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  1. Re:My outsourcing experience on The Changing Face of Offshore Programming · · Score: 1

    And your taxes will go up because you don't think before you act.

    If a large chunk of good paying jobs leave the USA, those that still have jobs will have to pay a larger portion on the cost of keeping the goverment going.

  2. Re:They are on The Changing Face of Offshore Programming · · Score: 1

    No they are not. They are open to outsourcing the jobs of OTHERS, not their jobs.

  3. Re:Opposition to outsourcing rooted in racism on The Changing Face of Offshore Programming · · Score: 1

    If that is so, why don't those that make the decision to outsource open up their jobs for outsorcing?

  4. Re:It will all balance out on The Changing Face of Offshore Programming · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Why doesn't freetrade work for the consumer? After all my goverment wants to make it illegal/claims it is currently illegal for consumers to import drugs from canada.

    Why is it ok for large companies to benefit from freetrade but wrong for regular people to?

    As for your doctor comment, some hospitals are sending xrays/mri scans oversees to be read.

  5. And... on Head Over Heels - Rife With Complex Symbolism? · · Score: 1

    And sometimes a Hedgehog is just a Hedgehog, and sometimes he is a porn star.

  6. About Dell. on The Changing Face of Offshore Programming · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dell didn't move all there support back, they only moved the support back for there business clients.

  7. Re:Basis for communication? Well... on Vint Cerf on the Future of the Net · · Score: 0

    The only program that Vince Serf is with is one that will make him and WorldCom money.

  8. Re:Three people a day? on Wind Turbines Kill a Few Birds · · Score: 1

    Please see my response to the other poster in this subthread.

  9. Re:Three people a day? on Wind Turbines Kill a Few Birds · · Score: 1

    Please expain the bold statements. Yes, the stats he gave where from the WHO, but he made wild ass gusses that just HAPPENED to fit his argument.

    Assuming that 1/6th of the pollution deaths come from automobile pollution (I suspect it's actually quite a bit higher) and ignoring other negative indirect effects of automobiles (noise, aggravation, etc.) gives us a net worldwide death burden of 1,500,000 per year from the automobile.

  10. Re:Three people a day? on Wind Turbines Kill a Few Birds · · Score: 1

    THEY ARE BIRDS? Why would the get to vote? They are just stupid animals!

    Now penguins on the other hand....

  11. Re:Three people a day? on Wind Turbines Kill a Few Birds · · Score: 1

    Do you have anything to back you those numbers or are you just talking out your ass?

  12. Damn... on iPod Jr. Rumors Become More Substantial · · Score: 1

    If this is true, this entire ipod jr. will be on 5 USD or so more than a BATTERY for the original IPod.

    Doesn't anyone else think that is just a little crazy?

  13. Re:You must have some serious network problems.. on Laser Printing Without the Hassles? · · Score: 0

    People like you should not be allowed ANYWHERE NEAR a network.

    Really, whould it have been that hard to buy/make a 25 foot Cat5 cable?

  14. Re: I can't just make something up for you on Wikipedia Needs $20K · · Score: 1

    If you are trying to get people to GIVE you 20,000 USD do you not think it would be a good idea to tell them WTF you are going to spend it on?

  15. Re:Then why is this posted to the front page? on Wikipedia Needs $20K · · Score: 1

    They send you to prison if you don't pay your taxes.

  16. I can't just make something up for you on Wikipedia Needs $20K · · Score: 1

    I have asked one of the workers/devs that has posted in this discussion.

    The answer was, and I quote, " $20,000 is a nice, round number to set for a fundraising target, not an itemized total. We got /.ed a little early and the shopping list isn't complete, I'm afraid, and I can't just make something up for you"

    http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=90780&cid=78 25 449

  17. Re: So much for the open source community on Wikipedia Needs $20K · · Score: 1

    Why?

    I just want to know what the money will be spent on. If they are going to waste is then I will not donate to them. I will just spend the money on my wife and kids.

    And if you like donating to different causes, why don't you paypal me some money?

  18. Re:Then why is this posted to the front page? on Wikipedia Needs $20K · · Score: 1

    Fine.

    But as this discussion on /. shows quite a few people do not want to donate to an org that will not say what they are going to spend it on.

    If you had posted more details I would have already donated from my paypal account. But the org refuses to release info so my money will be spend elsewhere.

  19. Then why is this posted to the front page? on Wikipedia Needs $20K · · Score: 0, Troll

    For details of what we are purchasing, or if you have expertise and would like to help guide us, join the wikitech-l mailing list. [Note that when Wikipedia is down, the mailing list subscription is affected, too.]

    I would like to donate, but I do not donate to causes that try to hide what they will do with the money. And it looks like that is what is being done here.

  20. Re:Gah! on Wikipedia Needs $20K · · Score: 0, Troll

    You are confused. What I stated is what the RNC says the Republican Party is about. So does GWB.

    The Republican Party is no longer conservative, they are all about keepeing and growing the amount of pwoer they have.

  21. Re:Gah! on Wikipedia Needs $20K · · Score: 0, Troll

    Since you appear to be a republican, wouldn't you just borrow the money to donate then expect you childern to pay the tab?

  22. Re:Thanks for being so polite. on Wikipedia Needs $20K · · Score: 1

    What are you going to spend the 20,000 USD on? And a generic answer like 'servers' isn't enought to get me to donate.

  23. Re:So much for the open source community on Wikipedia Needs $20K · · Score: 2, Insightful

    When I donate to the Perl Fondation I know what they will be doing with the money.

    When I donate to Freenet I know what they will be doing with the money.

    If I donate to Wikipedia I have no idea, other than some vague wording about buying a 20,000 USD server, what they will do with the money.

    People generaly like to know what the money they are donating is going to be used for. They won't tell you this, so people are a little more cautious.

  24. Re:So much for the open source community on Wikipedia Needs $20K · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    They aren't asking for a little help. They are asking for 20,000 USD with NO explanition of what they are going buy withit.

    All they have to do is, on the same page the accept donations from, list what they want to buy with the money.

    Till they do that they will not get any money from me.

  25. Re:Just like real life on Second Life MMO Update Creates Virtual Eviction Notices · · Score: 1

    Yes it does.

    You have to pay property taxes on the building, even if it is just sitting there empty.