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Tech Worker Unions

Big Red Car — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 04:32:50 +0000

Further to the blog post I made the other day as it related to the tech worker union situation at Kickstarter and BuzzFeed, I had a couple of very informative emails from folks in the trenches and I’d like to expound on several things. Kickstarter Union — Woke Or A Joke? First, I stand by […]

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McDonald’s — The High Tech Company

Big Red Car — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 18:09:04 +0000

If you haven’t been following McDonalds you should be. Let’s take a look at that Big Maccer, shall we?As you can see, McDonalds stock price has been steadily inching higher and higher though the revenue has not been cooperating. Hello, America! What’s going on, Big Red Car? What happened has been a new 52-year-old CEO […]

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Tech, Taxes, Tariffs, Trade — And French Wine

Big Red Car — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 19:23:10 +0000

France has imposed/threatened a “digital services tax” on the likes of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google — all American companies. The tax is 3% of gross revenues from digital services earned in France, but only for companies with more than 25MM Euros in French revenue and 750MM Euros in worldwide gross revenue. The tax money […]

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Hot Tech Times in Austin By God Texas

Big Red Car — Thu, 23 May 2019 19:44:26 +0000

Austin. When you hear that word, you want to be here. You want Barton Springs, the music scene, the Texas Longhorns, the food scene, the local beers, breakfast tacos, and you want the high tech scene. Here it is. Barton Springs, at 68F, is natural air conditioning on the hottest day in Austin. Main Barton […]

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Tech and Austin By God Texas

Big Red Car — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:43:55 +0000

It is hard to explain and embrace how well Austin By God Texas is doing as it relates to its tech sector. I will give it a try. First, Austin did NOT get the Amazon HQ2 project. Neither did New York City, so I guess that’s some solace. Here’s what’s going on in the ATX. […]

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Diversity in Tech

Big Red Car — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 17:46:18 +0000

Big Red Car here on a lovely, sunny, mild Texas day. Ahhh, on Earth as it is in Texas. So, the tech world loves the word “diversity.” Diversity is the inclusion in a community of individuals representing multiple viewpoints based on gender, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, politics, and philosophy. Whew! […]

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