I understand the latest problem has been eliminated, by means of making the visa migrate between companies along with the employee. The previous situation (and I've only overheard that this is not the case anymore) was akin to slavery.
I don't think technical violations are the main problem. The big issue is companies flooding the system with bogus requests for supposedly needed employees that will later be transplanted to less lucky companies with real needs. Outsourcing and consulting companies should be denied any immigrant visas.
Looks like someone is doing a horrible job at selecting personnel. My experience with Indian students (still working on my Ph.D. is that they're often among the best, although there are a few weak cases, like everywhere). Also, is the problem with H-1B visas or with Indian engineers? I say it because you don't seem to have trouble with European coworkers, and I assume they're also on an H-1B. I'm European, BTW.
Usually these things work the other way around. As in "researchers looking for heart attack alleviation drugs stumble upon boner maker, make a killing selling blue pills".
Count me for that pattern. For the past 7 years I've traveled in and out of the US at least twice a year. Never had my laptop even turned on by border officials, or anyone else, for that matter. And I'm a single male traveling alone, dark messy hair, usually slightly bearded.
Well, perhaps things are turning. I remember reading that GM is counting on a heavy subsidy for their Volt, in the order of $7-8k, to make it more attractive. I think the transition is inevitable as the technology becomes better suited.
Personal anecdote. Yesterday, the only person I know who supports Bush said that a Ph.D. should be required to run for president. Again, this guy supports Bush. And then he added that it should also be required in order to vote. Everybody in the room politely ignored him and moved on with the meeting, but this made for some fun gossip.
I'm not sure to consider Ebola less dangerous as a public health issue than AIDS. At least we can effectively prevent infection from HIV, but Ebola is, as far as I remember, airborne. And I like breathing every few seconds.
You could expect that at least a few of the previously illegal dealers would stay in the business. Less return on investment, but their previous experience would be invaluable to investors:).
I believe Gore would have focused on reducing national debt, not increasing it.
In fact, I understand the US treasury had a *superavit* when Clinton left da house. I find it hard to believe that true conservatives can still support W, after what he's done to the economy.
Kinda off topic here, but talking about "the federal governments in Europe" does make little sense, as only a few of them (who else besides Germany?) are federations. Now please continue:).
Funny you say that, because Germany has a much more advanced and thorough social security system than, say, Spain or Italy, and still Germans seem to be harder working. I hate to give arguments to my snobby Central-European friends in this, but they might be right.
Another dividing factor is attitudes towards air conditioning and appropriate room temperature. Europeans in American conferences need to wear an overcoat while indoor. Americans in European conferences are the ones sweating their lives off. My Ph.D. cost me many a throat ache, so you can guess where I come from...
"he does eventually get his show trial and execution"
It's been a while since I read it, but I recall there was no execution. In fact, I vaguely remember that close to the end he got together with his former lover, only to find that he couldn't love her anymore after all the torture and deceit. They've been assimilated. Sorry about the spoiler! A very good read. So much to be the (scrambled and entangled) source of one of my passwords:). Give it a shot, crackers!
A fine example of this is told by Richard Feynman in his accounts of the Manhattan Project, and how they had to tell the workers to be careful with the radioactive material without telling them it was radioactive, or the ultimate goal of the project. Fun reading.
I don't completely agree that soaping is not a geek-friendly activity. Learning about the chemistry, improving the measures, temperatures and timing, designing a good pipeline and picking the right ingredients (be imaginative here) is a more mentally stimulating job than many others people keep suggesting in this thread. Perhaps the key here is that I'm more a scientist than a geek, and I like things like cooking for the same reason.
The unbranded package will have the same functionality as Firefox, and Ubuntu can cut most of the ad money Mozilla gets from Google by using it as its primary search engine. I say this is a stupid move by Mozilla, antagonizing users for no apparent gain. Besides, I still prefer Konqueror.
No, what's *really* sad is that all religions make just as much sense when you think about it, and yet believers keep mocking each other's religion, but stick to their own.
In Spain, and I have no reasons to believe this doesn't apply overseas, pretty much every custom software development includes separate "cash boxes", unoriginally nicknamed "box A" and "box B". Anyone who's ever written software for a small business knows this and should be prepared to provide the service. Otherwise, your vanilla shelf MS Windows package would do the job just as well, at a much lower price.
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I understand the latest problem has been eliminated, by means of making the visa migrate between companies along with the employee. The previous situation (and I've only overheard that this is not the case anymore) was akin to slavery.
