Your best bet would be to use Google Hangouts. Once you sign up with Google Voice, you will receive a Google Voice number. Hangouts app on both iOS and Android allows both incoming and outgoing calls. Its quite reliable. Voice quality is good compared to several VOIP providers I used. I had to rely on this when I was in Vermont this summer where reception for AT&T was pretty much non-existent for much of the countryside.
Look for positions in your university or college. Usually depts have part-time jobs that might require programming skills. The university libraries are also a good place to look for these. Even if they advertise for tech support or audio-video related jobs, apply. There is a good chance you can get into programming side once you join the department. They will definitely prefer students. The pay might not be great but the job is easy, not much pressure and they will work with you to accommodate your class and exam schedule. I had a job in the library during my sophomore and junior years. It was best of both worlds. Got real life training in programming while still being in university environment. Also, helped because I could fit my work hours between class hours and they were pretty accommodating during exam weeks. My job was maintaining a few internal websites which used PHP and mySQL.
How is this "new" tax any worse than the gasoline tax we all pay today? The state needs money to maintain the roads and infrastructure. Everyone has to pay! In this case its even more fair than applying this tax to your electric bill.
Apple store has them for $199 - starter pack with 3 bulbs and the wireless bridge (supports upto 50 bulbs). Each additional bulb is only $59.50 (Dont you love that its 50 cents less than $60). No thanks! Not going to spend $200 when I can move my butt, get off the couch to turn off the light!
If she was brown (Asian brown, not Mexican brown), you would see FBI, DHS, ATF, CIA, NSA, [fill in 3 letter Federal agencies] at that school and international news coverage on the case.
Why not kids in Asia, Africa or any other continent? Obviously, Google does not generate their revenue from US alone. They might be 'US-based' or whatever that means, but the people who work there are from tens of countries around the world and their products are consumed by people around the world. I understand you are American and obviously want to know why your fellow citizens are not benefiting from this. But this is not a zero-sum game. Every bit, anywhere in the world helps!
You got it wrong. Pakis are majority Sunnis and Iranians are majority Shiite. That's why most of middle east hates Iran. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Iraq are all Sunni majority.
I agree. Shipping15k packages a day is nothing. I work in the controls industry (software side, not PLC). Some of our biggest customers are big retailers. The most recent DC that I worked on ships no less than 150k cartons a day. They run 24x7 during peak seasons (Thanksgiving and Christmas). The conveyors we installed run at 500ft per min to accommodate the throughput.
I disagree. The Persians were the one of the most advanced scientists and engineers in the world before Arabs i.e. Muslims took them more over and destroyed their knowledge base.
This kind of setup would be god-sent for people like me who live in Florida! Freaking old people take hours to checkout. And then they have to chat with the checkout person and use thousands of their coupons even in the 10 items or less line too! Grrrr.....
Arjun MBT is one of the finest tanks in our part of the world. The problem with its development is not because of just DRDO. It has to do with the govt policy, the army constantly changing its requirements and finally the penetration of Russian arms agents in the Ministry of Defense. All these factors have delayed the induction of a tank that kicked Russian T-90s in every environment that the Indian Army fights in. The comparative field trials of the Indian Army a few months ago showed Arjun MBT has consistently performed better than T-90. So, DRDO came out with a better tank that Russians who have decades of tank-building experience.
My university's computer science dept.along with film and media arts dept. has an interdisciplinary degree that teaches game development to arts students. You should check it out and see what they teach in entry-level course for arts students in this discipline. You can reach them here: http://www.eae.utah.edu/
Actually, you can do this with T-mobile smartphones too. I bought a HTC HD2 off the craigslist, loaded Android into it. Its a T-mobile branded and locked phone but I was still able to add the $10/mo unlimited web for phones (not the $25/mo smartphones plan). Another neat trick was being able to setup fring and getting google voice to work with it (via sipgate and sipsorcery). I get free incoming and outgoing calls using this method. I just hand out my google voice number. I have been an AT&T customer for more than 6 years but I couldn't take it anymore!
Well, technically, I did buy a windows phone (HTC HD2, runs Windows Mobile 6.5). But I loaded Android 2.2 as soon as I got bought the phone. Now, I use windows only during bootup (which is maybe once a week). I couldn't stand the winmo interface for more than a few mins. Laggy and slow. Not sure if win mo 7 will fix anything at all.
While that sounds wonderful, we will see if that saying holds true when you are surrounded by pakistan and China. Imagine if Mexico was pakistan and Canada was China. We will see how well you will stop the terrorists from infiltrating from the south.
