You're the only person I've seen who saw that the link had a.au TLD. Or at least said anything about it being in Australia. That was the first thing I noticed about the link.
Highly skilled immigrants help keep America competitive.
They are no more highly skilled the US citizens they are replacing
However those immigrants are more entrepreneurial and are more likely to start their own business which creates more jobs. More immigrants means more jobs.
Yes, but there are ways for 3rd-world countries to boost their economy without being export-centric. They simply all copied the Japan approach like lemmings.
Excuse me but it's not like many Third World Nations wanted to copy the Japanese. The Washington Consensus pushed countries into promoting export as a big part of their economy. Not only that but the Washington Consensus pressured nations to encourage their small farmers to move into cities and let large agricultural operations do the farming. Well, when they did their agricultural productivity went down. And massive First World farm subsidies keep it down as the farmers who are still farming n the Third World can't compeat with farmers who receive massive subsidies.
Slashdot is chock full of libertarians until someone talks about jobs going away, and then everyone is a die hard socialist.
Not all, for instance in this post of mine I bring up how immigrants are more entrepreneurial than native Americas, and therefore create more new jobs. Or how as a CPA my sister can write her own ticket if her went to China to teach accounting and setup an accounting system.
Trying to vote people into office who will protect your industry with regulations and tariffs is as likely to destroy the industry as anything else; witness american textiles, american steel, and the travesty that is the american auto industry.
Agreed. While US auto manufacturers are offshoring their manufacturing capacity, Japanese and European makers are building plants in the US.
Why would you want to prevent our companies from hiring the best and the brightest?
I have heard that line few thousand times. Guess we stupid 'ol 'mericans can't do no nuffin' without all the genius Indians, is that it?
While I agree with the sentiment that those H1b holders take jobs away from Americans, there's a trend that immigrants are more entrepreneurial and start more businesses, which creates more jobs, than native Americans.
I'm a programmer. My viewpoint is the opposite. I'm always feeling a bit worried in some part of my mind that H1-B visas or outsourcing will diminish the jobs in my field.
Well the first thing I noticed reading the summary was the link TLD was for Australia. Maybe it's not as bad there as it is in the US.
Even without that worry it seems like programming jobs last 1 - 2 years tops before something dries up at the company you are at.
IT isn't just programming. Companies in the US still need sysadmins for instance. A small business that wants to expand will need systems analysts to design the system. However if they have the skills and are willing to move, a person can get a good job in China or India. For instance a lot of accounting work is being sent to India, however because of the growing economy in China businesses are finding they need accountants to teach it to them, and to setup up accounting systems. My sister, who runs her own accounting firm as a Certified Public Accountant, CPA, can write her own ticket by going there and doing this. And as a benefit, she could make more money by teaching English as a Second Language, ESL.
Or, of course, it could go the other way around due to the fact that the IT certification industry is getting huge by making people with no experience and knowledge about any of IT or the different technologies and industries around it think that by just having an MCSE or CCNA/CCNP will make you an expert and help you land in the decently salaried IT industry.
I'd heard and read how some people while working on their degree will also get their certification. Then with the cert they'll get an intern or coop, the cert helping to get a foot in the door. But there's disagreement on this, for instance some professors at the college I went to recommended certification while others derided them and said they're a waste of tyme.
Ottawa is north of Windsor isn't it? I've driven from Windsor to New London and along the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota to Thunder Bay but that's it.
They even sell some pepper extract
Yea, that's what Dave's Insanity Sauce is, an extract. Peppers themselves do not get that hot, on the Scoville Scale Habaneros and Naga Jolokia peppers are among the hottest peppers, while I've eaten habaneros I first heard of Naga Jolokia peppers a month or two ago in "Chile Pepper" magazine. Today I bought some habanero pepper plants for my garden, now if only I can find Naga Jolokia plants.
I only wish they hadn't moved their shop out to the very edge of the city. They used to have a nice shop located downtown, and it was nice to be able to pick up a bottle of hot sauce on the weekend.
Perhaps they moved because of rising property values, or to expand.
Falcon
Oh, we have a number of shops that sale nothing but pepper and hot sauces and paraphernalia around where I live too. I used to like going into them, they usually offer samples, and ask for the hottest sauce they had so I could try it. "This isn't hot", I can't say that now.
Falcon
Lol, you. I'm not getting into this again. Microsoft offered $31, Yahoo wanted at least $37. see article
TFA does not say when any negotiations happened. And though TFA is on Yahoo!'s website it's a news article from Reuters. And no, I don't consider a single counter offer as negotiations just as I wouldn't if someone offered me $50 and I impulsively said $100.
