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talking to boss 1 On Mon, 25 Jul 2005, Thomas Bartkus We, too, try to tell him this is common. But, its easier to understand when one is older. I am 61... talking to boss 2 I keep pushing the idea that there are only two types of employment. Unemployment and self employment. Everyone is in business for... talking to boss 3 themselves their It's all temporary employment, my friend. Once one understands this, it ceases to bother. Even the Japanese have abandoned the fiction of permanent employment by... talking to boss 4 On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Thomas Bartkus Well, mostly temporary. There are some govt workers (still civil service), some tenured professors where the... talking to boss 5 Your pardoned. And I concede the situations you just mentioned. Unfortunately, I live in a different space-time contimuum than these and... talking to boss 6 Vision means dream. The dream may never become reality. Another of his dreams. He Does your boss know this? Does he know you are an experimentalist? Did you tell him this? And, where is this... talking to boss 7 straydog In my opinion, the situation is well illustrated in this cartoon -- The manager does not... talking to boss 8 I think BMJ is right. When I did a This is a strange way to do things. There is only one "good" reason for doing this and that is to teach you to be flexible... Career advise PhD or MBA 9 On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, Mike McWilliams For all I've seen, all my life, and noticing the vast revolution taking place in jobs, careers, offshoring, consolidation, layoffs... Career advise PhD or MBA 10 Dimitris Servis ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I wouldn't advise it. I was interviewed for a position last year in which I... Career advise PhD or MBA 11 Dimitris Servis Some people advise doing just that: removing such details because: A. they aren't required for the job, and B. they'll put one out of... Career advise PhD or MBA 12 I am sorry, I never meant to mislead anyone :- When the particular PhD is not required, chances are that it is eiter indifferent or a minus. I couldn't... Career advise PhD or MBA 13 Dimitris Servis Not to worry. Unless, of course, one has an understanding about what obtaining or having a Ph. D. entails. A lot of people don't. (I'll... Career advise PhD or MBA 14 I agree with what you say, yet you probably do see yourself that not all people are the same. You may be the exception, but I am trying... Career advise PhD or MBA 15 Dimitris Servis Meanwhile, a lot of industrial research is shoot-from-the-hip-and-see- what-we-hit. In my experience, very little logic is used... Career advise PhD or MBA 16 straydog In some cases, those standards are integrated into the legislation governing them. For example, for pressure vessels, many jurisdictions have government inspectors and those vessels have to be registered with the same government in... Career advise PhD or MBA 17 On Sat, 9 Jul 2005, careerdecision Hi to you, too...... First observation: You are 7 years from 40. 40 is where... Career advise PhD or MBA 18 On Sun, 10 Jul 2005, careerdecision It is possible but not probable. Even campuses that are hiring faculty...they will always look for "entry level" because they are comfortable... Career advise PhD or MBA 19 careerdecision Quite frankly, the answer really only depends on what you want to do. Do you want to go into the business side... Career advise PhD or MBA 20 On Sat, 9 Jul 2005, Rich Lemert The Forbes special issue of 2003 profiled the richest 400 Americans (worth over $1 billion each on up to $20 billion each) and reported that only... Numerical modeler philosophical observation: for Valerian to cheer up 21 My management wants to complete their project by conducting the computer modelling. They want to do the computer modelling quickly and on the cheap, just to be able to write up a report... Numerical modeler philosophical observation: for Valerian to cheer up 22 But, I bet they'd be willing to hire a fresh graduate who knows Package Y not because... Numerical modeler philosophical observation: for Valerian to cheer up 23 BMJ There is a reason why the management does not want to hire cheap fresh graduates for all... Numerical modeler philosophical observation: for Valerian to cheer up 24 oldpif That's been my thinking, too. However, if I don't mention that on my CV, my application... Numerical modeler philosophical observation: for Valerian to cheer up 25 In my dealings with managers, I've found that most of them can't think very far or are willing... Should I be an engineer in terms of skills 26 see quoted material at end) You are making a very bad buttumption: that there will be an engineering job available to you when you finish your engineering schooling. Starting a... For SRC regular retards only, not James...was: Should I be an engineer in terms Hi Russell, Being that the guy specified "engineer" and not X - engineer (wher X= electrical, mechanical... Should I be an engineer in terms of skills 28 James The first thing I look for in someone who wants to know if they should consider engineering is whether or not they're interested in the... my perennial questions On Sat, 16 Jul 2005, Rich Lemert I think Rich is pretty much right about this. I think I recall hearing that there were some FAB plants in Europe. But, with... The good and bad of taking postdoc position I think its best to understand the circumstances. Sometimes there are big ego-heads out there that won't talk with you unless someone important (eg. King Bush) says they should... PLEASE HELP 31 A Confused Grad Student It is a good intention in itself. But how it pans... PLEASE HELP 32 A Confused Grad Student Quite a few places have been setting up Technology Management programs. I haven't really looked into any of them, but my understanding is that you're right - they are not an MBA... Professors stealing graduate student research work 33 See below.... On Mon, 11 Jul 2005, Sparky Well, for the rest of you guys (the SRC... Professors stealing graduate student research work 34 straydog It's like being a teacher or instructor. You're expected to fork over all that information for next to nothing. Knowing that whoever received that advice succeeded beyond all expectations is the only... new week new things OK, here is update. Earlier this year, I went to the manager of the careers center of the local uni, and offered him my help in advising graduate... new week new things 36 Straydog The alcohol is expensive in Australia because it has a high tax (something like 70%). The other reason for buying this expensive stuff is that I have tried... new week new things 37 Well, I got news at my workplace. Firstly, one of my bosses (say, named X) told me that I should not do... Blame offshoring for the negatives of immigration 38 Well, there is a fundamental problem with how scientific things are done (in the West). The bosses prefer to... Blame offshoring for the negatives of immigration 39 And they are often the ones who get all the credit for the successful completion of a project. Unfortunately, a lot of software packages are set up that way, with the documentation often being marginally... Blame offshoring for the negatives of immigration 40 Seriously, an ultimate goal of computer modeling is subsbreastute experiment. We are not there yet but eventually will be. Certain arias are already done. E.g. structural mechanics. Numerical experiment for that is as good as... Blame offshoring for the negatives of immigration 41 Indeed, I gave a thought to where my scientific career is going and where I want it to go to, and I have decided that I can... Data on new US jobs America is controled by both rich people and powerful people and this includes corporate executives who work their spreadsheets for, first, maximum pay to the executives and... Data on new US jobs.... OR it takes two to tango... 