Maybe MacOS and Linux should support WMA. You're blaming the wrong people.
Mac and MS are battling it out over DRM. Mac has their AAC and MS WMV. I can't forsee Mac ( unless losing the battle ) adopting WMV. As for Linux, probably won't bother licensing either.
...or more likely, the underlying OS not DRM-secure enough
I'm not a betting man, but I'd guess that MS never even considered the security aspect of it...
Is vietnam 6000 miles from the US? I have no idea. I just picked a country at random because I had no idea where you live. I only wanted to break your stones. Glad to see you have a sense of humor.
But I'll tell ya, I feel like I'm getting "serviced" with this outsourcing thing. I don't know if I have it in me for another move, so I guess if push comes to shove I'll have to change careers...again. The last one was a dead end street as far as money was concerned. I loved the work, but I needed to make more money. I don't really like IT, but I have always been a natural when it comes to writing code. I now hear the automotive industry is now hurting for mechanics. Maybe I should go back. Maybe there is renewed hope for my tools. I'll have to change my screen name to grease monkey or something.
I hear ya. The problem for me is that I too live within my means, well below my means. I just fear that if my "means" we to suddenly go bye-bye, I would be up the creek without a paddle. Or a boat!!
As soon as my mortgage is paid off, I don't care what I do for a living. Until then I need my job.
If that Indian does the job better (same thing for less money) than he is actually more qualified and you are an overpriced prima-donna in comparison.
If someone else does a better job then money is not an issue. If they do a better job and for less money then they are a better choice. I am not talking about competing in the quality arena, that I can do. I can't compete with the salary.
If they are doing the same job for less, they are doing it better?
More efficiently maybe, but consider this from http://news.helplinelaw.com/1203/f_eco_cap1203.php
" India 's per capita income has increased by 61% from $1,600 in '92 to $2,570 in '02.."
I only briefly searched on this fact so bear with me. But how on earth can I compete with this? I can make more than this collecting spare change on the street. I'll keep trying, but it seems like a losing battle.
>That said - I am really glad you fear - for your job.
I wouln't say I fear it. I switched careers 6 years ago. I'd rather not do it again. The ironic part of the story is that my old career is now experiencing a shortage of skilled workers. I guess I could return and bear the decrease in pay. But like I said, I'd rather not.
Maybe I'll try something new.
I don't understand how I am fucking myself, but I'll try not to pass it on. ( just for you... )
BTW, Don't assume they can't outsource your job. Whatever it is you do?
>I've read many many/. posts complaining about being put out of work because their company outsourced to XYZ country. How can you say this is a bad thing at all?
When you are laid off they stop sending paychecks. That tends to be a bad thing.
I am just as qualified ( probably more so ) than an Indian when you tally up the cultural and communication skills with the technical skills, but that doesn't matter. I'll lose out because the Indian is cheaper. If a company can send the work out then they will. Mostly because the costs are lower. Just because India can do the job for less does not mean they do it better. The cost of living in India is much lower than in the States. If an Indian wants to compete in America with me, fine. If he/she wants to work for less and still deal with America's cost of living, then at least the playing field is level. I'd rather give my job up to an Indian-American who calls himself an American than see the job leave the country. I understand how the economics of this topic work. That doesn't mean I will lose my job with a smile on my face. There will come a time when the number of jobs being outsourced will approach a flat line. But until such time I am worried about having to switch careers.
I want to know when the free trade benefits will come back to the US. Who will be sending jobs to our country? I don't see that happening until it becomes cheaper to send jobs to America from another country. That means either they become "richer" or we become "poorer." Until the Global market is truly global, the US will always be the exporter of the jobs and the lowly US employee will have to be the one carrying the weight.
Understand this: Many of the people posting here are either losing, expect to lose, or worrying about losing their jobs. This creates a certain amount of anger and bias when discussing this topic. It is very easy to form an opinion about something that does not directly affect you. To call someone "retarded" because they are afraid of losing their job or angry about already losing their job is very insensitive.
With that said - go fuck yourself and your two cents!!
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It must be the rain. The Seattle syndrome...
Don't count out IBM!!
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So how do you say:
"This application has performed an illegal operation..." in Icelandic?
comfortably in bed with Microsoft...
