The problem is that employers don't want to train employees and expect potential hires to get the training and experience they need for the job on their own time and dime. That's basically what the parent's post boils down to.
That misses the whole point of the H1-b program. The reason to bring in an H1-b is supposedly because they have skills that can't be found locally. Someone with specialized skills like that would be working at an advanced level. It wouldn't be expected of someone working at an entry-level job to have built up skills like that yet.
Likewise, I find that the cheap-ass RAID controllers built into motherboards tend to cause more data loss than just running JBOD and taking your chances. Though nowadays there is software RAID on Linux, which is good enough for a lot of things.
So what do you do when everyone basically has the same terms in their contracts, and the contracts are non-negotiable so your only choices are to take it or leave it?
Well, that's fine for the fanboys that follow Apple like a religion so they know that this is going on. However, I can someone decided that it's finally time to replace their computer, only to find out that they can't purchase a Mac Pro because Apple pulled them from their market. Of course, I might say that's what you get when you buy a computer from a cell phone company...
I kind of view it like one of those old family cabins that's been added on over the years. So now it has a quirky layout, stairs in weird places, windows between interior rooms, doors that open up the wrong way, kitchen appliances that aren't actually in the kitchen, and stuff like that. Even if the cabin and additions are all well constructed by someone who knew what they were doing, and everything is all up to code, you still have quirks and oddities in the design. It's inevitable, as requirements are going to change, and eventually things will need to be added on where there is easy or logical no way to do so. Tearing down and starting over or making major modifications isn't an option, so you just have to do the best you can. Even when you try to anticipate future changes in the design - say you build your new cabin so that it will be relatively easy to add some more bedrooms later, they always seem to throw something at you that you never expected. Like instead it now needs a workshop with a 200A circuit and a second kitchen. It doesn't matter that adding that messes up your really nifty and well laid-out new cabin - you end up having to kludge it in.
Well, with Windows by default, you get a page file that's (approximately) the size of your ram, and you also get a hibernation file that's also the size of your ram. With the amount of memory in computers now, that can chew up considerable space. If you have 8GB of ram, that's 16GB right there.
I've never played SimCity 4 but I thought the micromanagement in SimCity 3000 was excessive, making me quickly lose interest in the game. If SimCity 4 is worse, then holy cow. Maybe try SimCity 2000?
That's only because we care about collateral damage. If we wanted to, we could level every structure in those two countries in about 3 days and there would be absolutely nothing that those guys with AKs, RPGs, and IEDs could do about it.
My experience is that while persistent images aren't permanent on an LCD, a panel that has had burn-in once will get it again if you leave a static image on for too long.
That's assuming that you make a special trip to just purchase gas. I would figure that most people are in the area anyway, because of work or running errands.
It's not a big deal for the purchaser, but for the retailer the cashier can spend a significant amount of their time dealing with the cash and coins. For that reason, it actually surprises me that businesses haven't pushed harder to eliminate the cent, or structure their prices so totals come out to nice round numbers (a few local restaurants actually do this).
There are plenty of examples of horrible CEOs that nevertheless get paid extremely well. I may not have the skills to run HP or Microsoft, but I can certainly run the company into the ground for millions a year.
Do you know why no one has the skill set you need? Because all the entry level jobs that used to go to people entering the workforce now all go to H1-B's or are simply outsourced. It's no wonder that anyone trying to get into the field gets discouraged and ends up working retail or something like that. Meanwhile, people aren't building up the experience needed to fill those senior level positions. The whole idea that there is a shortage is a myth. Go hire a recent graduate and train them up.
Well, the whole "overqualified" thing is the idea that the employee won't hang around and will leave for a better paying/more interesting job when one comes available. The H1-B is the opposite of that, since it's very difficult for them to leave or change a jobs so the employers can treat them like crap without worrying too much about them jumping ship.
The charge is that Jar Jar Binks with his accent and general clumsiness is making fun of Jamaicans, and by extension, black people. That's not all. Also, the Trade Federation is supposedly making fun of the Japanese, and Watto (the junk dealer than owned Anakin and his mother) is supposedly making fun of Jewish people.
While I don't believe that there was intent in doing so, I can see how people may see many of the non-human races in Star Wars as racist stereotypes.
I guess it's how you define 'old'. DDR2 systems start appearing around 2006, which is about 7 years ago. I've already found several discarded DDR2 systems in dumpsters, mostly P4 systems with motherboards that don't support Core 2 chips. Granted, only one of them actually worked, leaving me to believe that generally people are holding onto DDR2 systems so long as they continue to run.
The Core 2's are the last CPUs that don't have an integrated memory controller, so if the chipset supports DDR3 then you can run a Q6600 with DDR3, and chipsets like that exist. Hell, you can run an P4 with DDR3 if you really wanted to. Granted, you won't get PCIe 3.0 (as far as I know), but you can get USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0 from expansion cards. Of course, it's kind of moot since you'd be crazy to build a new PC around such an older CPU, but if you already own a computer with a Q6600 and the motherboard dies it's something worth considering.
The fallout from the other side of the world would not be an issue, considering that we survived nuking ourselves repeatedly in the 1950's and 1960's with all the testing that took place in the southwest.
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The problem is that employers don't want to train employees and expect potential hires to get the training and experience they need for the job on their own time and dime. That's basically what the parent's post boils down to.
