Yahoo SEC Filing: Name change to Altaba Inc and director resignations

Post by DanBC » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 5:05 PM UTC

ones_and_zeros wrote: post #353

DanBC wrote: post #348

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You can use the word cunt. What you can't do is call other people cunts. EDIT: >somewhat indirectly No, he directly called her a cunt. > and I'm hesitant to use it myself for fear of being banned). Literally no-one on HN has ever been banned for using the word cunt. It's only a problem if you call other people cunts. Here's the relevant mod post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10016665#10019003

I didn't downvote you but I think you see the issue with your statement yourself. HN does not censor words. While name calling is completely childish it is most certainly tolerated by other users on HN (Do a search for "is a [insert derogatory word]" site:news.ycombinator.com. Steve Jobs is called an asshole in every HN thread. For sure ochurch stepped on toes here but one thing he was passionate about is improving t…

Post by pg_is_a_butt » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 5:22 PM UTC

akjainaj wrote: post #34

stanleydrew wrote: post #22

Rather than the inevitable bashing of Marissa that will undoubtedly unfurl on this thread, I'd like to put in a little reminder that we usually celebrate taking on big projects and big risks and that we should commend her for taking on the immense challenge of steadying the Yahoo ship. Yes, she wasn't able to keep the ship from sinking. But I do think she put in a good-faith effort.

I think there is absolutely no indication that anybody, other than Jesus Christ himself descending from the skies mounted on a Harley Davidson in flames, could have saved Yahoo. So, bashing Marissa here would be really, really pointless and sad.

Post by lukebennett » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 6:20 PM UTC

TheOtherHobbes wrote: post #319

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If that's really the case then Silicon Valley salaries have gone through the floor recently. That would be considered an insulting salary for a developer in London, in GBP.

If you search for web designer jobs in the UK on Indeed, most jobs are in the £25k to £30k range, with a slightly smaller selection between £30k and £35k. London may be in a class of its own, but elsewhere in the UK £35k is considered decent money. https://www.indeed.co.uk/jobs?q=Web+Design&l=

Post by shostack » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 6:24 PM UTC

aianus wrote: post #263

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Sure, in the form of stock, incentive bonuses, etc. Not the entire salary

Why not the entire salary? If you're already worth $100m, you're working for fun and prestige not because you need cash to pay your rent. All the famous rich ceos have tiny salaries and make their money on capital gains. It's more tax efficient to boot!

Post by shostack » Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 6:55 PM UTC

iaw wrote: post #180

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> I'm wondering why people focus on financial compensation so much? Why does how much someone was paid justify more or less bashing, as the case might be? To me it's because she wasn't taking a risk, she was getting paid massive amounts regardless of what she did. Why celebrate someone who enriched herself as the company imploded and had to lay off thousands of people? There are so many other people worth accolades.

She never has to work a day in her life after disrupting the lives of thousands of her employees while failing to accomplish any of her objectives. She had all risk removed when they hired her.