Actually, it's not. He is saying that the broken window parable applys like so: the programmer's jobs are the window, broken by the baseball of outsourcing. Except the jobs have not really been destroyed, just relocated. If you take the whole world as a single area, all they've done is hired people willing to do (supposedly) the same quality job for less money. Those are just market forces moving toward an efficient equilibrium.
If the broken window parable relates even a little, it is only in this way:
The cost of hiring a programmer here can be saved, in part, by outsourcing the programming job for less cost. Leaving more money for the person doing the outsourcing. I.E. the window has not been broken.
"Won't someone think of the programmers?" you say. Read a little about comparative advantage. The idea is that any jobs "lost" will simply be created anew in a different sector, with more overall wealth in the economy due to a more efficient process. Of course, this is a bit of an idealization because of the difficulty in retooling for this different sector, so it is not as if there is no impact at all.
Awesome, this gives my an idea for a new Linux distro: DarkLinux
It'll be the gothiest, most depessed and morbid distro out there. Also, all the text will be black on black and you'll have to install the flashlight mod to be able to see anything.
Once Vorbis has been around for awhile, people will not really notice that the name is odd, it will be commonplace. Granted, it might make it seem more geeky at first, but I'm kinda glad it is not something like AwesomeOpenCodec or iMusic or something rediculously trendy.
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+6 Funny, maybe it's just really freakin late but I didn't even get it till the end.
I'm not a "computer wizard" but isn't ALL of the data already stored in the hardware? Where else does one store their data? The Ether?
At first when I read the title I thought they had patented the process of patenting software.
So why do I get a page telling me I need god?
2 replies indicating mathematical and grammatical errors in the post summarizing the other posts.
Right, meanwhile, all the executives that don't do this are running better companies which will destroy their inefficient competition.
Simple, work for someone overseas. You've just outsourced your boss.
Actually, it's not. He is saying that the broken window parable applys like so: the programmer's jobs are the window, broken by the baseball of outsourcing. Except the jobs have not really been destroyed, just relocated. If you take the whole world as a single area, all they've done is hired people willing to do (supposedly) the same quality job for less money. Those are just market forces moving toward an efficient equilibrium.
If the broken window parable relates even a little, it is only in this way: The cost of hiring a programmer here can be saved, in part, by outsourcing the programming job for less cost. Leaving more money for the person doing the outsourcing. I.E. the window has not been broken.
"Won't someone think of the programmers?" you say. Read a little about comparative advantage. The idea is that any jobs "lost" will simply be created anew in a different sector, with more overall wealth in the economy due to a more efficient process. Of course, this is a bit of an idealization because of the difficulty in retooling for this different sector, so it is not as if there is no impact at all.
What if you just got the environmental protestors to handle it? Let the two groups work it out.
It'll be the gothiest, most depessed and morbid distro out there. Also, all the text will be black on black and you'll have to install the flashlight mod to be able to see anything.
Once Vorbis has been around for awhile, people will not really notice that the name is odd, it will be commonplace. Granted, it might make it seem more geeky at first, but I'm kinda glad it is not something like AwesomeOpenCodec or iMusic or something rediculously trendy.
Sadly he still uses his old and rather unimaginative insult, despite the fact that it now contains an incorrect price.