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  1. Re:the bottom dregs for the cloistered elite. on Skilled Foreign Workers Treated as Indentured Servants · · Score: 1

    I bet he is talking about Cox Communications.

  2. threAD on Used IT Equipment Can Be Worth a Fortune (Video) · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Its a threAD.

  3. Re: Going to miss them on Geeks.com Online Shop Has Closed · · Score: 1

    Geek also sold on Amazon.com. In fact, their shopping cart allowed you to login with your Amazon account.

  4. Re: waste of money on In Sandy-Struck NJ Town, Verizon Goes All Wireless, No Copper · · Score: 1

    +1

  5. Re: Um...any TECHNICAL explanation? on American Airlines Grounds Flights · · Score: 1

    Actually, it is a very well documented system with strict change control and change management.

  6. Re: A classic case of a kettle calling the pot bla on Guantanamo Hearings Delayed as Legal Files Vanish · · Score: 2

    Pakistan has repeatedly offered to take the prisoners.

  7. Re: They're not who you think on H-1B Cap Reached Today; Didn't Get In? Too Bad · · Score: 1

    Look up your H1-b visa co-workers and see what they make:

    http://salaryquest.com/

  8. Re:Seriously? on NetWare 3.12 Server Taken Down After 16 Years of Continuous Duty · · Score: 2

    On Fark you get pictures.

  9. Re:Congress gunning for 300,000 plus H1Bs on US CompSci Enrollment Leaps For 5th Straight Year · · Score: 2

    By "qualified" they mean willing to work for the low wages they are offering.

    There is a reason why the biggest users of H1-B visas are contacting shops from India.

    Top 5 H1-B users for 2012:

    Infosys Limited 18844
    Tata Consultancy Services Limited 8461
    Wipro Limited 8086
    Deloitte Consulting Lp 5628
    Ibm India Private Limited

  10. Re:No bias at all... on There Is Plenty To Cut At the Pentagon · · Score: 0

    Drones are the future.

    The F-35 is already obsolete.

  11. How do you on Google Releases Chrome 25 With Voice Recognition Support · · Score: 1

    How do you pronounce "Goatse" anyhow?

  12. Re:No, it shouldn't on Should the Start of Chinese New Year Be a Federal Holiday? · · Score: 1

    The USis the only nation in the world with no holidays (or sick leave) mandated by law.

    I tell my group in India this and they think I am making up stories.

  13. Re:perception of ease-of-use on Woz Says iPhone Features Are 'Behind' · · Score: 1

    Unwashed masses?

    Really?

  14. Excel has been around since 1985 on Why Microsoft Office For iOS Will Likely Never See the Light of Day · · Score: 3, Informative

    Microsoft shipped Excel for Apple OS in 1985, a few years before shipping a version for Windows.

  15. How can you shoot innocent women... on What's It Like To Pilot a Drone? a Bit Like Call of Duty · · Score: 1

    Pvt. Joker: How can you shoot innocent women and children like that?
    Helicopter gunner: It's easy. You just don't lead them as much. You see, anyone that runs, is V.C. Anyone that stands still is well disciplined V.C. Ain't war hell?

  16. Re:Hell, I'd love to code now on Why Coding At Fifty May Be Nifty · · Score: 1

    Agile is for people that can't put together project plans.

  17. It like the 80's never ended in San Fran on PadMapper Gets C&D From Craigslist Over Apartment Listing Maps · · Score: 1

    Why is craigslist still stuck in the 80's with their user interface?

  18. More H1-b Visas! That's the ticket! on Too Many Biomedical Graduate Students, Not Enough Jobs · · Score: 2

    Seriously, H1-b visas are being used to bring over more scientist.

  19. Re:You are being played on Ask Slashdot: Comparing the Value of Skilled Admins vs. Contributing Supervisors · · Score: 1

    Yep...they are trying to take advantage of the weak economy.

  20. Re:Who said anything about T-Mobile or Sprint? on Verizon To Kill All Unlimited Data Plans · · Score: 1

    StraightAway is $45 for unlimited talk/text/data.

    Much much cheaper than AT&T, even though they use AT&It's network.

  21. Re:WiMax and LTE on Sprint CEO Defends Company's Decision To Bet It All On the iPhone · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What's the attraction to LTE when you have a 2GB datacap?

  22. I love my HP Touchpad on The webOS Features Other OSes Should Steal · · Score: 1

    It even runs flash.

  23. Re:Average on IT Salaries Edge Up Back To 2008 Levels · · Score: 1

    The number if IT workers admitted on H1-b visas is also at a 10 year low.

  24. Irene? on Hurricane Irene Threatens US Northeast; Cover Your Assets · · Score: 1

    I thought it was Ilene?

  25. Re:Still unemployed on Forrester Says Tech Downturn Is "Unofficially Over" · · Score: 1

    Then the market crashed.. good time to start my 401k. My 401k started about 2 months before the crash. Within 8 months and investing $1k into it, it's worth $6.5k. That's a good return me thinks.

    Bernie Madoff would be jealous of that return.