Considering the amount of Indians that are part of the teams that make operating systems and related software, it should be cake walk.
Add in the Indian govt bureaucracy, its a project destined for failure.
I don't understand why H1B people have to be the target. There are two simple solutions to laying people off. First see who's the best person for the job and eliminate the other. If that doesn't work, eliminate the more expensive one. This Grassley guy just want something to cry about. Maybe 'cos no one wants to do anything in Iowa.
19 bucks for an upgrade that does nothing. How come the iphone guys get a free upgrade and ipod doesnt? I guess they just want to brick more phones with their upgrades.That sucks.
I saw a lot of comments which say that foreign governments spend on education. I am from India and currently in a masters program in the United States. The Indian government does NOT sponsor any part of your foreign education. The truth of the matter is that the US government sponsors a lot of us. All my friends in engineering programs have scholarships which are full tuition waivers.
As a thumb of rule most engineering students get scholarships. I am in a business program where scholarships are less and we pay way more than American in state students. But its students like me (no scholarship) that the university makes money from. If they put a cap on student visas as some dumb wits have suggested, the American government will be losing millions of dollars a year. Go figure.
A good Idea would be to get a 1 year MBA degree and get into consulting. That way you don't waste too much time and money studying and you get into a challenging, fun and different career. And you can still get some of the IT projects!
I don't know if its already in Thunderbird but I couldn't find it. I want my Inbox mails to be group by the 'From' field. Is it possible or is there any extension to do it?
In my opinion I dont think there is any country or a group of people that cannot do a certian job with the proper training and sufficient time.So if work is being outsourced to India or anywhere else for that matter, it can only be because of the cost.
Anyone who thinks that people from one country can code better than people from another country are absolutely wrong and biased in their opinions.Yes, one group might take longer to adapt to the conditions or require more time to train but thats about it.I know its tough for anyone who loses his job because someone else will do it cheaper but thats the way all business's work! Don't they?
This might sound weird, but what AV product uses the least memory(and is reasonably effective!)? I use Symantec and it eats up quite a bit of memory.
So I was wondering if anyone has the same problem with AV products? I am sure some of the other products have a much lesser memory footprint.
Is there already a race on for releasing a patch? Can the anti virus companies detect it?
I guess it will be a mess if they dont start detecting it soon.Of course MS will be flamed again.
Most of the comments Ive read here are based more on the anger arising out of outsourcing than anything else.A lot of people will just insist that the outsourced service sucks or sosmething else just because of the fact that it was outsourced.
I think we need to look at the bigger picture here and understand that any nation that can undercut you in pricing is going to take away your business, be it India,China or Tanzania!Moreover most corporations are no longer just american companies.They are global entities which just a big office in america.So its really upto the corporation to decide where they need to operate from , to help them grow the most.
Most of you guys need to take it easy and rethink before you coment on outsourcing again.;)
PS : Maybe its easier for me to say this cos i havent lost my job due to outsourcing, in fact i got iut because of outsourcing.
Its just a few jobs lost by outsourcing and not that the whole economy is gonna come down because these jobs were outsourced to India or wherever.
Its high time people stop whining about outsourcing because it CANNOT be stopped.Big Corporations ( who also put in money into the political campaigns) are going to save money because they get almost the same quality(maybe not always) for much cheaper.The only way for America to stop outsourcing is to beat the price which is kind of impossible.And that is what trade is all about, isn't it?
Why don't people who constantly cry about outsourcing read a book about macro economics or something and come to terms with the whole situation?
I dont think that running a port scan is illegal by any standards or any computer/server on the internet.Its not that they are breaking into the computers but just seeeing whats ports are open or what services are running.
Trying to exploit any of the found vulnerabilities is a different story altogether.
Of course 'the prof' could/should have done it in a secured environment within the uni but its ok if he didnt.Mr Handler is obviously overreacting and giving it more attention than it deserves.
Is that even american tech companies will start operating from outside the USA where they do not fall under American jurisdiction.The American offices will just be a part of the global company.