43 On Thu, 21 Jul 2005, dps Excellent!!! I got my sports outfit on. So for starters, let me note that IMHO a This may be too ambitious. It is a fact and phenomenon... Data on new US jobs.... OR it takes two to tango... 44 Yes, newsgroups and the internet in general can give rise to quarrels due to misunderstandings. I think... Data on new US jobs.... OR it takes two to tango... 45 On Mon, 25 Jul 2005, dps The point is that people do work (not always fun) to make money so they can spend it on fun (which should always be fun). I... Data on new US jobs.... OR it takes two to tango... 46 OK, after days and days of discussion, I think I'll have to put some things down so we do not loose our subject... Data on new US jobs.... OR it takes two to tango... 47 On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, dps I will restate, as clearly as possible, my version of the major issue: US corporate executives are taking jobs away from existing... Data on new US jobs.... OR it takes two to tango... 48 Say what? Where in the Consbreastution did you find that "right" ? What CEOs (corporations) do not have is a right to the US Corp. structure and... Data on new US jobs.... OR it takes two to tango... 49 Relative to the OP, there is no reference to US money, the "country that gives preference to foreigners", "country that destroys the job market for its own citizens" etc. So my... Data on new US jobs.... OR it takes two to tango... 50 On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, dps OK, fine. However, jobs mean money and no matter whether you like "I accept total responsibility for X this is your... Data on new US jobs.... OR it takes two to tango... 51 That's another issue.... OK, I pay rent, food clothes etc myself. How is this related to my atbreastude towards responsibility ?!? So, you must mean this... Data on new US jobs.... OR it takes two to tango... 52 On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, dps Because you are so ready to take responsibility for everything, then you... Data on new US jobs.... OR it takes two to tango... 53 You keep distorting my words, I'll keep stating my position: I want to quantify my responsibility in everything. That's that. You can still deny to give yourself a chance and... Data on new US jobs.... OR it takes two to tango... 54 No it is not. You have to quantify the extent. But you prefer to exagegrate and get hold of my exaggerated... Data on new US jobs.... OR it takes two to tango... 55 My objections go beyond that, but may not have been brought up in your discussion with Art. One thing to which I object... Data on new US jobs.... OR it takes two to tango... 56 dps H1-b visa. It supposedly requires that a company certify that they could not find a... Data on new US jobs.... OR it takes two to tango... 57 Sounds like another good thing that goes down the drain due to the lack of proper control infrastructure, doesn't it.... Remember the negative added-value russian tractors back in... Alternative career advise, please 58 On Tue, 24 May 2005, Caligula I think Rob is talking about MDs who open up their own... Alternative career advise, please 59 On Wed, 24 May 2005, rrc Best place to ask that is on, like, misc.legal and misc.legal.moderated PLUS go ask some lawyers. The big leap in law is... Computerised medical records are so much fun. 60 straydog Not on any of my networks. And? People still drink and drive, bet on horses, vote... Computerised medical records are so much fun. 61 On Mon, 19 Jun 2005, Addinall deleted Is this sentence saying you don't pay any attention or... Computerised medical records are so much fun. 62 straydog Learn to f*ing read. Darwin Award. Are you trying for a gold medal in banality? Here we just let idiots vote. Found any WMD yet? I enjoy it. True. False. We have a... Computerised medical records are so much fun. 63 On Tue, 20 Jun 2005, Addinall Learn to fing write. Thanks. Are you? I was always against the war. I would... Computerised medical records are so much fun. 64 straydog Wander around Canberra for an afternoon and see for yourself. It was a billion... Computerised medical records are so much fun. 65 straydog cut Sorry, can't help you there Flopsy. Much as it hurts to admit, Marky runs rings around me in the IT game. That Parakeet thing he mentioned? Its... career problems Dear scientists, Here is an interesting topic. I went to Australia to do a PhD in Physics (which I finished... career problems 67 On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 00:30:37 +0000, straydog Nice advice. But hardly enough. The strategy is same for any job, really anywhere. The following worked for me everytime I was keen to get a... career problems 68 While I sympathize with your circumstances, I do not sympathize with your atbreastude. It appears that your entry into the job market has also been laced with circumstances where the transitions where externally decided and... career problems 69 PD Finally someone wrote something relevant and sensible. I was invited for an interview for a good permanent position at my organisation but... career problems 70 A lot of your circumstance has to do with the nature of the career you chose. You chose to do physics in... career problems 71 PD But the employer must provide an environment conducive to such self-motivation. I once employed by a company that had... career problems 72 This statement seems to imply that the other responses you've received were irrelevent and nonsense. I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss them, though, if I were you. If you... career problems 73 BMJ Well, this was my point -- that the employer has to have a minimum motivating... career problems 74 Those are the minimal obligations, both sides. It is strictly qualitative even so. A free man cannot be imprisoned. The worst you can do is kill him. You imply intrinsic bias. Nonsense. Your confrere chose... career problems 75 BMJ It doesn't tell you the general technique for doing that pre-emptively, and not doing the homework fast... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath Bad publicity can have good results when it forces politicians to do the right thing. In Arizona, ABC TV-15 ran... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 77 Where did I say that it doesn't cause job losses to american citizens? I didn't say that it benefits the US either. Rather I said it benefits the employer (which... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 78 Whoa sheesh! You've integrated so much of the thinking of the far right that you probably don't even realize it. Well, we... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 79 No -I have a dislike for the far right in the US. What Im saying is a universal... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 80 Kinda close. When govts participate in the currency market to inflate currency -it is like insider trading and it does catch up someday. Inflating a currency is like... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 81 Kamal R. Prasad would living to ridiculous. occur. we outcome Well, I've been doing nothing but finding inexcusable errors in some designs... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 82 What kind of work gets done at the Indian design centre depends on both the quality of manpower hired -as well... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 83 All this talk by Kamal about currency & etc---it isnt that hard. So long are there are people living in squalor on this planet, the outsourcing of labor will be a problem. After India... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 84 Looks like you do have a problem with understanding me -as do many other people. It isn;t about std of living... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 85 You're entirely wrong as to the gist of my post. What I'm getting at is something more like this: WE--in the US--saw our standard of living greatly increase in the prewar... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 86 Can you name even one person who would be capable of working and surviving in the US on his Indian salary? If not, that explains why you cannot compete for... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 87 Look. YOU GUYS ARE IN POWER NOW. All I* hear from you is sancitmonious, towering condescension towards US (the liberals). I will not defend... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 88 I'm sorry I have to call bullpoo on this one. Both of my cars are over 10 years old. I have never bought a new car... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 89 Brian G. Moore gas) market. 25% as less. 90,000 job. are I live in the Bay Area (Silicon Valley), where driving a BMW is... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 90 It is dropping wrt the Indian Rupee too. But that is NOW -and a result of bad economic health. Yeah -not surprising, but it wasn't the case a few yrs back. Yeah -but if you... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 91 Kamal R. Prasad Not necessarily. South Korea sold large numbers of U. S. dollars in the past two days. The oil price rose by... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 92 On Sun, 20 Feb 2005, Kamal R. Prasad Kamal, you don't understand basic human psychology. Everyone (at least 99%, leaving out the "saints") who is poor wants to get status and-or money. You... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 93 Its not artificial -simply because you fail to see-acknowledge the reality. No -I am not sympathetic. I am agnostic -meaning I do not have the means to distinguish... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 94 On Mon, 21 Feb 2005, Kamal R. Prasad In absolute quanbreasty, there is 4-5 times as many in India. What is the population of India... Kamal probably not a racist.....Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 95 I must have told you in the past that private equity is not public property. No matter whether the money invested in the US... Kamal probably not a racist.....Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 96 On Wed, 22 Feb 2005, Kamal R. Prasad deleted This is a very sleazy, beat-around-the-bush, smoke-and-mirrors argument that very neatly avoids the issue that a very... Kamal probably not a racist.....Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 97 straydog doesn't into his woe that Only Kamal knows if he is a racist. I don't no for sure, but he comes... Kamal probably not a racist.....Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 98 On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, alexy I think it is quite understandable if a person meets several of one "kind" of people and all... Kamal probably not a racist.....Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 99 On Thu, 24 Feb 2005, alexy 1. I run accross people all the time who don't even MAKE generalizations, they use "stereotypes" to "someone" 2. Hitler had a right (given to himself by himself) to... Kamal probably not a racist.....Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 100 Come on, Art, concentrate real hard on the question, which is "is it correct to apply generalizations based on a group someone belongs to to a particular person?" Note... Kamal probably not a racist.....Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 101 There are lots of countries that have insbreastutionalized some form of discrimination or the other... What country discriminates the most 102 On Sat, 25 Feb 2005, Kamal R. Prasad I'll take your word on this (but, like in the USA, what is practiced on the local level may not parallel the laws) And the The USA... What country discriminates the most 103 Some of the countries that score quite well on the index are awfully corrupt. It means... What country discriminates the most 104 Yeah -and it isn't telling the truth. The law is defined by elected representatives. They may create a law that makes it legal to accept a... Kamal probably not a racist.....Jobs Lost to India Aftermath On Thu, 24 Feb 2005, alexy ^^^^^^^ Alex, concentrate real hard on the concept of "absolute truth" and "monopoly on truth" and tell... Kamal probably not a racist.....Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 106 Are you able to discern the difference? You made a statement above about what I was not allowed to say, and I pointed out that... Kamal probably not a racist.....Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 107 Well, Max Muir, thanks for the contribution. Yes, I think you will be able to find bias, prejudice, preferences, etc. (take your choice of definition and label) just about... historical gradients".... was: Kamal probably not a 108 On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, alexy Then, you have a preference for concentrating on the "labels" on the bottles rather than... historical gradients".... was: Kamal probably not a 109 Art, I'm afraid your disdain for logic is showing through again. No, all I am saying is that it is helpful to rational people for the... historical gradients".... was: Kamal probably not a 110 On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, alexy This is pure failure to understand. There is no logic here. There are mostly rationalizations. No, To be consistent with your prior... historical gradients".... was: Kamal probably not a 111 Is your knowledge of the language really that limited? I know you reject standard word usage, but a dictionary would really help your understanding of such sentences... Kamal probably not a racist.....Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 112 What about the numerous dark skinned actresses (and actors)? People like Rani Mukherjee, Mithun Chakravarthy, rekha, sridevi etc... She is very much Indian and there is nothing unusual... Kamal probably not a racist.....Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 113 If you see acknowledgement that others have experiences to which I can't fully relate as a bias, I guess so. I frankly see acknowledgment... Kamal probably not a racist.....Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 114 On Wed, 23 Feb 2005, alexy Even if you say that, it almost can't be true. You could never be able to fully appreciate other's experiences unless you... Kamal probably not a racist.....Jobs Lost to India Aftermath On Thu, 24 Feb 2005, alexy Then you should have written what I wrote, not what you wrote. Yeeeesssssssss :-^) Nah....I'd never kid you (unless someone paid me to) Lots of them. "Do... Kamal probably not a racist.....Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 116 On Tue, 21 Feb 2005, Elton Fan Well, at least he likes to 'throw around' economist-talk as... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 117 On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, Brian G. Moore This sounds like a reasonable extrapolation but the following situations may also be possible: 1. Continued job loss from the... Jobs Lost to India Aftermath 118 Well -you misunderstand me (and I do know of the IRS, SEC, FDIC etc..). The capital that goes into starting companies is what I am referring to. The... Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report Chapter 2, below ================== The way that they sellect people for interviews and hiring these days... Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 120 Art, I've been surprised at the reaction to your post. Frankly, I think the big concern is what you mention in this sidebar... Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 121 On Fri, 11 Mar 2005, alexy Reaction? Surprised? I thought I got very little reaction to the post... Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 122 I guess we each choose our views and what we think gives credence to them. While that view might be fine for you, I'd find it absolutely depressing. I'm no extrovert... For Art, a quiz 123 On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, alexy From this one sentence you are making the unwise buttumptions that: i) you have a... For Art, a quiz 124 On Tue, 22 Mar 2005, alexy And that is choice E. The rest of you post reminds me of when YOUR kids? YOUR kids... For Art, a quiz 125 On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, alexy In other words, you read them their rights and... For Art, a quiz 126 I didn't realize that they were undefined in your mind. I was responding to the statement you made, but if that was just sloppy... For Art, a quiz 127 Well, this was the "For Alex, a quiz" and definitely had some extra confusion thrown in, deliberately, to be consistent with the "what goes around comes around" pattern that exists in... For Art, a quiz 128 Not that I've seen. You're the only one who can answer whether they taught that... For Art, a quiz 129 On Fri, 25 Mar 2005, alexy You just forgot. Well according to your insinuation above, you imply... For Art, a quiz 130 On Fri, 25 Mar 2005, alexy Well, sometimes a very very few of us will put in "html tags" to help the And, it help me figure out if someone... esp. for Alex...was: Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 131 No, but there are no surprises there about what you think supports your belief. I... esp. for Alex...was: Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 132 On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, alexy ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ It and much much more that I've read is good enough for me. You certainly implied that they were no worse than... esp. for Alex...was: Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 133 Am I to infer that you think everyone else is a saint-angel? Maybe you have a reading disability? Did you... esp. for Alex...was: Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 134 On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, alexy Everyone (almost) else is more or less "normal," the CEOs (and their brethern) are greedy-selfish bums, period. And... esp. for Alex...was: Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 135 On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, BMJ Well, on one of the newscasts I heard part of, the commentators were saying "I guess the defense that 'Aw, shucks, I didn't know what was going... esp. for Alex...was: Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 136 On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, alexy I'm not laughing at all. He could still get off on appeal. A large fraction of appeals overturn the lower courts. I have yet to see... esp. for Alex...was: Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 137 On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, alexy And, that is because you believe in exploitation and the general concept that everyone is... esp. for Alex...was: Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 138 And who appointed you to tell me what I believe, and whence do you get your knowledge? This is really pretty pathetic. Huh? Where did you ever see that footnote... esp. for Alex...was: Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 139 On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, alexy Oh, look everyone, Alex declares: i) the dictionary is the ultimate authority... esp. for Alex...was: Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 140 On Thu, 24 Mar 2005, alexy You made reference to that (dictionaries) a few cycles back... It is just talking about FWIW, I find the word "logical" misused quite a lot. Republican... esp. for Alex...was: Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 141 On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, alexy I can tell from both what you DO talk about and what you DO NOT talk... esp. for Alex...was: Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 142 Why am I not surprised? A real man of your word, eh? Nope. No divide and conquer here. That is where you take two or more opponents and drive a wedge between them... esp. for Alex...was: Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 143 On Tue, 22 Mar 2005, Kamal R. Prasad Contrary to your otherwise well written sentence above, the better (maybe best) sentence is that 'truth is... Still More Snot chapter 2....The Snot Report..... 144 On Wed, 9 Mar 2005, Mark H In 5-10 years, maybe 15, its going to be a very weird world. Bigger gap between "middle clbutt" and poverty, you'll either be 'in' the computer (the... international student applications are still declining rick++ Is this a bad thing? The US's NSF (our taxes) funds most US academic... Mbuttive R&D jobs leaving the USA.... 146 On Sat, 19 Mar 2005, BMJ Ham radio is also a dying hobby. Guys go... Mbuttive R&D jobs leaving the USA.... 147 straydog I noticed a lot of what you mentioned when I attended a ham flea market a few weeks ago. I think part of the reason that ham radio is unpopular with the younger generation... Mbuttive R&D jobs leaving the USA.... 148 On Sat, 19 Mar 2005, BMJ Again...all part of the instant gratification mindset.... for Since I got licensed (1959), the code... The Snot Report Chapter 3 A Quote from a book I just found: "Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magician's secrets are unveiled. We get a close... The Snot Report Chapter 3 On Sun, 20 Mar 2005, R. Martin I've got this same problem, too. Ones I just finished: "The Rise of Selfishness in America" by (conservative) James Collier (actually... Kamal's BS again....was: More On Generation Y Workers On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Kamal R. Prasad deleted deleted a lot...then look here... Kamal, I'm kinda tired of hearing about Foreign Direct Investment from... An amazing book Recently I posted about a book that I thought might be interesting to read: "The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve" by G. Edward Griffin ( ISBN 0912986182 ) Second... Sen. Shirley Turner's LTE in WSJ, April 14, 2005 The following LTE was authored by Sen. Shirley K. Turner and appeared in the Thursday, April 14, 2005 issue of the WSJ on page A19. (reproduced in the public interest) ----- You Bet... Sen. Shirley Turner's LTE in WSJ, April 14, 2005 154 On Sat, 15 Apr 2005, zach Your 'fantasy land' must be a pure capitalist utopia without any government at all (but who will... Sen. Shirley Turner's LTE in WSJ, April 14, 2005 155 On Sat, 15 Apr 2005, zach Fine, but I'm looking at the total economy and not just a part. If you extrapolate... Sen. Shirley Turner's LTE in WSJ, April 14, 2005 156 On Sat, 16 Apr 2005, R. Martin I think the question ("So, you...?") needs to include a big footnote on the... Friedman's "World is Flat" outsourcing book 157 I'll bet good money he didn't mention David Ricardo's(*) follow on paper about his "Iron Law of Wages" theory. from... "Ricardo, however, had... Stupidity....was: Friedman's "World is Flat" outsourcing book On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, Tim Keating I think Tim Keatings analysis is correct....but just today my issue of CIO magazine came in the mail slot and in it is a big... Friedman's "World is Flat" outsourcing book 159 United States is a money-driven country with way too many economic oppurtunites outside S&T. So, its obvious that not eveyrone who is capable of going... On Bartkus......Friedman's "World is Flat" outsourcing book On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, Thomas Bartkus I think the difference between now and back decades ago (at least three, preferably more) is that if you were a... Friedman's "World is Flat" outsourcing book 161 Thomas Bartkus Where I grew up and went to high school, nerds tended to be shunned, except, perhaps, by other