Been there, done that. Doing it now, as a matter of fact.
All the low-priced foreign labor does to the market is make it more competitive. Sure, guys like O?a?l? and I?M are hiring cheap (non-US Citizen) labor whenever they can - it saves them huge amounts of money and they have the size and infrastructure to make effective use of personnel who may or may not be the equal of local talent (i.e., they can absorb considerable amounts of incompetency before any problems actually show). There are plenty of places which can't afford to cut those corners within their organization - and typically, they can't afford the front end expenses associated with hiring personnel on H1B visas anyhow. Let the ?r?c?e's and ?B?'s of the world do what they do best - create the standard and market mediocrity. That leaves room for the rest of the field to concentrate on products which exceed the standard, products crafted by the best personnel money can buy.
We just need to pump enough into the Indian economy so that their economy is the same size (cost, etc.) as ours. We don't need to pave one road in India, plow one field or install any plumbing or electricity there. Just make sure that a US Dollar is worth the same in India as it is in America. THEN companies can hire all the Indian workers they want for H1B - because they'll want the same $$$ I would to do the job.
Never mind fixing the problem - fix the situation. Annex India!
Uh, that whole 'spacetime is like a rubber sheet' thing was just a bad metaphor used to attempt to explain the (relativistic) effect of mass on the 'shape' of space. I don't recall ever seeing studies on the effects of vulcanizing on the elasticity of space (cue the Star Trek jokes). Think about it - using gravity to explain gravity? That sounds like teching the tech to me.
Okay, so you have to hack up the rc sequence just a tad to start messagebus and wifi manually at the end of the sequence (under CentOS, at least, in rc.local) and you have to configure wpa_supplicant. What's the big? DHCP even works. Yay, kiddies!
Oh you wanted your VPN? Not going into that (too many flavors), but if NetworkManager can do it, so can you with a little research. BONUS: Instead of outright connecting to your workplace, if you manage your VPN manually you can decide what traffic gets routed through your employer's network (think B2B VPN configuration, check with your neighborhood SysAdmin to be sure you're not violating network security policies). Finally - a way to keep wrok and pron separate!
Yeah, you stay here and wait for the next major asteroid impact (or WWIII, or the supervolcano at Yellowstone to pop, or . . . ). If my kids get off this rock in time, they can come back later, pump your remains outta the ground and refine 'em for use in their flying cars.
"...It makes you wonder why modern OSes aren't hardened with the theory: No matter what the user does, allow the computer to boot up safely next time..."
Uh, barring an intentional volative act (rooting, flashing) . . . isn't that essentially how an Android system is? And since this involves a conscious, intentional act . . . even some old Apples (II'e?) could be destroyed by "poke 646,1" if I recall correctly (told the power supply that it was supplying low voltage, the P/S would ramp up and burn itself out wihtin a few jiffies).
Stewie (Darth Vader): Can't we board it up or, you know, put some plywood over it or something?
Admiral Motti: Well, that would look terrible. I mean, we gotta think about resale.
Stewie (Darth Vader): Resale? What are you talking about? This property is right above Sunset. The value is only going to go up.
Admiral Motti: Lord Vader, your inside references to the Los Angeles real estate market haven't given you the clairvoyance to turn a profit on that condo in Glendale. Nor has it...
Stewie (Darth Vader): [Vader begins to choke him] I find your lack of faith disturbing. That property is in a prime location! Twenty minutes to the beach, twenty minutes to downtown!
Admiral Motti: [choking] There's nothing to do downtown!
Mayor Adam West (Grand Moff Tarkin): Enough of this! Vader, release him!
Stewie (Darth Vader): As you wish.
[releases Tagge]
Stewie (Darth Vader): All right, so were' going to plug up that hole?
Imperial Officer: Yeah, we can get it done tomorrow if price is no object
FIrst, consult the stars to ensure that the project will be done at the right time. Then, after arranging the entrails of a rooster in a circle under the full moon cast the bones into the pit and invoke the augury which will allow me to see the hardware, software stack, network stack and end-user facilities all magically "come together".
Really - I'm pretty sure my boss in the Midwest thought that was how I did it. Why would I change success?
Winamp will no longer be updated. Mildly annoying (unless some unknown network exploit renders the current version unsafe for use).
