And they're doing it all for a bigger profit margin.
I've seen several articles, both in the newspaper and on Slashdot, where Microsoft is talking about this mythical "shortage of tech people" and how we need to open the borders more so that they have enough people to hire. This is a smoke screen any discerning individual can see right through. This is pretty much the last thing they can do to lower the cost of production. They've reached the max market penetration and are simply trying to fight the cycle of products (well, in this case cycle of the company) that everyone learns about in management. If we give out more H1-B's that means there is cheaper labor, which means the programmers here make less money, which means Microsoft makes more money, which means their share price goes up.
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Right, so it's OK for USA to teach its kids about explosives? Imagine the outcry if someone heard about a similar program taking place, say, in Iran. I can already see the headline we would be getting: "Iran training dozens of kids into becoming terrorists with an expertise in explosives."
This is the same sort of fuzzy logic we see with USA possessing nuclear weapons and yet demanding that Iran be prevented from ever having any.
You're the only one useing the fuzzy logic here. The US doesn't have religious radicals that go blow themselves up because someone made fun of Jesus. Iran does that would blow themselves up if someone poked fun at Muhammad. That's the whole reason why South Park pulled an ep until they could replace the blasphemic Islamic material with a statue of Mary and make fun of her.
Your notion that somehow it's same for us to do this as if Iran were doing it is the typical/. baseless USA bashing. Please come up with something original. By your low user ID I thought you would have known better. Or perhaps you do and were simply in search of free mod points. Regardless, point is it's the same reason it's ok for us to have nukes and not allow Iran/NK/China to have them. They would use them. We haven't since WW2, and probably won't considering all the fighting we do now is against rogue undercover militias.
I remember my father bought one of the original Sony audio CD players. It was a CDP-102, the second version released in 1984. It looked quite a bit like the one in the article, but it was shorter and longer... the typical stereo component profile. That thing weighs a ton, and when you inserted the CD it had a clear window so you could watch the tray lower itself and the CD onto the motor. I thought that was the coolest thing.
Built like a tank, too. It was still in regular use until just recently, and still worked flawlessly without so much as a cleaning over 20 years later. They don't make them like that, anymore. Maybe it was better components, or simply nostalgia, but I thought it had a better sound quality that most CD players these days. Actually, I think they _do_. I've had extensive experience with two Sony products that has changed my view from "evil corporation" to "misguided CEOs with a bunch of hardcore do-good engineers".
First is the Discman 2 CD player-- 15 hours on two batteries (10 years ago when I got it this was pretty respectable), rugged case/buttons/flip-up-top, etc; and my favorite part, the MegaBass boost that does what no equalizer I've come across can. It simply produces the richest, deepest, cleanest bass that I've ever heard anywhere. A real treat.
Second is a Sony T637 cell phone. I didn't know at the time I got it, but it came completely unlocked, had a wonderfully useful function that let you write all the phone numbers/names in the Cell Phone to the SIM card, battery life was at least 4 hours talk time even after years of use, was also pretty rugged (dropped more times than I can count and still works like a charm). On top of that it's one of the sexiest looking phones I've seen in a long time, and is still my favorite by far. It has white LEDs beneath the keypad that light up a bright cool white blue whenever pressed, and the way the keys are designed, you see the numbers and letters with no problem, as well as a cool white grid where the LED light shines through.
So, it's kinda hard to describe all the best parts of each, but basically the taste left in my mouth is that the Sony engineers really know what they're doing and do their best when they're allowed. The times when they're not (PS2 launch etc where stuff breaks all the time) isn't their fault; it's the CEO's and Executives looking out for next quarter's results.
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Why is US citizenship required? Its especially funny as the professor conducting the camp is a Briton and not a US citizen. And its not like mines us explosives only in the US. People come to the US from all over the world for the best education available. Why would you think a foreigner who wants to be a mining engineer is not a valid candidate? Because certain ethnic groups of varying nationalities have a very real desire to take their understanding of explosives back home and use on their lifetime sworn enemies (that would be Shiites vs. Sunnis). I see no problem simply requiring US Citizenship, and I'm usually one very taken to conspiracy theories.
