Because that's what you're paying for when you hire a lawyer. Someone who's good at finding loopholes.
What about negotiation and mediation? Can robots sweet talk people who have good cause to dislike you into agreeing to a deal that may work against them? Because that's what the really expensive lawyers do.
If I've learned anything the loopholes thing, or even having proof positive that the letter of the law has been broken, is that it is about giving a judge the ability to find in your favor. Judges almost never rule purely on the letter of the law, that is a fiction told to naive children. Judges try to find equity or apply their own biases and a court case is more about negotiation than the law, the facts or the truth.
Computers can do all the bread and butter work of lawyers though, which undermines the profession. Which I think is a good thing. Lawyers are overpriced to the point that any decent or even marginally adequate lawyer is going to cost more than 80% of the population can afford. That leaves the vast majority of the American population without adequate legal advice in a an overcomplicated legal system designed by lawyers to maximize their income.
There is no justice or equity in the system today.
Just wish we would just scrap the elections and just sell the elections to the highest bidder at this point.
I'd prefer to see elections go to the lowest bidder. Give me a dollar each month, elect me, and I will vote however you and all the other people that gave me a dollar want me to vote.
These are voter registrations that are apparently available to any organization with the resources and connections to buy them or compile them... Aren't we better served if we just had the states make this information available for download? To my thinking it would be better to know what is known about us and what is being used to target us with political and commercial marketing rather than keep our information private. Although, certain law enforcement professionals have already expressed concern about having their addresses listed. So, at least that information should have been private.
All of these delays need to get well below 10 ms in order for the whole loop to approach 10 ms. I don't know what the specific problems they have are, but you can tell that it's not just one problem that you have to solve.
10 ms isn't an insurmountable goal, just hard to do off the shelf.
Drones are a useful tool, a fun toy and sometimes a nuisance. Drones are not a serious hazard unless they are used in a completely reckless or criminal manner that would trigger a bunch of generalized laws already on the books that apply generally to reckless behavior and criminal intent.
Far more likely it is criminals acting within government that will abuse the power of government to regulate drones to cover up criminal behavior by keeping people from documenting criminality with amateur video. It is no different than when bad cops threaten and confiscate cell phones to cover up police abuse.
More like the AMA rules I was thinking... Make membership $4:
Academy of Model Aeronautics National Model Aircraft Safety Code Effective January 1, 2014 A. GENERAL: A model aircraft is a non-human-carrying aircraft capable of sustained flight in the atmosphere. It may not exceed limitations of this code and is intended exclusively for sport, recreation, education and/or competition. All model flights must be conducted in accordance with this safety code and any additional rules specific to the flying site. 1. Model aircraft will not be flown: (a) In a careless or reckless manner. (b) At a location where model aircraft activities are prohibited. 2. Model aircraft pilots will: (a) Yield the right of way to all human-carrying aircraft. (b) See and avoid all aircraft and a spotter must be used when appropriate. (AMA Document #540-D.) (c) Not fly higher than approximately 400 feet above ground level within three (3) miles of an airport without notifying the airport operator. (d) Not interfere with operations and traffic patterns at any airport, heliport or seaplane base except where there is a mixed use agreement. (e) Not exceed a takeoff weight, including fuel, of 55 pounds unless in compliance with the AMA Large Model Airplane program. (AMA Document 520-A.) (f) Ensure the aircraft is identified with the name and address or AMA number of the owner on the inside or affixed to the outside of the model aircraft. (This does not apply to model aircraft flown indoors.) (g) Not operate aircraft with metal-blade propellers or with gaseous boosts except for helicopters operated under the provisions of AMA Document #555. (h) Not operate model aircraft while under the influence of alcohol or while using any drug that could adversely affect the pilot’s ability to safely control the model. (i) Not operate model aircraft carrying pyrotechnic devices that explode or burn, or any device which propels a projectile or drops any object that creates a hazard to persons or property. Exceptions:
Free Flight fuses or devices that burn producing smoke and are securely attached to the model aircraft during flight.
