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Comment One other Option (Score 1) 689

When they have no future in their native countries due to lack of education, they can turn their skills to violence, criminal activity and terrorism. We can then spend the billions used to educate and spread "OUR CORE" values peacefully to other countries on defense contractors. Fly drones and blow them up them up at home. Thus our economy grows and we keep our values right where they belong, here is the good ol US. Makes sense to me and very Progressive. BHO is making me ashamed I voted him.

Comment Visicalc by far (Score 1) 704

I sold computers retail before and after Visicalc. By far the most important program I have ever seen. The computers began to sell themselves. MBA's from Philip Morris would put Apple ]['s in their tobacco sheds running Visicalc. They would bring them back to me with Tobacco dust in in them for maintenance. The program opened up the use of computers to an entirely new class of users. I have not seen that kind of innovation since.

Comment You're Lucky (Score 1) 232

The managers that ran screaming...you didn't want them. They are hiring on buzword filled resumes that they actually think mean something. You want a manager/company that wants extremely bright people that can solve problems that do not have buzwords yet. How long did you really network trying to find a job? 6 months a year at least is necessary. Work your connections or linkdin. Tackle this as you would a networking problem.

Comment How successful IPO's have we seen lately... (Score 1) 421

Not a lot. Exactly how many Social Networking and Gaming sites can these guys fund? Get a grip, it is supply and demand. The supply of good ideas is relatively small at the moment. Most ideas are limited by the available infrastructure. We need increased broadband speeds to enable new possibilities. It's the infrastructure stupid.

Comment My Union card are my feet. (Score 1) 761

As long as there is job mobility Unions are a waste. Developers have long voted for better wages with their feet. If your working conditions suck, use the feet. Now if situations change Unions become an option. At that point I will be finding the next vocation that lets me use my feet instead.

Comment How many OS'scan a market support (Score 2) 268

What is the chance I can make an energy efficient application for mobile technology if I had to make it cross platform. I will argue that my cost go up for each OS I support. My guess is 3 is one too many, so M$ is doomed at this point. Supportig iOS and Android is economical since they already have market share. Risking a third will only kill your profitability. It is up to M$ to provide the incentive by either paying for great apps, providing a market were margins are higher or giving away their devices so that developers can have enough customers to make money. As much as I have had a l dislike/hate relationship with M$ in the past I will be sad to see them go. I only hope that Apple will continue on their current path and become the company to replace my dislike/hate relationship with M$. I can only hope.

Comment Games are Crack for Kids (Score 1) 338

For your own as well his well being keep him away from games and TV as long as you are capable. It is crack to kids. The real world will provide him with far more variation in Hand Eye coordination than a game can/will ever deliver. Walking is just as import. Take time to read to him. No matter how hard you try to keep games away from him he will be exposed to them regardless. In no time he will master the trivial skills necessary to master game play and keyboards. I am not anti games but I currently have a 9 year old so I know what you are thinking. Read, Read Read Read to him, far more important. The structure of our language models our thinking, Failure to master basic communication skills will be far more devastating. Consider this, he will probably not even have to use a keyboard when he is an adult because they will be obsolete. Good luck

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