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  1. Re: Unionize on American IT Workers Increasingly Alleging Discrimination · · Score: 1

    HRs regularly know each other and know the high upfront costs of H1B. They rarely steal from each other on H1Bs (regular employees are different matters).
    As to global conspiracy, it is illegal for HR to notify others of the fact of how you were fired, laid off, or simply quit. However, they can and do, tell each other if you are re-hirable inside the company. In essence, they are telling each other that you were fired if you are re-hirable.

  2. Re: Unionize on American IT Workers Increasingly Alleging Discrimination · · Score: 1

    Perfectly legal, yes. However rarely done as they do not want another business doing the same to them.

  3. Nope; kill off all guest worker programs on American IT Workers Increasingly Alleging Discrimination · · Score: 1

    Seriously, kill ALL guest worker programs. Foreign companies representing foreign gov, and nations, will ALLWAYS cheat on these. Instead, we need change green card programs in which we cut the number of ppl from each nation in half, and then apply that total count to bringing in ppl on needed skills as green card. By bringing them here, most will stay and keep the skills going. In addition, for anybody brought on needed skills, they need to be paid at least average for that position and location.

  4. Re:Another EPA failure on EPA Gave Volkswagen a Free Pass On Emissions Ten Years Ago Due To Lack of Budget · · Score: 1

    ah. I see that you study the current GOP's philosophy and logic.

  5. but does that excuse VW and others from cheating? on EPA Gave Volkswagen a Free Pass On Emissions Ten Years Ago Due To Lack of Budget · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Seriously, the neo-cons have been gutting EPA and any form of gov that they hate.
    HOWEVER, that does not give VW, Audi, Mercedes, Samsung, etc license to cheat at will.

    I prefer that we block these companies from selling in the states, but next up, would be fines so large that they can fund these groups.

  6. Re: The nuclear shills at work, again on EU Probes TVs Over Energy Test Scores · · Score: 1

    Actually, nuke IS good for all of us. While I support AE, the main 2 pushed are wind and solar, and both depend on the sun. Put up clouds ( from a nation learning to control weather ), or block the sun via a volcano ( hello Yellowstone), and right when you need the most power, it stops. New Fission is needed to replace old tired reactors, and use up the majority of 'waste'. Fusion , may never come, but if so, it can replace coal, etc.

  7. Re: Government sets absurd limits then companies c on EU Probes TVs Over Energy Test Scores · · Score: 1

    What absurd limit was set?

  8. Re: An interesting option on The Case For Going To Phobos Before Going To Mars · · Score: 1

    And yet, it will happen BEFORE going to Mars. Private space will do it and then trolls like you can quit whining.

  9. Re: We've been to Mars already on The Case For Going To Phobos Before Going To Mars · · Score: 1

    And the dipshits continue.

  10. Re: Only for rich douchebags... on Tesla Unveils the Model X · · Score: 1

    Actually, I would-be shocked if 1 worker pays all of that subsidy. And the fact is, that they don't. But that is OK. In 10 years, Tesla's taxes will have covered the subsidy. In addition, Tesla has forced all car companies to go pure EVs. By 2025, America will likely not import any more oil. That will be huge.

  11. Re: So when are they making something we can AFFOR on Tesla Unveils the Model X · · Score: 1

    Actually, charging stations extremely.abundent.
    First, every home with a garage or carport is a charger.
    secondly, there are over 10,000 public chargers just in America.
    Tesla has over 200 SC in America alone which allow for driving around most of the lower 48. And by end of next year, they will have over 300 SC, and the entire lower 48 covered with free driving.

  12. Re: Kill h1b, but add more tech green cards on NY Times: Temporary Visas To Import Talent Help Copycats Take Jobs Abroad · · Score: 1

    If your talents are needed, and u are good enough for a temporary job, then far better to simply bring you over permentantly. Tata and others should be blocked on this.

    out of curiosity, are you going for citizenship? I hope so. I would rather keep somebody that has job and cultural knowledge.

  13. Kill h1b, but add more tech green cards on NY Times: Temporary Visas To Import Talent Help Copycats Take Jobs Abroad · · Score: 2

    Seriously, h1b is used to keep local and immigrant pay down. If America needs these talents, then we should have them live here permantly. At the same time, they should be paid the average pay for that position. Otherwise, it is simply a company using an immigrant, rather than solving a true issue.

  14. Re:Well, now we know she h8s the US Constitution on Carly Fiorina: I Supplied HP Servers For NSA Snooping · · Score: 2

    putin is schooling O? Are you fucking serious? When Putin invaded Georgia, W/neo-cons did NOTHING. When Putin invaded Ukraine, O pushed for sanctions on Russia, which is seriously killing their economy. That is why Putin was willing to talk to O on the side. Right now, he would LOVE to have these sanctions removed. Russia will not tolerate these for another 2 years.

