It's because many shashdotters think that having a CS degree means that they know everything and because if that, they cease to learn.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed going through the CS program but I learned about how business and accounting works from my business classes (currently taking them so that I can run my own businesses). I think that many geeks fear business and accounting related classes as much as a non-geek fearing computer related classes.
People complained that Wal-Mart was killing off mom and pop stores. Nothing was done and Wal-Mart indeed killed off mom and pop stores.
People complained that tech jobs being outsourced to India will hurt the job market. Nothing was done and jobs were outsoured, causing massive layoffs.
Perhapes you should move to Denver, CO area. Vacantcy rates are so high that the rents are actually going down, with many apartments often giving away 2 months rent free with 1 year lease.
As for the the credit card issue, people are still buying because they like to live above their means and have self control. I used to be like that but I figured out that I really can wait to pay cash for the things I want.
During the bust, many Americans' retirement funds there reduced by around 50% (in clase of Enron, worthless) because they were direct/indirct(in case of mutual fund holders) shareholders of corporations. Are they faceless? And are slashdotters who work for corporations (which I assume the majority) faceless as well?
No one says you have to spend thousands on phat computer systems and toys, so if free trade equals automatic billions for corportations, I suggest that you buy shares in these faceless corporations and reap in their profit. If you don't want to make money off of corportations then donate the profits to help the poor.
Even if Greenspan's plan of cutting SS goes in affect, it will not affect current and near retirees. It'll most likely effect younger age group, which has piss poor voting record.
That's right, owning business has it's own risks. And wealth is a reward for taking risks as it could end up costing you dearly.
The problem is that there are people who are unwilling to take risks and wonder why certain people get rich.
Yourself stated that "You have to partake in the walth accured by the economy". I believe that answers your question of why minority of people control the majority of the wealth in this world.
The problem is that the largest block of voters in the U.S. are the seniors. They care about social security and medicare and wouldn't give rat's ass about IT jobs moving offshore or IP issues.
Another problem with rovers lasting forever is that they may gain AI, build themselves up with other technology, and go on a killing spree until a witty captain of a spaceship stops it.
It's not like transitions from one MS to another MS product is easy either. We recently switched from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003 and it was a major PITA. Their deployment guide makes it sound easy but their transition tools where major POS.
I guess you missed the news story about ex-CEO of Enron getting busted by the FBI.
And if you really believe that coporations can just inflate losses to get super tax breaks, just form a corporation yourself (costs $100 to $200 in most states) and give yourself super tax breaks as you seems to be an expert in tax laws. Just don't blame me if you end up in prison.
Since Darl does not have a controlling interest in SCO, he's just a puppet controlled by the puppet master. So who is this puppet master? Bill Gates? George Bush? Weird looking rodents in the Quizno's commerical?
While you have a very valid point, many people I've talked do who dealed with Indian tech support was that they pretty much sucked. I believe that there will be a backlash by the consumers.
Just ask all the tech support folks who got laid off because they were replaced by cheaper Indian labor? Or why are mom and pop computer shops getting beat by gaints such as Dell? And if you read articles about such and such using open source software, they alway mention TOC and ROI not "Free as in freedom".
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It's because many shashdotters think that having a CS degree means that they know everything and because if that, they cease to learn.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed going through the CS program but I learned about how business and accounting works from my business classes (currently taking them so that I can run my own businesses). I think that many geeks fear business and accounting related classes as much as a non-geek fearing computer related classes.
Yes, because only 50% of us vote but 100% of us bitch.
People complained that Wal-Mart was killing off mom and pop stores. Nothing was done and Wal-Mart indeed killed off mom and pop stores.
People complained that tech jobs being outsourced to India will hurt the job market. Nothing was done and jobs were outsoured, causing massive layoffs.
Boycotts never happen on its own.
Too late, I can't even RTFA now.
Then they can hire someone like you with extra high pay to fix their codes.
We should boycott EV1Servers for contributing to the SCO legal fund.
Perhapes you should move to Denver, CO area. Vacantcy rates are so high that the rents are actually going down, with many apartments often giving away 2 months rent free with 1 year lease.
As for the the credit card issue, people are still buying because they like to live above their means and have self control. I used to be like that but I figured out that I really can wait to pay cash for the things I want.
"multimillionaire investment traders"
I guess you've never heard of mutual funds.
" faceless corporation"
During the bust, many Americans' retirement funds there reduced by around 50% (in clase of Enron, worthless) because they were direct/indirct(in case of mutual fund holders) shareholders of corporations. Are they faceless? And are slashdotters who work for corporations (which I assume the majority) faceless as well?
No one says you have to spend thousands on phat computer systems and toys, so if free trade equals automatic billions for corportations, I suggest that you buy shares in these faceless corporations and reap in their profit. If you don't want to make money off of corportations then donate the profits to help the poor.
Even if Greenspan's plan of cutting SS goes in affect, it will not affect current and near retirees. It'll most likely effect younger age group, which has piss poor voting record.
That's right, owning business has it's own risks. And wealth is a reward for taking risks as it could end up costing you dearly.
The problem is that there are people who are unwilling to take risks and wonder why certain people get rich.
Yourself stated that "You have to partake in the walth accured by the economy". I believe that answers your question of why minority of people control the majority of the wealth in this world.
Striking workers are really productive.
The problem is that the largest block of voters in the U.S. are the seniors. They care about social security and medicare and wouldn't give rat's ass about IT jobs moving offshore or IP issues.
I got a tinfoil hat for sale.
As for employees owning the company, United Airlines tried that and ended up going bankrupt.
Here in colorado, it only takes $50 to incorporate, but most people would rather send that $50 on games, beer, pot, etc...
Another problem with rovers lasting forever is that they may gain AI, build themselves up with other technology, and go on a killing spree until a witty captain of a spaceship stops it.
Only "trust" that belongs with MS in the same sentance is "anti-trust".
It's not like transitions from one MS to another MS product is easy either. We recently switched from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003 and it was a major PITA. Their deployment guide makes it sound easy but their transition tools where major POS.
Well, a lot of Latinos are finding the word, "illegal aliens" offensive now, even compairing it to the N-word. This PC movement will just get worse.
I guess you missed the news story about ex-CEO of Enron getting busted by the FBI.
And if you really believe that coporations can just inflate losses to get super tax breaks, just form a corporation yourself (costs $100 to $200 in most states) and give yourself super tax breaks as you seems to be an expert in tax laws. Just don't blame me if you end up in prison.
Since Darl does not have a controlling interest in SCO, he's just a puppet controlled by the puppet master. So who is this puppet master? Bill Gates? George Bush? Weird looking rodents in the Quizno's commerical?
While you have a very valid point, many people I've talked do who dealed with Indian tech support was that they pretty much sucked. I believe that there will be a backlash by the consumers.
Oh did I hurt your feelings??? Pooooor baby...
I just gave you several examples of people/businesses chosing cheap vs. quality. I guess I shouldn't bother debating with a moron.
Just ask all the tech support folks who got laid off because they were replaced by cheaper Indian labor? Or why are mom and pop computer shops getting beat by gaints such as Dell? And if you read articles about such and such using open source software, they alway mention TOC and ROI not "Free as in freedom".
For most people out there, price is the ONLY factor. Why do you think that stores like Wal-Mart does so well?