Winamp will no longer be available at www.winamp.com. Mildly annoying, but old software NEVER disappears from the internet. I can still get copies of many dead programs such as VersaCheck 1.0, DVD X-Copy, even M$ Flight Simulator. Licensing can prevent use of these old versions, but if you happen to have a valid license some basic google-fu should get you the installer (or installer ISO) you need.
Winamp will still run on the tens of thousands of systems that it's installed on. Users can continue to enjoy their digital music collection while thinking pleasantly about whipping a llama's ass. The icon will remain on the desktop. The Start Menu item will not disappear. MP3's will not magically be set to use a different default application to open.
In the end, I don't think this is going to cause any great deal of discomfort for the internet community. Hell, might not even get noticed right off (if not for/. shining a spotlight on it).
Yeah, but C.I.'s that give B.J.'s in return for a free ride to push all the @$$ they can on the corner - with a little blow thrown in - yeah, we need to watch these guys. We give them authority (a.k.a., power), along with the extra power should go a little extra oversight, eh?
As a matter of fact, sum it up that way: the more official power or authority an individual has to use, the greater the need to prioritize monitoring that individual over that individual's personal right to privacy. I.e., a cop has a certain authority to alter people's lives, he gets watched. POTUS has an incredible amount of authority to alter the lives of all Americans, he gets watched 24x7. Yeah - the more cream you get to drink from the authority cup, the more vinegar you have to sip from the surveillance cup. That way, nobody watches street people defecate behind the bushes - but we sure ought to be watching the Bush's when they defecate on the US Constitution.
The shows protagonists were a group of young, untried Marines earning their hash-marks during an unexpected (and punishing) war. Several dark and highly controversial issues and themes were explored during the show's brief run. Yes, it's dark, grimy, sad - if you were expecting comedy and lighthearted entertainment, perhaps you should stick with "Friends".
My knee-jerk reaction was "hell no - don't let any government meddle with bitcoin - it's a chance to create a world economy without nationalistic or patriotic encumbrances."
Screw that - I suppose this illustrates why such an economy is inherently subject to exactly the sort of abuses we have governments in place to prevent. Up with Electronic Banking! Death to Bitcoin!
I'm going to get flamed here; too bad. If Bitcoin can't regulate itself sufficiently to prevent abuses, than Bitcoin has to go.
Madagascar is nonetheless subjected to roughly the same atmospheric, radiation, and physical environment as the rest of the Earth (magnetic fields, chemicals, gravitic variations due to the presence of a single large satellite in orbit, tides, etc.). Liquid water is present at the surface, temperatures hover between roughly 275-305K. Atmospheric pressure tends to be something like 1 atmosphere (plus or minus a miniscule fraction).
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All the low-priced foreign labor does to the market is make it more competitive. Sure, guys like O?a?l? and I?M are hiring cheap (non-US Citizen) labor whenever they can - it saves them huge amounts of money and they have the size and infrastructure to make effective use of personnel who may or may not be the equal of local talent (i.e., they can absorb considerable amounts of incompetency before any problems actually show). There are plenty of places which can't afford to cut those corners within their organization - and typically, they can't afford the front end expenses associated with hiring personnel on H1B visas anyhow. Let the ?r?c?e's and ?B?'s of the world do what they do best - create the standard and market mediocrity. That leaves room for the rest of the field to concentrate on products which exceed the standard, products crafted by the best personnel money can buy.
Never mind fixing the problem - fix the situation. Annex India!
Uh, that whole 'spacetime is like a rubber sheet' thing was just a bad metaphor used to attempt to explain the (relativistic) effect of mass on the 'shape' of space. I don't recall ever seeing studies on the effects of vulcanizing on the elasticity of space (cue the Star Trek jokes). Think about it - using gravity to explain gravity? That sounds like teching the tech to me.
I wonder what Steve Stockman will do with all his money there? :^O
Oh you wanted your VPN? Not going into that (too many flavors), but if NetworkManager can do it, so can you with a little research. BONUS: Instead of outright connecting to your workplace, if you manage your VPN manually you can decide what traffic gets routed through your employer's network (think B2B VPN configuration, check with your neighborhood SysAdmin to be sure you're not violating network security policies). Finally - a way to keep wrok and pron separate!
s/Pentium of Borg/the Google
"I'm not gonna sign that. You sign it."
