I don't want to live outside of the US. But, if I were forced to, Canada would be my first choice, and then Ireland and England as second and third choice.
Have you ever been to Vermont? I grew up in upstate NY, not too far from Vermont. We never had an air conditioner (the average temperature in July is around 70), we surely didn't heat the garage (the cars still started when it was -20 in January). In addition, many Vermonters lead a more simplistic life sans the plasma, gadgets, 24/7 computers, and VAX cluster.
"This time, tech firms... have moved lower-skill jobs out of the Silicon Valley area to cheaper locations, or outsourced them to foreign countries. The new jobs they are creating locally often require specialized skills in engineering and design."
If the majority of new jobs in Silicon Valley are all requiring 7-15 years experience, and the lower level jobs are moving overseas, then what is going to happen in 5 or 10 years, when there are no americans with 7-15 years experience, because everyone with 7-15 years experience are overseas?
I believe that I read somewhere (most likely an article linked from Slashdot, but I'm too lazy to go searching) that Apple was hoping to get better pricing on Intel supplied iPod components, as a result of the processor relationship. If that holds true, they may be paying more for iMac components, but less for iPod components.
Obviously without the numbers, I can't determine if the decrease in iPod component costs is greater than the increase in iMac component costs. Additionally, Apple has received a lot of media coverage regarding the switch to Intel. What is the value of that PR?
I used to work for Intel, and I have an aunt (who I assume doesn't even own a computer) who was convinced that the name of the company was Pentium. I always found that kind of funny.
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I don't want to live outside of the US. But, if I were forced to, Canada would be my first choice, and then Ireland and England as second and third choice.
Have you ever been to Vermont? I grew up in upstate NY, not too far from Vermont. We never had an air conditioner (the average temperature in July is around 70), we surely didn't heat the garage (the cars still started when it was -20 in January). In addition, many Vermonters lead a more simplistic life sans the plasma, gadgets, 24/7 computers, and VAX cluster.
"This time, tech firms... have moved lower-skill jobs out of the Silicon Valley area to cheaper locations, or outsourced them to foreign countries. The new jobs they are creating locally often require specialized skills in engineering and design." If the majority of new jobs in Silicon Valley are all requiring 7-15 years experience, and the lower level jobs are moving overseas, then what is going to happen in 5 or 10 years, when there are no americans with 7-15 years experience, because everyone with 7-15 years experience are overseas?
I believe that I read somewhere (most likely an article linked from Slashdot, but I'm too lazy to go searching) that Apple was hoping to get better pricing on Intel supplied iPod components, as a result of the processor relationship. If that holds true, they may be paying more for iMac components, but less for iPod components. Obviously without the numbers, I can't determine if the decrease in iPod component costs is greater than the increase in iMac component costs. Additionally, Apple has received a lot of media coverage regarding the switch to Intel. What is the value of that PR?
I used to work for Intel, and I have an aunt (who I assume doesn't even own a computer) who was convinced that the name of the company was Pentium. I always found that kind of funny.
That would be great, as long as my boss agrees to my new working hours of 3PM-5PM.
Does using Windows that came bundled with Messenger and Media Player constitute being careless?