I don't think technical violations are the main problem. The big issue is companies flooding the system with bogus requests for supposedly needed employees that will later be transplanted to less lucky companies with real needs. Outsourcing and consulting companies should be denied any immigrant visas.
Looks like someone is doing a horrible job at selecting personnel. My experience with Indian students (still working on my Ph.D. is that they're often among the best, although there are a few weak cases, like everywhere). Also, is the problem with H-1B visas or with Indian engineers? I say it because you don't seem to have trouble with European coworkers, and I assume they're also on an H-1B. I'm European, BTW.
Usually these things work the other way around. As in "researchers looking for heart attack alleviation drugs stumble upon boner maker, make a killing selling blue pills".
Count me for that pattern. For the past 7 years I've traveled in and out of the US at least twice a year. Never had my laptop even turned on by border officials, or anyone else, for that matter. And I'm a single male traveling alone, dark messy hair, usually slightly bearded.
That would be a 1D paradigm then.
Well, perhaps things are turning. I remember reading that GM is counting on a heavy subsidy for their Volt, in the order of $7-8k, to make it more attractive. I think the transition is inevitable as the technology becomes better suited.
Funny that common sense is now labeled as flamebait...
Personal anecdote. Yesterday, the only person I know who supports Bush said that a Ph.D. should be required to run for president. Again, this guy supports Bush. And then he added that it should also be required in order to vote. Everybody in the room politely ignored him and moved on with the meeting, but this made for some fun gossip.
I'm not sure to consider Ebola less dangerous as a public health issue than AIDS. At least we can effectively prevent infection from HIV, but Ebola is, as far as I remember, airborne. And I like breathing every few seconds.
After the dive AMD took today in the markets, they better be long lasting, because it's going to be hard to find replacements.
You could expect that at least a few of the previously illegal dealers would stay in the business. Less return on investment, but their previous experience would be invaluable to investors :).
In fact, I understand the US treasury had a *superavit* when Clinton left da house. I find it hard to believe that true conservatives can still support W, after what he's done to the economy.
Kinda off topic here, but talking about "the federal governments in Europe" does make little sense, as only a few of them (who else besides Germany?) are federations. Now please continue :).
And the gum disease called gingivitis!
Funny you say that, because Germany has a much more advanced and thorough social security system than, say, Spain or Italy, and still Germans seem to be harder working. I hate to give arguments to my snobby Central-European friends in this, but they might be right.
Another dividing factor is attitudes towards air conditioning and appropriate room temperature. Europeans in American conferences need to wear an overcoat while indoor. Americans in European conferences are the ones sweating their lives off. My Ph.D. cost me many a throat ache, so you can guess where I come from...
Well, as long as the simulation doesn't go slower than the weather itself. Sounds silly, but it's a relevant point.
It's been a while since I read it, but I recall there was no execution. In fact, I vaguely remember that close to the end he got together with his former lover, only to find that he couldn't love her anymore after all the torture and deceit. They've been assimilated. Sorry about the spoiler! A very good read. So much to be the (scrambled and entangled) source of one of my passwords :). Give it a shot, crackers!
A fine example of this is told by Richard Feynman in his accounts of the Manhattan Project, and how they had to tell the workers to be careful with the radioactive material without telling them it was radioactive, or the ultimate goal of the project. Fun reading.
Mind to share a link? I've recently been to a few fancy soap stores (Lush et al.) and became intrigued.
I don't completely agree that soaping is not a geek-friendly activity. Learning about the chemistry, improving the measures, temperatures and timing, designing a good pipeline and picking the right ingredients (be imaginative here) is a more mentally stimulating job than many others people keep suggesting in this thread. Perhaps the key here is that I'm more a scientist than a geek, and I like things like cooking for the same reason.
The unbranded package will have the same functionality as Firefox, and Ubuntu can cut most of the ad money Mozilla gets from Google by using it as its primary search engine. I say this is a stupid move by Mozilla, antagonizing users for no apparent gain. Besides, I still prefer Konqueror.
No, what's *really* sad is that all religions make just as much sense when you think about it, and yet believers keep mocking each other's religion, but stick to their own.
In Spain, and I have no reasons to believe this doesn't apply overseas, pretty much every custom software development includes separate "cash boxes", unoriginally nicknamed "box A" and "box B". Anyone who's ever written software for a small business knows this and should be prepared to provide the service. Otherwise, your vanilla shelf MS Windows package would do the job just as well, at a much lower price.