nerds, who... trolling for alexy Are all CEOs just crooks Are all CEOs (all 'suits'?) just a bunch of crooks? ================== From the May 2005 issue of Fast Company, page 33, comes a column "The Ethics Monitor" by Jennifer Alsever. The results of a survey. Questions... more trolling for alexy Are all CEOs just crooks 163 On Mon, 25 Apr 2005, alexy The more I read about today's business "ethics" (or... more trolling for alexy Are all CEOs just crooks 164 Well, that was a quick change of position! So do you no longer make the silly claim that they are all just a bunch of crooks? (Easily refuted by showing one non... alexy's weak coundter attack...was: more trolling for alexy Are all CEOs just crooks On Mon, 25 Apr 2005, alexy Well, one non-crook in a large universe of crooks .... what big effect... thank you, alexy...was: alexy's weak coundter attack...was: more trolling for On Mon, 25 Apr 2005, alexy Thank you. Your third attempt ended up with a statement that makes Coming from you, I... thank you, alexy...was: alexy's weak coundter attack...was: more trolling for 167 On Mon, 25 Apr 2005, alexy Your story is fine, but it is a sample size of one (uno, "1," and could only be smaller if it were... thank you, alexy...was: alexy's weak coundter attack...was: more trolling for 168 On Mon, 25 Apr 2005, alexy Well! Its about time. Good. Some of those I believe... More proof: CEOs just a bunch of crooks From CFO magazine (maybe more on www.cfo.com), April 2005, pages 65 and 68. Page 68 is... More proof: CEOs just a bunch of crooks.... 170 I presume this is the "The Limits of Mercy" article? The sidebar is in the online version, but unfortunately, the table... More proof: CEOs just a bunch of crooks.... 171 Hah...I thought I took the meat from the fat by concentrating on the data. The gist of the data... More proof: CEOs just a bunch of crooks.... 172 Oh, I'm impressed. I'm just waiting for you to give it your interpretation (eg. "alexy says... The demotivationals and the origin of 'despair.com Where did despair.com come from? Finally, now, we can learn! Two brothers, Justin and Jef Sewell and E... A Society That Throws the Sick Away Outsource Healthcare Oh, I can tell that this article is going to make me sick..... On Fri, 29 Apr 2005, leslie So, basically, we're going to be getting sick, anyway, so besides lowering the quality of the... Now, the US chemical industry is moving out of the US Excerpts & quotes from "No Longer the Lab of the World - U.S. Chemical plants are closing in droves and production... Now, the US chemical industry is moving out of the US OK, I admit that I extrapolated when I mentioned humidity, though it might not have been unreasonable. There are a number reasons... Foreignstudent Enrollment Declines 177 On Tue, 3 May 2005, BMJ Most CEOs don't want to work, either, and they get paid way more than anyone else does. What CEOs WANT to do is... Foreignstudent Enrollment Declines 178 Um...do you think they got this idea from the recently discovered new paradigm of business (i.e. Enron-Andersen, where they... Foreignstudent Enrollment Declines 179 My new boss asked me to write a proposal of research project to get an MSc student... Another CEO bum or bum CEO esp for alexy My usual insertion ISP for newsgroups doesn't seem to be working today...so here is the backup launch.... =================== From... Another bum CEO or a CEO bum just for alexy From the WSJ, Tuesday, May 3, 2005, page A16, bottom right corner: breastle: "Vladimir Ilyich Jobs?" (about Steve Jobs) by Rich Karlgaard some quotes: "But there is, always... What this article fails to say.....was: India Leads in Clinical Trials There was at least one or two articles in the WSJ back 1-2 years ago about this (see below) trend. Its not... What this article fails to say.....was: India Leads in Clinical Trials 183 straydog Leads in USA as last of and 21st What Projects can fail despite having good engineers. Between the engineers at one end and the customer at the other end, there is... What this article fails to say.....was: India Leads in Clinical Trials 184 On Thu, 12 May 2005, Kamal R. Prasad There is nothing I can think of that would indicate that India could produce as... What this article fails to say.....was: India Leads in Clinical Trials 185 On Tue, 17 May 2005, ajv2003 I think, on second thought, I didn't say that right. I think I should have... What this article fails to say.....was: India Leads in Clinical Trials 186 alexy problem when CEO I just meant that "firing american workers and sending work overseas" is NOT a cognixable offence -for which either... What this article fails to say.....was: India Leads in Clinical Trials 187 On Sat, 13 May 2005, Kamal R. Prasad Yeah, its a job in America (which is usually taken to be the USA) and the use... What this article fails to say.....was: India Leads in Clinical Trials 188 straydog Leads in carrying for overseas" invite an about about 'american' from the USA, The prefix is not relevant if the capital to generate that job is relocatable... What this article fails to say.....was: India Leads in Clinical Trials 189 On Thu, 18 May 2005, Kamal R. Prasad This is just the old propaganda bullpoo that kings can make rules and only the peasants have... What this article fails to say.....was: India Leads in Clinical Trials 190 straydog Leads in an and US, and themselves If the kings-wealthy were to make rules that you should be working for free, that would be... Is your hardware spying on you Spyware in your hardware....... Here is the article: in Computer Shopper, June, 2005, page 131. "Is your hardware spying on you?" by Nancy... Recent Chemist salary takes big decline.... 192 straydog snip snip Nothing gives. Nothing has changed in 20 years. ACS Official truth is that 95% of chemists... Recent Chemist salary takes big decline.... 193 On Sat, 14 May 2005, Frank Logullo Yep. Here in "inexpensive" southern Delaware, the oil burner guy gets $80-hr to do... Advice to a young scientist On Sun, 15 May 2005, Taenia Solium The one comparison I like to make is documented on my website scientist is about 12... Some antiMilton Friedman fodder...was DuPont's US Lab closure An article from Howestreet... "Plasma Televisions are not Buggy Whips Last week, on my second appearance on CNBC's Squawk Box, host Mark Haines mischaracterized my position that the U.S. could not hope to pay for... Some antiMilton Friedman fodder...was DuPont's US Lab closure 196 It (see below) is a complicated mess. I'm not an economist (and so they would say I... Some antiMilton Friedman fodder...was DuPont's US Lab closure 197 On Mon, 16 May 2005, rrc That ain't the half of it. Do you remember the "buzz... Some antiMilton Friedman fodder...was DuPont's US Lab closure 198 On Tue, 16 May 2005, rrc While I'm in general agreement and appreciate the sentiments, I think the economy is more complicated than that. We had mbutt layoffs and millions of jobs... An economic doomsday scenario...Some antiMilton Friedman fodder Washington, D.C., August 22, 2010, 6:15 PM EST. Transcript of video news spot by MV of UPI. As you can see, I am standing closely, but not... An economic doomsday scenario...Some antiMilton Friedman fodder Nice (below) but Griffin's book has a whole chapter devoted to a 21st century depression and it sure sounded melodramatic, but I also have a PBS VHS 8 hour documentary on the '29... Some antiMilton Friedman fodder...was DuPont's US Lab closure hanson ... which is a subject that is carefully avoided or understated by the liberally green painted media. But it is obvious to anyone that has not been infected by-with enviro turditis that the mentioned... Satisfaction Wanes for Offshoring" 202 Kamal R. Prasad The commercial OS, in this case, is some Unix or Windows flavor which is pretty mature at this point. Even Larry... Satisfaction Wanes for Offshoring" 203 density It certainly does, California and