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  1. H1B - not only for IT workers on 2013 H-1B Visa Supply Nearly Exhausted · · Score: 3
    Statistics show most of H1Bs are filed for IT jobs: http://www.myvisajobs.com/Reports/2012-H1B-Visa-Category.aspx?T=OC

    by large IT companies: http://www.myvisajobs.com/Reports/2012-H1B-Visa-Sponsor.aspx Guess what? H1B is the only reasonable route for educated people to immigrate legally to US (aside from marriage and family ties, and lottery.) Due to annual cap, that is mostly taken by large IT companies, other folks are out of luck. I went to school for 10 years in US, got doctorate degree, and can't just open my own clinic and practice. I am not taking anybody else's job - I'll create jobs. But current immigration system does not allow that, unless you are rich right out of school and can invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in your business in order to get E2 visa. Even then, you cannot get residency and citizenship later, ever; only renew E2, if you are lucky. So, H1B is the only reasonable option: get hired, work for several years, and then get residency through permanent employment. However, most private clinics do not want to spend time and money to start H1B paperwork in April and wait until October for the worker to start working. Immigration system is ridiculous and that's why there are so many illegals. People just cannot get through the system even when they try to do it legally.

  2. 20GB HD with 15 GB free ?! on Windows Vista and XP Head To Head · · Score: 2, Informative

    Are you kidding? I have a 4 year old laptop with 40GB hard drive. You know, it is kinda difficult to dedicate 15GB to an operating system only on a 40GB hard disk.

  3. Re:well... on Pros and Cons of Switching From Windows To Mac · · Score: 2, Funny

    I liked "click to enlarge" part under the pictures :-)

  4. Re:Re Here is an opening scene! :-) VIDEO LINK on The Simpson's Movie Confirmed · · Score: 1

    If you notice there is a little smiley face in the title => I was just joking.

  5. Re Here is an opening scene! :-) VIDEO LINK on The Simpson's Movie Confirmed · · Score: 0, Offtopic
  6. Re:Google romance not far away from being feasible on OMG GOOGLE ROMANCE <3 <3 <3!!! · · Score: 1

    Google folks would have to be proficient in a lot of languages to make that happen. Otherwise, you'll be seeing something like: Romance Beta. Available ONLY for English-speakers :-)

  7. Ask.com does not show up properly in Firefox on Ask.Com's New Look Competes Well With Google · · Score: 1

    Just typed ask.com and after I clicked on "Images" on the right side, the search bar disappeared and all I saw was a blinking cursor in the middle of nowhere. Same happened after I clicked "News"

  8. Tried to unlock Cingular phone on How Great Cheap Phones Never Get to the U.S. · · Score: 2, Informative

    Last winter I bought Siemens S66 and the cheapest $29.99 local plan from Cingular. I had to go to Europe for summer and wanted to use the phone there. The phone was advertised as business class tri-band GSM phone that would work worldwide. That's why I bought it since I thought I would use it while I am in Europe. When I got to Europe and tried to use SIM card from another carrier the phone would not take it and was asking for a unlock code. I e-mailed Cingular and asked for the code. They e-mailed me the unlock code - it didn't work. I e-mailed them again telling the code did not work. Cingular told me that the code would not work unless I upgrade to another (more expensive) plan. I didn't want to do that since the whole point was to use it with European SIM since their rates were much cheaper. The roaming feature worked though, but Cingular international rates are ridiculous!

    So, I went to the guys who were "specialists" in unlocking phones from other countries. They checked the serial number on the phone (under the battery) and immediately told me that my phone (Siemens S66) could not be unlocked since it was made for U.S. market; the same European phone is Siemens S65, not S66.

    My solution was to buy a cheap phone and use it with SIM card from European carrier since I did not have to sign any contracts. Also, it was cheaper than upgrading my Cingular plan in order to be able to use my Cingular phone with European SIM card.

  9. Don't care for either one (really) on The Latest iPod Assassination Attempt · · Score: 1

    I don't care for iPod nor for Z5 nor for any other portable player. What's the big deal anyway? Someone tell me.

  10. Froogle! on Google vs. eBay/PayPal · · Score: 1

    If Google Base is tied with Froogle then here is your buyers' attraction. Looking for a great deal on Froogle? Here you go - check out our low prices at Gooble Base!

  11. Submitted not by "anonymous reader" on Razorback2 Servers Seized · · Score: 1

    The story was sumbitted by ME! But it does not really matter what the moderator put.
    I am happy anyway because it is my FIRST story that was accepted! Hooray! :-)
    First one, out of four :-)

  12. Re:Unofficial patch doesn't work on Windows 98 on Businesses Urged To Use Unofficial Windows Patch · · Score: 1

    Thanks kid, I know what I can do. That computer does what it supposed to do. I have another "more useful" machine with WinXP, in case you wondered. I mentioned that because the exploit effects Win98. And since so many people adviced to use unofficial patch I thought the public should know that the patch is not compatible with Win98.

  13. Unofficial patch doesn't work on Windows 98 on Businesses Urged To Use Unofficial Windows Patch · · Score: 1

    One of the articles said that "other Windows versions may also be affected" So, how about those who have Win98 machines sitting around?

  14. Re:Yahoo in Russian on .eu Opens for Registration · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the article! I didn't copy that one, but I've seen a similar one somewhere online. It is everywhere now. I actually learned some new sites from this article like: huy.be, zalup.com.pl, antikal.de :-)))

  15. Re:Yahoo in Russian on .eu Opens for Registration · · Score: 1

    Nice try but here are some real ones:
    mudila.ee - Estonian kindergarten;
    ebi.ee - Estonian experimental biology institute;
    dermo.com - Industrial and domestic chemical hygienic products factory;
    nasrat.com - Travel portal;
    minet.net - French telecommunication company;
    neher.de - insect screening solutions (German);
    jopa.com, jopa.net, jopaonline.com;
    ebun.com - cocoa beans and cocoa products;
    sraka.com;
    eblo.com;
    suki.net;
    suka.com - Singapore United Kingdom Association;
    urod.org - Italian musician's site;
    chmo.org
    And while I'm at it I shall mention some other "interesting" site addresses such as:
    penisland.com - Pen Island (what where you thinking?);
    whorepresents.com - Who Represents;
    expertsexchange.com - Experts Exchange;
    therapistfinder.com - Therapist Finder (not what you thought!)

  16. Re:Great, but not the first distribution to do so on Taking Linux On The Road With Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    There is also BeatrIX that would run off a USB stick.

  17. Check out Windows Live Mail beta! on MS To Launch Internet Versions of Office And Windows · · Score: 1

    You can find it on this page: http://ideas.live.com/ What it gives you Previews of your messages you can read without leaving your inbox Drag-and-drop organization One-click control over junk and scam e-mails Right-click power--reply, delete, and forward 2 GB of storage (2 GB = 2,000,000,000 bytes) Will it be like myname@wmail.com? :-) Looks very familiar... can't remember where I saw a similar e-mail service... with ~2GB inbox...

  18. Re:wireless cards on A Closer Look at SUSE 10 · · Score: 1

    I know Linspire 5.0 detects Wi-Fi cards. Wonder how Suse 10.0 handles Wi-Fi?