ones_and_zeros

12 ms·

61.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
The points I've seen and agree with for an argument against an auction is: - It is a tacit acceptance of the falsehood that there is a skills shortage. - It ultimately relies on scarcity of visas. There will be a number of visas to auc
62.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
Hey man, I know this is probably stressful for you and I don't want to be adding to that for you. I'd be willing to take this offline if you'd like but can you please not call me a liar, immigrant-hater, accuse me of being a
63.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
This feels like a straw man, I did not make the argument that founders will retain all of the value. Obvious the economy is complex but corporate profits and executive pay are at all time highs. Employees are capturing less and less of the
64.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
I'll take a stab at a response: - The argument against H1B isn't an argument against immigration or immigrants, it is an argument against corporate welfare. This pretty much negates all of the points the author makes (We all agree
65.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
I think the point of this project is to replace the people, not necessarily to make software for people to use. Software is just means to an end.
66.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
> There is no way SV would have grown to what it is now without foreign talent. So the shortage has been real for the last 30+ years. Not sure why this point is still controversial. Is this a fact or a feeling? Economics allows us to dir
67.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
Since it is an OpEd, the title is chosen by the editor not the author.
68.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
Here is the summary straight from the horses mouth: https://lofgren.house.gov/uploadedfiles/high_skilled_bill_sx... A few points: - This does not raise the salary requirement to $130k/yr. This only applies to empl
69.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
This is a tough comparison since, as far as I can tell, you park the bike anywhere . So there is no incentive like most city bike sharing systems to get it to a kiosk that acts as a big lock. I'm done with my ride, I get off, stop my
70.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
I see a few factors in my friends (mid to late 30s, east coast city) that leads me to believe there won't be a mass exodus to the burbs: - They aren't having children at all - They are having children very late, essentially alread
71.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
Extraordinarily unscrupulous.
72.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
> The prevailing wage comes from a chart: you don't just do research or come up with it. Interestingly, companies can provide their own wage surveys in order to justify the salary on an LCA. They aren't required to use the DoL
73.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
I didn't downvote you but I think you see the issue with your statement yourself. HN does not censor words. While name calling is completely childish it is most certainly tolerated by other users on HN (Do a search for "is a [inse
74.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
Indeed. I recently found out Michael O'Church was banned from HN because he called her the c word because of the anti-worker policies she implemented at Yahoo. (somewhat indirectly, and I'm hesitant to use it myself for fear of be
75.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
Yes a price increase is a first order effect of demand increasing. In capitalist economies demand is great because of the second and third order effects.
76.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
Nothing will change, the industry won't suffer. There is a new crop of fools every May.
77.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
Umm... https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shoo... > 963 people have been shot and killed by police in 2016 And that is just shootings, never mind other methods of murder.
78.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
My high school in Massachusetts had a school to work program too. I left school early to go bag groceries at my local supermarket...
79.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
My guess is immigration was the main reason those tech executives accepted the invitation. My bold bet is Trump removes or significantly hinders the H-1B system but enacts a new program giving green cards to any foreigner that earns a maste
80.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
> hot tech your bias is showing. I'm not sure what you consider hot tech but I can assure you whatever it is it is based on tech that has been around for ages and has just been rebranded. I find that people that hop from "hot t
81.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
I'll tell you what you came here to hear, get out. Everybody says they are "gearing up for a series A" and many many business never get a series A, never mind one that sounds like it is in such a mess. Unless you have some in
82.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
Ha don't jump to conclusions so quickly. We spend > $50k/mo on AWS and you better believe our solution architects deeply understand our product and architecture.
83.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
Eh, Bill Clinton passed NAFTA with a smile on his face. He should have demanded: - 12 months family leave - shorter work days - mandatory 6 weeks vacation - universal health - etc And then negotiate from there. But he didn't and the de
84.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
Then someone with a background in Economics should understand the benefits do not accrue evenly. When developed nations trade with developing nations, the middle class of the developed nation loses. This is partly why the neoliberal playboo
85.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
It is possible to win an election with only 22% of the popular vote. Have you seen this: http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/the-trouble-with-the-electoral-c... Due to the way the electoral college gives small population state
86.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
And they had 8 years to fix it but I don't think I heard a peep from them about electoral reform.
87.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
I don't get it?
88.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
Can you explain to me what direction the country voted to move in? I'm really really trying to understand but all I see for the Trump voters is more economic pain under Trumps policies and I think will ultimately lead to more division
89.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
Interesting Ctrl+F Sanders: 35, Clinton: 49, Trump: 70. > Among candidates in recent decades who entered the campaign with no money, no organization, and no national following, Sanders fared better than nearly all of them. Sanders’ initi
90.
by ones_and_zeros 10y ago
I don't think AWS allows you to do nested virtualization. Perhaps they have a hack?

More ›