They didn't do just that, they took actions that potentially could destroy the company's value, breaching their duty to the shareholders.
As a shareholder, if Yahoo! hadn't taken any steps to drive up the bid price I would have considered it a breach of fiducial duty, as in typical negotiations the buyer first offers a low price.
They enacted huge employee termination compensation plans, including golden parachutes for management.
That's standard practice in business, and has been for a long tyme[sic] businesswise [sic].
Yes, but it is not "standard business practice" to enact them in an attempt to thwart a takeover.
"Golden parachutes are compensation agreements that provide for severance payments to top executives who are terminated or demoted pursuant to a takeover or other change in control. Companies argue that such provisions are necessary to keep executives from "jumping ship" during potential takeover attempts. While Calvert recognizes the merits of this argument, golden parachutes often impede takeover attempts that we believe shareowners have the right and the responsibility to consider."
They tried to make a deal to acquire a portion of AOL
Thanks for the link, however it does not say there were talks of acquiring AOL or parts of it. What it does say is "And then there was that AOL (NYSE: TWX) deal with word of some share buybacks at above-market prices". Buybacks aren't buyouts or acquiring others.
And though Yahoo-AOL talks continue, according to the report
Talks on what, a share buyback?
Like I said before, Yahoo's board was not reviewing this potential merger in good faith. They clearly violated their fiduciary duty to shareholders, and will be ousted, probably by Carl Icahn
And as I said a number of tymes, if I were a Yahoo! stockholder and the board had accepted MS's first offer I, and others, very well have filed a lawsuit for not fulfilling fiduciary duty. And Carl Icahn? In the first sentence of TFA it says he is reportedly buying Yahoo! shares now and not when the offer was made. If he did not own any stocks in Yahoo! he has no standing to file any lawsuit, though now that he may own some he does have standing to nominate new board members. You think Balmer is a hardball negotiator? I hazard to say Icahn is harder. And if Balmer still wants to acquire Yahoo! Icahn may demand even more than the last offer.
There is also the derivative "liberal" which has several senses connected to freedom and generosity
...and a different meaning on either side of the pond.
That depends. Though I live on the west side of the pond, in the US, when using "liberal" what I mean is Classical Liberal, ie liberty and small government. And it riles me when others say liberal but mean socialist. Hillary isn't liberal, she's a socialist or authoritarian. And scares me.
How nifty. I hope it passes, although it will have no bearing on me, at least in the short term, as I live in Australia.
I've heard it said quite a bit on/. that what happens in the US makes it's way to Australia, and Canada, so maybe within a few years you'll be able to home distill as well.
That sounds simple enough, and probably very good as a spread, with appropriate herbs or whatever. Do the lemons have to be particularly acid? (Hmm... lemon pepper or better yet lime pepper as the seasoning!)
It's the acid that allows or makes the curd separate from the whey, so the more acidic the better I's say, up to a point at least. You can also use lime juice, which I prefer anyway.
Raw milk won't keep as long as I need it to, and is WAY too expensive around here, if you can find it (not sure if you can anymore
How long do you need it for? When I made cheese I'd start making within hours of getting the milk. As for Raw milk, it is illegal in some states, and in Canada. But as some of the links show people are pushing to have it made legal.
No, that's crazy. You don't need a license or anything to brew beer in your home for personal use. Federal post-prohibition laws specifically allow for home breweries, and some limits to the amount (200 gallons per year).
Due to this specific Federal law, there is not state or local jurisdiction that can get away with outlawing it.
While federal law allows people to home brew it also allows states to allow or make it illegal, check ATF Online FAQ. Specifically read:
"4. You must operate Brew-on-Premises business in compliance with State and local laws. The ability to produce beer for personal or family use and without payment of tax at a BOP under Federal law does not authorize production of beer by adults, or operation of a BOP business, in violation of state or local law."
As someone posted above yours Alabama is one of the states where homebrewing is illegal.
Yet if I make 100ml of moonshine for my own consumption, I can go to jail for 10 years.
Well, in fairness, unless you know what you're doing, that moonshine could cause organ failure, blindness, or death.
In which case you're harming yourself if you drink it. Government should not be making victimless crimes, such as making it illegal to smoke a joint in your own home and drinking your own liquor while relaxing. Here's a good flowchart on "Should There Be A Law?".
I think the only western country that allows distilling scotch whisky or, indeed, any distilled drink, without paying an expensive licence is New Zealand.
