The only reason not to outsource is: Our local talent is better. The outsourcing problem is entirely wage-based: $50,000/year for American programmers versus $15,000/year for Indian programmers. If the Indian programmers are essentially on parity with Americans, or at least close enough, then you're better off working at McDonalds because you won't have college debt. If businesses want to hire American programmers at above-McDonalds wages, then... well, see above.
Can you try to not argue against what is exactly in front of you?
I'm not even sure what point you're trying to put in front of me. I would agree that apprenticeship style training is a positive thing. I just wouldn't agree that we should scrap investment in public education on the expectation of businesses to train everyone apprenticeship style. I think a good education system is what keeps our talent generally better than the code farms in India.
I'm not exactly an astrophysicist, but I think orbital period may be misleading. The force of gravity is G*m*M/(r^2), and the balancing centrifugal force that the moon needs to not crash into the earth is m*v^2/r (assuming it had a perfectly circular orbit). Set them equal and you get v^2 = G*M/r. It's true that the mass of the moon doesn't matter, but if you bring that mass back to earth you might have problems. Of course the transition of the mass away from the moon might increase r enough to balance things out. Interesting thought experiment.
universal access to education doesn't provide greater upward mobility for the poor; it forces them to speculate, which gives them a hit-or-miss chance of success
Even if it's as bad as you make it seem, that's still a chance of success as opposed to not being educated and having 0% chance.
the businesses need these educated kids to succeed, and not enough rich kids have those degrees and those skills, so the businesses grab anyone who can absorb those skills and makes sure they get it.
The problem is they don't need to make sure of anything because there's plenty of investment from other countries to take advantage of. We live in a global economy, and we should be investing in our competitiveness.
Look man, I hate the beta in its current form as much as the next guy. I was going to participate in the boycott, but they did respond in a positive way to user feedback. Classic will still be available for the foreseeable future, and that's good enough for me. When they fix the comments system in beta I'll be fine moving there as well. Nothing lasts forever. Be happy they're not forcing shitty beta on you now, and enjoy slashdot as you always have.
Maybe the expectation of a "certain level of return" is the problem to begin with. After all, we don't allow corporations to own real bridges to important places.
I don't know. The pebble is ugly, but I'm pretty partial to the smartwatch2 from sony. It looks nice, it's the thinnest out there and it doesn't have any "deal-breakers". Everything about it is pretty decent, although there's no killer features. It does only what you would expect a simple smartwatch to do.
Putin would take the opportunity to stick us in the eye.
What is it with people assuming Putin is playing this game of wits with Obama? You're really worried about Obama's or the US reputation from engagements with Putin? Obama can sully his reputation all on his own. Putin actually has very little to do with this situation. Quit worrying what other people/countries think.
being entirely advertising based means that it trends towards sensationalism in order to keep viewers watching (and the ad dollars flowing in).
What a cop out. There's plenty of ad revenue to be had with *just* quality reporting. It's not my fault they sell out their integrity for a few more pennies.
Intel management can see the writing on the wall for themselves. They went from way ahead of the nearest competition straight into scramble mode almost overnight thanks to mobile growth and ARM's perfect positioning for it. If anything, Microsoft's blunders are giving Intel a big headache because they need Windows more than any other platform to sell mobile Intel chips (once they've been developed). Intel is and has been desperately trying to come up with an x86 chip that can compete with ARM.
I may not be able to come up with an overwhelming argument from your prospective, but neither can you prove there is no creator to my satisfaction.
A good science text book wouldn't mention *anything* about a creator, much less try to disprove it. What you're proposing is to inject the option that there might be a creator because some of what the textbook teaches conflicts with your holy book. This is insanity.
As I was pointing out to some folks thinking of buying a console there really is NO upsides to the consoles over the PC this gen
When has there ever been? The draw for consoles is, as I'm sure you're aware, the couch aspect and easily connecting with friends. The steambox is meant to solve these problems for PC gamers at the same cost (or less hopefully) as having a gaming PC *and* and a console. Buy once - play anywhere. Keep in mind that you'll still need that gaming rig to stream from as long as developers continue ignoring linux. It's also worth noting that because of this, the steambox is currently useless to people who only play on consoles.
A strange thing happens when you win the money game though. Your money doesn't circulate, so it's no longer worth as much as money.
I'm not sure how you got modded to +5 with this (maybe the bitcoin cheer leading), but taking money out of circulation increases its value and adding money to the pool (inflation) decreases its value. Maybe what you meant was that the FED will have more incentive to print?
A 100% income tax rate just won't work, even if you include capital gains. This is because you only really *need* to report as income what *you spend* in a given year. Rich people don't spend nearly what they take in. For some it's almost literally impossible. These people would just find a way to grow their money as part of separate entities that are only indirectly controlled by them. In the event they want to *spend* it, they'd just have this remote entity transfer the money to some other remote entity.
Slashdot Mirror
tma;dw
How?
You've changed my life.
The only reason not to outsource is: Our local talent is better. The outsourcing problem is entirely wage-based: $50,000/year for American programmers versus $15,000/year for Indian programmers. If the Indian programmers are essentially on parity with Americans, or at least close enough, then you're better off working at McDonalds because you won't have college debt. If businesses want to hire American programmers at above-McDonalds wages, then ... well, see above.
