Ah, #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
FFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs

A lively discussion about open source, security, and who pays the bills has erupted on Twitter. 

The New Stack

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/

The best negotiators aren’t talkers, they’re listeners.

#Negotiation #Leadership #Communication

#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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Can 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
Fox's Tarlov Explains How Governing Works To Hapless Cohorts

Jessica Tarlov once again pissed in her Fox cohosts' punchbowl while explaining perfectly why Republicans own this government shutdown.

Crooks and Liars
Real #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
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.

Threads
How business works in the real world: Apple and GT and Beelzebub – keeping simple

Kunden überzeugen mit Kommunikation: Professionell Preise nennen - Immer wieder kommt in Verhandlungssituationen diese "fatale" Frage nach dem Preis innerhalb von wenigen Sekunden, bevor der Verkäufer überhaupt eine Chance hat, sein Angebot vorzustellen. #Negotiation #Salary #Sales

https://berufebilder.de/kunden-ueberzeugen-kommunikation-preise/