Tidal power. Massive amounts of water moving towards and away from shore, pulled mostly by the gravity of the moon. Popular Science already investigated this: Basically we don't have any materials that could do the job and withstand the beating and corrosive power of salt water.
The thing I don't get is insurance companies. The name sounds like an oxymoron to me. All that is required is a large account which all the monthly payments are deposited to. When something happens, money is taken out to pay for your expenses.
There is no need for the fund to be managed by a "company", unless there is a need for freeloaders who exist for no reason but to take your money.
Hopefully, this is all a government backed insurance would be. Unfortunate, however, that the majority, like the rest of taxes, would be paid by the upper class who are still receiving paychecks. Not by the CxO's from their $200m retirement packages.
after watching this i am shocked, USA is in a bigger mess than i taught!
as a European i am happy i don't have to make tough choices when it comes to my health, if i need treatment i would get treatment with little hassle
i highly recommend for any Americans with Irish roots to come back here (u wont get hassle getting citizenship!) the economy in last 10 years has grown so much the country is unrecognizable, and u get quality health care (its not perfect but compared to the US...) --This is less directed at you, and more at the general less educated, middle school population I see more and more online nowdays; so don't take it personally; and it's not meant to be flamebait, just a general reminder that no effort goes wasted...
You know the reason I stay away from digg is because the population I see frequenting it cannot be bothered to take themselves seriously enough to learn to capitalize and punctuate their own writing. This is not a matter of "well i'm not in skool so it dusnt matter if i typ rite y would i care poopy head" it's out of simple respect for your reader. If you can't be bothered to be proper, the reader shouldn't be bothered to read. Sometimes people genuinely don't know better. Other times they genuinely don't care. These two can be very difficult to tell apart, and the latter has a nasty effect on the potency of your writing. Simply put, makes many a reader genuinely not care what you think and genuinely think you're stupid, if you can't be bothered to present yourself in a reasonable manner. It is only to your own benefit anywhere in life, and this includes here on Slashdot, to tailor your speech to the audience. You might not gives a rat's about the formatting-- but the effort never goes to waste. (It's about the only lesson I think RMS could take from some of us--haven't been paying completely attention, but last I checked, even if he's going to appear before a bunch of suits and ties, he won't dress to the occasion. This has the same effect on the suits and ties as an un-proofed post does on the reader: it makes it very difficult to take you seriously.)
So really, it's to your own benefit. No reason not to.
I'd have thought the average age of a PC is around 3 years. How many people use a new PC? Not everyone even gets a new PC - they get handed down one. Certainly that's the way it works in every company I've worked for. Developers/managers get the new ones, and they trickle down to the rest of the business. After 5 years the OS (lets face it, we're talking Windows here) stops being supported , so you'll have (right now) W2K boxes being replaced with XP (yeah, I've yet to hear of any company rolling out Vista). ? W2k is still supported, and will be until July 13, 2010. XP is going to be supported until 2014. You can Wiki it and I think it links to MS's page about their support. If not just go directly to MS, it's somewhere on their website.
The migration of developers away from personal computers toward "nontraditional client devices" worries me a bit. The best thing about the rise of the PC was that it gave people access to a machine that could be configured to do a lot of different things, including "learn about making your own applications". I wonder whether all the "embedded devices" will also provide a coming generation with a platform from which to recreate their world the way PCs did for us.
I see what you mean, and I agree. A computer should be programmable by its users.
One correction though: it wasn't the PC that turned kids into programmers. It was (a) Unix systems at universities and (b) the cheap home computers of the 1980s, with a BASIC interpreter and a demo scene, like the Commodore 64.
I believe the idea is that by centralizing your computer, grandma doesn't have to worry about antivirus or installing updates. I know that sure would be a help for mine; she doesn't understand why she has to install updates monthly; and I'm certainly not going to be her [Linux] support speed-dial.
Diesel engines are more expensive than gasoline engines, which is one reason that they aren't popular with the buying public. Another is that they're slow to start in cold weather. Body rot and other mechanical failures can make a car useless before the engine fails; this reduces the value of a highly durable engine. The manufacturers are happy to build them if people will buy them and the government allows it. And... The whole point of ethanol is to get us OFF non-renewable energy sources. So diesel is already out of the question. Good points though.