Early this year a Home Distilling Bill was introduced in the US House of Reps to allow distilling in the home.
Like where? A licence to mix water, sugar and yeast? That's just about the stupidest thing you could ever require.
Honestly officer. I was only making some bread for my poor old granny!
I don't know about other countries but in the US home brewers are able to brew up to 200, or 250, gallons of beer and wine a year for personal use without any license or permit.
Strictly speaking, you can't make beer without hops; a brew with water, malt and yeast is an ale.
Unfortunately most people in the US don't know what the differences between ale, beer, bitter, lager, and stout among others are. Later in the summer or early fall I want to make something, other than Framboise I don't know what to call them, whatever with blueberries and rhubarb from my garden and chocolate. Say a 2 gallon batch of each to see how they come out.
Sam Adams makes beers that are much closer in quality to so-called "microbrews"
Samual Adams is or was a microbrewery. I pretty much like it, however a few years ago I tried an Octoberfest brew they had and thought it was terrible. I bought a 12 pack, opened one bottle and gave the rest of it away.
I've gotta try making cheese out of leftover milk.. sometimes I buy a gallon and just never seem to use it.
For a soft spreadable cheese heat milk until it just starts boiling then add lemon juice. Let it cool then strain it with cheese cloth. You can use as is or add herbs and such. And the whey when chilled is a good refreshment. Preferably the milk is raw though. Good luck finding any raw milk though, it's illegal in some places.
Because forced carbonation is faster, more reliable, and more predictable than bottle conditioning?
I prefer to age my beer at least a week, though I tended to wait a month or more. And I've never had a flat beer, I have however had blowouts where the cap blew off because of too much pressure. I used to make soda as well and I'd use empty 2 liter bottles, some of those bottles would swell up big.
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H1-Bs and L-1s are not entrepreneurs they are here on a temporary work visa.
When they first come they may only be temporary workers, however that doesn't mean they can't try to immigrate later.
Off-shore workers are certainly not US entrepreneurs.
Off-shore workers aren't workers in the US either.
FalconYou're the only person I've seen who saw that the link had a .au TLD. Or at least said anything about it being in Australia. That was the first thing I noticed about the link.
FalconHighly skilled immigrants help keep America competitive.
They are no more highly skilled the US citizens they are replacing
However those immigrants are more entrepreneurial and are more likely to start their own business which creates more jobs. More immigrants means more jobs.
FalconYes, but there are ways for 3rd-world countries to boost their economy without being export-centric. They simply all copied the Japan approach like lemmings.
Excuse me but it's not like many Third World Nations wanted to copy the Japanese. The Washington Consensus pushed countries into promoting export as a big part of their economy. Not only that but the Washington Consensus pressured nations to encourage their small farmers to move into cities and let large agricultural operations do the farming. Well, when they did their agricultural productivity went down. And massive First World farm subsidies keep it down as the farmers who are still farming n the Third World can't compeat with farmers who receive massive subsidies.
FalconSlashdot is chock full of libertarians until someone talks about jobs going away, and then everyone is a die hard socialist.
Not all, for instance in this post of mine I bring up how immigrants are more entrepreneurial than native Americas, and therefore create more new jobs. Or how as a CPA my sister can write her own ticket if her went to China to teach accounting and setup an accounting system.
Trying to vote people into office who will protect your industry with regulations and tariffs is as likely to destroy the industry as anything else; witness american textiles, american steel, and the travesty that is the american auto industry.
Agreed. While US auto manufacturers are offshoring their manufacturing capacity, Japanese and European makers are building plants in the US.
FalconOr stop voting for Republicans, who favor cheap trinkets over good and varied jobs.
It was a Democrat president who pushed for and signed NAFTA, Clinton.
FalconWhy would you want to prevent our companies from hiring the best and the brightest?
I have heard that line few thousand times. Guess we stupid 'ol 'mericans can't do no nuffin' without all the genius Indians, is that it?
While I agree with the sentiment that those H1b holders take jobs away from Americans, there's a trend that immigrants are more entrepreneurial and start more businesses, which creates more jobs, than native Americans.
FalconI'm a programmer. My viewpoint is the opposite. I'm always feeling a bit worried in some part of my mind that H1-B visas or outsourcing will diminish the jobs in my field.
Well the first thing I noticed reading the summary was the link TLD was for Australia. Maybe it's not as bad there as it is in the US.
Even without that worry it seems like programming jobs last 1 - 2 years tops before something dries up at the company you are at.
