Hey,

I'm an Australian Citizen and work as a Senior Systems Admin at a telecommunications company. I'm looking for a job in the US on a visa (E-3 which is easier to get than H1B for Australians).

What do you think would be my chances? I guess you'd need a copy of my CV, but just wondering if real employers who are struggling to find the right candidate would bother with the trouble of getting an E-3 visa for an Aussie? (FYI the E-3 is a lot less work than getting a H1B but because its not well known known nobody seems to really want to bother with it).

I also visit the US yearly and could interview in person and have a US ph number (voip) employers can call me on too.

Never heard of Read-Only-Memory, have you?

Anything labeled "Audiophile" or geared toward audiophiles. ...

Really? I can still clearly recall a sermon ... realize that they can't take their religion too seriously. Religion can be a force for good, but when they demand strict adherence to it .....

That would be the coolest wallet ever!

Solid state is all right in certain circumstances, but I always treat it as a suspect drive about to fail.

Well, this is, what, the 3rd time it's been 'official'?

I think I'll wait a few months before I believe it's officially official.

That's not to say this isn't highly cool -- I just am quite certain I've seen several variations on this over the last few years.

I'm guessing the premise of the TV show is: 1. Power goes out 2. People light candles 3. Civilization burns down?

The problem I have, is that this is happening 5000 miles away. Not my problem, let their neighbours deal with it.

I believe the application fee was $35, so they have already raised a whopping $7 million that I assume will be leveraged for more publicity stunts in raising further money for the mission. The main speciality of the Mars One project is fundraising and public relations, not space travel.