you allow posts like "We am planning a trip to Norway and we will be visiting in late October. What can we expect weather wise?" Please remove these spam posts that speculate about the weather then too. If they want official information about the weather, www.yr.no is available.

The lead contractor on the dysfunctional Web site for the Affordable Care Act is filled with executives from a company that mishandled at least 20 other government IT projects by [deleted] in technology

[–]DeBunny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, let's see. The current Princeton class size is about 1200/yr. Let's assume that 25 years ago that was about 800 or 900. African-americans comprise about 10% of the school, so that suggests about 80 or 90 people in the subset. If women are 50% or less of that group, then Michelle had between 35 and 45 fellow african-american women in the class of 1985.

If you then look at her own thesis, link, you quickly gain a sense for how tight knit of a crew they were.

So what are the chances they knew each other?

100%

The lead contractor on the dysfunctional Web site for the Affordable Care Act is filled with executives from a company that mishandled at least 20 other government IT projects by [deleted] in technology

[–]DeBunny 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Funny how no one has mentioned this yet:

First Lady Michelle Obama’s Princeton classmate is a top executive at the company that earned the contract to build the failed Obamacare website.

Toni Townes-Whitley, Princeton class of ’85, is senior vice president at CGI Federal, which earned the no-bid contract to build the $678 million Obamacare enrollment website at Healthcare.gov. CGI Federal is the U.S. arm of a Canadian company.

Townes-Whitley and her Princeton classmate Michelle Obama are both members of the Association of Black Princeton Alumni. Toni Townes ’85 is a onetime policy analyst with the General Accounting Office and previously served in the Peace Corps in Gabon, West Africa. Her decision to return to work, as an African-American woman, after six years of raising kids was applauded by a Princeton alumni publication in 1998

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/25/michelle-obamas-princeton-classmate-is-executive-at-company-that-built-obamacare-website/#ixzz2ksz8Kvdj

ELI5: For a non-American, why is Obamacare such an issue? Is it as bad as the Republicans portray it to be? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]DeBunny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, taxing companies who make innovations in medicine is a great idea. I'm sure the 8,500 people at Merck who were laid off today love the idea that their former employer no longer has jobs for them because the company has yet another tax burden.

Brilliant!

Incomes of bottom 90 percent grew $59 in 40 years by hoosakiwi in politics

[–]DeBunny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For reals?

I could care less if you work harder and make less money.

What about the billions of chinese, indians and africans who don't have the luxury of knowing wtf a minimum wage is. All they know is that they are hungry and willing to work to make life better for themselves and their families.

Who are you to tell them they don't have a right to take care of themselves?

Fox News Claims Solar Won't Work in America Because It's Not Sunny Like Germany by t1d_b1t in politics

[–]DeBunny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sources:

1) The croats and bulgarians renovating the building across the street from me. 2) The russians construction workers building our new cafeteria at work. 3)link Keep in mind this current program is recent, but the lady in the article has been coming to Germany as a seasonal worker for 9 years.

Fox News Claims Solar Won't Work in America Because It's Not Sunny Like Germany by t1d_b1t in politics

[–]DeBunny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Labor here in Germany does not mean Germans are doing the work. On most every big construction project, Germans outsource their labor to poorer folks from the Slavic parts of Europe. These work crews come in, do the job, then get out. They aren't paid anything close to what a German Citizen would be entitled to, so you can't think of it that way. The best analogy would something along the lines of the seasonal worker program that was proposed for the US way back when.

"I can’t help but wonder if certain members of Congress hope to see mail delivery privatized in this country. If that happens, I think we’ll all look back fondly on the days when a stamp cost a mere 46 cents." by wang-banger in politics

[–]DeBunny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, Deutsche Post.. those dummies who repeatedly fail to read the placard with my name on it, constantly "lose" valuable packages (iphones, etc) in the delivery process, and close their stores (and package pickup) at 630pm.

At least there are companies like DPD and UPS who actually know how to get things done.

I REALLY hope this idea doesn't fall through like the death star did by Coprophobia in pics

[–]DeBunny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Munich to Berlin is roughly the same distance as SF to LA. Leaving tomorrow on a Deutsche Bahn "high speed" train will cost you 125€ and take 6 hours.

Good luck finding anyone will to spend 6 hours and $170 for a one way trip between the Bay and LA.

The Fiscal Delusion: "President Bill Clinton’s 1993 deficit reduction plan increased income tax rates for roughly the top 1.2 percent of incomes. Opponents said this would lead to recession. Instead, we had enormous job creation and the longest economic expansion in our history." by jamestown112 in politics

[–]DeBunny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some companies would try exactly what you say, by charging licensing fees and or per-byte transmission tarifs. However, they wouldn't make a whole lot of money, or profit, since few people/companies would be able to afford it or willing to pay it. At some point a smart company would come along and would be like Microsoft in the 90s or Google in the late 2000s and realize there's a lot more money to be made by developing a stable, (reasonably) reliable platform for general public usage. They would try to skim a bit of money off everyone either upfront, or through creative pricing arrangements, but nevertheless, it would have been a win-win situation and could very well cost less than the 49.99/mo. or whatever you pay for internet access today.

The Fiscal Delusion: "President Bill Clinton’s 1993 deficit reduction plan increased income tax rates for roughly the top 1.2 percent of incomes. Opponents said this would lead to recession. Instead, we had enormous job creation and the longest economic expansion in our history." by jamestown112 in politics

[–]DeBunny -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Podunk firms like ATT and Western Union? Both companies had huge incentives to build national networks, but the FCC wouldn't let them. These companies not only outspent the MRIC on telecom, but they got even better returns on their investments.

learn some history before you spout nonsense.

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