Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 3]
Discussion
Shaolin said:
Depends on your perspective surely? Low paid, low skilled employees in particular would benefit from zero, so would all other employees (probably).
No. No slack = no movement. Not good.I would imagine the optimum percentage is half a percent of the workforce. I am sure the exact figure gives economists something to argue over at dinner parties.
singlecoil said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
I think social media has changed the game completely. Bruce Forsythe has been working for 70 years but if he went over to Calais, no one would have a clue who he was. Susan Boyle went from being a complete unknown to a big news story right across the globe in 7 days. Just about anyone of any age with access to a tv, radio, or internet will have seen her story. In every country.
So it's your proposition that Susan Boyle is more famous than the Queen. Sorry, finding that a bit difficult to accept. Proof needed really, otherwise we will each have to maintain our position on this one.TwigtheWonderkid said:
It is my proposition that a few months after the whole Susan Boyle thing, at that time, yes, way more famous than the queen. I remember not only did she become global news, but the speed at which she had become global news was news. One of the news programmes covered the way the story had spread, and showed a clip of her story being reported on North Korean tv. If you're foreign and famous in North Korea, I think you've cracked it!
Briefly she was more famous I'll accept. But 'briefly' and 'was' doesn't really count in this context, if you don't mind me saying so.Shaolin said:
If I'm good at what I do and other companies have no-one to recruit who doesn't already have a job, I suspect my potential for movement would be very significant, as would my incentives to stay put.
I am not an economist, but this guy is...http://economics.about.com/od/helpforeconomicsstud...
Shaolin said:
Economics = politics pretending to be objective science when it really isn't.
I do agree. That's why they can argue just about every point. I think "Comparative Advantage" is one of the few economic "theories" that is not blindingly obvious and is worth learning. I particularly liked P.J. O'Rourke's example with John Grisham and Courtney Love splitting their time.That said, re:
Shaolin said:
If I'm good at what I do and other companies have no-one to recruit who doesn't already have a job, I suspect my potential for movement would be very significant, as would my incentives to stay put.
have you heard of the Fallacy of Composition?singlecoil said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
It is my proposition that a few months after the whole Susan Boyle thing, at that time, yes, way more famous than the queen. I remember not only did she become global news, but the speed at which she had become global news was news. One of the news programmes covered the way the story had spread, and showed a clip of her story being reported on North Korean tv. If you're foreign and famous in North Korea, I think you've cracked it!
Briefly she was more famous I'll accept. But 'briefly' and 'was' doesn't really count in this context, if you don't mind me saying so.Also, don't underestimate the ignorance of the young. About 20% of British under 18s don't recognise our own prime minister. Given the % of young people around the world, many if not most wouldn't have a clue who the queen was. But they live on facebook and twitter and will know Subo.
Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Friday 17th July 09:04
Shaolin said:
With the pound being so strong against the Euro, what should I buy to take advantage of this? Our holidays are booked and they're not in Europe and I'm not in the market for a second home, anything else I could/should do?
They make some quite nice cars in Europe. I'm told you can even buy English cars on the continent at a good price too.Shaolin said:
With the pound being so strong against the Euro, what should I buy to take advantage of this? Our holidays are booked and they're not in Europe and I'm not in the market for a second home, anything else I could/should do?
Fancy a very expensive, yet comparatively cheap Mountain Bike? - there a few Bike Manufacturers based in Germany who sell direct to the public and in Euros.This little Beaut has fallen from £4000 to £3400ish because of the £/€ rate change.
singlecoil said:
walm said:
I don't see what it would have to do with the negotiations.
It seems it was a heavily modified Bentley Arnage so it would be natural to call it a Bentley, no?
Thinking about it, it would seem that the brand of car the most famous woman in the world attends widely televised functions in would damn well absolutely be a part of the negotiations between two car makers.It seems it was a heavily modified Bentley Arnage so it would be natural to call it a Bentley, no?
From 1998, BMW had the rights to the RR name (but left them with Crewe). Everything coming out of Crewe (whatever the badge) was under VW's control, so there's no way they would give the Queen a Crewe-built Rolls-Royce months before handing the RR name back to BMW, when all their energy was obviously behind the Bentley brand, with Continental GT about to launch and the Le Mans effort in full swing.
Dr Jekyll said:
Do the French have an equivalent of Operation Stack or do they just let the queues build at Calais?
I believe they have huge lorry parks dotted around the place as trucks can't use the roads on Sunday and they use those. I went over recently while Op Stack was on and there were no problems on the other side.I've been wondering, with all the crap going on at Calais why don't our lorry drivers simply use a different port?
Dunkirk is 20 miles down the road.
It would seem HGVs are only to use the road at weekend for a 3hr window on Saturday evening.
Seems like a good idea to me.
Edited by MarshPhantom on Saturday 18th July 09:35
TwigtheWonderkid said:
I think if you went around the world with a picture of Subo and asked people who she was, whilst many will have forgotten her name, most would still remember her as the woman who looked like she was going to be another tone deaf loser who turned out to have the voice of an angel. More people would know that than who the queen was. No sure if that counts.
Also, don't underestimate the ignorance of the young. About 20% of British under 18s don't recognise our own prime minister. Given the % of young people around the world, many if not most wouldn't have a clue who the queen was. But they live on facebook and twitter and will know Subo.
I agree with your sentiment, but would point out how globally popular things like Olympics, Royal Wedding and Jubilee were; bringing the Queen into the limelight. Also, don't underestimate the ignorance of the young. About 20% of British under 18s don't recognise our own prime minister. Given the % of young people around the world, many if not most wouldn't have a clue who the queen was. But they live on facebook and twitter and will know Subo.
Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Friday 17th July 09:04
When I was shooting internationally our coaches always taught us to have a look at the colour of our piss as it could indicate if we were getting dehydrated, the darker the more dehydrated we are.
Why does the body make you need a piss if it is dehydrated? Why doesn't it just conserve more of the liquid to keep you hydrated?
Why does the body make you need a piss if it is dehydrated? Why doesn't it just conserve more of the liquid to keep you hydrated?
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