What the government is doing is a disgrace There are plenty of American's that can do these jobs. There are enough people on unemployment that can fill these voids in IT and other areas. They only differences...
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I thought Bloomberg's administration was a model of efficiency and can-do management (and it always recovered from occasional overzealousness). I have to a agree that de Blasio is off to a worrying start, appointing a bunch...
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After over 20 years of "filling the gap" with foreign IT workers you would think there would be Americans available by now. When we are short of ICU nurses we don't go to India for them. When we are short...
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Sean, While I think there are a few, as you mention, who do have individuals' rights in mind, I'm not sure hackers necessarily "WILL be the ONE that fights for us." Hackers have their own reasons to do what they do. ...
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I have a question: how often does enterprise IT actually ASK Microsoft for support? Security patches, yes. Actual support, no. Maybe those who stay on XP who want actual dial-in support could emulate their...
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Garret, I'm curious to know how common is the strategy you described where offshore contractors were able to view data via a web form with no actual network access.
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Conservative Nobel winning economist Milton Friedman said "There is no doubt, that the [H-1B] program is a benefit to their employers, enabling them to get workers at a lower wage, and to that extent, it is a subsidy." Socialist...
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Rick, Thanks for drawing the connection between the White House report and RPX figures. I don't believe that was made clear in the report.
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The business page qr code helps a lot to grow your business in online. You may link your wesite via a QRcode. There are many apps in the market place. I appreciated ones items in Poisonous Words -- this kind...
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Comparing Y2K to this is Apples and Watermelons. Much of the Y2K fear was identified by a simple test on PCs by changing the system clock to see how applications would function when dated in the future. Though this was...
In reply to: Re: Healthcare scare?
Some people rail about the carbon footprint of these huge data centers, but reading these descriptions it's clear that there's lots of innovative work being done on ambient cooling, methane-driven power cells, and other...
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Not every application requires Internet access. Not every user needs or is allowed access to the Internet or online email. Some of where I know this is the case include the following. Acounting firms, Doctors office,...
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I'm not certain the Weather Company is throwing detail away, but it's not likely it's keeping everything given that the 20-terabyte-a-day capture is within an operational system running...
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thanks for the complement for Bill, Eddiemayan. What did you like about the post? Tell us what you learned, or what you will do differently after reading it.
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This flies in the face of the venerable "OHIO" (only handle it once) principle that says, "once you've taken time to understand a problem you should just fix it." Otherwise, you must circle back and redo that work of garnering...
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Seems like one way to ensure employers aren't passing over qualified US applicants is to require an H-1B hire be paid the going rate for the role, based on industry salary data. Is that an area subject to verification?
In reply to: Re: Talent shortage?
"We will become far more knowledgeable about the consequences of our actions; we will edit our behavior more quickly and intelligently." Tucker is on to something with the idea that big data will continue to shape how people...
In reply to: Big data, boring people
That's a good point and I'm not really sure Bitcoin could ever go the way of Napster and in essence be killed off in its original form. Even if Bitcoin doesn't become a world wide, regularly used currency, as long as it...
In reply to: Re: Bitcoinitis
The statements about not being able to fill entry-level jobs will not ring true with many job seekers, I am sure. It is not surprising that security skills are in high demand this year; this is one area where non-H-1B applicants...
In reply to: Talent shortage?
Of course, behavior and operations must change too, in the US and abroad. We have agency technology to spot stolen passports right now, yet two people boarded the missing plane that has dominated this week's news using stolen...
In reply to: Technology Vs. Process
Is the study saying that the health insurance exchanges in particular pose a cybersecurity hazard? I get that theft of a health insurance ID number is particularly valuable to the thief, but I'm not sure the insurance number...
In reply to: What's the Obamacare connection?
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