Two words for you: Gainful Employment. I can afford $9 for a DVD. I'd rather just buy that then deal with downloading movies, because I'm not a little girl and work for a living.
Tom Well you know that's not very fair. I'm full time in school (note the homepage link), alternating school with my coop at Sita, also work a part time cleaning job year round, and, at times, have a third job doing construction/painting. That's a total of 3 jobs at once sometimes; or 40 + 12 + 30 hours/week. But you're right, I guess I don't know what working for a living (or rather, living for work) is. I mean, it's not like I have to come up with $30k/year by myself or anything between money from work and scholarships and grants, with no help from family (by "help" I mean something as simple as a cosign for a student loan), just to put myself through college. Oh wait...
Yet you sit on your throne all high and mighty because you have *a job!* and probably didn't pay $120,000 for your tuition, and probably had help from your family, and most certainly didn't go to Georgia Tech for an engineering degree. But hey, none of that matters anything, because since you can afford $9/Dvd, everyone should, right?
Because standards are nice? Does your BT rip have sub-titles? Are they actually correct/present all the time? Is the video/audio quality consistent? etc...
I'd rather spend $9 on a movie [I buy them when they're in the bargain bins] than a day downloading a rip that MIGHT actually be done properly, only to find out I have to burn it to a disk to keep it [storing movies on a HD is annoying over the long run].
Nobody even calls me on my regular phone.:_( I sent Google a recommendation through their online web recommendation form. They don't reply (didn't need them to), but they said they do read all the messages, and I figured they would. Anyhow, my idea was to let me leave voicemail for myself in my Gmail account as a todo list; for all the times I'm walking to class or in the car (well, on the bus) and don't have anything to write with/on and don't want to lug around a PDA.
I bet they might be thinking of something similar for their purchase.
Macbook touchpad already has HW capability for multitouch but it is not unabled in OSX. Under Linux I using it all the time. I configured it such so that when I touch with 2 finger it is like clicking middle button; 3 finger touch == 3rd button. Pat yourself on the back, but you still can't right click.:p
Please stop spreading FUD. It would do wonders to get them to leave.
All we would be doing is returning to the former state of immigration when the only work they could do was seasonal (harvesting tobacco crops). When the season was over, they returned to Mexico. This kept them from coming back without a greencard. Now, they can continue to work at McDonalds for years and years after their greencard has expired. If you want to play the game where we discuss the effect of millions of unpaid illegal immigrants on our nation, you have to play the other side too and consider the effect millions of illegal immigrants have had on the wages our children can earn when they turn 14. Think of all the children that can't save up for the ever escalating post-secondary-education bills because they can only get $5.15/hour. Think of the effect this extra debt they take on themselves has on the economy and their wellbeing.
You see, either way some are hurt, and some benefit. The ones that benefit under illegal immigration are a few individuals at the top, and all the illegals' children getting free schooling (and free English, which they can't be bothered to learn, I hear). The people hurt? The higher income (still working for their money) paying the majority of the taxes. Our children, who can't save up for even a semester of half of the universities out there, in the 4 years they work from age 14 to 18. Our children, who take on enormous debt to finance this education. Now consider the other option-- a few high societies take home a $2million bonus as opposed to an $8million bonus, little Jonny goes into college with a whole 2 years worth of tuition saved (which he has had invested in the economy with the help of his parents ever since he had the job) and ready to rock; oh and the illegal immigrants are no longer employed, but we don't care about, and shouldn't care about them anyways in our own country. If you want to improve their lives there are a myriad of ways to do that without penalizing the American middle class.
When we reach the 4nm process, then our electrons will begin bleeding through the insulation. Will be fun to see what the computing industry does then. Or what Intel does when they hit 45nm (the limit to the photolithography process); AMD has a license with IBM for Immersion Lithography which will push them past the 45nm mark.
Would that mean most if any students that are allegedly copying music will have to pay $150K for each infringement? Looks like there will be some students that will have to pay for the rest of their lives over copying music.
