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Comment: Indeed (Score 1) 251

The whole H1B idea has been perverted by greedy companies looking for cheap and obedient labor so much that it should be cancelled. There is already O-1 visa for "Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement" that is intended for geniuses that can be hard to find in the U.S. Any other needs can and should be filled within the country.

Comment: Re:Can we just have unions already? (Score 0) 288

by happyhamster (#43429625) Attached to: Top Coders Tell Agents, "Show Me the Money!"

Look ma, another snowflake! You think you are oh-so-special and can't be replaced? That's probably because your manager hasn't bothered yet. Wait until a bad quarter or management change, than you'll be training an indian in a heartbeat. Your attitude is utterly disgusting. Hopefully, life teaches you a lesson.

Comment: On paper... (Score 1) 133

by happyhamster (#42782135) Attached to: The Top Paying Tech Companies For Interns

Of course, these laws are rarely if ever enforced, just like many other labor laws, such as age discrimination. Companies politely urinate on these laws and keep on going exploiting desperate young people for corporate gains. There have been many reports about this, for example:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/03/business/03intern.html?pagewanted=all

Laws mean nothing without enforcement. Corporations are bribing government not to enforce the laws. Until we put a stop on the abuse, corporations will keep exploiting workers like sheep.

Comment: Re:Deadlines (Score 1) 776

by happyhamster (#42548629) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Are Timed Coding Tests Valuable?

In any kind of serious software development, deadlines are weeks and months, not minutes. Crucial difference. You can have a bad day, and catch up or even get ahead the next. Can't be done in 10 minutes. If you are ever asked to do a programming task in 10 minutes in real world situation, the process is horribly broken and you should run from there.

Comment: Re:Just think... (Score 1) 233

by happyhamster (#42385671) Attached to: China Set To Surpass US In R&D Spending In 10 Years

You are a free market nutjob. Capitalism is what destroyed the U.S. industrial might and prosperity of 40s-60s. Especially the extreme unregulated capitalism as practiced since saint reagan. You still keep blaming the government when now-international (started in the U.S.) corporations openly loot American economy by offshoring wealth and jobs.

Comment: Filibuster and Supermajority (Score 1) 104

In case you truly don't know and are not trolling, the U.S. Senate has filibuster procedure [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster]. It allows a minority to hold any legislation hostage. It requires super-majority of 60 votes to break filibuster [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermajority#Three-fifths_majority]. Filibuster used to be an exception, but republicans made it mainstream in the last two decades blocking many Democratic legislations.

So yes, "Republicans have stalled the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (using or threatening to use filibuster) with a Senate vote of 51-47 against the legislation".

Comment: Re:Get rid of the unions (Score 1) 430

by happyhamster (#41929817) Attached to: Foxconn Sees New Source of Cheap Labor: The United States

This is republican troll. The global American policies, lobbied by corporations, allowed for offshoring, and companies jumped on cheap foreign labor. It had nothing to do with unions. Actually, we still need unions to protect American jobs. Unions provide a semi-balance of power which is otherwise shifted toward employers.

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