"The group’s Nashville victory followed a roller-coaster political campaign, including a sex-and-spending scandal that led to the mayor’s resignation."
Oct 2017 - Unveils $5.2bil plan
Mar 2018 - Pleads guilty to felony and resigns; interim mayor (vice mayor appointed)
May 01 2018 - Vote on plan
May 24 2018 - Vote for new mayor (vice mayor wins with 55% of vote)
"This proposal does not seek to change how Mozilla is governed, only how we talk about how Mozilla is governed, which may be reasonably be regarded as contentious."
...said another way?...
"It is reasonable to expect a few questions after we emphasize the importance of changing how we talk about x while we also emphasize that changing x is not the objective."
The reasoning in this part of the email is pretty good.
IIS, AppFabric, Windows Workflow Foundation services (WF). Leverage there for orchestration, persistence, error handling, etc. Considering the demise of AppFabric, do you mind if I Ask HN: How would you handle these long-running workflows in the long-run (and keep IIS and WF)?
Transcript at the bottom. Coincidentally, Reich offers anecdote regarding Soros and taxes at about 30 minutes into interview. However, I'm posting this for its general coverage of the topic. (edited to clarify)
"If Facebook were suddenly gone tomorrow, I would feel devastated (so many memories of my kids, deceased father, mom, all would be gone). The only other sites that would provoke a similar emotional response from me would probably be Google and maybe Github."
Hey! What are the odds you and some other user commenting here both have such similar experiences?! You should connect with them on Facebook! Maybe Github?
I do get a result for lyrics at number 10. I meant to imply Lionel was wearing a hat and dark sunglasses to sneak by the Duck with only one entry of the first 40 results. Not so bad compared to the original query! If only he had removed the fake mustache...
I certainly thought it was misinterpreted, too. Although it is reasonable to interpret the statement both ways, why do we often assume the least charitable interpretation? Maybe it is best to ascertain a comment's intent first.
Could've been trolling. Seems like responding with "do you mean x or y?" would've been more constructive, though.
I think what the writer is trying to say is that the musical is leaving money on the table by not charging the market rate. The wording make it sound like it's the scalpers' fault, but they've helped to reveal the price buyers value the tickets. So, they could up their premiums.
"It’s become such a problem that the show’s producers are considering almost doubling premium-priced "Hamilton” tickets to $995 to keep more of the profit for themselves, according to the New York Post."