There is no shortage of citizens that are capable of doing the job - they just have the problem of being a US citizen.
Cancel the program and make it impossible to ignore the citizen until there is a real problem (long-term & short-term unemployment under 2%). Make it so that permatemping/temporary work does not count towards that 2%. Then reinstate with a sufficient amount of people(whom are paid a wage that discourages bribery) to enforce that law.
When you hear "shortage" used to describe the amount of citizens in a needed part of the private sector(whether it is IT or most non-temporary forms of employment in the US), the source is lying through their teeth.
...and witness roughly the same treatment and disregard. Yes, it's dangerous enough as-is(even for the more saintly of mining companies), but they're quite like China.
It's in the US and shows how the pay isn't the problem. It shows that the problem is that it is a captive audience (their labor pool) with very few alternatives.
It's not what they're being paid, it's how it's being done. They have laws that mandate paid overtime, but it'd be suicidal to ask for it. At least in the US, you'll survive long enough to make it to court and make your case to an impartial judge.
Unlike the US, China (and many other Third World countries) make it a point to instill a certain fear in the worker's life. That's how they make the hardware so cheaply. That's also why it's not a temporary arrangement, but a permanent way of life.
"The National Labor Committee offers an in-depth look into working conditions in Chinese sweatshops producing hardware (mice, etc.) for Microsoft, complete with pictures. Apparently, so called 'work study students,' 16 and 17 years of age, work 15-hour shifts, six and seven days a week
It's simply not profitable to have people who aren't afraid of their job and/or their life. Third World countries deliver both fears handily.
Microsoft said it is taking the claims seriously and has 'commenced an investigation.'"
Said investigation will be focused on how they can prevent such things from coming to light in the future. People will be bribed, families will go in/out of favor, etc. No real change will be made outside of moving it to another equally bad of a country/location.
While they might have no DRM, China is willing to go the extra mile (e.g. far beyond the US) in monitoring / enforcing their policies against their own citizens. Think of what they already have to fulfill the RM part of DRM.
They don't need DRM, when the Rights Management has a suitable real-world equivalent in their government. All they have to do is wait for the right moment to use it on their target.
Microsoft rejected Brin's critique, saying it would continue to obey local laws on censorship in China."
Interesting how it's fine to obey the law to the letter in China(and about any other offshoring destination), but find every way to get around obeying it in the US.
It doesn't change that the particular individual(Wang) and his home country(China) are threats.
And independent American scientists who read his paper said it was true: Mr. Wang's work was a conventional technical exercise that in no way could be used to take down a power grid
That presumes none of them were on China's side or favored China in any way.
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Turtleneck calling the kettle black?
My choice? It's Nokia. At least they have a happy medium of openness, functionality, and usability. Yes, they have Flash.
...It is a side effect that I don't mind, as it leaves more opportunities for actual citizens.
I don't mind picking up the slack from people trying to boycott this law.
This law keeps on getting better every day.
Wal-Mart profits too much from their form of slavery to ask for decency(even if it gets rid of those pesky labor unions in the US).
It's the Hobson's Choice that these people have to make - in that it is their only (real) choice for work.
What is going on with those factory bosses that makes them want to whip/kill/etc.?
The problem with that is it still gives them the opening to throw impossible requirements for US citizens.
Larger LCDs are finally affordable now, and how many years did that take
The problem with that is that they cut out more than a few pixels and certainly a lot of of the quality in the panels.
There is no shortage of citizens that are capable of doing the job - they just have the problem of being a US citizen.
Cancel the program and make it impossible to ignore the citizen until there is a real problem (long-term & short-term unemployment under 2%). Make it so that permatemping/temporary work does not count towards that 2%. Then reinstate with a sufficient amount of people(whom are paid a wage that discourages bribery) to enforce that law.
When you hear "shortage" used to describe the amount of citizens in a needed part of the private sector(whether it is IT or most non-temporary forms of employment in the US), the source is lying through their teeth.
Have that apply to firms like Grigsby & Cohen(known for their hostility to citizens in hiring practices) that as well.
...and witness roughly the same treatment and disregard. Yes, it's dangerous enough as-is(even for the more saintly of mining companies), but they're quite like China.
It's in the US and shows how the pay isn't the problem. It shows that the problem is that it is a captive audience (their labor pool) with very few alternatives.
It's not the pay, it's the conditions.
Just because it's the only choice doesn't make it any better.
Then the users will just flock towards a client that offers blocking and gets around pesky API keys.
It's not what they're being paid, it's how it's being done. They have laws that mandate paid overtime, but it'd be suicidal to ask for it. At least in the US, you'll survive long enough to make it to court and make your case to an impartial judge.
Unlike the US, China (and many other Third World countries) make it a point to instill a certain fear in the worker's life. That's how they make the hardware so cheaply. That's also why it's not a temporary arrangement, but a permanent way of life.
"The National Labor Committee offers an in-depth look into working conditions in Chinese sweatshops producing hardware (mice, etc.) for Microsoft, complete with pictures. Apparently, so called 'work study students,' 16 and 17 years of age, work 15-hour shifts, six and seven days a week
It's simply not profitable to have people who aren't afraid of their job and/or their life. Third World countries deliver both fears handily.
Microsoft said it is taking the claims seriously and has 'commenced an investigation.'"
Said investigation will be focused on how they can prevent such things from coming to light in the future. People will be bribed, families will go in/out of favor, etc. No real change will be made outside of moving it to another equally bad of a country/location.
Just block them and/or report them as spam.
Or just use a client that disregards the ads.
While they might have no DRM, China is willing to go the extra mile (e.g. far beyond the US) in monitoring / enforcing their policies against their own citizens. Think of what they already have to fulfill the RM part of DRM.
They don't need DRM, when the Rights Management has a suitable real-world equivalent in their government. All they have to do is wait for the right moment to use it on their target.
For trying to get people to want to use the OS, Sun and Oracle sure like to piss people off.
Oracle just seems to make it more pronounced.
Now might be a time for the folks @ ps2dev to be a bit less arrogant/worrisome and allow things to be opened up.
While they do have some valid concerns, their excuses are wearing thin.
Microsoft rejected Brin's critique, saying it would continue to obey local laws on censorship in China."
Interesting how it's fine to obey the law to the letter in China(and about any other offshoring destination), but find every way to get around obeying it in the US.
I'm not surprised.
Verizon: We never stop working you.
That ignores responsible disclosure completely.
Still doesn't make it a non-threat. (Score:-1, Flamebait)
Such interests are legitimate threats even if the paper itself is reviewed to be harmless.
As long as he doesn't threaten US citizens, fine. GTMO is perfect for that purpose.
(cue modbombing in 3,2,1)
It doesn't change that the particular individual(Wang) and his home country(China) are threats.
And independent American scientists who read his paper said it was true: Mr. Wang's work was a conventional technical exercise that in no way could be used to take down a power grid
That presumes none of them were on China's side or favored China in any way.
"The report also said Google would reveal its plans for its China-based staff that day."
Literal termination of life, courtesy of the Chinese military & police?
It's called offshoring to the Third World and has been used against IT after the dotcom disaster.