That misses the whole point of the H1-b program. The reason to bring in an H1-b is supposedly because they have skills that can't be found locally. Someone with specialized skills like that would be working at an advanced level. It wouldn't be expected of someone working at an entry-level job to have built up skills like that yet.
Likewise, I find that the cheap-ass RAID controllers built into motherboards tend to cause more data loss than just running JBOD and taking your chances. Though nowadays there is software RAID on Linux, which is good enough for a lot of things.
So what do you do when everyone basically has the same terms in their contracts, and the contracts are non-negotiable so your only choices are to take it or leave it?
What are you talking about? It's for Macs, and Macs don't get viruses!
Well, that's fine for the fanboys that follow Apple like a religion so they know that this is going on. However, I can someone decided that it's finally time to replace their computer, only to find out that they can't purchase a Mac Pro because Apple pulled them from their market. Of course, I might say that's what you get when you buy a computer from a cell phone company...
I kind of view it like one of those old family cabins that's been added on over the years. So now it has a quirky layout, stairs in weird places, windows between interior rooms, doors that open up the wrong way, kitchen appliances that aren't actually in the kitchen, and stuff like that. Even if the cabin and additions are all well constructed by someone who knew what they were doing, and everything is all up to code, you still have quirks and oddities in the design. It's inevitable, as requirements are going to change, and eventually things will need to be added on where there is easy or logical no way to do so. Tearing down and starting over or making major modifications isn't an option, so you just have to do the best you can. Even when you try to anticipate future changes in the design - say you build your new cabin so that it will be relatively easy to add some more bedrooms later, they always seem to throw something at you that you never expected. Like instead it now needs a workshop with a 200A circuit and a second kitchen. It doesn't matter that adding that messes up your really nifty and well laid-out new cabin - you end up having to kludge it in.
It's something that you do calculations on the back of.
Did you not read the grandparent's post?
Well, with Windows by default, you get a page file that's (approximately) the size of your ram, and you also get a hibernation file that's also the size of your ram. With the amount of memory in computers now, that can chew up considerable space. If you have 8GB of ram, that's 16GB right there.
I've never played SimCity 4 but I thought the micromanagement in SimCity 3000 was excessive, making me quickly lose interest in the game. If SimCity 4 is worse, then holy cow. Maybe try SimCity 2000?
Naw, Mix got a Benz boy, quit smoking that rock.
That's only because we care about collateral damage. If we wanted to, we could level every structure in those two countries in about 3 days and there would be absolutely nothing that those guys with AKs, RPGs, and IEDs could do about it.
They could ditch the propriety garbage and use standard connectors too.
Well, putting a plasma in an office displaying static images for hours per day might just do it.
My experience is that while persistent images aren't permanent on an LCD, a panel that has had burn-in once will get it again if you leave a static image on for too long.
That's assuming that you make a special trip to just purchase gas. I would figure that most people are in the area anyway, because of work or running errands.
It's not a big deal for the purchaser, but for the retailer the cashier can spend a significant amount of their time dealing with the cash and coins. For that reason, it actually surprises me that businesses haven't pushed harder to eliminate the cent, or structure their prices so totals come out to nice round numbers (a few local restaurants actually do this).
There are plenty of examples of horrible CEOs that nevertheless get paid extremely well. I may not have the skills to run HP or Microsoft, but I can certainly run the company into the ground for millions a year.
Do you know why no one has the skill set you need? Because all the entry level jobs that used to go to people entering the workforce now all go to H1-B's or are simply outsourced. It's no wonder that anyone trying to get into the field gets discouraged and ends up working retail or something like that. Meanwhile, people aren't building up the experience needed to fill those senior level positions. The whole idea that there is a shortage is a myth. Go hire a recent graduate and train them up.
Well, the whole "overqualified" thing is the idea that the employee won't hang around and will leave for a better paying/more interesting job when one comes available. The H1-B is the opposite of that, since it's very difficult for them to leave or change a jobs so the employers can treat them like crap without worrying too much about them jumping ship.
The charge is that Jar Jar Binks with his accent and general clumsiness is making fun of Jamaicans, and by extension, black people. That's not all. Also, the Trade Federation is supposedly making fun of the Japanese, and Watto (the junk dealer than owned Anakin and his mother) is supposedly making fun of Jewish people.
While I don't believe that there was intent in doing so, I can see how people may see many of the non-human races in Star Wars as racist stereotypes.
I guess it's how you define 'old'. DDR2 systems start appearing around 2006, which is about 7 years ago. I've already found several discarded DDR2 systems in dumpsters, mostly P4 systems with motherboards that don't support Core 2 chips. Granted, only one of them actually worked, leaving me to believe that generally people are holding onto DDR2 systems so long as they continue to run.
The Core 2's are the last CPUs that don't have an integrated memory controller, so if the chipset supports DDR3 then you can run a Q6600 with DDR3, and chipsets like that exist. Hell, you can run an P4 with DDR3 if you really wanted to. Granted, you won't get PCIe 3.0 (as far as I know), but you can get USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0 from expansion cards. Of course, it's kind of moot since you'd be crazy to build a new PC around such an older CPU, but if you already own a computer with a Q6600 and the motherboard dies it's something worth considering.
The fallout from the other side of the world would not be an issue, considering that we survived nuking ourselves repeatedly in the 1950's and 1960's with all the testing that took place in the southwest.