Rocket motors (using solid propellant) up to a G-series size may be used provided they remain attached to the model during flight. Model rockets may be flown in accordance with the National Model Rocketry Safety Code but may not be launched from model aircraft.
Officially designated AMA Air Show Teams (AST) are authorized to use devices and practices as defined within the Team AMA Program Document. (AMA Document #718.) (j) Not operate a turbine-powered aircraft, unless in compliance with the AMA turbine regulations. (AMA Document #510-A.) 3. Model aircraft will not be flown in AMA sanctioned events, air shows or model demonstrations unless: (a) The aircraft, control system and pilot skills have successfully demonstrated all maneuvers intended or anticipated prior to the specific event. (b) An inexperienced pilot is assisted by an experienced pilot. 4. When and where required by rule, helmets must be properly worn and fastened. They must be OSHA, DOT, ANSI, SNELL or NOCSAE approved or comply with comparable standards. B. RADIO CONTROL (RC) 1. All pilots shall avoid flying directly over unprotected people, vessels, vehicles or structures and shall avoid endangerment of life and property of others. 2. A successful radio equipment ground-range check in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations will be completed before the first flight of a new or repaired model aircraft. 3. At all flying sites a safety line(s) must be established in front of which all flying takes place. (AMA Document #706.) (a) Only personnel associated with flying the model aircraft are allowed at or in front of the safety line. (b) At air shows or demonstrations, a straight safety line must be established. (c) An area away from the safety line must be maintained for spectators. (d) Intentional flying b
That 2002 law saying they can't create regulations on model aircraft also have this stipulation:
the aircraft is operated in accordance with a community-based set of safety guidelines and within the programming of a nationwide community-based organization
Considering the whole reason these new regs were passed were because idiots weren't following safety guidelines, makes it a moot point. If the aircraft aren't being operated in accordance w/ safety guidelines the FAA is free to regulate the hell out of model aircraft.
good find... so there simply needs to be a nationwide community-based organization that has a fee cheaper than $5 and some set of rules to follow and people are covered.
Wind is great. I have nothing against wind where there is enough wind for it to make sense.
If nuclear is finished, then we have no viable way to limit Global Climate change and we might as well just burn the fossil fuels we have now for maximum economic benefit and mitigate the effects later... which is pretty much what we are doing.
You just can't do power purchase agreements under 4 cents/kwh with nuclear as you can with solar. http://www.utilitydive.com/new... Nukes are just too expensive.
Try doing that in New York, Chicago, Seattle or Boston... and then try doing that without solar panels made with a coal and diesel powered supply and manufacturing chain. You have so many externalized costs and negative effects with solar right now it isn't funny.
Nuclear builds in every cost and provides a safe, clean and reliable source of energy for decades.
With nuclear you set up a plant, dig up and refine a relatively small amount of fuel and plug it in to a grid designed for large reliable point sources of energy. And you have less waste compared with every other fuel source.
With solar you have to keep churning out solar panels and keep trucking them around and disposing of a great deal of toxic waste and then you have to plug them into a grid that can't actually handle the fluctuating power generation without billions of dollars in investment or point of use storage that raises the cost of that electricity substantially.
Solar is a way for rich people to pretend they are environmentally sensitive while they consume more and damage the planet more than the rest of us.
Wind and solar turn out to be so much cheaper, that really it is the opportunity cost of nuclear power that has delayed climate action. The politically promoted and protected nuclear industry has slowed progress for decades.
Solar power is more polluting, more toxic, less efficient, more destructive of habitat and much less safe than nuclear. Better than coal, sure, but better than coal isn't good enough. Mankind is better off without solar power. It would be much better to focus all of our resources on next gen nuclear power instead of going down the dead end of solar.
Most highway projects are paid for with government money yet actually built by private corporations, not actually built "by the government". Government versus private isn't about execution it is about where the money comes from.