Comfortably? There is not comfort when M$ sticks it to ya. Squeel like a... OUCH!!!
Maybe MacOS and Linux should support WMA. You're blaming the wrong people.
...or more likely, the underlying OS not DRM-secure enough
Mac and MS are battling it out over DRM. Mac has their AAC and MS WMV. I can't forsee Mac ( unless losing the battle ) adopting WMV. As for Linux, probably won't bother licensing either.
I'm not a betting man, but I'd guess that MS never even considered the security aspect of it...
Is vietnam 6000 miles from the US? I have no idea. I just picked a country at random because I had no idea where you live. I only wanted to break your stones. Glad to see you have a sense of humor.
But I'll tell ya, I feel like I'm getting "serviced" with this outsourcing thing. I don't know if I have it in me for another move, so I guess if push comes to shove I'll have to change careers...again. The last one was a dead end street as far as money was concerned. I loved the work, but I needed to make more money. I don't really like IT, but I have always been a natural when it comes to writing code. I now hear the automotive industry is now hurting for mechanics. Maybe I should go back. Maybe there is renewed hope for my tools. I'll have to change my screen name to grease monkey or something.
I hear ya. The problem for me is that I too live within my means, well below my means. I just fear that if my "means" we to suddenly go bye-bye, I would be up the creek without a paddle. Or a boat!!
As soon as my mortgage is paid off, I don't care what I do for a living. Until then I need my job.
If that Indian does the job better (same thing for less money) than he is actually more qualified and you are an overpriced prima-donna in comparison.
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" India 's per capita income has increased by 61% from $1,600 in '92 to $2,570 in '02.."
I only briefly searched on this fact so bear with me. But how on earth can I compete with this? I can make more than this collecting spare change on the street. I'll keep trying, but it seems like a losing battle.
If someone else does a better job then money is not an issue. If they do a better job and for less money then they are a better choice. I am not talking about competing in the quality arena, that I can do. I can't compete with the salary.
If they are doing the same job for less, they are doing it better?
More efficiently maybe, but consider this from http://news.helplinelaw.com/1203/f_eco_cap1203.ph
>That said - I am really glad you fear - for your job.
I wouln't say I fear it.
I switched careers 6 years ago. I'd rather not do it again. The ironic part of the story is that my old career is now experiencing a shortage of skilled workers. I guess I could return and bear the decrease in pay. But like I said, I'd rather not.
Maybe I'll try something new.
I don't understand how I am fucking myself, but I'll try not to pass it on. ( just for you... )
BTW, Don't assume they can't outsource your job. Whatever it is you do?
>I've read many many /. posts complaining about being put out of work because their company outsourced to XYZ country. How can you say this is a bad thing at all?
When you are laid off they stop sending paychecks. That tends to be a bad thing.
I am just as qualified ( probably more so ) than an Indian when you tally up the cultural and communication skills with the technical skills, but that doesn't matter. I'll lose out because the Indian is cheaper. If a company can send the work out then they will. Mostly because the costs are lower. Just because India can do the job for less does not mean they do it better. The cost of living in India is much lower than in the States. If an Indian wants to compete in America with me, fine. If he/she wants to work for less and still deal with America's cost of living, then at least the playing field is level. I'd rather give my job up to an Indian-American who calls himself an American than see the job leave the country. I understand how the economics of this topic work. That doesn't mean I will lose my job with a smile on my face. There will come a time when the number of jobs being outsourced will approach a flat line. But until such time I am worried about having to switch careers.
I want to know when the free trade benefits will come back to the US. Who will be sending jobs to our country? I don't see that happening until it becomes cheaper to send jobs to America from another country. That means either they become "richer" or we become "poorer." Until the Global market is truly global, the US will always be the exporter of the jobs and the lowly US employee will have to be the one carrying the weight.
Understand this: Many of the people posting here are either losing, expect to lose, or worrying about losing their jobs. This creates a certain amount of anger and bias when discussing this topic. It is very easy to form an opinion about something that does not directly affect you. To call someone "retarded" because they are afraid of losing their job or angry about already losing their job is very insensitive.
With that said - go fuck yourself and your two cents!!
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>I currently live 6000 miles from home so that I can work in the field I want to
1. Let's see 6000 miles away from home
2. In the service industry
I'll take vietnamese prostitution for a hundred Alex.