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yeah, looks like the hackernews community is slightly racist

• hiram112 10y ago
  Evidently you've never monitored log files on a server open to the Internet. If you had, you'd know that filtering off a few 'specific' nations' IP ranges will instantly cut your risks down by 90%. The nations causing the biggest problems are always countries with a lot of developers and low wages. India would be a huge addition. This makes complete sense economically. In China, a smart engineer could make $5k a year writing software 80 hours a week or could develop a botnet and make $100K, with no risk of legal issues. Can't blame him one bit. The same good developer in the US or Western Europe could just work a normal job, make decent money without risking jail. Why bother with the scams? It's econ 101. Or it could be racism, xenophobia, or misogyny. But I doubt it.
  • James001 10y ago
    It's more that this thread is full of people mad that 2 million Indians are going to be competing with them for jobs at lower prices than they are willing to do. The result is people making thinly-disguised racist comments about how terrible this is.