the Northeast account for half the population. The American rockies and plains have much... Satisfaction Wanes for Offshoring" 204 Kamal R. Prasad I think you're applying a Milton type of analysis without seeing the... Satisfaction Wanes for Offshoring" 205 rrc No. Median incomes in these 2 states are higher than other thinly populated states. When incomes go up, that triggers inflation as more people are willing to shell... Satisfaction Wanes for Offshoring" 206 On Thu, 22 Jun 2005, Kamal R. Prasad Median cost of living there, is also higher (taxes, fees, more taxes, more fees). When incomes go up, that triggers inflation as... Satisfaction Wanes for Offshoring" 207 Median cost of living there, is also higher (taxes, fees, more taxes, more fees). " All of it is triggerred by higher median incomes. "Not necessarily. Depends on overall clbutt structure. In Bentonville, Ark. Headquarters... Satisfaction Wanes for Offshoring" 208 On Fri, 23 Jun 2005, Kamal R. Prasad I read the article, you did not. They may have more The fact--in the article--is that... Satisfaction Wanes for Offshoring" 209 straydog snip It is helping-hurting neither party. You have a cost of living problem for which you cannot blame others. When companies see... Satisfaction Wanes for Offshoring" 210 On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Kamal R. Prasad It is absolutely reducing the number of jobs in the USA. Its a fact. That causes the laid-off people to find only lower paying... Satisfaction Wanes for Offshoring" 211 rkusenet snip Yes -it is really easy to find a replacement for one of thos ehigh paying jobs in India. We have education -but not as a basic facility... Cheap cars coming On Thu, 30 Jun 2005, DK With merciless bargaining, haggling, and high pressure harrasement of the salesperson and sales manager, exploitation... Cheap cars or the Sky is Falling,,!! the Sky is falling On Thu, 30 Jun 2005, HotPotato Jeez, I'd say its another "nail in the our coffin." I don't understand it, either. Over a hundred years... Educators or Salesmen Who Sold Their Souls to the Devil 214 What is happening now is that the prerequisite courses are taught so that the students... Educators or Salesmen Who Sold Their Souls to the Devil 215 Having done from HS to post-doc teaching, I would say that it takes different only partially overlapping skill sets. I had worked... Educators or Salesmen Who Sold Their Souls to the Devil 216 Herman Rubin A common problem with mathematics instruction is that mathematicians teach it. For them, mathematics is something "complete and whole unto itself." Many... Educators or Salesmen Who Sold Their Souls to the Devil 217 Most mathematicians are willing to teach service students the concepts, including setting up word problems. It is the students who only want to know how to solve problems... Educators or Salesmen Who Sold Their Souls to the Devil 218 I believe this is due to the fact that almost entirely calculating answers is what is stressed, not understanding why a calculation should be done, or the... Educators or Salesmen Who Sold Their Souls to the Devil 219 Rich Lemert mathematicians But not for the reason you advanced below. something This kind of sentiment prevailed among mathematicians of the 19th century and early... Educators or Salesmen Who Sold Their Souls to the Devil 220 BMJ Again, I am commenting on one very NARROW aspect of your discussion: the of those concepts from a MATHEMATICS Calculus course point of view. NEITHER of them is even necessary, let alone important in... Educators or Salesmen Who Sold Their Souls to the Devil 221 Both of these situations arise. Remedial courses generally buttume that they had the material in a reasonable manner but could not manage it then; it has been my belief all... Educators or Salesmen Who Sold Their Souls to the Devil 222 Herman Rubin One of the problems I had was consistency with groups of students. I had... Educators or Salesmen Who Sold Their Souls to the Devil 223 DRugh These are valid points. While I was doing my residency, I was in a similar situation. I frequently felt pressure to cater to student "satisfaction". I was a TA for one course and... Educators or Salesmen Who Sold Their Souls to the Devil 224 BMJ One thing I have found that helps is shame: show them what effort the students... Educators or Salesmen Who Sold Their Souls to the Devil 225 BMJ Some time in the mid-1980s or early 1990s, a new office (and staff) was created in my former university to accommodate students with... Educators or Salesmen Who Sold Their Souls to the Devil 226 Reef Fish That sounds like the place I used to teach at. I remember one course in which most of the students felt they had the right to goof off... Educators or Salesmen Who Sold Their Souls to the Devil 227 Peter K. I found that's a good way to make enemies. There will be those students who feel they... Dropping standards 228 That wasn't what I meant. If "student success" means dropping standards in order that everyone in the course pbuttes, then that's what's required. If... Dropping standards 229 BMJ Based on my experience as the director of doctoral dissertations of Ph.D.s, I can conservatively say that in ALL the degree-granting committees, there is AT... Dropping standards 230 Abe Kohen I noticed Herman had already given his follow-up. I'll just make a few comments and anecdotes of mine... Dropping standards 231 I am commenting on several posts in this one. Caligula In the last chapter, breastled "We Mathematicians are All a Little Bit Crazy," attributed to Landau in 1935, "Wir Mathematiker sind alle ein bisschen meschugge... Dropping standards 232 You are confusing how good a teaching job is done with student ratings. One of the better studies, teaching buttistants in calculus, showed a strong negative correlation between the average ratings... Dropping standards 233 I'm not trying to put myself in the same clbutt as the famous people you mention. But, I remember an buttignment... Dropping standards 234 This is a symptom of the business school running the university. You've had accountability forced on you... Dropping standards 235 Mike McWilliams When I was finishing my second master's degree, I often spoke with the profs in person. Some of them appreciated my comments because they came from not just a mature student, but... Dropping standards 236 This is not accountability. The accountability should be for what is learned, not how the course was taught. The only way that this can be evaluated is by testing the... Dropping standards 237 Herman Rubin This is accountability the accountability of the teacher to the student. What you refer to is the accountability of the student to the teacher. You sound... Dropping standards 238 Definitely not. The teacher has the obligation to teach the material of the course to those students willing and able to learn it, and who have the knowledge prerequisites stated. Unless all of the... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 239 I guess he did not handle them very competently, did he? You are posting from ".uk". College lecturers here in the U.S. don't... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 240 He did not. If you, or someone else, had said something to the instructor about it, he could have... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 241 It is their experience with clbuttes run by "professional educators" which gave those students their atbreastude. Or checked the literature for... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 242 Herman Rubin One of my former colleagues had a B. Ed., but had a lousy teaching method. Still, the students liked apparently him because he didn't challenge them... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 243 This is a single reply to a number of previous postings in this thread. Returning to my story of one of my lecturers who had trouble with the "back row... