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BRITS REVOKE USA INDEPENDENCE
From John Cleese: BRITS REVOKE USA INDEPENDENCE A Message from John Cleese To the citizens of the United States of America: In light of your failure to elect a competent President of the...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3579
Kamal R. Prasad There is a very big misunderstanding about globalization, and a lot of mythologies about cutting costs. This mainly result from lack of understanding about how economy works. Globalization...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3580
The responses so far indicate that the excerpts don't convey the same information as the entire article. So, I have typed in the contents of the entire article barring a...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3581
Thanks for typing in the article, Kamal. I'm surprised that Patterson would write such a screed. Historically, he's been a thoughtful brilliant guy. How far the mighty have fallen...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3582
Randy Im glad that at least one response isn't a peeing match. He has based his...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3583
Kamal R. Prasad ... ... The US Department of Commerce is (in)famous for even more economic optimism than the...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3584
Randy so why is US govt trying to spread its form of governance to other countries -when there is...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3585
On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, Kamal R. Prasad Every strong power on earth, all through history, has tried to spread its "message and method." Communism...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3586
Kamal R. Prasad No Kamal. This is the biggest missunderstanding about economical impact of offshoring. And this kind of missunderstandings is what is going to generate the next world wide crisis...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3587
alexy The beer is good but it make you feel bad :-) Ever hear the term...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3588
On Fri, 24 Nov 2005, Kamal R. Prasad deleted Again, you are wrong. Communism, Christianity, Roman...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3589
On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, Kamal R. Prasad That has not been proven anywhere. Make a cheaper product, even with lower quality...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3590
On Sun, 27 Nov 2005, alexy Many articles in the WSJ over the last several years have reported...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3591
Absolutely, and I wouldn't bait and switch either. I was just chuckling at your calling this "reading the riot act" and "torturing the sales staff" and describing yourselves...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3592
On Sun, 27 Nov 2005, alexy Heh, heh..... I admit being a little theatrical in my self-description. Sounds perfectly reasonable to...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3593
I don't think people look for few hundred difference when comparing cars of different brand...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3594
The reasons for the success of Japanese cars in the U.S. market are varied and complex. But there is no doubt that consumerist mentality played the largest role. You personally chose to send tens...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
I'm sure you couldn't be less familiar that Randy with the unemployment statistics, but given the rubbish he...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
alexy ... My points were that: 1) Underemployment is absent from current labor statistics. Unless the changes in employment for individuals are tracked, the fact that...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
alexy ... Perhaps everyone is eligible for UI. Perhaps not. Here's why many of us are not: - your...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
Definitely not. It's just that being exempt is not one of the factors. Some of the reasons you mention below would indeed make you ineligible for...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005, alexy But the MEASURE of UE rate is often reported in terms of...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
It is an indication of unemployment, but hardly a measure of the unemployment rate. That's true. And no-one has raised any problems with its use in that very limited understanding. Compare that with...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005, alexy Yeah, but look at all the brew-haha that a dinky...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
So why not discuss that issue based on facts rather than wasting time supporting an argument regarding other statistics, which argument is...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005, alexy As far as I'm concerned, the three sets of quotes I provided brought up, in a credible way, that there...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
Right, and when you asked for the basis for another position and it was offered, rather than reading the information...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005, alexy Basically, if the satellite launch rocket blows up on the launch pad, I don't...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
Where did you see such a supposition? Lots of difference between "can't know anything" and being...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005, alexy Implication in the last sentence you wront ending in "...biases." Lots of difference between I happen to feel that WSJ journalists are fair, practical, and informative (WSJ editorials, on...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
Boy, you sure don't have to convince me of that!!! We've seen that in spades here. If you would read and attempt to understand...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
Randy's and alexy's material quoted at end below the row of "---") It seems to me to be very common that alexy likes to correct the rest of us...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
On Sun, 27 Nov 2005, alexy Well, I can see, above, a typical stereotyped label for points one might disagree with. And, what problem is your above paragraph addressing? Re read the...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
Sorry. I meant the first one. Yes. I know that's not your style, but indulge me. Pretend I said categorically that the article I never read...
Excellent comments, Randy......was: "Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson
On Sun, 27 Nov 2005, alexy I recall that one had the report in The Economist...maybe...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3614
This is really a propaganda piece, placed in the media as either a piece of disinformation...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3615
Old Pif he is more interested in peeing matches than anything else. he isn't trying to sell me anything. ACM ia one of the least expensive organizations to join...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3616
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005, Kamal R. Prasad I am interested in shedding light on misinformation masquerading as false hope. I'd like to see Kamal own up to his biases all geared to benefitting ACM...
Stop whining about outsourcing" ACM Queue nov 2005 by david patterson 3617
On Sat, 19 Nov 2005, Kamal R. Prasad All or almost all presidents of professional and scientific societies never advocate for individual workers or their careers. All or almost all of them fall for the...
Hotselling Motorola C115 will get "MadeInIndia" label
Seeker Seeker Ohhh, come on suckers, the only thing i read on this newsgroup, posted by...
REUTERS HAS BIG PLANS IN BHARAT
Reuters has big plans in India PTI Rediff Thursday, November 17, 2005 Eyeing the upside potential in financial markets in India, global news...
This should have no effect on your welfare check
rkusenet The quality of average university education in Eastern Europe and Russia is much much better than the average Asian universities. Eastern European and...
Another attack against small businesses
A new nail in the coffin of small businesses, introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas). A initiative to change the pattent law...
racism against indians 3623
No it is not that simple. the system is a legacy system with legacy technology. So what they are teaching to indians is the legacy...
racism against indians 3624
Being in IT for 30 yrs does not mean that you are good, let alone great. No they...
racism against indians 3625
I won't dispute it, though I would like to add that more and more core work is getting outsourced...
Move Over, India.....was: racism against indians
On Wed, 15 Nov 2005, Kamal R. Prasad It sure sounds like it to me. It is...
today's WSJ, front page on the engineer "shortage
This is a fairly detailed article and it points out the two "realities" in the engineer career...
today's WSJ, front page on the engineer "shortage" 3628
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, BMJ Yep, they sure did. and the emphasis on one's social No, but that would be out of the scope of the article, however, the author...
today's WSJ, front page on the engineer "shortage" 3629
Straydog Which ones were discussed? Warm-and-fuzziness? Team-building? Bonding? Anything which makes sense...
today's WSJ, front page on the engineer "shortage" 3630
On Fri, 18 Nov 2005, alexy Hi alexy, long time no snot from you. Well, let me alter my spin. There is a place for diplomacy, politeness, protocol...
today's WSJ, front page on the engineer "shortage" 3631
Straydog Possibly, but I have also known people who could pull off the "feisty maverick" image while being complete dippoos. Nobody is saying that soft skills can't be abused. It is my observation that brilliance...
today's WSJ, front page on the engineer "shortage" 3632
And, Jimmy and Tammy Baker used pure "soft skills" too, while ripping off everyone with the wool pulled over their eyes. And, I'm not saying that "soft skills" have...
today's WSJ, front page on the engineer "shortage" 3633
Good for you! Too many people just "ate up" the stuff coming out of the Whitehouse. But, then, back in the Viet Nam days...
today's WSJ, front page on the engineer "shortage" 3634
alexy Presumably, one knows how to behave before you start working there. I don't remember the Skunk Works having to go through team...
today's WSJ, front page on the engineer "shortage" 3635
Yes. I have no concrete proof that they had a good store of soft skills, so I identified my speculation for what...