The Saudi government desperately needs the US to help them deal with Iran. They have gotten themselves involved in a high stakes game with Iran that they cant win without the US support.
All the chips are in the hands of the US and they still hesitate to hold the Saudis responsible for all the horrible crap they've been involved in.
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Facebook is part of the United States, the individual employees are all (or mostly) citizens and so they have a right to voice their opinion. Doesn't NRA try to use their power to steer politics in their own desired direction? why not FB?
US has always been an oligarchy where people with power had more of a say than the average Joe; and this is perfectly in line with how politics have been conducted in this country.
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I agree that he is not a scientist by the most widely accepted definition (i.e., he is not publishing in scientific journals, not discovering new things...). However, that is not the same thing as saying him and Palin are on the same level in terms of their scientific credentials.
I don't think the poster is arguing that Bill Nye is a scientist, but rather the ridiculousness of Sarah Palin's claim.
What i meant was that these adjectives, e.g., "indian", "shi**y programmer",... are being applied to all H1B workers. I didnt mean that there is a correlation between them. You didnt parse my sentences correctly:P
Why do you assume hiring H1B workers means he doesnt *care*? I am an H1B worker from Canada working in Silicon Valley and I work for one of the big companies and have many H1B friends who work for fb/linkedin and I can assure you if facebook could find the talent they are looking for in the pool of American candidates they wouldn't hire us. All the respectable companies pay the H1B guys the same rate as the local hires but then they have to go through the hassle of worrying about their immigration status, so it's definitely much better for them to hire locals. But there are not enoough! I know recruiters who call me and plead with me to give them contact info for American candidates because they are hiring for defense contractors, and they cant find anyone!
I dont know why you closet-racist libertarian Silicon Valley a**holes always assume that H1B workers are under-qualified, unwashed peasants being imported from India and turning out s**t code.
But then again, if im offended by closet-racist libertarian Silicon Valley a**holes i shouldnt be reading slashdot.
My bad.
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The Saudi government desperately needs the US to help them deal with Iran. They have gotten themselves involved in a high stakes game with Iran that they cant win without the US support. All the chips are in the hands of the US and they still hesitate to hold the Saudis responsible for all the horrible crap they've been involved in. H
Facebook is part of the United States, the individual employees are all (or mostly) citizens and so they have a right to voice their opinion. Doesn't NRA try to use their power to steer politics in their own desired direction? why not FB? US has always been an oligarchy where people with power had more of a say than the average Joe; and this is perfectly in line with how politics have been conducted in this country. H
I feel safer with CA elites at the helm than the average American. Have you seen the *average* American??
I agree that he is not a scientist by the most widely accepted definition (i.e., he is not publishing in scientific journals, not discovering new things...). However, that is not the same thing as saying him and Palin are on the same level in terms of their scientific credentials. I don't think the poster is arguing that Bill Nye is a scientist, but rather the ridiculousness of Sarah Palin's claim.
What i meant was that these adjectives, e.g., "indian", "shi**y programmer", ... are being applied to all H1B workers. I didnt mean that there is a correlation between them. You didnt parse my sentences correctly :P
Why do you assume hiring H1B workers means he doesnt *care*? I am an H1B worker from Canada working in Silicon Valley and I work for one of the big companies and have many H1B friends who work for fb/linkedin and I can assure you if facebook could find the talent they are looking for in the pool of American candidates they wouldn't hire us. All the respectable companies pay the H1B guys the same rate as the local hires but then they have to go through the hassle of worrying about their immigration status, so it's definitely much better for them to hire locals. But there are not enoough! I know recruiters who call me and plead with me to give them contact info for American candidates because they are hiring for defense contractors, and they cant find anyone! I dont know why you closet-racist libertarian Silicon Valley a**holes always assume that H1B workers are under-qualified, unwashed peasants being imported from India and turning out s**t code. But then again, if im offended by closet-racist libertarian Silicon Valley a**holes i shouldnt be reading slashdot. My bad.