User: bored_geek

Re:Productivity

On: What Should a Documentary Filmmaker Ask About Offshoring?

The productivity argument is wearing a bit thin (like those Levies that were made in China).

Productivity is being increased by forcing the workers to do more hours for less pay. We attempting to kill the 40 hour work week by revising overtime rules and putting everyone on salary.

I'm finding it hard to play with all those cheep Chinese toys because my high level of productivity keeps me at work all the time.

I would rather pay more for my toys and have time to play with them.

1984

On: Senator Leahy Calls for RFID Technology Hearings

Big Brother cometh

Re:Not Surprised

On: Blackout Cause: Buggy Code

Surely such mission-critical software wouldn't be written in VB? Surely? Now I'm scaring myself.

Be scared, very, very scared!

Re:Development vs Engineering

On: Blackout Cause: Buggy Code

My company had a line in the job description for all the software people that said:

"The function of the Software Engineer is primarily to practice the art of software development"

How's that for an oxymoron?

Re:Some more statistics on the subject

On: Outsourcing As A Source Of U.S. Jobs

Here are some real statistics:

I'm a software engineer making $35k LESS than I was in 2001, 2000 or 1999.

My facility will probably close by the end of this year.

When we export enough prosperity to bring the rest of the world up to our level, we will not have any left for us.

Re:Wow Li'l George...

On: USA To Return To Moon By 2015, Then Mars

It sounds to me like co president Rove saw an opportunity, not Li'l Geo (pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!).