Let's be honest, companies go with SAP and their expensive consultants because the upper management falls for the sales pitch. They would still fall for the sales pitch if programmers cost $2 an hour. SAP rarely costs less (once once installation and customization is included) than a custom solution created by a good team of programmers.

They don't skimp on automation because of the cost of programmers. They skimp because that cost (however small) is up front and visible while the higher cost of not automating is hidden away and takes a million nearly invisible bites at the budget.

In the neonatal ward, but I don't recommend electing them just yet.

One criterion for a shortage would be the point where actual technical progress is impeded. We are nowhere near that.

Another would be the point where reasonably structured companies start to drop out. We're nowhere near that either.

Without the H1-Bs, profits might be squeezed a bit, but in one of the most profitable industries we have, that's just a correction.

I guess you like some others consider a car as *nothing* more than transportation to get from A to B. I think that's sad. I've never owned anything but 2x seat sports cars with the exception of a great 1986 911 Turbo which "technically" had 4 seats but the rear ones wouldn't even hold groceries, so doesn't really count.

The cars I buy and drive, are basically a fun adventure to me every time I sit in it and turn the key on. Right now, I'm trying to get a good, rebuilt mid 70's or so big block engine...something hopefully before catalytic converters and mostly just mechanical and non-computerized. Something with brute force and power.

Now THAT is fun....and hell, I can afford the gas.

Yes, they give me the name of the distributor with no assets. That's when the detective work starts.

Sure, it will work at first, but the more it works, the harder it will get to make it work.

Generally, people who are both blind and deaf already have limited autonomy out in the world and need extra assistance.

Of course, you conveniently ignored the part about it adding safety for people who see and hear just fine.

In either case there is no need for them to be annoying to the driver, which engine noise is to many people.

I'm guessing you don't like the sound of a nicely tuned motorcycle engine too, right?

I'm not talking over the top obnoxious, but one that you can hear readily within the block.

I mean, a silent electric motorcycle would be no fun whatsoever with no sound.

That engine, sounds GOOD. And with a little new exhaust magic, and cutting through the shaker hood so that it become functional again, it will sound AND have close to 500HP.

Sure it gets 10gal to the mile, but its fun,and I have a job where I can afford it. I miss cars with tons of torque and that sound. I don't want a silent car, what fun is that?

And if you do even a bit of googling, you will find that many people in those latitudes have sleep and affective disorders that are treated with a combination of sunglasses and bright lights.

Have a look at the NASA research. Blue light promotes wakefulness. So, it is desirable during the day. But when you're trying to get ready for bed, wakefulness is not a good thing, so remove the excess blue.

Likewise, in the morning, a gradual wakup tends to be nicer than being suddenly blasted out of bed, so I would like the blue slowly introduced.

Note that the pattern I described is very much like the pattern of sunlight before we had indoor lighting other than a fire.

Scalise copped to it and said it was a mistake. Why should I believe you over him?

Probably not much time at all, if any.

It's just along for the ride now. Total economics fail would be spending time ripping it out.

Note that the '386 code was demanding actual effort to maintain so it's gone.

The real frustration of setting jumpers was that too many cards and drivers only had a couple options. You knew very well they could support any arbitrary IRQ but simply didn't do it.

Plug'N'Pray was obnoxious since it rarely worked right (or at all) and often offered no manual fallback.

MS set up the deal between themselves and the hardware vendors. Clearly long term support wasn't a priority.

Linux has a different arrangement and makes it work.