| cmaloney | https://app.getpocket.com/read/2971771299 | 15:46 |
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| cmaloney | Tim Bray left Amazon | 15:47 |
| cmaloney | https://getpocket.com/library/?pl_i=2971771299 <- Better link | 15:47 |
| jrwren | i never heard of him before today, but he is a hero | 15:53 |
| greg-g | +1 | 15:53 |
| jrwren | "Firing whistleblowers isn’t just a side-effect of macroeconomic forces, nor is it intrinsic to the function of free markets. It’s evidence of a vein of toxicity running through the company culture." | 15:53 |
| cmaloney | He's big in the Ruby community | 15:53 |
| jrwren | https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2020/04/29/Leaving-Amazon | 15:53 |
| cmaloney | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Bray | 15:54 |
| cmaloney | erm, not ruby | 15:54 |
| cmaloney | XML and JSON and other web standards | 15:55 |
| jrwren | oh, he is retirement age. Here I was expecting some young 20something. | 15:57 |
| mrgoodcat | he's only been at amazon for 5 years, and i believe he was actually at aws not amazon proper | 16:10 |
| jrwren | he says both of those in his post, yes. | 16:13 |
| jrwren | but... what is the difference between AWS and "amazon proper"? | 16:13 |
| mrgoodcat | aws is officially a separate business with its own leadership and corporate structure | 16:41 |
| mrgoodcat | "amazon proper" is the parent company which is amazon.com | 16:42 |
| cmaloney | Does Jeff Bezos get money from AWS? | 16:43 |
| jrwren | yes. | 16:46 |
| jrwren | its just a business unit. | 16:46 |
| jrwren | its l"separate" like instagram or whatsapp are. lol. | 16:46 |
| jrwren | or how Alphabet has google and all its other separatre business units. | 16:47 |
| jrwren | I don't see why distinction of a business unit is important. | 16:47 |
| cmaloney | tax purposes | 16:57 |
| cmaloney | That's about it | 16:57 |
| jrwren | hrm... I don't think it even counts for tax purposes. AFAIK it isn't structured as a wholy-owned subsidiary. It isn't like Berkshire Hathaways holdings. It is just a business unit, AFAIK. | 16:58 |
| mrgoodcat | I think in this case the distinction is, as stated in the article, the average power balance between employee and employer is much different between amazon and aws | 18:23 |
| jrwren | yeah. | 18:40 |
| gamerchick02 | i got my Commodore movie! i ordered The Commodore Story on blu-ray and just got it today! | 22:41 |
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