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 244 I've attended courses with over one or two hundred students packed into a lecture theatre... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 245 BMJ If the instructor presents the material in a manner that is confusing to the student, has that instructor really done any "teaching"? That's... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 246 It can be. It can tell the student that the background for the course is lacking, or it can tell the student to ask for certain clarifications... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 247 On Thu, 16 Jun 2005, Joshua Halpern For all of the many lab courses i) I took, and the few ii) I taught, and... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 248 Rich Lemert The student has a duty to make it known to the instructor that it is confusing or find a way around it. That's possible. However, those who did observe me... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 249 Joshua Halpern But how many of those tried to work around any difficulties they were having prior to failing? Now how difficult is it to use... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 250 BMJ SNIP... More than succeeded....:( Look, IMHO the problem with university is that the people who teach are the ones who did well. They (us) really have no concept of what is or is... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 251 The educationists have taken that position. Each student is to go through at a fixed rate, and learn on a fixed schedule. It is not even a cafeteria. It is mainly self-serve... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 252 Possibly not in beginning courses, but definitely so in doctoral level courses. And it has to... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 253 Herman Rubin A lot of laziness is blamed on poor teaching methods. I often put supplemental material on reserve for my courses. It may not... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 254 Joshua Halpern I find your latter comments rather bewildering. Some of my students expected me to give them hints, which I did, but within limits. I didn't... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 255 confusing The students have no duty to the instructor or the course, other than what's written in the course syllabus. I find that students are generally easy to get along with, so long... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 256 Scott Seidman By making known to the instructor any difficulties they may have, they are fulfilling that duty to themselves. When an instructor has a group of students starting a course, he or she... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 257 BMJ ABET accreditation takes place at least once every six years; provisional accreditation ("we found some serious problems... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 258 BMJ I would like to ask you to expand on your last statement here. Trying to read tone of... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 259 BMJ "interpretive dance"?!?! Did this instructor have a straight face? If I was in a course where such was suggested to me I think I would stand up and... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 260 Herman Rubin Nor did he teach competently to have produced students who are ignorant about even what a SIMPLE Linear regression model is, what the SIGNS of a multiple regression mean... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 261 Richard Ulrich There are plenty of cautions to model building. The paper by George Box I referenced in the "Science and... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 262 BMJ No problem, and no apologies needed. I have the benefit of reading all thread from groups.google.com, so that I can see the entire HISTORY of the TEACHING thread I started on May... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 263 Reef Fish I do, vaguely. Sometimes wading through traffic on newsgroups is like trying to hear a weak signal on a ham radio frequency and attempting to figure out just which station that was... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 264 Herman Rubin In addition, the students can get their revenge by giving the instructor a bad evaluation. They can complain about... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 265 Richard Ulrich When I started teaching, I was required to sit through three weeks of "how to teach" courses. I used some of it during the first two or three years, but gradually... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 266 Rich Lemert I've been in this ng only 4 months. Didn't realize I was starting an annual event. :) Perhaps we should make it semi... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 267 BMJ Not sure what that term means. Change names or college to dodge some accreditation clauses that they couldn't satisfy? The whole business of accreditation is a joke. That pretty much sums... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 268 Reef Fish No, I don't think so. The local university used to have a Faculty of... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 269 BMJ I went and took a look. If you looked up bias in the dictionary you might find this: heres a few snippets... Here's a novel thought, was Dropping standards 270 BMJ No, that's nothing compared to what the pay some football coaches (several over 1 MILLION... Dropping standards 271 Herman Rubin The criteria for accountability is student "satisfaction". In other words, did they have a "positive learning experience"? I first heard the latter term when I started teaching over fifteen years ago and things... Asteroid + Earth Impacts: rising probability Two articles (please read all of it) : One, a one page "side bar" in Wired magazine for August, 2005, page 42 All it shows... Asteroid + Earth Impacts: rising probability... 273 Straydog The main problem is being able to determine the orbital elements based on a few observations. If found early enough, something to deal with such objects can be launched. "Deep... Asteroid + Earth Impacts: rising probability... 274 On Fri, 29 Jul 2005, BMJ The readings I've done so far say we don't have... Asteroid + Earth Impacts: rising probability... 275 Straydog "Stardust" pbutted by Comet Wild 2 early last year and took photos, some of which were published. "Deep Impact" also took pictures of Tempel 2. Although comets do... Gates: "Where are the computer science students" 276 In my divisions of these large companies, the technical staff was the last to go. Mind you, we are the consulting division of the companies and technically speaking, I am a manager, however, in reality... Gates: "Where are the computer science students" 277 Patty Calcaterra In many companies, the technical staff are an expense to be whittled down as... Pension freezing by our corporations: its spreading rapidly from the article enbreastled: "Companies Lock Younger Workers Out of Pensions" by Kaja Whitehouse, appearing in the Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, July 26, 2005, page... Gates: "Where are the computer science students" 279 Straydog A lot of activity in the stock market is influenced by what certain investment analysts say... Gates: "Where are the computer science students" 280 Regarding Oracle, heck their apps aren't going down in price, but UP. So, even if... Gates: "Where are the computer science students" 281 Kamal Prasad doesn't know what he is talking about, so let me repeat this so everyone knows the truth: INDIA HAS NO EQUIVALENT... Gates: "Where are the computer science students" 282 TO years. I have no doubt there are some foreign doctors working in India. So what? There are also some... Gates: "Where are the computer science students" 283 On Thu, 21 Jul 2005, rkusenet I can't cite a reference, I have read where there are segments... Management of Innovation and Technology Conf 2123 June 2006, Singapore CALL FOR PAPERS - ICMIT2006 www.icmit.net (click Online Submission) Third IEEE Int Conf on Management of Innovation and Technology - Managing Innovation in Emerging Markets... If there is a shortage of scientists... 