US being a member state doesn't mean it actually controls the development. I can be a member of the NRA, that doesn't mean I control what it does.

Or, there are niches that you simply don't want to consider because it doesn't fit your narrative.

The company is established in the US in one sector, however continuing development in that sector exists outside the country. Several hundred billion in infrastructure are already established stateside. For example, a company like CenturyLink, Comcast, AT&T, or Level3 already has a massive footprint, and is well established. But, new development is most likely building off of standards orgs that are largely based in Europe. Do you really expect them to just close up shop in the US simply because most of the people who understand and develop those standards are found in Europe?

Telecommunications research and development. Most of the standards bodies involved are international - ITU, 3GPP, etc. So, if you need someone who is an expert on their specs they are rarely going to exist in the USA.

It's not globalist bullshit. I assist in doing hiring for the jobs my company has open. The number of candidates who simply have no experience is astounding. Especially when you are dealing with niche standards that aren't heavily used in the US. Is there H1B abuse? Sure, just like there is abuse of everything. But this will only serve to make it harder for people who are using the program legitimately.

I'm sorry, that's BS. There is no incetive for someone to learn technology if it isn't used in the US actively - that means no local talent pool outside of people who maybe worked internationally. If a domestic company begins using that technology, they have no choice but to pull from overseas. Likewise, a lot of major standards bodies are international (3GPP, ITU, etc). If you need someone with that tier of expertise, they are rarely going to be American. But, hey, whatever helps you justify your nationalist agenda.

First, I reported your post for being abusive abusive. Want me to take your argument seriously and have a real meaningful dialog? Talk like an adult. Second, yes, companies do use H1B visas this way. Good luck finding someone who actually has experience working on niche technologies in the US that aren't currently booming, or for standards that don't exist in the US. Guess what, if there is no one using the technology domestically, people rarely study it. That leaves companies who try to use the tech to shop overseas. Example, finding someone who fully understands the IP multimedia subsystem for telephony, understands the interfaces, and maybe helped participated in formulation of 3GPP spec. That's the sort of folks we hire, and they don't exist domestically. 3GPP IMS spec is barely used in the US, which means no talent pool outside of overseas.

I really wish these morons would understand that the US needs to compete in technology. And when you get to the bleeding edge of technology, the people who truly understand and are working to develop the "new things" are usually just a handful. And that handful of people rarely lives in the US. In my career, there are about 70 people around the world who work on the same technology, and the vast majority aren't American. We already have to get tons of H1B visas to compete. There simply aren't people in the states with the skillset, knowlege, and desire to work in the area.

37% of Netflix subscribers abruptly cancelled their accounts citing sudden lack of employment.

I can't watch stuff and do real work, but some years ago I had a crappy job that required no brain power, and I binged (using a USB drive and portable VLC) all sorts of shows and movies. I was a top performer consistently in my department and basically had to spend a lot of time NOT working to keep them from upping the workload on everyone else, who somehow couldn't keep up with their heads down all day.

This is actually a very good approach.

Simply create a utility that lets a user open an image, calculate the hash, and send to facebook. They have enough machine learning ability to look and tell if something is a hot dog or not a hot dog. Or are they going to rely on human beings to review every photo and validate that it isn't, say, a cat photo?

With all the consumer products that have little back doors and 'oopsies' in regards to security, how on Earth did they ever think this would work? I'm not a security researcher, but I'm willing to bet that these will be cracked open in days by various white or black hat hackers. And you know that government agencies will be prying into them in no time.

So at a price of $250, and a camera for another $120, this is a 370% 'no' item. And I get EVERYTHING on Amazon.

If it was free, AND I had some kind of room at the front of my house with another, stronger locked door on the inside, I'd consider it.

Parents need to remember that your kid is learning from your behavior. If you have your nose in your phone and tablet all day every day, you are teaching your kid that that is acceptable behavior. No matter how much you try to restrict their access to it, they are very likely to mimic you in the end. If you use a phone and tablet sparsely and put an emphasis on doing other things, the kid is much more likely to do the same. So, giving them a tablet isn't that huge of a deal so long as you yourself don't have one surgically attached at the hip.

Seppuku time?

Seriously, though. Holy shit. The only way that company is going to survive in tact is if it is balls deep in some American politician's pocket that's willing to write up a bailout... Yay, capitalism.

I'm pretty sure they're just trying to put VI and EMacs to rest by making the ESC key too much of a pain in the ass to activate reliably. I've been using one for a few months now and I'm still certain it's a giant step back.

So, I also wonder if any focus has been given to the health impacts of breathing in polyethylene glycol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerin, etc. By volume, you're using far more of those than you are the nicotine. Likewise, the flavors can have any number of different ingredients that are ok for ingestion, but not necessarily for inhaling.