I'm confused as to why anyone would "loathe" gambling of any type, but especially poker. I suspect it is the moral issue. Some small percentage of the population will develop a gambling problem just as some percentage of adults will become alcoholics. To believe that beer and poker cause this problem is like believing that Downs syndrome is caused by sex.
I don't drink or use drugs; I don't play blackjack or craps; I don't even buy lottery tickets. I do, however play poker whenever I can find the time. Poker is a game of skill where all of the players have the same odds of getting dealt the best hand. I see it as no different than football or auto racing. It's just than geeks do better poker players than linebackers:)
I keep hearing about this shortage of IT workers. What is really happening is that corporations are watching a health US IT labor market eat up a fraction of thier profits and are lobbying heavily to allow more forign workers into the country to try to bring the salaries down.
I think that the competitive salaries and frequent job hopping are not only good for most IT workers, but good for IT in general. Knowlwdge is sperad more quickly, more people have access to the knowledge and it is difficult for one company to hold on to a competitive edge for long. They must contiune to innovate (except maybe M$)creating new competitive advantages. The market grows, consumers get better products faster and smart motivated workers are rewarded with a better more flexible and lucritive work place.
This is not to say that we should shut the door and not allow any forign IT workers in. We should just be sure that the Government and Corporate America are not fixing the numbers to hurt IT workers.
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I'm confused as to why anyone would "loathe" gambling of any type, but especially poker. I suspect it is the moral issue. Some small percentage of the population will develop a gambling problem just as some percentage of adults will become alcoholics. To believe that beer and poker cause this problem is like believing that Downs syndrome is caused by sex.
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I don't drink or use drugs; I don't play blackjack or craps; I don't even buy lottery tickets. I do, however play poker whenever I can find the time. Poker is a game of skill where all of the players have the same odds of getting dealt the best hand. I see it as no different than football or auto racing. It's just than geeks do better poker players than linebackers
I keep hearing about this shortage of IT workers. What is really happening is that corporations are watching a health US IT labor market eat up a fraction of thier profits and are lobbying heavily to allow more forign workers into the country to try to bring the salaries down.
I think that the competitive salaries and frequent job hopping are not only good for most IT workers, but good for IT in general. Knowlwdge is sperad more quickly, more people have access to the knowledge and it is difficult for one company to hold on to a competitive edge for long. They must contiune to innovate (except maybe M$)creating new competitive advantages. The market grows, consumers get better products faster and smart motivated workers are rewarded with a better more flexible and lucritive work place.
This is not to say that we should shut the door and not allow any forign IT workers in. We should just be sure that the Government and Corporate America are not fixing the numbers to hurt IT workers.