If we allow the government to socialize internet access, we'll wind up with a system that is constantly in need of repair, upgrades, and endless red tape to get even the slightest thing done, along with constant pressure to charge rich people more and give access away for free to poor people in the name of 'fairness...' We need to be stopping the relentless growth of big government, not find more things for them to get their paws into.
As a ranking independent libertarian I'd have to say this is some false indignation. The big monopoly providers we have now exist because of big government. And little government. Municipalities all over the country are already deep into this with their power to regulate and license the rights of way across their cities and towns. Often municipalities will create exclusive contracts with just one provider in order "to get the best deal". But the false libertarians are silent on the practice? How about the FCC ban exclusive agreements between municipalities and telecom providers to start?
It seems to me that if a town or city wants to provide assistance to set up a municipal telecom provider as a non-profit corporation, then they should be free to do so. They don't have to become telecoms themselves, just create a new entity like many municipal light and electric companies. State governments shouldn't stand in the way of small business even if, especially if, that business is set up as a non-profit for the public benefit.
But thinking about it a bit, you can't just have something like the 80% rule without a minimum salary, otherwise employers will game the system by flooding the H1B application system with low balled salaries.
If all the other costs are made lower by moving to a less expensive city, then hiring a few people for above market rate isn't going to break your budget if you really need them. Companies will often hire contractors for significantly higher than what they would usually spend on full time staff. What we are trying to deal with is the problem of low wage H-1Bs being utilized to undercut American wages.
Also, at the very very least there should be priority given to approving H-1Bs based on salary with employers paying the most salary going to the front of the line and getting approved first. I am not sure if that is the case now, but that should be done by executive order today. That would also tend to increase salaries as long as the cap on H1Bs was set below the demand.
Say, set a rolling cap of 80% of the number of applications, so the bottom 20% of proposed H1B salaries are never going to get approved. In that way, you will find equilibrium at a higher salary. In that case employers are going to want a threshold number like $110k where they can be assured they will get approved as long as no more than 80% of applications are above that number.
It's pretty easy to detect when 'prevailing wage' has been set 25% too low -- esp. since the Federal government would, on a $140K/yr H-1B job get $35K they could use to fund investigating and enforcing the provision in that one worker's case. The goal of the 25% suggestion is to set it high enough it's NOT possible to, under scrutiny, game it.
A fixed number is complete B.S. Wages vary by region and jobs.
It is completely B.S. to suggest that "prevailing wage" language is as or more enforceable than a "$110k minimum". $110k is a clear number, and "prevailing wage" doesn't mean anything. Prevailing wage isn't actionable in most cases because to get the H1B in the first place they have to say how uniquely qualified for the position the person is. How do you even begin to compare the prevailing wage for a "unique" job?
The point of the relatively high number is that if the foreign worker is so uniquely qualified to do a certain job, then they should be worth paying a very good salary. As for the markets where $110k isn't quite as high compared to the cost of living, then well at least it is a minimum that represents something livable. How many H1Bs now are making $70k or $80k now? A $110k floor (that adjusts up with inflation) represents a floor not a ceiling.
The H-1B program definitely needs to be massively overhauled. I wouldn't say it needs to be permanent residency, but it certainly needs to entitle the holder to freely move to another job, just like any other worker.
What do you mean? H1B workers are perfectly capable of getting another job... they just have to get their new employer to file a petition for a new H1B visa... which includes (I'm sure this won't scare off any hiring managers):
Initiating a new H1B visa application including
Two or three most recent pay stubs. (Not required if the existing H-1B was never used and the transfer is applied from outside the U.S.)
Copy of your most recent H1-B approval notice, Form I-797[1]
Copy of all pages of your passport[2] (including blank ones), which is valid for your entire requested period of stay in the U.S.
Photocopy of Form I-94[3]. Do NOT send the original. You are not required to send the original. If you sent the original by mistake, and if you need it back, you can file form G-884 with USCIS. G-884 is not available online. You have to request it by mail. More details[4].
