Companies spend millions on anti-Trump ads because he's threatening their H1B slave labor pool. They don't give a flying fuck about his stance on social issues.
I have a *really* hard time believing these companies have such a large part of their workforce that they depend on daily coming in and out of Syria, Iran, etc....
This particular pushback is just them testing the waters on how to stop Trump on immigration. Their REAL concern is what he might do next to their H1B fount of cheap labor if he wins this battle.
And Trump has already proven to these corporate fucks that one negative tweet from him can tank your stock. They're scared shitless of him right now. That's why so many of these tech companies are trying desperately right now to latch onto the Democrat backlash against Trump. They don't give a flying fuck about social justice. They're just scared Trump is about to take their cheap labor away.
There is no shortage of people with an CS degree. But there is certainly a shortage of people that can actually write good code for non-trivial tasks.
That's why companies *USED* to actually invest in worker training. That was back when a worker was treated like a long-term asset, who would stay with the company for the long haul and be professionally developed and trained in-house. The CS or Engineering degree was just a start that got them in the door in an entry position.
But these days, companies treat workers like disposable pens and expect them to pay for all their own training and professional development on their own time (with their shit salary and long work hours, no less). Then they wonder why they have so much turnover and can't find/keep decent workers.
If you pay enough, the workers will come. The problem isn't a labor shortage, it's companies who've been spoiled on cheap labor for so long that they offer workers peanut salaries, refuse to pay relocation costs, offer no training and shit benefits--then run to Congress begging for more H1B's when they can't find American workers.
The group I work in is truely international. I work with Indians, Russians, an Israeli and a guy from Venezuela, oh, and a few white Americans as well. Few of them are H1B. We have a hard time finding good engineers and jump at the chance to hire them, regardless of where they come from.
That's fine. But know that if you're going to base your company in the U.S. and benefit from our infrastructure, our high living standard, our universities, our clean air, our non-corrupt cops, and our less-corrupt-than-most political system--then you're going to have to pay for it. And part of paying for it means either hiring American workers or paying a significant financial penalty for importing foreign workers.
I have tons of empathy for Indian workers, Mexican illegals, etc. I don't fault them one bit for coming here. They have families to feed, and I understand completely why they do it and don't hold it against them (I would do the same thing in their shoes).
But I'm also an American. And so I stand by my fellow Americans first and foremost. And we have kids to feed too, of course.
And I would expect the same treatment from any other country. If I were applying for a job in another country, I would do it with the understanding that a citizen of that country is of course going to get preference over me. That's the whole point of having countries in the first place.
He never proposed a ban. He proposed a TEMPORARY immigration stop "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on." And, that's what he's doing. I would think you would be happy that he's softened his position to only include the most obvious exporters of terrorism.
I must have missed the part in the Constitution where it says we have to open our borders to any foreigners who want to come here. What amendment was that one, again?
Doesn't look like he's lying to me. I'm as shocked as anyone, but it looks like he actually intends to keep his campaign promises. I can't even remember the last time that happened.
its not racist when you can SEE with your own lying eyes that the bay area companies (I live here) are going out of their way to hire folks from india and china, first. the ONLY reason they do this is for money and servitude reasons.
It's even worse when you see every U.S. President and Congressman (before now) taking big fat corporate campaign donations to play along. If Hillary had been elected, the corrupt H1B program would have at the very least stayed the same. At worst they would have gotten even more H1B's.
Good to finally have a President who's willing to put his own country, and its citizens, first again. It's been a long time.
Oh sorry, I just assumed that since some SJW's are anti-free-speech that all of them are. You know, kind of like how SJW's assume that all conservatives are racists and misogynists because some of them are, huh?
Because most people can't touch-type without seeing the keyboard at all. Sure, some people can do it. But I dare say not most.
It's hard enough even using a controller in VR. And it can very disconcerting, as it adds to the discrepancy between what you're doing/feeling and what you're seeing.
Complaining about these words is just the new "politically correct". An effort to rework the language into a kind of newspeak where criticism of your views is impossible because the words needed to describe them are banned.
A truly hilarious criticism coming from an SJW, considering the fact that SJW's are the most serious threat to free speech in the country right now. I dare say you forfeited any right to cite Orwell the second you started trying to ban conservatives from speaking at college campuses across the country, campaigning to have people fired from their jobs for having opinions that didn't jibe with yours, and passing laws that jail people who refuse to use made-up pronouns. Sorry, no moral high ground there for you, snowflake.
Considering Second Life's strength is the social element, I presume this VR version has some sort of built in proximity voice chat. Because you sure as hell aren't going to be typing text chat with an Oculus or Vive on you head. And it's sure not going to be very social without a robust communication.
Almost any other subscription service with those kind of numbers would be considered a runaway success. Even World of Warcraft, at its peak, had a fraction of that.
This. Does anyone seriously advocate that someone who posts something like "Death to America!" and has images of ISIS flags all over their Facebook page NOT be stopped at the border?? That's some pretty basic vetting, right there.
If I posted "Death to the Queen!" on my Facebook page, should I be pissed if the UK then denied my travel visa? If anyone thinks this is wrong, I'd like some of what you're smoking.
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Companies spend millions on anti-Trump ads because he's threatening their H1B slave labor pool. They don't give a flying fuck about his stance on social issues.
I have a *really* hard time believing these companies have such a large part of their workforce that they depend on daily coming in and out of Syria, Iran, etc....
This particular pushback is just them testing the waters on how to stop Trump on immigration. Their REAL concern is what he might do next to their H1B fount of cheap labor if he wins this battle.
Orrin Hatch is an old-school corporate-whore Republican who has made his position on H1B's quite clear.