    Schooling by Putin, or the thought that Fiona who is only destructive to America will hurt Putin? Zero chance. She would remove the sanctions and push our businesses over there.

  15. Re:Well, now we know she h8s the US Constitution on Carly Fiorina: I Supplied HP Servers For NSA Snooping · · Score: 2

    I worked at Bell labs when she broke us apart and then later when she was in charge at HP. What a fucking nightmare she was. In both companies, she was only interested in making the stocks rise so she was happy to part out the companies. She and Romney share so much in common.

  16. Re:Well, now we know she h8s the US Constitution on Carly Fiorina: I Supplied HP Servers For NSA Snooping · · Score: -1, Troll

    Personally, I would rather not answer ACs, since they are general horrible and unintelligent. However, I will make an exception.
    Like others, I find it amazing that you would equate spying on terrorists and other nations as equal to murdering ppl, or placing them in jail for simply differing with the gov. But no doubt that does not matter to you. Instead, you and others will scream about how horrible it is for America to spy on other nations, BUT, it is OK for YOUR nation to do the same. You are a Total Hypocrite without any sense of decency.

  17. give me a fucking break on Carly Fiorina: I Supplied HP Servers For NSA Snooping · · Score: 0

    This did NOT have ANYTHING to do with murdering anybody. All that happened is that the NSA listened in on terrorists, as well as other nations. ALL NATIONS have spy agencies that listen in on others. China has one of the most active spy ring going in the world.
    To fucking compare this to the death camps of Hitler shows how disgusting you really are.

  18. wow on Carly Fiorina: I Supplied HP Servers For NSA Snooping · · Score: 2

    So many ppl miss the fact that you being sarcastic.

  19. Much easier way to stop this on Study: $1.8 Billion In Reshipping Fraud With Stolen Cards Each Year · · Score: 0

    Most of the CCs that are stolen en-mass have 2 things in common:
    1) the systems run Windows.
    2) the company outsourced to India.

    now some of you will say that it is not so , or that I am biased. Yet, nothing of the kind. Russians approach Indians and point out correctly, that the company that they work for pays them crap. In fact few make more than $9k / year. As such, Russian can offer them 90k to leave a back door. Once in, the Russian will clean it up and point elsewhere.

    This will continue until western companies realize that security costs. First, do not run Windows( which will lower costs by switching off ), but then pay all the computer related decent salaries. You want them happy and not willing to hurt the company.

  20. no, there are PLENTY of ppl that would happily go on a 1-way mission to mars. The luney mars one stuff has shown that many are interested in changing the future.

  21. Mystic;
    I am a huge fan of Mars Direct. However, the fact is, that we have not landed much on Mars yet. In addition, I differ with the idea of bringing ppl back from Mars. At the very least, they should be required to stay a minimum of 10 years, if not 20.

  22. what a whack job and a liar. on Why NASA's Road To Mars Plan Proves That It Should Return To the Moon First · · Score: 1

    It is the GOP the continues to gut commercial space.
    You neo-cons continue to gut NASA esp. commercial space.
    But, fools like you are too attached to your party and are unwilling to look at facts.

  23. Re:Will mark write about the GOP's support of puti on Why NASA's Road To Mars Plan Proves That It Should Return To the Moon First · · Score: 1

    nothing mysterious about this.
    Obama's budgets have ALWAYS given loads of money to Commercial space to try and build out multiple launchers. However, the GOP has gutted it over and over.
    You can google for NASA budget on parabolic arc
    And what is the repercussion of the GOP's cuts to the commercial space? Well, it means that a LOT more money has to flow to Putin to fly astronauts to the ISS. Most importantly, America cut a deal whereby we pay for all non-russians that fly there. So, at this time, the GOP is forcing us to pay 70-80 million / seat that goes to the ISS. And what does Russia pay? Nothing. WHy? Because 2 of the seats are occupied by westerners while the 3rd is a Russian, and it costs 140 M to launch. IOW, We are paying for EVERYBODY to go to the ISS.

    So, rather than us paying for Russian flights to the ISS, it would actually be CHEAPER for us to pay commercial space to finish this development, then it is for us to spend this money on the Russians. The GOP KNOWS this (as does mark), but they do not care. Instead, they want desperately to kill off SpaceX.

  24. Re: Oh boy... Nuclear! on Nuclear Energy: The Good News and the Bad News In the EPA Clean Energy Plan · · Score: 1

    Because, they are built wrong. We need new gen IV designs which would lower the price a great deal.

  25. Re: Oh boy... Nuclear! on Nuclear Energy: The Good News and the Bad News In the EPA Clean Energy Plan · · Score: 2

    That is wrong. Nuke, coal, fossil fuels have been subsidized since they started. And when each was started, they were much larger subsidies than wind or solar.