Big Blue only provides its global headcount, and an IBM spokesman confirmed that disclosure of US headcount is a thing of the past.
Companies that operate contrary to the national interest of the countries they operate in, shouldn't be allowed to operate in those countries. Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. --Thomas Jefferson
While I applaud the idea of FINALLY starting to do something about illegal migrant workers in this country, I do not favor a national ID card. It is bad enough that they try to use SS as one, but, I do not want a sanctioned national id.
The problem would be much more appropriately dealt with by applying penalties to employers, rather than employees. Make the penalty for knowingly hiring an illegal immigrant 10 years in prison, and that practice will stop fast!
Of course, if you're a cynical bastard, you might conclude Congress took this approach knowing damn well the public would reject it, allowing them to say, "well, we tried - but you guys rejected it", allowing them to kick the whole issue down the road again.
But our government would never do such a thing, would it? Would it?
How about instead of spending billions on idiotic projects like high speed rail in Florida (and elsewhere I am guessing) we spend the money on Education and higher salaries so we can attract better people to teaching (and get rid of the losers too !)
Maybe it would be more to the point to acknowledge that not everyone can benefit from education, and quit wasting money on trying to do something that just can't be done.
Wouldn't it just be easier to collect the staggering amounts of methane byproduct from all our cattle and other livestock? Surely the methane resources in these "establishments" are far more manageable than those of an arctic plain.
Actually, it would probably be more practical to collect the staggering amounts of methane emitted from environmentalists.
Well, as H.L. Mencken once said - the purist form of democracy is the lynch mob. True enough. Ironic that China should be criticized for becoming too democratic.
Is anyone surprised shutting down Constellation isn't any easier than shutting down any other government program? How often does that happen?
OTOH, I suppose if they're successful, it's a one-time cost. But I'm skeptical that it will ever actually be shut down. There's too much pork for too many districts for Congress to ever let that happen. The cost of the political horse-trading to make it happen will probably be expensive enough that it would be cheaper just to complete the damn program.
Warmerbot: The new evidence does not invalidate the science *click!*... invalidate the science *click!*... invalidate the science *click!*... invalidate the science *click!*...
Our landfills will provide all the info they need.
Well, I'm not entirely sure of that. If you pick up a stone or a paper with characters on it, you at least have an idea what it's purpose was. But 5000 years from now, how does someone interpret a shiny little disk? It might be a long, long time before someone is able to discern it's purpose, let along figure out how it's encoded and how to un-encode it. And that's even before getting a look at the language, and learning how to translate that.
That's one advantage of paper, stone and parchment - they don't assume a technical infrastructure in order to use them.
I have heard that some of the braided ropes left by Mayans might actually be a "written" language. But consider that it's taken us over 500 years to suspect these braids are a form of media, let alone learned to read it, and you can imagine what a future civilization might be confronting trying to figure out our digital media.
You have to wonder what the people behind this were thinking. Peace, love and understanding aren't exactly the default characteristics of online forums. Now we can have new opportunities to start flame wars with previously inaccessible opponents...
Ok, then. More rain and snow prove global warming. And drought proves global warming. So..... given that any changes in the weather prove global warming, what would disprove global warming?
...I have to agree with Gates. The iPad is a cute novelty, but nothing about it convinces me open my wallet. Maybe successive generations of it will be more compelling, but at this point, it's feature set and interoperability with other devices is a bit too limited to suit me.
He won the Peace Prize, not a Nobel Prize in a science. Once again, it's the science and the views of scientists in the field that we care about. What is hard for you to understand about this?
You mean, you might care about the views of scientists in the field. My observation has been that the scientists in that field are only slightly less trust-worthy that priests and snake-handlers. Sorry, but I don't accept "cuz the scientists say so" as the alpha and omega of veracity.
If I had a nickel for every stupid idea I've seen promoted by scientists in my lifetime, I'd be able to retire to a nice warm climate myself. Lobotomies and eugenics, anyone?
