Looking back to what it was 25 years ago, much of what it was no longer exists. There's lots of vacant buildings, don't know why they are building more.
Spot on. All the semiconductor manufacturing has gone to Asia, mainly Taiwan. Our CEO was always over there on business trips and is always coming back with stories about office parks the size of the city of Fremont being built left right and center over there. Still a fair bit of design work happening here though. Apple is probably the archetypal modern company. Most value is added at the design, sales and marketing ends of the process, and that all takes place in the valley. The dirty work of manufacturing happens in Taiwan.
As for the OP, sounds like the guy needs to get laid.
For the software industry leaders, H1-Bs are used for bringing in MSc's, Ph.Ds, and other top talent from other countries. Ordinary IT jobs aren't at stake because that type of job is beneath them.
Incorrect. I got into the US on a H1B for web development work and I only have a bachelors. And while my starting wage was nothing special (I was 26 at the time), it grew soon enough to the point where I'm now earning above the market rate for the work I do and I'm a green card holder, eventually I'll be a citizen. My employer and I spent a fortune on lawyer's fees and it was an enormous hassle for him and for me.
This is not about "slavery". This is about finding the right talent for the job. And no, there wasn't plenty of Americans who could do the work as well as I could. And don't anyone give me any of this xenophobic "stealing our jobs" nonsense. The right person should be hired for the job based on merit, not nationality.
Not just in the IT world. In the construction industry I was pretty much able to demand $30/hr and the employers wouldn't even bat an eye. Now days I am expected to work for roughly 60% less because Julio will, plus he doesn't have any kind of Visa and the money he makes gets sent back to Mexico so his family can pay to sneak over here as well.
And don't start calling me a racist. I grew up with Mexicans(and they like the term "Mexican" not "latino" or "hispanic") and they hate these guys just as much as I do.
The internet has helped to bring information to the masses, but a lot of misinformation has come with it. Critical thinking has become a lot more important in the internet age. How would you propose to improve people's critical thinking skills and improve their ability to tell a reliable source from a misinformed or special interest source?
I hated English Literature in school, I just didn't get it. But I persevered with it and passed the exam with a decent grade. Nowadays I love literature and I can appreciate it thanks to the lessons I learned in school. I may not have understood them at the time, but I do now.
There are many walmart workers where this would be perfect and are not fortunate like the poor in Europe or other first world countries.
Err.....how are the poor in Europe more fortunate that here in the US? And please..something other than the socialized health care. I mean..we are talking cars here.
Why does it have to be something other than socialized health care? Because that would answer your question?
A very short while ago I was stagnating as well. Hadn't picked up any new skills in a while, been in the same job for over ten years and getting into a comfort zone that would make it very hard for me to be hired if anything were to happen. I even considered changing jobs to shake things up a little, but that's not really feasible at this point. So here's what I've done:
1 - Bought a condo, that has given me a new lease of life and I feel a whole lot better from that alone 2 - Drew up a high-school style schedule. Each day I have a program of a few hours worth of things that I work my way through (time permitting, assuming work isn't busy) subject by subject. I have a binder organized into sections just like I had in school. I've picked a language that I want to learn and downloaded a self-teaching book on it. There's a handful of topics that I'm learning through DVDs from The Teaching Company. I'm brushing up on my knowledge of web technologies that I need to know better by working through some Manning books. Another subject I'm brushing up on is math since I didn't fully grasp it in college, so I've resurrected my old trustee textbook (Engineering Mathematics by KA Stroud) and I've gone back to basics and I'm working through the book and making sure I fully understand each topic. I've got a Teaching Company DVD on Calculus too, so I'm incorporating that into my course. I give myself homework to do as well. Just treat it like school. 3 - Want to a few Kaizen Dance events last weekend, which was a spiritually invigorating experience. The guy who was teaching has left the bay area now, but you might want to look into yoga for a renewing experience.
Despite the fact that moving house has interrupted my exercise routine, I'm feeling a lot better about myself and my career even though I'm only a few weeks into my self-imposed course. There's something refreshing about being in the process of picking up new knowledge.
Since I got an iPhone my laptop never moved from my desk for about a year. That's when it dawned on me that I was paying a very high price for the mobility of the laptop. When the laptop was no longer up to the tasks I needed it for, I got an iMac.
Oh, so now the date of inception is considered the birthday and not the date when it entered service? In that case we can say that helicopters have been around since the time of Leonardo DaVinci.
Er, Concorde was only retired about five years ago. It went into service in 1976 which is 35 years ago. 50 years ago people were flying in Boeing 707s and piston-engined DC7s, not Concorde. Do try to keep up.