IT isn't just programming. Companies in the US still need sysadmins for instance. A small business that wants to expand will need systems analysts to design the system. However if they have the skills and are willing to move, a person can get a good job in China or India. For instance a lot of accounting work is being sent to India, however because of the growing economy in China businesses are finding they need accountants to teach it to them, and to setup up accounting systems. My sister, who runs her own accounting firm as a Certified Public Accountant, CPA, can write her own ticket by going there and doing this. And as a benefit, she could make more money by teaching English as a Second Language, ESL.
FalconOr, of course, it could go the other way around due to the fact that the IT certification industry is getting huge by making people with no experience and knowledge about any of IT or the different technologies and industries around it think that by just having an MCSE or CCNA/CCNP will make you an expert and help you land in the decently salaried IT industry.
I'd heard and read how some people while working on their degree will also get their certification. Then with the cert they'll get an intern or coop, the cert helping to get a foot in the door. But there's disagreement on this, for instance some professors at the college I went to recommended certification while others derided them and said they're a waste of tyme.
FalconOttawa is north of Windsor isn't it? I've driven from Windsor to New London and along the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota to Thunder Bay but that's it.
They even sell some pepper extract
Yea, that's what Dave's Insanity Sauce is, an extract. Peppers themselves do not get that hot, on the Scoville Scale Habaneros and Naga Jolokia peppers are among the hottest peppers, while I've eaten habaneros I first heard of Naga Jolokia peppers a month or two ago in "Chile Pepper" magazine. Today I bought some habanero pepper plants for my garden, now if only I can find Naga Jolokia plants.
I only wish they hadn't moved their shop out to the very edge of the city. They used to have a nice shop located downtown, and it was nice to be able to pick up a bottle of hot sauce on the weekend.
Perhaps they moved because of rising property values, or to expand.
Falcon
Oh, we have a number of shops that sale nothing but pepper and hot sauces and paraphernalia around where I live too. I used to like going into them, they usually offer samples, and ask for the hottest sauce they had so I could try it. "This isn't hot", I can't say that now. FalconI didn't know MS did help Mozilla.
FalconLol, you. I'm not getting into this again. Microsoft offered $31, Yahoo wanted at least $37. see article
TFA does not say when any negotiations happened. And though TFA is on Yahoo!'s website it's a news article from Reuters. And no, I don't consider a single counter offer as negotiations just as I wouldn't if someone offered me $50 and I impulsively said $100.
They didn't do just that, they took actions that potentially could destroy the company's value, breaching their duty to the shareholders.
As a shareholder, if Yahoo! hadn't taken any steps to drive up the bid price I would have considered it a breach of fiducial duty, as in typical negotiations the buyer first offers a low price.
They enacted huge employee termination compensation plans, including golden parachutes for management.
That's standard practice in business, and has been for a long tyme [sic] businesswise [sic].
Yes, but it is not "standard business practice" to enact them in an attempt to thwart a takeover.
First, Googling "businesswise" returns about 265,000 results. Next, "Golden Parachutes":
"Golden parachutes are compensation agreements that provide for severance payments to top executives who are terminated or demoted pursuant to a takeover or other change in control. Companies argue that such provisions are necessary to keep executives from "jumping ship" during potential takeover attempts. While Calvert recognizes the merits of this argument, golden parachutes often impede takeover attempts that we believe shareowners have the right and the responsibility to consider."
They tried to make a deal to acquire a portion of AOL
Citation please.
My pleasure.
Thanks for the link, however it does not say there were talks of acquiring AOL or parts of it. What it does say is "And then there was that AOL (NYSE: TWX) deal with word of some share buybacks at above-market prices". Buybacks aren't buyouts or acquiring others.
And though Yahoo-AOL talks continue, according to the report
Talks on what, a share buyback?
Like I said before, Yahoo's board was not reviewing this potential merger in good faith. They clearly violated their fiduciary duty to shareholders, and will be ousted, probably by Carl Icahn
And as I said a number of tymes, if I were a Yahoo! stockholder and the board had accepted MS's first offer I, and others, very well have filed a lawsuit for not fulfilling fiduciary duty. And Carl Icahn? In the first sentence of TFA it says he is reportedly buying Yahoo! shares now and not when the offer was made. If he did not own any stocks in Yahoo! he has no standing to file any lawsuit, though now that he may own some he does have standing to nominate new board members. You think Balmer is a hardball negotiator? I hazard to say Icahn is harder. And if Balmer still wants to acquire Yahoo! Icahn may demand even more than the last offer.
FalconThere is also the derivative "liberal" which has several senses connected to freedom and generosity
...and a different meaning on either side of the pond.