I'd say it's all about creating another bureaucracy for democratic party patronage and to act as a mouthpiece for liberal/democrat ideas about climate change. Think of it as kind of like giving Al Gore his own personal branch of government so he can spew his nonsense on the taxpayer's dime.
Good point. Say, where has Al Gore been hiding lately, anyway? He's been mighty quiet since Climategate broke. If you have any free money laying around, you might want to buy stock in tar and feathers. Something tells me those are two commodities that are going to be in big demand real soon now.
"90,000 jobs lost in the last two years; the influx of foreign science and engineering talent has slowed"
I keep telling these idiots that the first option you should look at when jobs are declining is to increase the importation of foreign workers but do they listen?
nnnnNOOOOOoooooooo....
That would be funny, if it weren't for the sorry fact that that's exactly the position many immigration advocates promote.
I'm sure Apple could do a wonderful job of building enterprise servers, if they wanted to do it.
But that's the rub - why would they want to? Most companies that have specialized in proprietary servers have ended up being bought out by either IBM or HP. Well, then there's Oracle...
But the point is, it's a brutal market that's already well served. Much as I'd love to see Apple in the enterprise, there's nothing in it from Apple's perspective, so I'm gonna bet that It Just Ain't Gonna Happen.
To ease the transition, we're investing in interoperability between Windows and other operating systems, reaffirming our commitment to 10 years of support for our non-Windows products, and taking concrete steps to help customers plan for the future.
That's certainly considerate of them, isn't it?/sarc
...that if women aren't highly represented in these endeavors, it might be a sign that women just aren't interested in the same damn things that men are?!
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...then why are you hiding it?
Companies that operate contrary to the national interest of the countries they operate in, shouldn't be allowed to operate in those countries.
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
--Thomas Jefferson
Well, if the TFA is any preview, there isn't going to be anything in there that's going to be much of a surprise.
In other words, it'll be the same Schwartz we came to know and love at Sun - all hat and no cattle.
While I applaud the idea of FINALLY starting to do something about illegal migrant workers in this country, I do not favor a national ID card. It is bad enough that they try to use SS as one, but, I do not want a sanctioned national id.
The problem would be much more appropriately dealt with by applying penalties to employers, rather than employees. Make the penalty for knowingly hiring an illegal immigrant 10 years in prison, and that practice will stop fast!
Of course, if you're a cynical bastard, you might conclude Congress took this approach knowing damn well the public would reject it, allowing them to say, "well, we tried - but you guys rejected it", allowing them to kick the whole issue down the road again.
But our government would never do such a thing, would it? Would it?
So will he get a mug shot now?
If he does, do you suppose he'll use it for his Facebook profile?
How about instead of spending billions on idiotic projects like high speed rail in Florida (and elsewhere I am guessing) we spend the money on Education and higher salaries so we can attract better people to teaching (and get rid of the losers too !)
Maybe it would be more to the point to acknowledge that not everyone can benefit from education, and quit wasting money on trying to do something that just can't be done.
Wouldn't it just be easier to collect the staggering amounts of methane byproduct from all our cattle and other livestock? Surely the methane resources in these "establishments" are far more manageable than those of an arctic plain.
Actually, it would probably be more practical to collect the staggering amounts of methane emitted from environmentalists.
Sounds like mob rule to me.
Well, as H.L. Mencken once said - the purist form of democracy is the lynch mob. True enough. Ironic that China should be criticized for becoming too democratic.
Is anyone surprised shutting down Constellation isn't any easier than shutting down any other government program? How often does that happen?
OTOH, I suppose if they're successful, it's a one-time cost. But I'm skeptical that it will ever actually be shut down. There's too much pork for too many districts for Congress to ever let that happen. The cost of the political horse-trading to make it happen will probably be expensive enough that it would be cheaper just to complete the damn program.
Warmerbot:
The new evidence does not invalidate the science *click!*... invalidate the science *click!*... invalidate the science *click!*... invalidate the science *click!*...