Copy of the most current visa stamp[5]. Visa stamp does not have to be unexpired.
Latest resume.
Copy of social security card[6].
All previous approval notices.
Copy of all degrees, diplomas, transcripts and mark sheets.
Copy of work experience letters, offer letters and relieving letters.
Best part is that you can start your new job right away... only drawback being that if the application gets rejected by the government then you need to immediately stop working and leave the country... but no biggie. Easy right!
Ted Cruz used to be the Republican candidate who I considered the most arrogant, and most annoying to listen to (he started running for president years ago!). Sometimes things change.
No, I still think Cruz is annoying, arrogant, etc. etc... but on this one particular issue he is right and has put forward a good proposal.
We really need to get past partisan politics where whole issues get misappropriated by political parties. People are not stereotypes and ideas should matter more than the color of their party.
I see it first hand, visa holders typically get paid 2/3rd a US worker salary, typically the grey haired US employee get sent to the unemployment line. Cruz has a good idea but make it 150k, which for a highly trained specialized person isn't too much to pay. This would at least kill the body shops like Cognizant who use the visas to bring people client side so that they can manage shipping the work offshore. Abuse of L1 visas should also be addressed as well.
Exactly what I was getting at, I can't think of any professionally designed hardware in the last twenty years that wouldn't first be designed and specified in software.
Most hardware is software long before it takes physical form. There are designs and simulations that run completely in software. The designs and simulations are what people can open source. When we are talking about open source hardware, we are really talking about software.
In ten years I intend to be programming in management speak, functional specifications and almost completely useless and barely intelligible pseudo code.
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Because that's what you're paying for when you hire a lawyer. Someone who's good at finding loopholes.
What about negotiation and mediation? Can robots sweet talk people who have good cause to dislike you into agreeing to a deal that may work against them? Because that's what the really expensive lawyers do.
If I've learned anything the loopholes thing, or even having proof positive that the letter of the law has been broken, is that it is about giving a judge the ability to find in your favor. Judges almost never rule purely on the letter of the law, that is a fiction told to naive children. Judges try to find equity or apply their own biases and a court case is more about negotiation than the law, the facts or the truth.
Computers can do all the bread and butter work of lawyers though, which undermines the profession. Which I think is a good thing. Lawyers are overpriced to the point that any decent or even marginally adequate lawyer is going to cost more than 80% of the population can afford. That leaves the vast majority of the American population without adequate legal advice in a an overcomplicated legal system designed by lawyers to maximize their income.
There is no justice or equity in the system today.
Just wish we would just scrap the elections and just sell the elections to the highest bidder at this point.
I'd prefer to see elections go to the lowest bidder. Give me a dollar each month, elect me, and I will vote however you and all the other people that gave me a dollar want me to vote.
These are voter registrations that are apparently available to any organization with the resources and connections to buy them or compile them... Aren't we better served if we just had the states make this information available for download? To my thinking it would be better to know what is known about us and what is being used to target us with political and commercial marketing rather than keep our information private. Although, certain law enforcement professionals have already expressed concern about having their addresses listed. So, at least that information should have been private.
Well, it's the whole loop that accumulates to a delay...
analog sensor -> digital electronics / filtering -> wire connection -> computer -> wire connection -> display filter -> display panel
All of these delays need to get well below 10 ms in order for the whole loop to approach 10 ms. I don't know what the specific problems they have are, but you can tell that it's not just one problem that you have to solve.
10 ms isn't an insurmountable goal, just hard to do off the shelf.
Drones are a useful tool, a fun toy and sometimes a nuisance. Drones are not a serious hazard unless they are used in a completely reckless or criminal manner that would trigger a bunch of generalized laws already on the books that apply generally to reckless behavior and criminal intent.
Far more likely it is criminals acting within government that will abuse the power of government to regulate drones to cover up criminal behavior by keeping people from documenting criminality with amateur video. It is no different than when bad cops threaten and confiscate cell phones to cover up police abuse.
