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Did you hear the one about the ransom victim who made a ransom installment payment after they were told that it wouldn’t be accepted?
N-gated Hacker NewsAh, #FFmpeg, the freeloaders of the #open-source world, have finally grown tired of Google's bug-infested love letters. 😒💌 They demand cash or a ceasefire, because software development is basically hostage #negotiation now. 💸🔧
https://thenewstack.io/ffmpeg-to-google-fund-us-or-stop-sending-bugs/ #Google #bugs #softwaredevelopment #HackerNews #ngated
https://thenewstack.io/ffmpeg-to-google-fund-us-or-stop-sending-bugs/ #Google #bugs #softwaredevelopment #HackerNews #ngated
Best of HR – Berufebilder.de®Peinlichkeiten überwinden in der Kommunikation: Wie ein Anwalt zu seinen Unterhosen stand - In Deutschland ist die Angst davor, was andere über einen erfahren könnten, groß – gerade bei der Karriere. Wohltuend ist da, wenn ein renommierter Anwalt offen über seine Peinlichkeiten im Netz berichtet. Denn: Wichtig ist, wie man damit umgeht. #Humor #NegativeEmotions #Negotiation #Psychology #Reputation #Sales #Socia
https://berufebilder.de/peinlichkeiten-ueberwinden-kommunikation-socialmedia/
Jack SmithThe best negotiators aren’t talkers, they’re listeners.
WordofTheHour#negotiation : a treating with another respecting sale or purchase. etc
- French: négociation
- German: die Verhandlung
- Italian: trattativa
- Portuguese: negciação
- Spanish: negociación
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WYM ModCan Republicans govern or just deflect blame? Heather Jessica Tarlov explains why Republicans must own the government shutdown, emphasizing that being in charge requires negotiating with needed votes, not blaming Democrats. She highlights the GOP's refusal to engage on ACA subsidies and rising public blame on them. Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/10/foxs-tarlov-explains-how-governing-works #GovernmentShutdown #Politics #ACA #Negotiationhttps://crooksandliars.com/2025/10/foxs-tarlov-explains-how-governing-works
Shayne J/DifferSenseReal #negotiation creates value. #BadFaith negotiation just redistributes it, usually into one party’s pocket. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. A negotiation without #GoodFaith isn’t a negotiation at all, it’s just a slower, more elaborate mugging. Same result, just with more meetings and a veneer of civility. #PowerDynamics #KnowYourWorth #Boundaries
Hacker NewsUsing AI to negotiate a $195k hospital bill down to $33k
https://www.threads.com/@nthmonkey/post/DQVdAD1gHhw
#HackerNews #AI #Negotiation #HospitalBill #Healthcare #Savings #TechInnovation
Matt Rosenberg (@nthmonkey) on Threads
My brother in law died in June. Heart attack. Four hours in the hospital and gone. And then the bills came. He’d let his insurance lapse two months prior. Bills were a few thousand here for the cardiologist, another few there for the ER docs, a bit for the radiologist. I helped my sister-in-law negotiate these down but they weren’t back breakers. Then the hospital bill came: $195k. This is a story about that.
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