By the same logic, US is a terrorist-sponsor nation. US has pacts and is allied with pakistan. It continues to provide it arms and military aid despite knowing well that pakistan is the epicenter of terrorism and has pretty much sponsored every terror act around the world including 9/11. US also provides weapons to Saudi Arab
Yep. A country with islamic terrorist neighbor on the north-west and a commie neighbor to north-east (which was already nuclear-armed before Indira Gandhi made India go nuclear) is not allowed to keep nuclear weapons to protect itself. Only western countries, particularly US, is allowed to protect its citizens. India faces active terrorist threats pretty much everyday (from internal maoist-naxal problem to insurgencies in north-east, sponsored by China, to terrorism in Kashmir sponsored by your ally - pakistan). As an Indian, I am happy my govt. went nuclear. Its the only thing that stops China from invading and annexing Arunachal Pradesh.
And India doesnt not have massive population that these companies wont see as a market? Either you live in a cave or you are amish to now know how big google and skype's markets are in India.
Wow! This comment got modded 'insightful'? Really? Indian govt trying to do what US govt already does invites such hateful comments. Why am I not surprised. As usual Americans dont want to acknowledge the reality. Their govt already intercepts every possible communication. But when a foreign govt does it, suddenly there is a backlash. Atleast India is going public.
BTW, China already does this. So, fuck US and China as well.
There is huge difference in the way Indians perceive terrorism when compared to Americans. Americans easily dismiss govt. efforts such as these in the name of privacy invasion. But, when you are closer to getting your ass bombed by a neighborhood terrorist, then privacy is the last thing on your mind. You will be actually grateful that your govt is pulling all stops to giving terrorist easy options to communicate and escape their radar. Terrorism in India is daily reality. Its more direct. US has not faced a terror attack on its soil since 2001. India, OTOH, faces a huge terror attack every year (remember 26/11 Mumbai), in addition to attacks in Kashmir every other day. So, when Indians look at this issue, its much less about invasion of privacy and much more about security and closing gaps for insurgents (Maoists) and terrorists from across the border. Most of the intelligence attack trawthed by Indian Intelligence agencies are through wiretaps and intercepts of mobile calls between terrorists and their handlers across the border in Kashmir. So, from the point of Indian Intelligence agencies, its very important to intercept RIM calls as well.
When you are faced with fear that the daily metro train you take to office might be blown off or that restaurant you visit for dinner might be attacked by gunmen, privacy invasion is the last thing on your mind. I am an Indian and have gone through such moments in my life. And I very well understand what my govt. is trying to do here!
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Your best bet would be to use Google Hangouts. Once you sign up with Google Voice, you will receive a Google Voice number. Hangouts app on both iOS and Android allows both incoming and outgoing calls. Its quite reliable. Voice quality is good compared to several VOIP providers I used. I had to rely on this when I was in Vermont this summer where reception for AT&T was pretty much non-existent for much of the countryside.
Look for positions in your university or college. Usually depts have part-time jobs that might require programming skills. The university libraries are also a good place to look for these. Even if they advertise for tech support or audio-video related jobs, apply. There is a good chance you can get into programming side once you join the department. They will definitely prefer students. The pay might not be great but the job is easy, not much pressure and they will work with you to accommodate your class and exam schedule. I had a job in the library during my sophomore and junior years. It was best of both worlds. Got real life training in programming while still being in university environment. Also, helped because I could fit my work hours between class hours and they were pretty accommodating during exam weeks. My job was maintaining a few internal websites which used PHP and mySQL.
How is this "new" tax any worse than the gasoline tax we all pay today? The state needs money to maintain the roads and infrastructure. Everyone has to pay! In this case its even more fair than applying this tax to your electric bill.
Apple store has them for $199 - starter pack with 3 bulbs and the wireless bridge (supports upto 50 bulbs). Each additional bulb is only $59.50 (Dont you love that its 50 cents less than $60). No thanks! Not going to spend $200 when I can move my butt, get off the couch to turn off the light!
If she was brown (Asian brown, not Mexican brown), you would see FBI, DHS, ATF, CIA, NSA, [fill in 3 letter Federal agencies] at that school and international news coverage on the case.
Why not kids in Asia, Africa or any other continent? Obviously, Google does not generate their revenue from US alone. They might be 'US-based' or whatever that means, but the people who work there are from tens of countries around the world and their products are consumed by people around the world. I understand you are American and obviously want to know why your fellow citizens are not benefiting from this. But this is not a zero-sum game. Every bit, anywhere in the world helps!
So a 4 yr old brown skinned Indian/Pakistani/Middle eastern girl can be patted down?
You got it wrong. Pakis are majority Sunnis and Iranians are majority Shiite. That's why most of middle east hates Iran. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Iraq are all Sunni majority.
I agree. Shipping15k packages a day is nothing. I work in the controls industry (software side, not PLC). Some of our biggest customers are big retailers. The most recent DC that I worked on ships no less than 150k cartons a day. They run 24x7 during peak seasons (Thanksgiving and Christmas). The conveyors we installed run at 500ft per min to accommodate the throughput.
I disagree. The Persians were the one of the most advanced scientists and engineers in the world before Arabs i.e. Muslims took them more over and destroyed their knowledge base.