Is there a better site for news for nerds?
Just set the slider at the top of the comment section to only display 2 and above comments or even 3 and above comments.
More like the AMA rules I was thinking... Make membership $4:
Academy of Model Aeronautics National Model Aircraft Safety Code
Effective January 1, 2014
A. GENERAL: A model aircraft is a non-human-carrying aircraft capable of sustained flight in the atmosphere. It may not exceed limitations of this code and is
intended exclusively for sport, recreation, education and/or competition. All model flights must be conducted in accordance with this safety code and any
additional rules specific to the flying site.
1. Model aircraft will not be flown:
(a) In a careless or reckless manner.
(b) At a location where model aircraft activities are prohibited.
2. Model aircraft pilots will:
(a) Yield the right of way to all human-carrying aircraft.
(b) See and avoid all aircraft and a spotter must be used when appropriate. (AMA Document #540-D.)
(c) Not fly higher than approximately 400 feet above ground level within three (3) miles of an airport without notifying the airport operator.
(d) Not interfere with operations and traffic patterns at any airport, heliport or seaplane base except where there is a mixed use agreement.
(e) Not exceed a takeoff weight, including fuel, of 55 pounds unless in compliance with the AMA Large Model Airplane program. (AMA Document 520-A.)
(f) Ensure the aircraft is identified with the name and address or AMA number of the owner on the inside or affixed to the outside of the model aircraft. (This
does not apply to model aircraft flown indoors.)
(g) Not operate aircraft with metal-blade propellers or with gaseous boosts except for helicopters operated under the provisions of AMA Document #555.
(h) Not operate model aircraft while under the influence of alcohol or while using any drug that could adversely affect the pilot’s ability to safely control the
model.
(i) Not operate model aircraft carrying pyrotechnic devices that explode or burn, or any device which propels a projectile or drops any object that creates a
hazard to persons or property.
Exceptions:
Free Flight fuses or devices that burn producing smoke and are securely attached to the model aircraft during flight.
Rocket motors (using solid propellant) up to a G-series size may be used provided they remain attached to the model during flight. Model rockets may
be flown in accordance with the National Model Rocketry Safety Code but may not be launched from model aircraft.
Officially designated AMA Air Show Teams (AST) are authorized to use devices and practices as defined within the Team AMA Program Document.
(AMA Document #718.)
(j) Not operate a turbine-powered aircraft, unless in compliance with the AMA turbine regulations. (AMA Document #510-A.)
3. Model aircraft will not be flown in AMA sanctioned events, air shows or model demonstrations unless:
(a) The aircraft, control system and pilot skills have successfully demonstrated all maneuvers intended or anticipated prior to the specific event.
(b) An inexperienced pilot is assisted by an experienced pilot.
4. When and where required by rule, helmets must be properly worn and fastened. They must be OSHA, DOT, ANSI, SNELL or NOCSAE approved or comply
with comparable standards.
B. RADIO CONTROL (RC)
1. All pilots shall avoid flying directly over unprotected people, vessels, vehicles or structures and shall avoid endangerment of life and property of others.
2. A successful radio equipment ground-range check in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations will be completed before the first flight of a new or
repaired model aircraft.
3. At all flying sites a safety line(s) must be established in front of which all flying takes place. (AMA Document #706.)
(a) Only personnel associated with flying the model aircraft are allowed at or in front of the safety line.
(b) At air shows or demonstrations, a straight safety line must be established.
(c) An area away from the safety line must be maintained for spectators.
(d) Intentional flying b
That 2002 law saying they can't create regulations on model aircraft also have this stipulation:
Considering the whole reason these new regs were passed were because idiots weren't following safety guidelines, makes it a moot point. If the aircraft aren't being operated in accordance w/ safety guidelines the FAA is free to regulate the hell out of model aircraft.
good find... so there simply needs to be a nationwide community-based organization that has a fee cheaper than $5 and some set of rules to follow and people are covered.
