I'm not american and have never lived in America. I'm not indian (looks like they are the primary H1B workers) and I'm not a programmer.
Wether H1B are "moral" or not, the issue should be that these companies might be simply violating the letter (and spirit) of the law that implements H1B visas.
They are stating in a public way that they prefer H1B workers? No problem there since everyone is entitled to their opinions. But if they are actively refusing to hire locals in favor of H1B, they are not even exploiting a loophole. They are simply breaking a law that states that H1B are only to be hired when local talent is not available.
Inmigration (as well as labor?) authorities should have a record of H1B sponsors. Number too high? Audit them and make them justify their H1B.
Of course, politicos are usually in the pockets of corporations, so I'm guessing there's not much chance of that.
In fact, given all the brouhaha that I'm seeing on CNN about illegal aliens in the US, I'm suprised that this issue hasn't come up (I know they are H1B are legal, but mobs usually don't care).
You didn't have a working internet connection? When I installed a "cd emulator" driver, Win XP told me that my machine had changed too much (??) and I needed to re-activate either by calling microsoft or via the internet. I chose the later and was on my way in less than a minute.
I dunno. Maybe security clearance? I guess the dept of energy is pretty sensitive when it comes to nuclear plants, so I guess a thorough background check is required to work in them. (Just guessing here).
Of course, the irony would be how security information was stored insecurely enough to be stolen.
Why are you asking me? I'm not your wife/husband. They're the only other person who could tell you if this job would wreck your family.
Wow. You trolled and got a +4 insisghful. Read the blurb. He isn't asking wether he should or not. He is asking for people with similar experiences to come forward and share their stories. I'm guessing to figure out "gotchas" that might not be evident now.
Overselling your bandwidth is what is wrong with the internet as it is now. You shoul dalways plan on your users ALL using the internet at the sametime because they CAN!
Unfortunately, that would lead to a grossly inefficient network that would be too expensive for the end user.
Unless a breakthru in transmission technology comes thru, I don't see that happening. Bandwith is not infinite and the routers and switches responsible for your service do not have "quantum computer" capacity for processing traffic.
What bothers me of current "unlimited" services is the name. It is not unlimited. It is "limited to the best of our capacity". The end user should be made aware of this, and not just with a disclaimer buried in the small print.
Maybe he's thinking of Netsaint, Nagios'predecessor. As far as I remember, Netsaint didn't support templates and it's config file (single file) was a bit of a bear to read and edit without a tool to manipulate it.
Nagios, on the other hand, is a snap to configure and maintain. And the config files' syntax are extremely easy to read and interpret. And that includes dependencies, custom made plugins and notification commands.
..it is just me or can't chinese dissidents use google.com instead of google.cn and get an uncensored version.
It's just you.;-)
I don't know how they do it, but I guess Google either does geolocation and redirects to the appropiate version or they simple block access to google.com.
I used that approach before. But I preferred to restrict incoming torrent connections to a single port. That way I didn't have to punch multiple holes and set up multiple NAT in my firewall.
Good thing I've been using uTorrent for a while now.
I love utorrent. I just wish there was a Linux version or alternative. I used to use the btdownloadcurses, but it becomes cumbersome when you want to leech/seed several torrents at once.
Sure they get the connection, but only to the VPN server which has no logs. I guess connecting to my corporate VPN Is deemed illegal:) what about p2p, I do not keep logs, do you? THen again why am I worried. Im not in backward USA:)
Hence my "plausible deniability be damned" comment. Imagine a future (that hopefully will not come to be) where encrypted communications have to be logged by law. Corporations are already required to keep logs of a lot of things for at least seven years. Now ISP might be required to do so.
Remember the clipper chip? What if someone tries to bring that one back to the table?
I dunno if slippery slope is a fallacy or not, but I hope we don't get to the point where "We can't monitor you, therefore you must be doing something illegal" is not a valid reason for indictment.