<sarcasm> Isn't it wonderful our courts are trying the real criminals instead of the murderers?</sarcasm> Where are the think of the children arguments? This would be a perfect time to use one of the most effective appeals to emotion known to man.
Your point is stupid. (and if you wanted to choose not to buy the OS, there's a company called Apple...) I always laugh when people say "Just boycott them, don't buy it, then when enough people do it they'll have to change and all will be ok." As if that's going to make it any better.
So basically you're giving them a free chance to run the show how they like, see if it works (most likely will), but if it doesn't they'll change, then you'll buy it? Simply not buying isn't enough, you have to remove the incentive to exploit in the first place. "Not buying" is passive; you have to do something that actively makes them stop. Otherwise every single time they can they'll just try it, because they can always change later and get your money if it doesn't work, i.e. they know you'll come running back to them.
Really? Please show me the evidence that they exist. Hard, physical evidence. So far we have a government claim, a single attack, and a video by some people who claim they were responsible, but haven't been able to do anything since. So whats more nutty- that a group of people that sound amazingly like someone ripped off the plot of GI Joe really exist, or that a small group of terrorists who gut amazingly lucky claimed to be more than they are, and the government ran with it?
But please, by all means prove me wrong- show me evidence. How about you go read the Indian newspapers, Matar. They've been warning America that these guys were only in it because we were giving them money during the Cold War (and afterwords some) to fight the Russians for us for quite some time. That this "cleanse the world of the infidels" could just as much mean us. Then they became angry that we stopped sending them money so they did turn that religious fanaticism against the other infidels (us). Their newspapers have been SHOWING not just telling us for years, full of pictures left and right, of what's been going on.
There's no conspiracy or falsity about the existence of this war. Should we have gotten involved in it? Of course not, you can't simply overthrow a system in a country that has been running for hundreds of years, institute democracy, and expect everything to be ok. If you were Shiite, and the Sunnis had been killing your family for generations, would you care about democracy? No, you'd want to go kill the Sunnis. What happened was we decided to go after one party for our own political reasons, so of course the other party was all for us at the time. Soon as we take down Saddam? They want us OUT faster than you can say "revenge". They wanted us out so a). there was no order, so that b). they could go on a rampage to pay for their fathers' fathers' fathers' deaths. Now neither side is happy, if we leave the country will erupt in chaos over this religious-historical war and the world will say "see?" and if we stay we're liable to keep both sides so pissed off that either one does something about it (terrorism). We're in a catch-22.
There's a few hundred nuts out there that are willing to kill themselves for a cause. Not a real surprise, nor is it different than any other time in history. The idea that they're organized, well financed, and wish to destroy the US is purely imaginary. The reason we haven't had an attack in the past 6 years isn't because we've stopped them all, its because the enemy doesn't exist. Do you really think that an organized, well financed enemy wouldn't be able to pull off any attack in 6 years? Not even bombing a school or some hit and run shootings? You think a group so incompetent they can't even do that would be able to pull off 9/11? No, there is no mystical Alqueda organization out there wanting to kill us all, thats a myth used by the government to keep us afraid and consolidate their power. Imagining that there is no AlQueda sounds far more nutty than the idea that there are religious fanatics that want to cleanse the world of the infidels.
We need a system that taxes wealth (when your money works for you), but not income (still have to work for your money).
While I'm not "rich", I have saved money over the years and invested it in some smart/lucky stock picks (buying Apple at $10/share, for example). Why is saving money a bad thing? Would you be happier if I had spent it on plasma TVs, a PS3 and an expansive car?
The idea I'm fond of is you take away anything beyond, say, $100k/year that your stocks are making for you. As for "big wins" perhaps there could be some two/three year buffer, as in if the average over the last 3 years that your stocks grew was $100k, then this year you're taxed on whatever that difference is. This wouldn't keep you from building enough money to retire on ($100k/year is plenty for anyone to live on), but it would keep you from taking home $200m retirement packages; packages that don't reflect your use to society. Keep in mind you could still be working making up to $100k/year on top of that $100k/year interest you're earning.
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And they're doing it all for a bigger profit margin.