You do know that solar panels are made out of sand don't you?
So is nuclear. The difference is that solar requires a lot more of it.
Wind is great. I have nothing against wind where there is enough wind for it to make sense.
If nuclear is finished, then we have no viable way to limit Global Climate change and we might as well just burn the fossil fuels we have now for maximum economic benefit and mitigate the effects later... which is pretty much what we are doing.
The difference is that solar is an every day environmental disaster.
You just can't do power purchase agreements under 4 cents/kwh with nuclear as you can with solar. http://www.utilitydive.com/new... Nukes are just too expensive.
Try doing that in New York, Chicago, Seattle or Boston... and then try doing that without solar panels made with a coal and diesel powered supply and manufacturing chain. You have so many externalized costs and negative effects with solar right now it isn't funny.
Nuclear builds in every cost and provides a safe, clean and reliable source of energy for decades.
With nuclear you set up a plant, dig up and refine a relatively small amount of fuel and plug it in to a grid designed for large reliable point sources of energy. And you have less waste compared with every other fuel source.
With solar you have to keep churning out solar panels and keep trucking them around and disposing of a great deal of toxic waste and then you have to plug them into a grid that can't actually handle the fluctuating power generation without billions of dollars in investment or point of use storage that raises the cost of that electricity substantially.
Solar is a way for rich people to pretend they are environmentally sensitive while they consume more and damage the planet more than the rest of us.
Wind and solar turn out to be so much cheaper, that really it is the opportunity cost of nuclear power that has delayed climate action. The politically promoted and protected nuclear industry has slowed progress for decades.
Solar power is more polluting, more toxic, less efficient, more destructive of habitat and much less safe than nuclear. Better than coal, sure, but better than coal isn't good enough. Mankind is better off without solar power. It would be much better to focus all of our resources on next gen nuclear power instead of going down the dead end of solar.
build an interstate highway system.
Most highway projects are paid for with government money yet actually built by private corporations, not actually built "by the government". Government versus private isn't about execution it is about where the money comes from.
If we allow the government to socialize internet access, we'll wind up with a system that is constantly in need of repair, upgrades, and endless red tape to get even the slightest thing done, along with constant pressure to charge rich people more and give access away for free to poor people in the name of 'fairness...' We need to be stopping the relentless growth of big government, not find more things for them to get their paws into.
As a ranking independent libertarian I'd have to say this is some false indignation. The big monopoly providers we have now exist because of big government. And little government. Municipalities all over the country are already deep into this with their power to regulate and license the rights of way across their cities and towns. Often municipalities will create exclusive contracts with just one provider in order "to get the best deal". But the false libertarians are silent on the practice? How about the FCC ban exclusive agreements between municipalities and telecom providers to start?
It seems to me that if a town or city wants to provide assistance to set up a municipal telecom provider as a non-profit corporation, then they should be free to do so. They don't have to become telecoms themselves, just create a new entity like many municipal light and electric companies. State governments shouldn't stand in the way of small business even if, especially if, that business is set up as a non-profit for the public benefit.
But thinking about it a bit, you can't just have something like the 80% rule without a minimum salary, otherwise employers will game the system by flooding the H1B application system with low balled salaries.
If all the other costs are made lower by moving to a less expensive city, then hiring a few people for above market rate isn't going to break your budget if you really need them. Companies will often hire contractors for significantly higher than what they would usually spend on full time staff. What we are trying to deal with is the problem of low wage H-1Bs being utilized to undercut American wages.
Also, at the very very least there should be priority given to approving H-1Bs based on salary with employers paying the most salary going to the front of the line and getting approved first. I am not sure if that is the case now, but that should be done by executive order today. That would also tend to increase salaries as long as the cap on H1Bs was set below the demand.
Say, set a rolling cap of 80% of the number of applications, so the bottom 20% of proposed H1B salaries are never going to get approved. In that way, you will find equilibrium at a higher salary. In that case employers are going to want a threshold number like $110k where they can be assured they will get approved as long as no more than 80% of applications are above that number.