I don't live in the U.S. either, but we tend to base a lot of our communications legislation on the FCC.
Oh, and how can I get Nancy Grace sent to Gitmo? The woman is a disgrace to the legal profession, and I didn't think it was possible for that particular group of individuals to sink any lower!
She should mate with Jack Thompson.
Imagine the results.
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In at least two spanish speaking countries I've seen both Monteros and Pajeros on the street. I believe Pajeros were sold as the deluxe or higher end model of Monteros. Nobody remarked on the name tho everybody probably tought about it when they first heard the name. I think the Pajero then went on to become Montero Sport (which didn't resemble either Monteros or Pajeros).
Tiburon does mean shark, and they were sold as such. It's not a bad image to associate with a car, anyway (no worse than Impala, at least).
Nova, as a single word, is as common in spanish as it is in english, eg. Supernova. I don't remember seeing a Chevy Nova in person, tho.
Unfortunately, "I've got a gun rack in my Chevy" only works in certain parts of the country. "Sports car lines" work almost everywhere, plus they make you more virile.
"Does this rag smell like cloroform to you?"
Not mine. If I could remember which slashdotter said that first I would attribute properly. Sorry.
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I'm not american and have never lived in America. I'm not indian (looks like they are the primary H1B workers) and I'm not a programmer.
Wether H1B are "moral" or not, the issue should be that these companies might be simply violating the letter (and spirit) of the law that implements H1B visas.
They are stating in a public way that they prefer H1B workers? No problem there since everyone is entitled to their opinions. But if they are actively refusing to hire locals in favor of H1B, they are not even exploiting a loophole. They are simply breaking a law that states that H1B are only to be hired when local talent is not available.
Inmigration (as well as labor?) authorities should have a record of H1B sponsors. Number too high? Audit them and make them justify their H1B.
Of course, politicos are usually in the pockets of corporations, so I'm guessing there's not much chance of that.
In fact, given all the brouhaha that I'm seeing on CNN about illegal aliens in the US, I'm suprised that this issue hasn't come up (I know they are H1B are legal, but mobs usually don't care).
You didn't have a working internet connection? When I installed a "cd emulator" driver, Win XP told me that my machine had changed too much (??) and I needed to re-activate either by calling microsoft or via the internet. I chose the later and was on my way in less than a minute.
It *is* a hassle, but not much of one.
You are not taking into account same-sex dating. Tho I agree that it might be an insignificant number.
Maybe he sent the rejection notice in .doc format, and RMS' system automatically rejects all attachements in a non free document format.
I dunno. Maybe security clearance? I guess the dept of energy is pretty sensitive when it comes to nuclear plants, so I guess a thorough background check is required to work in them. (Just guessing here).
Of course, the irony would be how security information was stored insecurely enough to be stolen.
Convince more game devs to use OpenGL, libSDL, OpenAL, and other cross-platform libraries, lest they settle with straight DirectX.
Can DirectX be licensed from Microsoft and ported to MacOSX, or is it tied to some technology that is Windows Only?
I know it would defeat the purpose of using Open standards, but wouldn't it make easier to port games?
If you're buying a keyboard with blank keys do yourself a favor and get the Happy Hacking blank keytop model
I dunno if it's the same one you mean, but the keyboard you linked has only 60 keys and costs $250.00!! Definitely not for cheapos like me.
Have you noticed that every group is sent twice?
Maybe they forgot to turn off the "local echo".
Wow. You trolled and got a +4 insisghful. Read the blurb. He isn't asking wether he should or not. He is asking for people with similar experiences to come forward and share their stories. I'm guessing to figure out "gotchas" that might not be evident now.
Unfortunately, that would lead to a grossly inefficient network that would be too expensive for the end user.
Unless a breakthru in transmission technology comes thru, I don't see that happening. Bandwith is not infinite and the routers and switches responsible for your service do not have "quantum computer" capacity for processing traffic.