I've seen several articles, both in the newspaper and on Slashdot, where Microsoft is talking about this mythical "shortage of tech people" and how we need to open the borders more so that they have enough people to hire. This is a smoke screen any discerning individual can see right through. This is pretty much the last thing they can do to lower the cost of production. They've reached the max market penetration and are simply trying to fight the cycle of products (well, in this case cycle of the company) that everyone learns about in management. If we give out more H1-B's that means there is cheaper labor, which means the programmers here make less money, which means Microsoft makes more money, which means their share price goes up.
Right, so it's OK for USA to teach its kids about explosives? Imagine the outcry if someone heard about a similar program taking place, say, in Iran. I can already see the headline we would be getting: "Iran training dozens of kids into becoming terrorists with an expertise in explosives."
This is the same sort of fuzzy logic we see with USA possessing nuclear weapons and yet demanding that Iran be prevented from ever having any.
You're the only one useing the fuzzy logic here. The US doesn't have religious radicals that go blow themselves up because someone made fun of Jesus. Iran does that would blow themselves up if someone poked fun at Muhammad. That's the whole reason why South Park pulled an ep until they could replace the blasphemic Islamic material with a statue of Mary and make fun of her.Your notion that somehow it's same for us to do this as if Iran were doing it is the typical
Built like a tank, too. It was still in regular use until just recently, and still worked flawlessly without so much as a cleaning over 20 years later. They don't make them like that, anymore. Maybe it was better components, or simply nostalgia, but I thought it had a better sound quality that most CD players these days. Actually, I think they _do_. I've had extensive experience with two Sony products that has changed my view from "evil corporation" to "misguided CEOs with a bunch of hardcore do-good engineers".
First is the Discman 2 CD player-- 15 hours on two batteries (10 years ago when I got it this was pretty respectable), rugged case/buttons/flip-up-top, etc; and my favorite part, the MegaBass boost that does what no equalizer I've come across can. It simply produces the richest, deepest, cleanest bass that I've ever heard anywhere. A real treat.
Second is a Sony T637 cell phone. I didn't know at the time I got it, but it came completely unlocked, had a wonderfully useful function that let you write all the phone numbers/names in the Cell Phone to the SIM card, battery life was at least 4 hours talk time even after years of use, was also pretty rugged (dropped more times than I can count and still works like a charm). On top of that it's one of the sexiest looking phones I've seen in a long time, and is still my favorite by far. It has white LEDs beneath the keypad that light up a bright cool white blue whenever pressed, and the way the keys are designed, you see the numbers and letters with no problem, as well as a cool white grid where the LED light shines through.
So, it's kinda hard to describe all the best parts of each, but basically the taste left in my mouth is that the Sony engineers really know what they're doing and do their best when they're allowed. The times when they're not (PS2 launch etc where stuff breaks all the time) isn't their fault; it's the CEO's and Executives looking out for next quarter's results.
The thing I don't get is insurance companies. The name sounds like an oxymoron to me. All that is required is a large account which all the monthly payments are deposited to. When something happens, money is taken out to pay for your expenses.
There is no need for the fund to be managed by a "company", unless there is a need for freeloaders who exist for no reason but to take your money.
Hopefully, this is all a government backed insurance would be. Unfortunate, however, that the majority, like the rest of taxes, would be paid by the upper class who are still receiving paychecks. Not by the CxO's from their $200m retirement packages.
after watching this i am shocked, USA is in a bigger mess than i taught!
as a European i am happy i don't have to make tough choices when it comes to my health, if i need treatment i would get treatment with little hassle
i highly recommend for any Americans with Irish roots to come back here (u wont get hassle getting citizenship!) the economy in last 10 years has grown so much the country is unrecognizable, and u get quality health care (its not perfect but compared to the US...) --This is less directed at you, and more at the general less educated, middle school population I see more and more online nowdays; so don't take it personally; and it's not meant to be flamebait, just a general reminder that no effort goes wasted...