It's pretty easy to detect when 'prevailing wage' has been set 25% too low -- esp. since the Federal government would, on a $140K/yr H-1B job get $35K they could use to fund investigating and enforcing the provision in that one worker's case. The goal of the 25% suggestion is to set it high enough it's NOT possible to, under scrutiny, game it.
A fixed number is complete B.S. Wages vary by region and jobs.
It is completely B.S. to suggest that "prevailing wage" language is as or more enforceable than a "$110k minimum". $110k is a clear number, and "prevailing wage" doesn't mean anything. Prevailing wage isn't actionable in most cases because to get the H1B in the first place they have to say how uniquely qualified for the position the person is. How do you even begin to compare the prevailing wage for a "unique" job?
The point of the relatively high number is that if the foreign worker is so uniquely qualified to do a certain job, then they should be worth paying a very good salary. As for the markets where $110k isn't quite as high compared to the cost of living, then well at least it is a minimum that represents something livable. How many H1Bs now are making $70k or $80k now? A $110k floor (that adjusts up with inflation) represents a floor not a ceiling.
The H-1B program definitely needs to be massively overhauled. I wouldn't say it needs to be permanent residency, but it certainly needs to entitle the holder to freely move to another job, just like any other worker.
What do you mean? H1B workers are perfectly capable of getting another job... they just have to get their new employer to file a petition for a new H1B visa... which includes (I'm sure this won't scare off any hiring managers):
Initiating a new H1B visa application including
Two or three most recent pay stubs. (Not required if the existing H-1B was never used and the transfer is applied from outside the U.S.)
Copy of your most recent H1-B approval notice, Form I-797[1]
Copy of all pages of your passport[2] (including blank ones), which is valid for your entire requested period of stay in the U.S.
Photocopy of Form I-94[3]. Do NOT send the original. You are not required to send the original. If you sent the original by mistake, and if you need it back, you can file form G-884 with USCIS. G-884 is not available online. You have to request it by mail.
More details[4].
Copy of the most current visa stamp[5]. Visa stamp does not have to be unexpired.
Latest resume.
Copy of social security card[6].
All previous approval notices.
Copy of all degrees, diplomas, transcripts and mark sheets.
Copy of work experience letters, offer letters and relieving letters.
W-2's and tax returns, if applicable.
-http://www.immihelp.com/visas/h1b/h1-transfer.html
Best part is that you can start your new job right away... only drawback being that if the application gets rejected by the government then you need to immediately stop working and leave the country... but no biggie. Easy right!
Ted Cruz used to be the Republican candidate who I considered the most arrogant, and most annoying to listen to (he started running for president years ago!). Sometimes things change.
No, I still think Cruz is annoying, arrogant, etc. etc... but on this one particular issue he is right and has put forward a good proposal.
We really need to get past partisan politics where whole issues get misappropriated by political parties. People are not stereotypes and ideas should matter more than the color of their party.
Retain the prevailing wage requirement,
The prevailing wage requirement is completely meaningless and unenforceable. Which is why a real number is required.
I see it first hand, visa holders typically get paid 2/3rd a US worker salary, typically the grey haired US employee get sent to the unemployment line. Cruz has a good idea but make it 150k, which for a highly trained specialized person isn't too much to pay. This would at least kill the body shops like Cognizant who use the visas to bring people client side so that they can manage shipping the work offshore. Abuse of L1 visas should also be addressed as well.
Good points
Exactly what I was getting at, I can't think of any professionally designed hardware in the last twenty years that wouldn't first be designed and specified in software.
Most hardware is software long before it takes physical form. There are designs and simulations that run completely in software. The designs and simulations are what people can open source. When we are talking about open source hardware, we are really talking about software.
In ten years I intend to be programming in management speak, functional specifications and almost completely useless and barely intelligible pseudo code.