What bothers me of current "unlimited" services is the name. It is not unlimited. It is "limited to the best of our capacity". The end user should be made aware of this, and not just with a disclaimer buried in the small print.
And, I certainly don't know anything evil about trolls! They are downtrodden, and ugly, for the most part, but not evil.
Plus they have the best accent and the coolest laughter.
Martian Dreams was a cool game. Savage Empire wasn't, tho.
Actually, when I first heard about this new controller my first tought was: "How long until somebody with a disability sues for discrimination".
Of course, I tend to have a fatalist outlook sometimes.
Maybe he's thinking of Netsaint, Nagios'predecessor. As far as I remember, Netsaint didn't support templates and it's config file (single file) was a bit of a bear to read and edit without a tool to manipulate it.
Nagios, on the other hand, is a snap to configure and maintain. And the config files' syntax are extremely easy to read and interpret. And that includes dependencies, custom made plugins and notification commands.
I remember bearshare vaguely. Wasn't that a gnutella client with built-in spyware?
..it is just me or can't chinese dissidents use google.com instead of google.cn and get an uncensored version.
;-)
It's just you.
I don't know how they do it, but I guess Google either does geolocation and redirects to the appropiate version or they simple block access to google.com.
I'm sure Martin is tremblaying in his shoes right now.
AAAARGH!
and the panty raid scene will unfortunately be removed from the movie.
Nooooooo!
Ah, to be young again... and knowing a movie theater that didn't bother checking to see if you were old enough to enter...
I used that approach before. But I preferred to restrict incoming torrent connections to a single port. That way I didn't have to punch multiple holes and set up multiple NAT in my firewall.
Good thing I've been using uTorrent for a while now.
I love utorrent. I just wish there was a Linux version or alternative. I used to use the btdownloadcurses, but it becomes cumbersome when you want to leech/seed several torrents at once.
Sure they get the connection, but only to the VPN server which has no logs. I guess connecting to my corporate VPN Is deemed illegal :) what about p2p, I do not keep logs, do you? THen again why am I worried. Im not in backward USA :)
Hence my "plausible deniability be damned" comment. Imagine a future (that hopefully will not come to be) where encrypted communications have to be logged by law. Corporations are already required to keep logs of a lot of things for at least seven years. Now ISP might be required to do so.
Remember the clipper chip? What if someone tries to bring that one back to the table?
I dunno if slippery slope is a fallacy or not, but I hope we don't get to the point where "We can't monitor you, therefore you must be doing something illegal" is not a valid reason for indictment.
I don't live in the U.S. either, but we tend to base a lot of our communications legislation on the FCC.
VPN. Log that :)
Actually, they can. Something along the lines of: "An encrypted connection was established on port tcp/1234 from IP 1.2.3.4 to ip 4.3.2.1"
A couple of days later, feds will knock on your door because of suspicious activities that couldn't be monitored and plausible deniability bedamned.
Oh, and how can I get Nancy Grace sent to Gitmo? The woman is a disgrace to the legal profession, and I didn't think it was possible for that particular group of individuals to sink any lower!
She should mate with Jack Thompson.
Imagine the results.
In at least two spanish speaking countries I've seen both Monteros and Pajeros on the street. I believe Pajeros were sold as the deluxe or higher end model of Monteros. Nobody remarked on the name tho everybody probably tought about it when they first heard the name. I think the Pajero then went on to become Montero Sport (which didn't resemble either Monteros or Pajeros).
Tiburon does mean shark, and they were sold as such. It's not a bad image to associate with a car, anyway (no worse than Impala, at least).
Nova, as a single word, is as common in spanish as it is in english, eg. Supernova. I don't remember seeing a Chevy Nova in person, tho.
Unfortunately, "I've got a gun rack in my Chevy" only works in certain parts of the country. "Sports car lines" work almost everywhere, plus they make you more virile.
"Does this rag smell like cloroform to you?"
Not mine. If I could remember which slashdotter said that first I would attribute properly. Sorry.