And Trump has already proven to these corporate fucks that one negative tweet from him can tank your stock. They're scared shitless of him right now. That's why so many of these tech companies are trying desperately right now to latch onto the Democrat backlash against Trump. They don't give a flying fuck about social justice. They're just scared Trump is about to take their cheap labor away.
There is no shortage of people with an CS degree. But there is certainly a shortage of people that can actually write good code for non-trivial tasks.
That's why companies *USED* to actually invest in worker training. That was back when a worker was treated like a long-term asset, who would stay with the company for the long haul and be professionally developed and trained in-house. The CS or Engineering degree was just a start that got them in the door in an entry position.
But these days, companies treat workers like disposable pens and expect them to pay for all their own training and professional development on their own time (with their shit salary and long work hours, no less). Then they wonder why they have so much turnover and can't find/keep decent workers.
Yeah, ask the poor fucks at Disney what they think about the idea that H1B's don't replace American workers.
If you pay enough, the workers will come. The problem isn't a labor shortage, it's companies who've been spoiled on cheap labor for so long that they offer workers peanut salaries, refuse to pay relocation costs, offer no training and shit benefits--then run to Congress begging for more H1B's when they can't find American workers.
Materials?!? As Better Off Dead taught us, all you need to turn a junker into a sleek hot-rod is a little elbow grease!
The group I work in is truely international. I work with Indians, Russians, an Israeli and a guy from Venezuela, oh, and a few white Americans as well. Few of them are H1B. We have a hard time finding good engineers and jump at the chance to hire them, regardless of where they come from.
That's fine. But know that if you're going to base your company in the U.S. and benefit from our infrastructure, our high living standard, our universities, our clean air, our non-corrupt cops, and our less-corrupt-than-most political system--then you're going to have to pay for it. And part of paying for it means either hiring American workers or paying a significant financial penalty for importing foreign workers.
I have tons of empathy for Indian workers, Mexican illegals, etc. I don't fault them one bit for coming here. They have families to feed, and I understand completely why they do it and don't hold it against them (I would do the same thing in their shoes).
But I'm also an American. And so I stand by my fellow Americans first and foremost. And we have kids to feed too, of course.
And I would expect the same treatment from any other country. If I were applying for a job in another country, I would do it with the understanding that a citizen of that country is of course going to get preference over me. That's the whole point of having countries in the first place.
You plug that gaping H1B hole incorrectly, multi-nationals will simply ship that job overseas.
No they won't. Because one tweet from Trump about said company being un-American and their stock price will tank.
He never proposed a ban. He proposed a TEMPORARY immigration stop "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on." And, that's what he's doing. I would think you would be happy that he's softened his position to only include the most obvious exporters of terrorism.
If he's just discriminating on the basis of religion, then why aren't Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, etc. also on the list?
I must have missed the part in the Constitution where it says we have to open our borders to any foreigners who want to come here. What amendment was that one, again?
Yeah, apparently he didn't get the memo that he's supposed to be ashamed to be American or stand up for his country.
Doesn't look like he's lying to me. I'm as shocked as anyone, but it looks like he actually intends to keep his campaign promises. I can't even remember the last time that happened.
I'll admit it took us by surprise that a politician (new to it or not) didn't lie.
Isn't it sad how corrupt politics has become that it actually surprises us to see a President attempt to actually deliver on his promises?
its not racist when you can SEE with your own lying eyes that the bay area companies (I live here) are going out of their way to hire folks from india and china, first. the ONLY reason they do this is for money and servitude reasons.
It's even worse when you see every U.S. President and Congressman (before now) taking big fat corporate campaign donations to play along. If Hillary had been elected, the corrupt H1B program would have at the very least stayed the same. At worst they would have gotten even more H1B's.
Good to finally have a President who's willing to put his own country, and its citizens, first again. It's been a long time.
Oh sorry, I just assumed that since some SJW's are anti-free-speech that all of them are. You know, kind of like how SJW's assume that all conservatives are racists and misogynists because some of them are, huh?
Because most people can't touch-type without seeing the keyboard at all. Sure, some people can do it. But I dare say not most.
It's hard enough even using a controller in VR. And it can very disconcerting, as it adds to the discrepancy between what you're doing/feeling and what you're seeing.
Complaining about these words is just the new "politically correct". An effort to rework the language into a kind of newspeak where criticism of your views is impossible because the words needed to describe them are banned.
A truly hilarious criticism coming from an SJW, considering the fact that SJW's are the most serious threat to free speech in the country right now. I dare say you forfeited any right to cite Orwell the second you started trying to ban conservatives from speaking at college campuses across the country, campaigning to have people fired from their jobs for having opinions that didn't jibe with yours, and passing laws that jail people who refuse to use made-up pronouns. Sorry, no moral high ground there for you, snowflake.
Considering Second Life's strength is the social element, I presume this VR version has some sort of built in proximity voice chat. Because you sure as hell aren't going to be typing text chat with an Oculus or Vive on you head. And it's sure not going to be very social without a robust communication.
Almost any other subscription service with those kind of numbers would be considered a runaway success. Even World of Warcraft, at its peak, had a fraction of that.
The win goes to whichever pod gets Mr. Musk to the airport the fastest without having to interact in any way with the common rabble.
Annnnnnd.....GO!
This. Does anyone seriously advocate that someone who posts something like "Death to America!" and has images of ISIS flags all over their Facebook page NOT be stopped at the border?? That's some pretty basic vetting, right there.
If I posted "Death to the Queen!" on my Facebook page, should I be pissed if the UK then denied my travel visa? If anyone thinks this is wrong, I'd like some of what you're smoking.