You know the reason I stay away from digg is because the population I see frequenting it cannot be bothered to take themselves seriously enough to learn to capitalize and punctuate their own writing. This is not a matter of "well i'm not in skool so it dusnt matter if i typ rite y would i care poopy head" it's out of simple respect for your reader. If you can't be bothered to be proper, the reader shouldn't be bothered to read. Sometimes people genuinely don't know better. Other times they genuinely don't care. These two can be very difficult to tell apart, and the latter has a nasty effect on the potency of your writing. Simply put, makes many a reader genuinely not care what you think and genuinely think you're stupid, if you can't be bothered to present yourself in a reasonable manner. It is only to your own benefit anywhere in life, and this includes here on Slashdot, to tailor your speech to the audience. You might not gives a rat's about the formatting-- but the effort never goes to waste. (It's about the only lesson I think RMS could take from some of us--haven't been paying completely attention, but last I checked, even if he's going to appear before a bunch of suits and ties, he won't dress to the occasion. This has the same effect on the suits and ties as an un-proofed post does on the reader: it makes it very difficult to take you seriously.)
So really, it's to your own benefit. No reason not to.
I'd have thought the average age of a PC is around 3 years. How many people use a new PC? Not everyone even gets a new PC - they get handed down one. Certainly that's the way it works in every company I've worked for. Developers/managers get the new ones, and they trickle down to the rest of the business. After 5 years the OS (lets face it, we're talking Windows here) stops being supported , so you'll have (right now) W2K boxes being replaced with XP (yeah, I've yet to hear of any company rolling out Vista). ? W2k is still supported, and will be until July 13, 2010. XP is going to be supported until 2014. You can Wiki it and I think it links to MS's page about their support. If not just go directly to MS, it's somewhere on their website.
Just a nitpick.
I see what you mean, and I agree.
A computer should be programmable by its users.
I believe the idea is that by centralizing your computer, grandma doesn't have to worry about antivirus or installing updates. I know that sure would be a help for mine; she doesn't understand why she has to install updates monthly; and I'm certainly not going to be her [Linux] support speed-dial.One correction though: it wasn't the PC that turned kids into programmers.
It was (a) Unix systems at universities and
(b) the cheap home computers of the 1980s,
with a BASIC interpreter and a demo scene, like the Commodore 64.
The whole point of ethanol is to get us OFF non-renewable energy sources. So diesel is already out of the question. Good points though.
Criteria: Stick 50 enemies in multiplayer ranked matches
That would actually make a great 10-second loading screen game, even better than Wave Race's little bubble that you can play with in the water.Icon: Post-It note with a picture of a Plasma Grenade
Tom Well you know that's not very fair. I'm full time in school (note the homepage link), alternating school with my coop at Sita, also work a part time cleaning job year round, and, at times, have a third job doing construction/painting. That's a total of 3 jobs at once sometimes; or 40 + 12 + 30 hours/week. But you're right, I guess I don't know what working for a living (or rather, living for work) is. I mean, it's not like I have to come up with $30k/year by myself or anything between money from work and scholarships and grants, with no help from family (by "help" I mean something as simple as a cosign for a student loan), just to put myself through college. Oh wait...
Yet you sit on your throne all high and mighty because you have *a job!* and probably didn't pay $120,000 for your tuition, and probably had help from your family, and most certainly didn't go to Georgia Tech for an engineering degree. But hey, none of that matters anything, because since you can afford $9/Dvd, everyone should, right?
I'd rather spend $9 on a movie [I buy them when they're in the bargain bins] than a day downloading a rip that MIGHT actually be done properly, only to find out I have to burn it to a disk to keep it [storing movies on a HD is annoying over the long run].
Tom aXXo.
I bet they might be thinking of something similar for their purchase.
but not with the *right* mouse button.
Please stop spreading FUD. It would do wonders to get them to leave.
All we would be doing is returning to the former state of immigration when the only work they could do was seasonal (harvesting tobacco crops). When the season was over, they returned to Mexico. This kept them from coming back without a greencard. Now, they can continue to work at McDonalds for years and years after their greencard has expired. If you want to play the game where we discuss the effect of millions of unpaid illegal immigrants on our nation, you have to play the other side too and consider the effect millions of illegal immigrants have had on the wages our children can earn when they turn 14. Think of all the children that can't save up for the ever escalating post-secondary-education bills because they can only get $5.15/hour. Think of the effect this extra debt they take on themselves has on the economy and their wellbeing.