I've got plenty of karma so I'm just going to say it.
I've just been scrolling through the "what's the point" posts and all I can say is get the fuck over yourselves. If this thing were built in America you'd be calling it the greatest thing since the outside toilet. Same as how you pissed on Concorde, one of the greatest technical achievements of the 20th century, after you didn't get your act together with your own SST projects. Same s how you defend your suckiness at soccer by claiming "oh but we don't care about that game anyway."
But you know what? The Brits have made the land speed record their thing. I say good on them and I have to ask what ground-breaking records have you broken from the comfort of your mother's basement lately?
This is before you get into details such as propeller planes not generating as much heat (and might require radar missiles instead of heat).
Depends on what's driving the prop. If it's a piston engine then there's probably not much heat, but I'd imagine a turboprop would produce plenty of heat.
I learned to program on a Commodore-64. Then an Atari 400. Neither of which was open, but nobody claimed that they were unsuitable platforms for learning how to program.
Hear hear. Sinclair ZX80 user here. I doubt if that was open, and when I was learning BASIC I didn't particularly care. I was just fascinated by learning BASIC.
We're harassing the hell out of some guy who made a 2nd-rate movie about Muhammad and making sure the world sees him being put into the back seat of a car.
First I've heard of it. Who's "we"? Last I heard the guy is still pretty anonymous.
Then our government buys airtime on Pakistani TV to apologize for his actions.
Er, no, that's to explain to the people of Pakistan that the US government does not have any control over what individuals say and that in America there is freedom of speech.
His small talk has changed foreign policy. Sasquatch has taken a picture of him. He once ran a marathon, just because it was on his way. He is... the most interesting man in the world.
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Looking back to what it was 25 years ago, much of what it was no longer exists. There's lots of vacant buildings, don't know why they are building more.
Spot on. All the semiconductor manufacturing has gone to Asia, mainly Taiwan. Our CEO was always over there on business trips and is always coming back with stories about office parks the size of the city of Fremont being built left right and center over there. Still a fair bit of design work happening here though. Apple is probably the archetypal modern company. Most value is added at the design, sales and marketing ends of the process, and that all takes place in the valley. The dirty work of manufacturing happens in Taiwan.
As for the OP, sounds like the guy needs to get laid.
For the software industry leaders, H1-Bs are used for bringing in MSc's, Ph.Ds, and other top talent from other countries. Ordinary IT jobs aren't at stake because that type of job is beneath them.
Incorrect. I got into the US on a H1B for web development work and I only have a bachelors. And while my starting wage was nothing special (I was 26 at the time), it grew soon enough to the point where I'm now earning above the market rate for the work I do and I'm a green card holder, eventually I'll be a citizen. My employer and I spent a fortune on lawyer's fees and it was an enormous hassle for him and for me.
This is not about "slavery". This is about finding the right talent for the job. And no, there wasn't plenty of Americans who could do the work as well as I could. And don't anyone give me any of this xenophobic "stealing our jobs" nonsense. The right person should be hired for the job based on merit, not nationality.
Not just in the IT world. In the construction industry I was pretty much able to demand $30/hr and the employers wouldn't even bat an eye. Now days I am expected to work for roughly 60% less because Julio will, plus he doesn't have any kind of Visa and the money he makes gets sent back to Mexico so his family can pay to sneak over here as well.
And don't start calling me a racist. I grew up with Mexicans(and they like the term "Mexican" not "latino" or "hispanic") and they hate these guys just as much as I do.
Racist.
The internet has helped to bring information to the masses, but a lot of misinformation has come with it. Critical thinking has become a lot more important in the internet age. How would you propose to improve people's critical thinking skills and improve their ability to tell a reliable source from a misinformed or special interest source?
I hated English Literature in school, I just didn't get it. But I persevered with it and passed the exam with a decent grade. Nowadays I love literature and I can appreciate it thanks to the lessons I learned in school. I may not have understood them at the time, but I do now.
Nothing is ever wasted.
Err.....how are the poor in Europe more fortunate that here in the US? And please..something other than the socialized health care. I mean..we are talking cars here.
Why does it have to be something other than socialized health care? Because that would answer your question?
...They're selling cars at the Quickie Mart now!!?!?
Racist.
Yeah, and they were the ones with the single wheel at the front and kept falling over.
