[15:46] <cmaloney> https://app.getpocket.com/read/2971771299
[15:47] <cmaloney> Tim Bray left Amazon
[15:47] <cmaloney> https://getpocket.com/library/?pl_i=2971771299 <- Better link
[15:53] <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
[15:54] <cmaloney> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Bray
[15:54] <cmaloney> erm, not ruby
[15:55] <cmaloney> XML and JSON and other web standards
[15:57] <jrwren> oh, he is retirement age. Here I was expecting some young 20something.
[16:10] <mrgoodcat> he's only been at amazon for 5 years, and i believe he was actually at aws not amazon proper
[16:13] <jrwren> he says both of those in his post, yes.
[16:13] <jrwren> but... what is the difference between AWS and "amazon proper"?
[16:41] <mrgoodcat> aws is officially a separate business with its own leadership and corporate structure
[16:42] <mrgoodcat> "amazon proper" is the parent company which is amazon.com
[16:43] <cmaloney> Does Jeff Bezos get money from AWS?
[16:46] <jrwren> yes.
[16:46] <jrwren> its just a business unit.
[16:46] <jrwren> its l"separate" like instagram or whatsapp are. lol.
[16:47] <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.
[16:57] <cmaloney> tax purposes
[16:57] <cmaloney> That's about it
[16:58] <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.
[18:23] <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
[18:40] <jrwren> yeah.
[22:41] <gamerchick02> i got my Commodore movie! i ordered The Commodore Story on blu-ray and just got it today!