MerlinsBeard
MerlinsBeard t1_iwuk8g6 wrote
Reply to comment by euph-_-oric in 10,000 Google Employees Could Be Rated as Low Performers by ThisIsNotCorn
That's true when a company gets bought out. The technical staff is retained, the management get the boot.
Happens all the time in government contract rollovers also. Company A had contract but lost rebid so Company B basically buys out Company A's tech staff and brings in their management.
Then it's very clear if productivity goes down or up who the problem is.
MerlinsBeard t1_itn1tzf wrote
Reply to comment by loud119 in Tuskegee Airmen in Italy in 1944 by can1exy
They have done a movie about these guys. The 1995 The Tuskegee Airmen movie as well as Red Tails. Red Tails is ... not a great movie but The Tuskegee Airmen movie is good.
Additionally, there is a movie coming up called Devotion about Ensign Jesse Brown who was a USN fighter pilot that died in Korea.
MerlinsBeard t1_j6n88uw wrote
Reply to comment by Scott4370 in Ford cuts prices on electric Mustang Mach-E, following Tesla’s lead by EagleEyes_009
Supply and Demand. People are willing to play an inflated price-tag for them so there is no incentive to drop prices unless an external force (competitor, depression, etc) forces the drop.
From a purely materials standpoint, batteries are the issue. AFAIK, the battery alone in a Tesla is ~$13k mostly due to how expensive the materials (cobalt, nickel, lithium and manganese) are.