A very short while ago I was stagnating as well. Hadn't picked up any new skills in a while, been in the same job for over ten years and getting into a comfort zone that would make it very hard for me to be hired if anything were to happen. I even considered changing jobs to shake things up a little, but that's not really feasible at this point. So here's what I've done:
1 - Bought a condo, that has given me a new lease of life and I feel a whole lot better from that alone
2 - Drew up a high-school style schedule. Each day I have a program of a few hours worth of things that I work my way through (time permitting, assuming work isn't busy) subject by subject. I have a binder organized into sections just like I had in school. I've picked a language that I want to learn and downloaded a self-teaching book on it. There's a handful of topics that I'm learning through DVDs from The Teaching Company. I'm brushing up on my knowledge of web technologies that I need to know better by working through some Manning books. Another subject I'm brushing up on is math since I didn't fully grasp it in college, so I've resurrected my old trustee textbook (Engineering Mathematics by KA Stroud) and I've gone back to basics and I'm working through the book and making sure I fully understand each topic. I've got a Teaching Company DVD on Calculus too, so I'm incorporating that into my course. I give myself homework to do as well. Just treat it like school.
3 - Want to a few Kaizen Dance events last weekend, which was a spiritually invigorating experience. The guy who was teaching has left the bay area now, but you might want to look into yoga for a renewing experience.
Despite the fact that moving house has interrupted my exercise routine, I'm feeling a lot better about myself and my career even though I'm only a few weeks into my self-imposed course. There's something refreshing about being in the process of picking up new knowledge.
More money spent on iMac = less money spent on PC support and less time spent pulling my hair out to get the damn thing working.
Some foods in the UK are subject to VAT, but only highly processed pre-prepared meals I think.
Don't you pay sales tax on food in some American states?
Your alarm triggered the shower's heating unit, so the water comes out at a pleasant 108 degrees
Sounds like the flash heating that showers have had in Europe for decades.
Since I got an iPhone my laptop never moved from my desk for about a year. That's when it dawned on me that I was paying a very high price for the mobility of the laptop. When the laptop was no longer up to the tasks I needed it for, I got an iMac.
Oh, so now the date of inception is considered the birthday and not the date when it entered service? In that case we can say that helicopters have been around since the time of Leonardo DaVinci.
Play me the world's smallest violin.
Concorde? That was 50 years ago, dude
50 years ago?!
Er, Concorde was only retired about five years ago. It went into service in 1976 which is 35 years ago. 50 years ago people were flying in Boeing 707s and piston-engined DC7s, not Concorde. Do try to keep up.
I've got plenty of karma so I'm just going to say it.
I've just been scrolling through the "what's the point" posts and all I can say is get the fuck over yourselves. If this thing were built in America you'd be calling it the greatest thing since the outside toilet. Same as how you pissed on Concorde, one of the greatest technical achievements of the 20th century, after you didn't get your act together with your own SST projects. Same s how you defend your suckiness at soccer by claiming "oh but we don't care about that game anyway."
But you know what? The Brits have made the land speed record their thing. I say good on them and I have to ask what ground-breaking records have you broken from the comfort of your mother's basement lately?
Lighten up, you depressing fucks!
I quite like Will Smith. He's the same character in every film I've ever seen him in, but I still like him.
I once asked a friend what that book was about. He blurted it out and told me the ending. "Thanks, now I can't read it" says I.
... and secure bike parking for people biking to work.
This is before you get into details such as propeller planes not generating as much heat (and might require radar missiles instead of heat).
Depends on what's driving the prop. If it's a piston engine then there's probably not much heat, but I'd imagine a turboprop would produce plenty of heat.
Seconded.
I learned to program on a Commodore-64. Then an Atari 400. Neither of which was open, but nobody claimed that they were unsuitable platforms for learning how to program.
Hear hear. Sinclair ZX80 user here. I doubt if that was open, and when I was learning BASIC I didn't particularly care. I was just fascinated by learning BASIC.
'blasphemy' is anachronism from middle ages. 'disrespect to the religious beliefs of others.' is exactly what he have done.
And it should be legal.
It should be mandatory. All religions are crazy.
We're harassing the hell out of some guy who made a 2nd-rate movie about Muhammad and making sure the world sees him being put into the back seat of a car.
First I've heard of it. Who's "we"? Last I heard the guy is still pretty anonymous.
Then our government buys airtime on Pakistani TV to apologize for his actions.
Er, no, that's to explain to the people of Pakistan that the US government does not have any control over what individuals say and that in America there is freedom of speech.
This freedom stuff is fragile so pay attention!
Yeah. Pay attention.
His small talk has changed foreign policy. Sasquatch has taken a picture of him. He once ran a marathon, just because it was on his way. He is... the most interesting man in the world.