That depends. Though I live on the west side of the pond, in the US, when using "liberal" what I mean is Classical Liberal, ie liberty and small government. And it riles me when others say liberal but mean socialist. Hillary isn't liberal, she's a socialist or authoritarian. And scares me.
FalconHow long before bottles say "Brewed Under License" referring to the GPL (GNU Pub License)?
Is soda ok, will OpenCola work? Or does it have to be beer?
FalconHow nifty. I hope it passes, although it will have no bearing on me, at least in the short term, as I live in Australia.
I've heard it said quite a bit on /. that what happens in the US makes it's way to Australia, and Canada, so maybe within a few years you'll be able to home distill as well.
FalconThat sounds simple enough, and probably very good as a spread, with appropriate herbs or whatever. Do the lemons have to be particularly acid? (Hmm... lemon pepper or better yet lime pepper as the seasoning!)
It's the acid that allows or makes the curd separate from the whey, so the more acidic the better I's say, up to a point at least. You can also use lime juice, which I prefer anyway.
Raw milk won't keep as long as I need it to, and is WAY too expensive around here, if you can find it (not sure if you can anymore
How long do you need it for? When I made cheese I'd start making within hours of getting the milk. As for Raw milk, it is illegal in some states, and in Canada. But as some of the links show people are pushing to have it made legal.
FalconNo, that's crazy. You don't need a license or anything to brew beer in your home for personal use. Federal post-prohibition laws specifically allow for home breweries, and some limits to the amount (200 gallons per year).
Due to this specific Federal law, there is not state or local jurisdiction that can get away with outlawing it.
While federal law allows people to home brew it also allows states to allow or make it illegal, check ATF Online FAQ. Specifically read:
"4. You must operate Brew-on-Premises business in compliance with State and local laws. The ability to produce beer for personal or family use and without payment of tax at a BOP under Federal law does not authorize production of beer by adults, or operation of a BOP business, in violation of state or local law."
As someone posted above yours Alabama is one of the states where homebrewing is illegal.
FalconWell, in fairness, unless you know what you're doing, that moonshine could cause organ failure, blindness, or death.
In which case you're harming yourself if you drink it. Government should not be making victimless crimes, such as making it illegal to smoke a joint in your own home and drinking your own liquor while relaxing. Here's a good flowchart on "Should There Be A Law?".
FalconI think the only western country that allows distilling scotch whisky or, indeed, any distilled drink, without paying an expensive licence is New Zealand.
Early this year a Home Distilling Bill was introduced in the US House of Reps to allow distilling in the home.
FalconOnly 200 gallons per calendar year? Well, I'll be sticking with commercial beer then. I can drink 200 gallons per calendar year standing on my head.
200 gallons in a home with 2 or more adults, only 100 if you live alone. One hundred is more than enough for me.
FalconLike where? A licence to mix water, sugar and yeast? That's just about the stupidest thing you could ever require.
Honestly officer. I was only making some bread for my poor old granny!
I don't know about other countries but in the US home brewers are able to brew up to 200, or 250, gallons of beer and wine a year for personal use without any license or permit.
FalconStrictly speaking, you can't make beer without hops; a brew with water, malt and yeast is an ale.
Unfortunately most people in the US don't know what the differences between ale, beer, bitter, lager, and stout among others are. Later in the summer or early fall I want to make something, other than Framboise I don't know what to call them, whatever with blueberries and rhubarb from my garden and chocolate. Say a 2 gallon batch of each to see how they come out.
FalconSam Adams makes beers that are much closer in quality to so-called "microbrews"
Samual Adams is or was a microbrewery. I pretty much like it, however a few years ago I tried an Octoberfest brew they had and thought it was terrible. I bought a 12 pack, opened one bottle and gave the rest of it away.
FalconI've gotta try making cheese out of leftover milk.. sometimes I buy a gallon and just never seem to use it.
For a soft spreadable cheese heat milk until it just starts boiling then add lemon juice. Let it cool then strain it with cheese cloth. You can use as is or add herbs and such. And the whey when chilled is a good refreshment. Preferably the milk is raw though. Good luck finding any raw milk though, it's illegal in some places.
FalconBecause forced carbonation is faster, more reliable, and more predictable than bottle conditioning?
I prefer to age my beer at least a week, though I tended to wait a month or more. And I've never had a flat beer, I have however had blowouts where the cap blew off because of too much pressure. I used to make soda as well and I'd use empty 2 liter bottles, some of those bottles would swell up big.
Falcon