[15:46] https://app.getpocket.com/read/2971771299 [15:47] Tim Bray left Amazon [15:47] https://getpocket.com/library/?pl_i=2971771299 <- Better link [15:53] i never heard of him before today, but he is a hero [15:53] +1 [15:53] "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] He's big in the Ruby community [15:53] https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2020/04/29/Leaving-Amazon [15:54] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Bray [15:54] erm, not ruby [15:55] XML and JSON and other web standards [15:57] oh, he is retirement age. Here I was expecting some young 20something. [16:10] he's only been at amazon for 5 years, and i believe he was actually at aws not amazon proper [16:13] he says both of those in his post, yes. [16:13] but... what is the difference between AWS and "amazon proper"? [16:41] aws is officially a separate business with its own leadership and corporate structure [16:42] "amazon proper" is the parent company which is amazon.com [16:43] Does Jeff Bezos get money from AWS? [16:46] yes. [16:46] its just a business unit. [16:46] its l"separate" like instagram or whatsapp are. lol. [16:47] or how Alphabet has google and all its other separatre business units. [16:47] I don't see why distinction of a business unit is important. [16:57] tax purposes [16:57] That's about it [16:58] 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] 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] yeah. [22:41] i got my Commodore movie! i ordered The Commodore Story on blu-ray and just got it today!