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Is crowd funding a large group of people taking joy in ringing small bells or is it that same group making small dents in passing cars?
Where was it you left your coat?
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In the good old days of linguistic clarity, "crowd funding" used to be called "begging". As such, I would define it as "demanding money under abasement". 
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
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Under a basement?
Is that where you've buried all the beggars who've come to your door? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I don't have a basement. 
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Only the rich beggars. The poor ones still get buried in a pauper's grave.
For the humour-impaired, I live in a flat, and the building doesn't even have a basement!
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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...that probably wouldn't exist if it weren't for lawyers, lawsuits, and government mandated requirements. In other words, the "insurance" industry.
What about you? Would you be working at your job if it weren't for federal laws?
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Now, nope. In the past, yup. I did some stints in medical billing, dental insurance, incident tracking with OSHA compliance, and ding ding ding the Dept of Energy to top it off.
Let's not forget PCI compliance too as far as regulations go, since the banks have the real power. (Notice the govt borrows money from them and not the other way around.) Having them shut you down too means that's something to do deal with.
Jeremy Falcon
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I am currently working on State contracts, not so much Federal. I have worked on Federal contracts before - medical billing and workers comps stuff.
modified 20-Dec-17 11:06am.
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Same industry. State contracts, and medical stuff, before that.
What sector are you in? I'm currently with an insurance ERP manufacturer, on the life insurance solution project to be more precise.
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My business is child nutrition (mostly accounting and inventory) for school districts. Since the majority of funds for my clients are federal source, then no, I probably wouldn't be doing this.
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Yes i would
In-House Software development for a company that works in automotive sector.
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Yes but a lot less. Many food manifacturers don't really care if the products they sell are contaminated with glass shards or stone fragments.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Interesting. Why do you think they don't care?
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
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Many of them are fairly candid about it, they're searching for the most economic inspection machinery just to follow the laws on production control. The others don't say it openly but it is evident by their approach, actions and decisions.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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That's disturbing that they wouldn't care about their customer's health.
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
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Because the Republicans are in power and don't care about health issues or the environment. Let business do what it wants to the detriment of public health, safety, and the environment. (And they call themselves Christians.)
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That's pure bullsh*t. Typical Leftist "demonize and shame your opposition" lies.
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
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den2k88 wrote: products they sell are contaminated with glass shards or stone fragments.
Flavor enhancers!
Common sense is admitting there is cause and effect and that you can exert some control over what you understand.
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These can be classified as "other natural ingredients"
If you pulverize the glass into grains, then you can list it as "silicon dioxide" aka "sand". Check out your sweetener packet with your next cup of coffee.
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That's so strange. I used to work for Purina (pet foods) and they were highly strict about incoming and outgoing quality. Time to switch to Dog Chow?
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend; inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. -- Groucho Marx
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Purina (Nestlè, IIRC) is incredibly strict on anything. Usually the biggest names are maniacal regarding the safety of their products. Most of small-time producers, some of them property of big multinationals but under different (and cheaper) brands on the other hand...
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Nestle did have their big problem with infant formula back in the 80s
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den2k88 wrote: Most of small-time producers,
Not in the US. Small competitors can't compete on price because they do not have enough volume to negotiate raw materials pricing nor can they support bringing some processing in house.
Which means that almost always they have to compete on quality.
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den2k88 wrote: Many food manifacturers don't really care if the products they sell are contaminated with glass shards or stone fragments.
Perhaps that is cultural.
In the US they do care because real cases of contamination can lead to a decrease in profits. Continued problems (repeats) can lead to brand depreciation that can last for years. That is because there are always competitors and people are willing to pay more if they think there is a quality difference (which there realistically would be if one product continued to be contaminated.)
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