*rewrite report and repeat*
Yeah, you stay here and wait for the next major asteroid impact (or WWIII, or the supervolcano at Yellowstone to pop, or . . . ). If my kids get off this rock in time, they can come back later, pump your remains outta the ground and refine 'em for use in their flying cars.
By the way, what's the space program in your country up to nowadays? Just askin'.
*turns, leaves room*
Fixed that for you.
Uh, barring an intentional volative act (rooting, flashing) . . . isn't that essentially how an Android system is? And since this involves a conscious, intentional act . . . even some old Apples (II'e?) could be destroyed by "poke 646,1" if I recall correctly (told the power supply that it was supplying low voltage, the P/S would ramp up and burn itself out wihtin a few jiffies).
Admiral Motti: Well, that would look terrible. I mean, we gotta think about resale.
Stewie (Darth Vader): Resale? What are you talking about? This property is right above Sunset. The value is only going to go up.
Admiral Motti: Lord Vader, your inside references to the Los Angeles real estate market haven't given you the clairvoyance to turn a profit on that condo in Glendale. Nor has it...
Stewie (Darth Vader): [Vader begins to choke him] I find your lack of faith disturbing. That property is in a prime location! Twenty minutes to the beach, twenty minutes to downtown!
Admiral Motti: [choking] There's nothing to do downtown!
Mayor Adam West (Grand Moff Tarkin): Enough of this! Vader, release him!
Stewie (Darth Vader): As you wish.
[releases Tagge]
Stewie (Darth Vader): All right, so were' going to plug up that hole?
Imperial Officer: Yeah, we can get it done tomorrow if price is no object
. Stewie (Darth Vader): Ehhhh...
Imperial Officer: We'll get estimates.
Stewie (Darth Vader): Get estimates, yeah, yeah.
Really - I'm pretty sure my boss in the Midwest thought that was how I did it. Why would I change success?
(too lazy to google it)
Sure - just like the Confederates won that little dust-up later on, right?
Yeah - it's just those revenge for those two wars they lost to us.
Winamp will no longer be available at www.winamp.com. Mildly annoying, but old software NEVER disappears from the internet. I can still get copies of many dead programs such as VersaCheck 1.0, DVD X-Copy, even M$ Flight Simulator. Licensing can prevent use of these old versions, but if you happen to have a valid license some basic google-fu should get you the installer (or installer ISO) you need.
Winamp will still run on the tens of thousands of systems that it's installed on. Users can continue to enjoy their digital music collection while thinking pleasantly about whipping a llama's ass. The icon will remain on the desktop. The Start Menu item will not disappear. MP3's will not magically be set to use a different default application to open.
In the end, I don't think this is going to cause any great deal of discomfort for the internet community. Hell, might not even get noticed right off (if not for /. shining a spotlight on it).
Why? Are you uninstalling it? Or just removing the icon from your desktop?
Cash is regulated too - try to deposit $1000.00 or more in one shot at your local bank, you'll see what I mean.
As a matter of fact, sum it up that way: the more official power or authority an individual has to use, the greater the need to prioritize monitoring that individual over that individual's personal right to privacy. I.e., a cop has a certain authority to alter people's lives, he gets watched. POTUS has an incredible amount of authority to alter the lives of all Americans, he gets watched 24x7. Yeah - the more cream you get to drink from the authority cup, the more vinegar you have to sip from the surveillance cup. That way, nobody watches street people defecate behind the bushes - but we sure ought to be watching the Bush's when they defecate on the US Constitution.
Actually, SAAB and B5 are two oldies I'd really like to see "rebooted" or even "reimagined".
The shows protagonists were a group of young, untried Marines earning their hash-marks during an unexpected (and punishing) war. Several dark and highly controversial issues and themes were explored during the show's brief run. Yes, it's dark, grimy, sad - if you were expecting comedy and lighthearted entertainment, perhaps you should stick with "Friends".
Screw that - I suppose this illustrates why such an economy is inherently subject to exactly the sort of abuses we have governments in place to prevent. Up with Electronic Banking! Death to Bitcoin!
I'm going to get flamed here; too bad. If Bitcoin can't regulate itself sufficiently to prevent abuses, than Bitcoin has to go.
Just sayin'.