You see, either way some are hurt, and some benefit. The ones that benefit under illegal immigration are a few individuals at the top, and all the illegals' children getting free schooling (and free English, which they can't be bothered to learn, I hear). The people hurt? The higher income (still working for their money) paying the majority of the taxes. Our children, who can't save up for even a semester of half of the universities out there, in the 4 years they work from age 14 to 18. Our children, who take on enormous debt to finance this education.
Now consider the other option-- a few high societies take home a $2million bonus as opposed to an $8million bonus, little Jonny goes into college with a whole 2 years worth of tuition saved (which he has had invested in the economy with the help of his parents ever since he had the job) and ready to rock; oh and the illegal immigrants are no longer employed, but we don't care about, and shouldn't care about them anyways in our own country. If you want to improve their lives there are a myriad of ways to do that without penalizing the American middle class.
When we reach the 4nm process, then our electrons will begin bleeding through the insulation. Will be fun to see what the computing industry does then. Or what Intel does when they hit 45nm (the limit to the photolithography process); AMD has a license with IBM for Immersion Lithography which will push them past the 45nm mark.
<sarcasm> Isn't it wonderful our courts are trying the real criminals instead of the murderers?</sarcasm> Where are the think of the children arguments? This would be a perfect time to use one of the most effective appeals to emotion known to man.
Why can't you choose not to buy the game?
Your point is stupid. (and if you wanted to choose not to buy the OS, there's a company called Apple...) I always laugh when people say "Just boycott them, don't buy it, then when enough people do it they'll have to change and all will be ok." As if that's going to make it any better.
So basically you're giving them a free chance to run the show how they like, see if it works (most likely will), but if it doesn't they'll change, then you'll buy it? Simply not buying isn't enough, you have to remove the incentive to exploit in the first place. "Not buying" is passive; you have to do something that actively makes them stop. Otherwise every single time they can they'll just try it, because they can always change later and get your money if it doesn't work, i.e. they know you'll come running back to them.
But please, by all means prove me wrong- show me evidence. How about you go read the Indian newspapers, Matar. They've been warning America that these guys were only in it because we were giving them money during the Cold War (and afterwords some) to fight the Russians for us for quite some time. That this "cleanse the world of the infidels" could just as much mean us. Then they became angry that we stopped sending them money so they did turn that religious fanaticism against the other infidels (us). Their newspapers have been SHOWING not just telling us for years, full of pictures left and right, of what's been going on.
There's no conspiracy or falsity about the existence of this war. Should we have gotten involved in it? Of course not, you can't simply overthrow a system in a country that has been running for hundreds of years, institute democracy, and expect everything to be ok. If you were Shiite, and the Sunnis had been killing your family for generations, would you care about democracy? No, you'd want to go kill the Sunnis. What happened was we decided to go after one party for our own political reasons, so of course the other party was all for us at the time. Soon as we take down Saddam? They want us OUT faster than you can say "revenge". They wanted us out so a). there was no order, so that b). they could go on a rampage to pay for their fathers' fathers' fathers' deaths. Now neither side is happy, if we leave the country will erupt in chaos over this religious-historical war and the world will say "see?" and if we stay we're liable to keep both sides so pissed off that either one does something about it (terrorism). We're in a catch-22.
The idea I'm fond of is you take away anything beyond, say, $100k/year that your stocks are making for you. As for "big wins" perhaps there could be some two/three year buffer, as in if the average over the last 3 years that your stocks grew was $100k, then this year you're taxed on whatever that difference is. This wouldn't keep you from building enough money to retire on ($100k/year is plenty for anyone to live on), but it would keep you from taking home $200m retirement packages; packages that don't reflect your use to society. Keep in mind you could still be working making up to $100k/year on top of that $100k/year interest you're earning.While I'm not "rich", I have saved money over the years and invested it in some smart/lucky stock picks (buying Apple at $10/share, for example). Why is saving money a bad thing? Would you be happier if I had spent it on plasma TVs, a PS3 and an expansive car?