This kind of setup would be god-sent for people like me who live in Florida! Freaking old people take hours to checkout. And then they have to chat with the checkout person and use thousands of their coupons even in the 10 items or less line too! Grrrr.....
What if that female TSA agent turns out to be Rosie O'Donnell? You really want to take that chance?
Arjun MBT is one of the finest tanks in our part of the world. The problem with its development is not because of just DRDO. It has to do with the govt policy, the army constantly changing its requirements and finally the penetration of Russian arms agents in the Ministry of Defense. All these factors have delayed the induction of a tank that kicked Russian T-90s in every environment that the Indian Army fights in. The comparative field trials of the Indian Army a few months ago showed Arjun MBT has consistently performed better than T-90. So, DRDO came out with a better tank that Russians who have decades of tank-building experience.
Hey, what do you have against scantily clad women? They are part of what makes life fun!
It's a bit like saying "An enemy of mine who is my ally."
Doesn't pakistan fit that description?
My university's computer science dept.along with film and media arts dept. has an interdisciplinary degree that teaches game development to arts students. You should check it out and see what they teach in entry-level course for arts students in this discipline. You can reach them here: http://www.eae.utah.edu/
'Arabic' students? you must have meant Indian students! there aren't that many 'Arabic' students compared to Indians and Chinese in engineering.
Actually, you can do this with T-mobile smartphones too. I bought a HTC HD2 off the craigslist, loaded Android into it. Its a T-mobile branded and locked phone but I was still able to add the $10/mo unlimited web for phones (not the $25/mo smartphones plan). Another neat trick was being able to setup fring and getting google voice to work with it (via sipgate and sipsorcery). I get free incoming and outgoing calls using this method. I just hand out my google voice number. I have been an AT&T customer for more than 6 years but I couldn't take it anymore!
Well, technically, I did buy a windows phone (HTC HD2, runs Windows Mobile 6.5). But I loaded Android 2.2 as soon as I got bought the phone. Now, I use windows only during bootup (which is maybe once a week). I couldn't stand the winmo interface for more than a few mins. Laggy and slow. Not sure if win mo 7 will fix anything at all.
While that sounds wonderful, we will see if that saying holds true when you are surrounded by pakistan and China. Imagine if Mexico was pakistan and Canada was China. We will see how well you will stop the terrorists from infiltrating from the south.
By the same logic, US is a terrorist-sponsor nation. US has pacts and is allied with pakistan. It continues to provide it arms and military aid despite knowing well that pakistan is the epicenter of terrorism and has pretty much sponsored every terror act around the world including 9/11. US also provides weapons to Saudi Arab
Yep. A country with islamic terrorist neighbor on the north-west and a commie neighbor to north-east (which was already nuclear-armed before Indira Gandhi made India go nuclear) is not allowed to keep nuclear weapons to protect itself. Only western countries, particularly US, is allowed to protect its citizens. India faces active terrorist threats pretty much everyday (from internal maoist-naxal problem to insurgencies in north-east, sponsored by China, to terrorism in Kashmir sponsored by your ally - pakistan). As an Indian, I am happy my govt. went nuclear. Its the only thing that stops China from invading and annexing Arunachal Pradesh.
And India doesnt not have massive population that these companies wont see as a market? Either you live in a cave or you are amish to now know how big google and skype's markets are in India.
Wow! This comment got modded 'insightful'? Really? Indian govt trying to do what US govt already does invites such hateful comments. Why am I not surprised. As usual Americans dont want to acknowledge the reality. Their govt already intercepts every possible communication. But when a foreign govt does it, suddenly there is a backlash. Atleast India is going public. BTW, China already does this. So, fuck US and China as well.
There is huge difference in the way Indians perceive terrorism when compared to Americans. Americans easily dismiss govt. efforts such as these in the name of privacy invasion. But, when you are closer to getting your ass bombed by a neighborhood terrorist, then privacy is the last thing on your mind. You will be actually grateful that your govt is pulling all stops to giving terrorist easy options to communicate and escape their radar. Terrorism in India is daily reality. Its more direct. US has not faced a terror attack on its soil since 2001. India, OTOH, faces a huge terror attack every year (remember 26/11 Mumbai), in addition to attacks in Kashmir every other day. So, when Indians look at this issue, its much less about invasion of privacy and much more about security and closing gaps for insurgents (Maoists) and terrorists from across the border. Most of the intelligence attack trawthed by Indian Intelligence agencies are through wiretaps and intercepts of mobile calls between terrorists and their handlers across the border in Kashmir. So, from the point of Indian Intelligence agencies, its very important to intercept RIM calls as well. When you are faced with fear that the daily metro train you take to office might be blown off or that restaurant you visit for dinner might be attacked by gunmen, privacy invasion is the last thing on your mind. I am an Indian and have gone through such moments in my life. And I very well understand what my govt. is trying to do here!