Isn't this what most gambling and porn sites do anyways? Setup up offices in coutries where the standard laws dont apply?
What you dont understand is the purchasing power parity, which is still high.Which means that even though when you convert the amounts to dollars the indian salary might look much lesser but he is able to buy as much or almost as much as an american in his country.
In short the Indian is still earning almost the equivalent of his american counterpart but its not a direct conversion of the currencies involved.This is actually one of the phenomenons which outsourcing(of services and software) is creating for India.Besides earning foreign exchange.
Well, first whatever the guy says at least its stated on the website as an opinion and not as a hard fact.I do not agree with everything he says nor am I in a position to comment because I for one do not have all the facts.
But coming to the matter at hand, yes its right that its better not fight if you lose everytime and make a mockery of the matter and everyone else supporting you.
I think FF definitely deserves the #1 slot.A lot of people would argue that IE runs better or Opera is a better browser.Yes , Firefox crashes.Yes, it has bugs.Yes, it sometimes uses huge amounts of memory.BUT so does every other peice of software ever written.It just doesnt have to do with the firefox itself but also the user environment like the operating system,the kind of hardware,buggy systems themselves etc.These are not ALWAYS the reasons for crashes and slowdowns but most of the time they are.
And I think what most people miss while comparing Firefox to Opera or IE is that Firefox is a much younger project than the others.Opera has been around for a number of years and has only just started to add better features.IE has always been around since there have been webbrowsers..So if you equate the amount of time these products have been in the market and the innovation/features they have been able to produce...Firefox wins hands down.Given a little time more, I dont think there will be any comparison to it.
All this without considering the financial aspects of software development(IE & Opera are commericial FOR PROFIT projects).
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that this game is so close to being Diablo 2 that you always find something missing.Its the closest that come to D2 which in my opinion is the best RPG ever.
People who have played D2 will like this game and find it very easy to play.Unlike Neverwinter Nights the DS I was very fast paced.So for everyone who like fast paced RPG(lots of spells n magic) go for this one!
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Considering the amount of Indians that are part of the teams that make operating systems and related software, it should be cake walk. Add in the Indian govt bureaucracy, its a project destined for failure.
Hmm... I wonder if he's on a H1-B visa? lol
I don't understand why H1B people have to be the target. There are two simple solutions to laying people off. First see who's the best person for the job and eliminate the other. If that doesn't work, eliminate the more expensive one. This Grassley guy just want something to cry about. Maybe 'cos no one wants to do anything in Iowa.
19 bucks for an upgrade that does nothing. How come the iphone guys get a free upgrade and ipod doesnt? I guess they just want to brick more phones with their upgrades.That sucks.
first post.
As a thumb of rule most engineering students get scholarships. I am in a business program where scholarships are less and we pay way more than American in state students. But its students like me (no scholarship) that the university makes money from. If they put a cap on student visas as some dumb wits have suggested, the American government will be losing millions of dollars a year. Go figure.
A good Idea would be to get a 1 year MBA degree and get into consulting. That way you don't waste too much time and money studying and you get into a challenging, fun and different career. And you can still get some of the IT projects!
I don't know if its already in Thunderbird but I couldn't find it. I want my Inbox mails to be group by the 'From' field. Is it possible or is there any extension to do it?
And now its going to get slashdotted! Like it was'nt getting enough hits already. :-)
hahah I was just going to point that out. Only an american can say that. Keep the good work. Hungaria!
In my opinion I dont think there is any country or a group of people that cannot do a certian job with the proper training and sufficient time.So if work is being outsourced to India or anywhere else for that matter, it can only be because of the cost.
Anyone who thinks that people from one country can code better than people from another country are absolutely wrong and biased in their opinions.Yes, one group might take longer to adapt to the conditions or require more time to train but thats about it.I know its tough for anyone who loses his job because someone else will do it cheaper but thats the way all business's work! Don't they?
This might sound weird, but what AV product uses the least memory(and is reasonably effective!)? I use Symantec and it eats up quite a bit of memory.
