I agree and I think it could be written more from the point of view that idiotic patent disputes hurt regular people and the progress of tech in general, but again this article is being written for the plebeians, not people who know what is actually going on behind the mask that the MSM puts into place.
It is a global economy problem, but having said that the U.S. is the only country that I know of that doesn't enforce rules put in place to make sure that their own citizens get first crack at jobs. Even the Chinese do this.
There is nothing wrong with taking care of your own first.
The market does not work properly when corporations buy congress to make their own rules or when they buy off politicians to look the other way and not enforce laws on the books. If everyone follows fair rules the market works. This is another great example of market distortion. The corporate elite are fine with the market with it goes their way but then buy favors when it doesn't. Our Corporate elite are *not* pro-free market, or to be more precise only pro-free market when the results favor them.
There is *no* reason that Government has to be cheerleader of multinational corporations. I know that most people almost take it as a given, silent assumption these days, but if a corporation is doing something bad for the country there is no need for government to encourage it, and that is what is happening with H1-Bs and our tax code right now. Hell.. if a corporation is doing something absolutely harmful, government can END that corporation. Most people seem to believe in the back of their minds that corporations are somehow an idea handed down by God... they're not. They don't exist without government of some sort.
There is no such thing as a reputable multinational any more. Especially not Microsoft of Amazon. I like Google, but they probably fall in the same boat now that "do no evil" is out the window.
HR is being manipulative. It doesn't matter if you are talking I.T., chem careers, engineering careers, or whatever. There are H1B people working in *journalism* for Christ's sake. This is our corporate overlords manipulating the numbers and the law, plain and simple.
So H.R. are either the laziest fuckers in the entire world or they are openly deceptive.
Please... this is why all those yelling about "job killing regulations" are full of it. Our multinationals don't follow rules they don't want to follow because government has become their lapdog.
Of course not. However, it's not my fault because my boss bought a shit cell phone that can't sink up with whatever before talking to me about it. By the very same (lack of) logic it is going to be my fault when the "cloud" explodes and goes down for three days. Many people are just not knowledgeable enough to understand where one sphere of influence begins and another ends. And it doesn't matter if the decision was made as a group; it's still YOUR fault.
I help in every way possible, but no one knows everything when it's a subject as big as "computer."
Since you "know computers" it will still be your problem.
If I had a dime for every time I got blamed or was asked to fix something that was clearly outside of my sphere of influence... well, I probably wouldn't be reading slashdot right now.
One of the major problems in I.T. is that when you work your ass off and perform a miracle that usually your employer is not smart enough (about I.T. or just plain dumb in general) and the very next day they ask you for an even BIGGER miracle instead of patting you on the back. Since everyone is human its not a cycle that can last for all that long.
I too have worked in areas like that. To be any good and have any longevity you've got to be mediocre.
One of the problems I have come up with it that most microserfs believe that "you get what you pay for" applies to everything in the computing world. It doesn't. Some of the best solutions to everyday problems are the cheapest ones, and some of the shit that people like TrendMicro puts out are the worst and the most bloated.
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I agree and I think it could be written more from the point of view that idiotic patent disputes hurt regular people and the progress of tech in general, but again this article is being written for the plebeians, not people who know what is actually going on behind the mask that the MSM puts into place.
The kid is 3 years old! There have always been ipads and iphones during her lifetime.
You might want to restate the question...
Time for an open source solution....
Corporate propaganda award for the day goes to....
Law is about BOTH the letter and the law and enforcement.
It is a global economy problem, but having said that the U.S. is the only country that I know of that doesn't enforce rules put in place to make sure that their own citizens get first crack at jobs. Even the Chinese do this.
There is nothing wrong with taking care of your own first.
This has to be said on every H1-B thread:
The market does not work properly when corporations buy congress to make their own rules or when they buy off politicians to look the other way and not enforce laws on the books. If everyone follows fair rules the market works. This is another great example of market distortion. The corporate elite are fine with the market with it goes their way but then buy favors when it doesn't. Our Corporate elite are *not* pro-free market, or to be more precise only pro-free market when the results favor them.
Except for the gated communities.
You can be sure that Lawyers will always be a protected class.
But government doesn't have to sponsor that.
There is *no* reason that Government has to be cheerleader of multinational corporations. I know that most people almost take it as a given, silent assumption these days, but if a corporation is doing something bad for the country there is no need for government to encourage it, and that is what is happening with H1-Bs and our tax code right now. Hell.. if a corporation is doing something absolutely harmful, government can END that corporation. Most people seem to believe in the back of their minds that corporations are somehow an idea handed down by God... they're not. They don't exist without government of some sort.
Worst troll ever.
There is no such thing as a reputable multinational any more. Especially not Microsoft of Amazon. I like Google, but they probably fall in the same boat now that "do no evil" is out the window.
This idea is based on the assumption that corporations want to find these people. That's not a good assumption.
What is the difference in this case?
HR is being manipulative. It doesn't matter if you are talking I.T., chem careers, engineering careers, or whatever. There are H1B people working in *journalism* for Christ's sake. This is our corporate overlords manipulating the numbers and the law, plain and simple.
Isn't there always a shortage of slave labor?
So H.R. are either the laziest fuckers in the entire world or they are openly deceptive.
Please... this is why all those yelling about "job killing regulations" are full of it. Our multinationals don't follow rules they don't want to follow because government has become their lapdog.
Of course not. However, it's not my fault because my boss bought a shit cell phone that can't sink up with whatever before talking to me about it. By the very same (lack of) logic it is going to be my fault when the "cloud" explodes and goes down for three days. Many people are just not knowledgeable enough to understand where one sphere of influence begins and another ends. And it doesn't matter if the decision was made as a group; it's still YOUR fault.
I help in every way possible, but no one knows everything when it's a subject as big as "computer."
Since you "know computers" it will still be your problem.
If I had a dime for every time I got blamed or was asked to fix something that was clearly outside of my sphere of influence...
well, I probably wouldn't be reading slashdot right now.
One of the major problems in I.T. is that when you work your ass off and perform a miracle that usually your employer is not smart enough (about I.T. or just plain dumb in general) and the very next day they ask you for an even BIGGER miracle instead of patting you on the back. Since everyone is human its not a cycle that can last for all that long.
I too have worked in areas like that. To be any good and have any longevity you've got to be mediocre.
One of the problems I have come up with it that most microserfs believe that "you get what you pay for" applies to everything in the computing world. It doesn't. Some of the best solutions to everyday problems are the cheapest ones, and some of the shit that people like TrendMicro puts out are the worst and the most bloated.
That's a double edge sword, right there.
The puritans get in a huff and those that like that sort of stuff think its silly because it *wasn't* actually all that sexy or offensive.
Either way, Microsoft looks dumb.
I just HAD to look this up. The Fitta's slogan was going to be "small on the outside, big on the inside."
If your name is associated with it you have something to do with it. Or at least partially responsible.
The fact that didn't pay attention isn't an excuse. Their name will be associated with this because it was part of their event.
Apple would have girls that were actually sexy.
Hard Vagina. Nothing more sexy than that.
As an American I am only offended that the girls weren't hotter and the dance wasn't more sexy.
The words to the "song.." well, I can only say this: "Non Native Speaker."