Our landfills will provide all the info they need.
Well, I'm not entirely sure of that. If you pick up a stone or a paper with characters on it, you at least have an idea what it's purpose was. But 5000 years from now, how does someone interpret a shiny little disk? It might be a long, long time before someone is able to discern it's purpose, let along figure out how it's encoded and how to un-encode it. And that's even before getting a look at the language, and learning how to translate that.
That's one advantage of paper, stone and parchment - they don't assume a technical infrastructure in order to use them.
I have heard that some of the braided ropes left by Mayans might actually be a "written" language. But consider that it's taken us over 500 years to suspect these braids are a form of media, let alone learned to read it, and you can imagine what a future civilization might be confronting trying to figure out our digital media.
...the same as the old boss.
You have to wonder what the people behind this were thinking. Peace, love and understanding aren't exactly the default characteristics of online forums. Now we can have new opportunities to start flame wars with previously inaccessible opponents...
Ok, then. More rain and snow prove global warming. And drought proves global warming. So..... given that any changes in the weather prove global warming, what would disprove global warming?
Heads I win, tails you lose, right?
...I have to agree with Gates. The iPad is a cute novelty, but nothing about it convinces me open my wallet. Maybe successive generations of it will be more compelling, but at this point, it's feature set and interoperability with other devices is a bit too limited to suit me.
He won the Peace Prize, not a Nobel Prize in a science. Once again, it's the science and the views of scientists in the field that we care about. What is hard for you to understand about this?
You mean, you might care about the views of scientists in the field. My observation has been that the scientists in that field are only slightly less trust-worthy that priests and snake-handlers. Sorry, but I don't accept "cuz the scientists say so" as the alpha and omega of veracity.
If I had a nickel for every stupid idea I've seen promoted by scientists in my lifetime, I'd be able to retire to a nice warm climate myself. Lobotomies and eugenics, anyone?
I'd say it's all about creating another bureaucracy for democratic party patronage and to act as a mouthpiece for liberal/democrat ideas about climate change. Think of it as kind of like giving Al Gore his own personal branch of government so he can spew his nonsense on the taxpayer's dime.
Good point. Say, where has Al Gore been hiding lately, anyway? He's been mighty quiet since Climategate broke. If you have any free money laying around, you might want to buy stock in tar and feathers. Something tells me those are two commodities that are going to be in big demand real soon now.
"Don't ask what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" - Democrats listen to your idol!
Interesting sig, but I'd rather they didn't listen. Essentially, what he meant was "Don't ask what I can do for you, ask what you can do for me".
"90,000 jobs lost in the last two years; the influx of foreign science and engineering talent has slowed"
I keep telling these idiots that the first option you should look at when jobs are declining is to increase the importation of foreign workers but do they listen?
nnnnNOOOOOoooooooo....
That would be funny, if it weren't for the sorry fact that that's exactly the position many immigration advocates promote.
I'm sure Apple could do a wonderful job of building enterprise servers, if they wanted to do it.
But that's the rub - why would they want to? Most companies that have specialized in proprietary servers have ended up being bought out by either IBM or HP. Well, then there's Oracle...
But the point is, it's a brutal market that's already well served. Much as I'd love to see Apple in the enterprise, there's nothing in it from Apple's perspective, so I'm gonna bet that It Just Ain't Gonna Happen.
Well, it would be embarrassingly out of style to say it's the size of a pack of cigarettes, wouldn't it?
Somewhere, there's an irony in this being passed by the state that was first to secede from the Union and instigate the Civil War.
How Do You Accurately Estimate Programming Time?
I'm sure there's a great punch line that goes here, but I just can't think of one just now.
Opening the floor for suggestions!
That's certainly considerate of them, isn't it? /sarc
...that if women aren't highly represented in these endeavors, it might be a sign that women just aren't interested in the same damn things that men are?!
Sheesh!
I don't know about you, but I can't wait to see the internet in a tux, giving the acceptance speech.