So I was wondering if anyone has the same problem with AV products? I am sure some of the other products have a much lesser memory footprint.
Is there already a race on for releasing a patch? Can the anti virus companies detect it?
I guess it will be a mess if they dont start detecting it soon.Of course MS will be flamed again.
Most of the comments Ive read here are based more on the anger arising out of outsourcing than anything else.A lot of people will just insist that the outsourced service sucks or sosmething else just because of the fact that it was outsourced. I think we need to look at the bigger picture here and understand that any nation that can undercut you in pricing is going to take away your business, be it India,China or Tanzania!Moreover most corporations are no longer just american companies.They are global entities which just a big office in america.So its really upto the corporation to decide where they need to operate from , to help them grow the most. Most of you guys need to take it easy and rethink before you coment on outsourcing again. ;)
PS : Maybe its easier for me to say this cos i havent lost my job due to outsourcing, in fact i got iut because of outsourcing.
Naw , India will be fine. :P
Its just a few jobs lost by outsourcing and not that the whole economy is gonna come down because these jobs were outsourced to India or wherever.
Its high time people stop whining about outsourcing because it CANNOT be stopped.Big Corporations ( who also put in money into the political campaigns) are going to save money because they get almost the same quality(maybe not always) for much cheaper.The only way for America to stop outsourcing is to beat the price which is kind of impossible.And that is what trade is all about, isn't it?
Why don't people who constantly cry about outsourcing read a book about macro economics or something and come to terms with the whole situation?
I dont think that running a port scan is illegal by any standards or any computer/server on the internet.Its not that they are breaking into the computers but just seeeing whats ports are open or what services are running.
Trying to exploit any of the found vulnerabilities is a different story altogether.
Of course 'the prof' could/should have done it in a secured environment within the uni but its ok if he didnt.Mr Handler is obviously overreacting and giving it more attention than it deserves.
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Is that even american tech companies will start operating from outside the USA where they do not fall under American jurisdiction.The American offices will just be a part of the global company. Isn't this what most gambling and porn sites do anyways? Setup up offices in coutries where the standard laws dont apply?
What you dont understand is the purchasing power parity, which is still high.Which means that even though when you convert the amounts to dollars the indian salary might look much lesser but he is able to buy as much or almost as much as an american in his country.
In short the Indian is still earning almost the equivalent of his american counterpart but its not a direct conversion of the currencies involved.This is actually one of the phenomenons which outsourcing(of services and software) is creating for India.Besides earning foreign exchange.
Well, first whatever the guy says at least its stated on the website as an opinion and not as a hard fact.I do not agree with everything he says nor am I in a position to comment because I for one do not have all the facts.
But coming to the matter at hand, yes its right that its better not fight if you lose everytime and make a mockery of the matter and everyone else supporting you.
I think FF definitely deserves the #1 slot.A lot of people would argue that IE runs better or Opera is a better browser.Yes , Firefox crashes.Yes, it has bugs.Yes, it sometimes uses huge amounts of memory.BUT so does every other peice of software ever written.It just doesnt have to do with the firefox itself but also the user environment like the operating system,the kind of hardware,buggy systems themselves etc.These are not ALWAYS the reasons for crashes and slowdowns but most of the time they are.
And I think what most people miss while comparing Firefox to Opera or IE is that Firefox is a much younger project than the others.Opera has been around for a number of years and has only just started to add better features.IE has always been around since there have been webbrowsers..So if you equate the amount of time these products have been in the market and the innovation/features they have been able to produce...Firefox wins hands down.Given a little time more, I dont think there will be any comparison to it.
All this without considering the financial aspects of software development(IE & Opera are commericial FOR PROFIT projects).
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that this game is so close to being Diablo 2 that you always find something missing.Its the closest that come to D2 which in my opinion is the best RPG ever. People who have played D2 will like this game and find it very easy to play.Unlike Neverwinter Nights the DS I was very fast paced.So for everyone who like fast paced RPG(lots of spells n magic) go for this one!