mixer99
mixer99 t1_j2de5ud wrote
You answered your own question, so you don't get less next year. It will make more sense if you understand it's not done at the company level, but at an individual department level. If you're the head of the IT department and you have $100k left over at the end of the fiscal year, the CFO might say "IT saved us $100k, maybe next year they can save us $200k!" and cut your budget accordingly. Now next year you have to replace a server, but you don't have the money. You go ask for more money and some of your bosses say "well, the head of IT doesn't manage her money very well, who else we got?"
mixer99 t1_j28yd2m wrote
Almost all the food we eat today is the result of hybridization (seafood being the main exception). So with pears, the grainy texture is either something someone wanted, or attempts to breed it out had a negative effect on something else (for example, maybe pears with smoother flesh had a shorter storage life).
mixer99 t1_j20pzcc wrote
Reply to ELI5: What is causing the cascade of flight delays and cancellations across the US? by actionguy87
Airline executives are saying it's because of the extreme weather the US is experiencing, but I just heard an interview with a leader of the airline employees union and he said it's way more because of mismanagement and staff shortages.
mixer99 t1_j1e3nd1 wrote
Reply to Are people who live in certain climates less susceptible to the effects of the weather there? by dxrknxrth
Absolutely. Darker skin has more melanin, which offers more protection from harmful sun rays. As people started migrating into Europe, where the sun shines a lot less, it became more important to have lighter skin that makes vitamin d more efficiently.
mixer99 t1_iu8x92i wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why are Iron Maiden headlining stadiums where Judas Priest are playing clubs? by BigBobby2016
JP still headline stadiums, they sold out the Moda center year before last. They're probably doing clubs sometimes because it's less stressful.
mixer99 t1_j3iorzc wrote
Reply to Revolutionary Violence and Counterrevolution ["revolutions involving more violence are less at risk of counterrevolution and that this relationship exists primarily because violence lowers the likelihood of counterrevolutionary success—but not counterrevolutionary emergence"] by i_have_thick_loads
I think you should take another crack at that title.