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Old 10-05-2013, 05:18 PM
 
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I couldn't, at first figure out why my computer was being scanned by the Healthcare.gov website .. My ATV security even threw up a few warnings, during my visit. I wonder what would be so important on my local machine that the gov would find themselves having to go through my files ..
They were looking to see if maybe you'd been exchanging email with Edward Snowden.
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Old 10-05-2013, 05:22 PM
 
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Everyone knows that Indian programmers are the best in the world - that is why we are bringing so many to the US to take jobs from our own IT grads.
I've worked with a lot of Indian programmers, DBAs and the like in the last 15+ years, and they're no better or worse than American IT guys. Some suck, some don't, most are somewhere in between. Once they've been here a few years and have gotten used to American customs and American business practices, they're largely equivalent to Americans on the job.

The reason we bring so many over here is *cost,* plain and simple.
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Old 10-05-2013, 05:24 PM
 
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Yep that's why the big companies always want the visa program increased. Saves em money.
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Old 10-05-2013, 05:32 PM
 
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The tech admin listing for the domain is Akamai ... Both Akamaii and CGI are govt owned.
You actually appear to be serious. No, they're not, where do you get that sillly notion?

It appears you think institutional investors are government entities. They're not. The term denotes large investors, such as mutual funds, pension funds etc. CGI and Akamai are simply considered good investments by professionals.

Remind me to not take your advice on anything related to the stock market.
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Old 10-05-2013, 05:32 PM
 
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Yep that's why the big companies always want the visa program increased. Saves em money.
Well, I don't see what the fuss is about
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Old 10-05-2013, 05:34 PM
 
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I don't see a big fuss. Do you? Other than the fact that the more visa's put out to pay folks a lower wage puts US citizens out of work. You of course support that. That is why you are an enemy of the US.
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Old 10-05-2013, 07:10 PM
 
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IT experts question architecture of Obamacare website - Canadians having to Apologise Again - eh?


I especially love this part ...



http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...99312620131004


I couldn't, at first figure out why my computer was being scanned by the Healthcare.gov website .. My ATV security even threw up a few warnings, during my visit. I wonder what would be so important on my local machine that the gov would find themselves having to go through my files ..

Oh, the sweet irony here! The government of the "Land of the Free" contracts a Canadian IT firm to design software for the first step in the implementation of a form of "socialist universal health care" with built in capabilities to spy on it's own citizens. HoooRah! A veritable TRIFECTA of irony.

C'mon here; ya couldn't invent better stuff if you were Stephen King, Tom Clancy, Dan Brown, James Patterson and John Grisham all rolled into one.

Disney studios is going to film an animated version for prime time viewing. Casting for a "Mickey & Goofy" look a-like duo to perform marketing appearances is being done as we write these.
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Old 10-05-2013, 07:19 PM
 
Location: Great Falls, Montana
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Reuters page now down. LOL
Never underestimate the power of the true web-techs ... heh ...

Here is the archived version of the page

Analysis: IT experts question architecture of Obamacare website | Reuters

Happy Reading

I guess that "no one" is supposed to "question" anything as it might relate to Obama ...
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Old 10-06-2013, 12:12 AM
 
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I don't see a big fuss. Do you? Other than the fact that the more visa's put out to pay folks a lower wage puts US citizens out of work. You of course support that. That is why you are an enemy of the US.
And? The goal of a company is to make money. They aren't in business to provide jobs to US citizens, end of story. If part of that strategy is to legally employ foreign workers that will work for less, then maybe the problem are the US citizens demanding too much money, and not the foreigners?
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Old 10-06-2013, 12:18 AM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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Oh, the sweet irony here! The government of the "Land of the Free" contracts a Canadian IT firm to design software for the first step in the implementation of a form of "socialist universal health care" with built in capabilities to spy on it's own citizens. HoooRah! A veritable TRIFECTA of irony.

C'mon here; ya couldn't invent better stuff if you were Stephen King, Tom Clancy, Dan Brown, James Patterson and John Grisham all rolled into one.

Disney studios is going to film an animated version for prime time viewing. Casting for a "Mickey & Goofy" look a-like duo to perform marketing appearances is being done as we write these.
I'm not seeing the irony
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