Can you try to not argue against what is exactly in front of you?
I'm not even sure what point you're trying to put in front of me. I would agree that apprenticeship style training is a positive thing. I just wouldn't agree that we should scrap investment in public education on the expectation of businesses to train everyone apprenticeship style. I think a good education system is what keeps our talent generally better than the code farms in India.
Also, you were looking at the wrong equation. The moon orbits the earth, not the other way around. Scroll up a little.
I'm not exactly an astrophysicist, but I think orbital period may be misleading. The force of gravity is G*m*M/(r^2), and the balancing centrifugal force that the moon needs to not crash into the earth is m*v^2/r (assuming it had a perfectly circular orbit). Set them equal and you get v^2 = G*M/r. It's true that the mass of the moon doesn't matter, but if you bring that mass back to earth you might have problems. Of course the transition of the mass away from the moon might increase r enough to balance things out. Interesting thought experiment.
universal access to education doesn't provide greater upward mobility for the poor; it forces them to speculate, which gives them a hit-or-miss chance of success
Even if it's as bad as you make it seem, that's still a chance of success as opposed to not being educated and having 0% chance.
the businesses need these educated kids to succeed, and not enough rich kids have those degrees and those skills, so the businesses grab anyone who can absorb those skills and makes sure they get it.
The problem is they don't need to make sure of anything because there's plenty of investment from other countries to take advantage of. We live in a global economy, and we should be investing in our competitiveness.
Look man, I hate the beta in its current form as much as the next guy. I was going to participate in the boycott, but they did respond in a positive way to user feedback. Classic will still be available for the foreseeable future, and that's good enough for me. When they fix the comments system in beta I'll be fine moving there as well. Nothing lasts forever. Be happy they're not forcing shitty beta on you now, and enjoy slashdot as you always have.
Maybe the expectation of a "certain level of return" is the problem to begin with. After all, we don't allow corporations to own real bridges to important places.
It gets more complicated when your "private property" is a bridge that leads to somewhere really important.
current smartwatches are a joke
I don't know. The pebble is ugly, but I'm pretty partial to the smartwatch2 from sony. It looks nice, it's the thinnest out there and it doesn't have any "deal-breakers". Everything about it is pretty decent, although there's no killer features. It does only what you would expect a simple smartwatch to do.
Better not be, they already have that.
Now they are taking others on board to try to displace Google.
But why would they want to? It can't be for the cost..
Putin would take the opportunity to stick us in the eye.
What is it with people assuming Putin is playing this game of wits with Obama? You're really worried about Obama's or the US reputation from engagements with Putin? Obama can sully his reputation all on his own. Putin actually has very little to do with this situation. Quit worrying what other people/countries think.
being entirely advertising based means that it trends towards sensationalism in order to keep viewers watching (and the ad dollars flowing in).
What a cop out. There's plenty of ad revenue to be had with *just* quality reporting. It's not my fault they sell out their integrity for a few more pennies.
Meanwhile, the paper in my wallet doesn't need any conversion.
Try giving the paper in your wallet to Overstock.com
You don't waste mod points on an AC
Some manufacturers don't even let you do that. It's the difference between "stability" and "traction" control.
Intel management can see the writing on the wall for themselves. They went from way ahead of the nearest competition straight into scramble mode almost overnight thanks to mobile growth and ARM's perfect positioning for it. If anything, Microsoft's blunders are giving Intel a big headache because they need Windows more than any other platform to sell mobile Intel chips (once they've been developed). Intel is and has been desperately trying to come up with an x86 chip that can compete with ARM.
I may not be able to come up with an overwhelming argument from your prospective, but neither can you prove there is no creator to my satisfaction.
A good science text book wouldn't mention *anything* about a creator, much less try to disprove it. What you're proposing is to inject the option that there might be a creator because some of what the textbook teaches conflicts with your holy book. This is insanity.
Yeah, but there's no "asinine" rating. "Overrated" sometimes doesn't do it justice.
Why the FUCK doesn't Nintendo or Sony build a fucking gamer phone
They did.
As I was pointing out to some folks thinking of buying a console there really is NO upsides to the consoles over the PC this gen
When has there ever been? The draw for consoles is, as I'm sure you're aware, the couch aspect and easily connecting with friends. The steambox is meant to solve these problems for PC gamers at the same cost (or less hopefully) as having a gaming PC *and* and a console. Buy once - play anywhere. Keep in mind that you'll still need that gaming rig to stream from as long as developers continue ignoring linux. It's also worth noting that because of this, the steambox is currently useless to people who only play on consoles.
A strange thing happens when you win the money game though. Your money doesn't circulate, so it's no longer worth as much as money.
I'm not sure how you got modded to +5 with this (maybe the bitcoin cheer leading), but taking money out of circulation increases its value and adding money to the pool (inflation) decreases its value. Maybe what you meant was that the FED will have more incentive to print?
A 100% income tax rate just won't work, even if you include capital gains. This is because you only really *need* to report as income what *you spend* in a given year. Rich people don't spend nearly what they take in. For some it's almost literally impossible. These people would just find a way to grow their money as part of separate entities that are only indirectly controlled by them. In the event they want to *spend* it, they'd just have this remote entity transfer the money to some other remote entity.