You're right - those inventions will need software. But the software won't be written in this country. Just like people still buy cars - but they're made in South America. There still will be deman for software to be done locally. And to make sure that isn't too expensive Corporate America bought the H-1B program.
Odd how the US gov subsidizes farmers rather than tech workers. This is partly due to our stupid voting system where sparse states have more voting power. One man one vote Not.
Friedman himself said that H-1B is a government subsidy. But a subsidy to corporate america, of course. Buy a legislator - get cheap labor.
At least they have semi-powerful lobbying organizations. Although not nearly as powerful as the HMOs and the insurance companies. Maybe this will help, since the IEEE is useless. In fact, they supported H-1B up until recently. The only way H-1B will end is if they issue some for too many lawyers. Don't mess with lawyers. Most legislators are lawyers.
Huh? In case you haven't heard - those H-1Bs were imported here because the ITAA lobbied congressmen. There was no "shortage." There was one purpose to this: reduce the cost of labour so that the CEOs who own our legislators can make another penny per share.
I'm happy that you found a new career. Please leave building software to people who were trained how to do it. Would you go to a "self-taught" surgeon?
You are NOT a surgeon. Getting a degree in Computer Science is like having a degree in Spanish. There are plenty of people who will speak Spanish better than you. Specially the ones who have spent time in Spain. And programming after all, requires many of the same skills that learning a new language requires. C++ has rules and syntax much in the same way that Spanish has.
If Harris Miller had been around at the time of Gutenberg he would have lobbied the government to issue 250,000 visas to Monks from 3rd world countries so that the work could be done cheaper.
Or rather, file a software patent on the process for making a browser pop up another window. Then sue everyone who doesn't pay you royalties. You'll never "punch the monkey" or "optimize your internet connection" again.
Truth is that most artists don't really care. They download music themselves. This little war against mp3s is being fought mostly by the RIAA, since they realize that if people don't need to buy music on a cd-rom, they're out of business.
Before building "a lunar colony" we must first learn how to live in space. Remember that before man even stepped on the moon, someone in Soviet Russia sent out a useless piece of metal to orbit the earth. It didn't do much, but was it a waste of money? No. Same goes for the space station. It would be nice if we could go strait to lunar colonizing, but there are intermediary steps that we must take.
Let me get this right - you're happy that now there's less of a choice because you think it will help Linux? Well, don't complain when another distribution dies because then developers will be better able to focus on Windows development.
I would actually reason that it's neither a social nor a technical problem - it's an economic problem. People wouldn't pirate if the price of a song was reasonable and offered as a convenient download. Most people buy new music for 1 or 2 songs. It doesn't make sense to force them to pay extra for what they don't want and force them to receive it in an autdated medium.
Capitalism assumes competition. This is why utilities were regulated - they're an inherent monopoly. Can you choose another ISP to give you a cable modem connection? No. You can thank AT&T's lobbying and our corrupt legislators.
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You already can do that in a java or vb script. That's why there's security.
You're wrong. I haven't made a Yield() call since Win 3.1
You're right - those inventions will need software. But the software won't be written in this country. Just like people still buy cars - but they're made in South America. There still will be deman for software to be done locally. And to make sure that isn't too expensive Corporate America bought the H-1B program.
Anything labour-intensive is going to be "globalized." Programming is labour-intensive.
Odd how the US gov subsidizes farmers rather than tech workers. This is partly due to our stupid voting system where sparse states have more voting power. One man one vote Not.
Friedman himself said that H-1B is a government subsidy. But a subsidy to corporate america, of course. Buy a legislator - get cheap labor.
At least they have semi-powerful lobbying organizations. Although not nearly as powerful as the HMOs and the insurance companies. Maybe this will help, since the IEEE is useless. In fact, they supported H-1B up until recently. The only way H-1B will end is if they issue some for too many lawyers. Don't mess with lawyers. Most legislators are lawyers.
All I'm trying to say, that as a CS major you learn the history and the "literature" of computing.
You don't need either to either speak good Spanish or write code. Given the choice of interpreters would you take:
A. Guide doesn't speach Spanish but has a degree from harvard in Spanish and knows the history and "literature" of Spain.
B. Guide is self-taught and has no formal degree but speaks and understands perfect Spanish.
You would take B. Just like most employers would hire a programmer for his abilities before his formal degree.
Huh? In case you haven't heard - those H-1Bs were imported here because the ITAA lobbied congressmen. There was no "shortage." There was one purpose to this: reduce the cost of labour so that the CEOs who own our legislators can make another penny per share.
I'm happy that you found a new career. Please leave building software to people who were trained how to do it. Would you go to a "self-taught" surgeon?
You are NOT a surgeon. Getting a degree in Computer Science is like having a degree in Spanish. There are plenty of people who will speak Spanish better than you. Specially the ones who have spent time in Spain. And programming after all, requires many of the same skills that learning a new language requires. C++ has rules and syntax much in the same way that Spanish has.
Punk.
They're also the ones claiming a "serious shortage" in programmers. Tell that to your unemployed friends.
If Harris Miller had been around at the time of Gutenberg he would have lobbied the government to issue 250,000 visas to Monks from 3rd world countries so that the work could be done cheaper.
Yes, but picture a billion people with an abacus each, and we're talking a lot of processing power.
Customers will use different ports (if port-blocking is installed), or they will just find another ISP.
Or rather, file a software patent on the process for making a browser pop up another window. Then sue everyone who doesn't pay you royalties. You'll never "punch the monkey" or "optimize your internet connection" again.
Truth is that most artists don't really care. They download music themselves. This little war against mp3s is being fought mostly by the RIAA, since they realize that if people don't need to buy music on a cd-rom, they're out of business.
Before building "a lunar colony" we must first learn how to live in space. Remember that before man even stepped on the moon, someone in Soviet Russia sent out a useless piece of metal to orbit the earth. It didn't do much, but was it a waste of money? No. Same goes for the space station. It would be nice if we could go strait to lunar colonizing, but there are intermediary steps that we must take.
We better tell the Soviet Russians that if they don't pay up, all their space base are belong to us.
Please try to keep posts on topic.
Let me get this right - you're happy that now there's less of a choice because you think it will help Linux? Well, don't complain when another distribution dies because then developers will be better able to focus on Windows development.
In case anybody was wondering, his signature reads "I am batman"
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Remember Mighty Mouse?
http://www.toonopedia.com/mightym.htm
I think he was prosecuted by Mickey Mouse under the DMCA.
It's debatable as to whether or not virii are actually "alive".
I would actually reason that it's neither a social nor a technical problem - it's an economic problem. People wouldn't pirate if the price of a song was reasonable and offered as a convenient download. Most people buy new music for 1 or 2 songs. It doesn't make sense to force them to pay extra for what they don't want and force them to receive it in an autdated medium.
Capitalism assumes competition. This is why utilities were regulated - they're an inherent monopoly. Can you choose another ISP to give you a cable modem connection? No. You can thank AT&T's lobbying and our corrupt legislators.