285 straydog of types. I think there should be a study made of #s of a profession ratio to #s of museums dedicated to that field. Especially the education variety. For instance, I see huge... If there is a shortage of scientists... 286 marika That's one key point and a contributing factor to why our educational system is failing. A few years ago, I bought a second-hand telescope from a family here in the city... If there is a shortage of scientists... 287 BMJ in taking both the who was to were Perhaps from turn stuff do in a when to influenced You are absolutely right. My dad once said... If there is a shortage of scientists... 288 sometimes it does. a kid using a slide rule and figuring logarithms is really a parlor trick. there is nothing analytical about it. I had no idea how cool the information... Phd question 289 Straydog Art, I don't think you realize that the dominant "self promoter" on this usenet group, SRC, is without a doubt... Phd question 290 There is no way to make sense of (unwritten) rules of etiquette. Outside of professional life, the breastle "doctor" is reserved for... Phd question 291 Straydog Different publications appear to have different practices. I've read technical journals where anyone with a Ph. D. was referred... Phd question 292 On Sun, 31 Jul 2005, BMJ There was an article in the WSJ some few years ago. According to that article, it was only fairly recently (last 100 years?) when it became proper... Phd question 293 Straydog I've kidded some M. D.s about that only to receive icy stares in return. When I'm dealing with one, I do so... Phd question 294 On Mon, 1 Aug 2005, BMJ Its probably not a good idea to try to "pull... Phd question 295 Straydog I did that, of course, just to goad them and go "Nyah! Nyah!" In all the university departments I've been involved with, we referred to profs or deans as "Doctor", provided they had... Ad for a job in India 296 They have fake ads too. There was a big front page article in the Wall Street... Ad for a job in India 297 On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Kamal R. Prasad Large scale offshoring has NOT YET been proven to... Ad for a job in India 298 On Wed, 2 Aug 2005, Kamal R. Prasad But YOUR use of the word "freedom," in the context of your sentence above and... Ad for a job in India 299 Straydog Judgements can be obtained from the WTO only in matters relating to trade disputes. It cannot be obtained in matters relating to crime... Ad for a job in India 300 On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, Kamal R. Prasad But, it does render judgements regarding unfair trade practices and all that you wrote above did not acknowledge that. All you did... Ad for a job in India 301 The idea of comparative advantage, and of paying someone else to do work if they can do it more cheaply than you... Ad for a job in India 302 On Fri, 28 Jul 2005, Kamal R. Prasad ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You did not cite your reference for this statement. Here is my source and the opinion from that... Ad for a job in India 303 Straydog Er -we are talking of 2 different things. Im saying comparative advantage has been... Ad for a job in India 304 On Fri, 29 Jul 2005, Kamal R. Prasad I can prove false your sentence here by simply citing the actual fact that some 30 percent of companies who have offshored AND... Ad for a job in India 305 Straydog snip which means that 70% of those offshoring have had reasonable success. That doesn't mean failure because it is... Ad for a job in India 306 On Sat, 30 Jul 2005, Kamal R. Prasad Without: i) problems yet appearing in the short... Ad for a job in India 307 Im not able to quote the entire text of your msg and here is some that I wish to comment upon... Ad for a job in India 308 Straydog Yes. No -I do not have the right to kill anyone else. Fine. Im saying the preconceived notions of many americans are not grounded... Ad for a job in India 309 On Tue, 1 Aug 2005, Kamal R. Prasad Do you have the right to take anything you want from anyone else? We have a consbreastution, bill... Ad for a job in India 310 Nobody OWNs anything, ever. All they have is temporary possession and the right to sell that temporary possesion to someone else. Ever hear of nationalization? " Yes -it... Ad for a job in India 311 On Tue, 2 Aug 2005, Kamal R. Prasad We had monopolies and trusts in the 1880s with disasterous results. We had the rise of unions in the '30s-'40s with... Ad for a job in India 312 net economists if time, perspective and efficient have has presidential a automobile, cheaper replacing Your facts are correct but they don't necessarily justify your question. Here are... Ad for a job in India 313 army, This is the reason why US businesses should pay more to hire labor in the US. It's the cost of doing business. Trade can and should be... Ad for a job in India 314 On Thu, 28 Jul 2005, Mr. Smith Exactly the same arguments I can cite books... Ad for a job in India 315 On Thu, 28 Jul 2005, HIT Fanatic Lots of the economist BS-propaganda is rationally self consistent if you don't LOOK for the negatives or the... Ad for a job in India 316 On Fri, 29 Jul 2005, HIT Fanatic Well, my "take" on what I've read that was written by economists falls into... Ad for a job in India 317 Straydog If it is not good -then you should be rejoicing in that failures will result in working coming back to the US. But you seem to be contradicting yourself in saying... Ad for a job in India 318 On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Kamal R. Prasad Failures have already been reported in the media, and those jobs have come back. But you seem to be Not a good understanding of... US Falling Behind Across the Board Summary: US Falling Behind Across the Board VDARE.com: 07-26-05 - US Falling Behind Across the Board "US Falling Behind Across the Board By Paul Craig Roberts Yesterday I reported that the US, formerly a superpower until afflicted with "new economy" syndrome, has lost... MAKE LOADS OF MONEY FOR FREE MAKE THOUSANDS!!! I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it: I don't care about the useless pre-fabricated crap this... Well, guys....I did it.... 321 Actually, there is another answer to this question: But you have to read Mark Twain's book "Letters from the Earth." It is an excellent story and has an excellent answer. An... Well, guys....I did it.... 322 Well, the first essay is the main essay. They were called unpopular, but generally were clever puns, jabs, and ironies... Well, guys....I did it.... 323 Nah, just another step in the process. Sometime in October, I think, or maybe September, I trapse over to our local SS office and set that up. The moola should... Well, guys....I did it.... 324 On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Randy Well you could read up on how "Ollie North & Co." did all of their shenanigans. ;-) Come... Well, guys....I did it.... 325 On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, BMJ Yeah, I had a guy do out taxes two years in a row. Second year he... Toxic work I am reading a book breastled "Toxic Work" by Barbara Reinhold, Penguin Press, 1997. She is talking about... Toxic work 327 Enthropy Fighter I know the feeling. Those jobs that gave me the greatest amount of stress were those where I had little responsibility, less control, and all of the blame... Toxic work 328 BMJ The reason might be that the company managers detested you personally, and decided to get rid of you. In my current employment with my previous boss, I followed... Toxic work 329 Enthropy Fighter I knew that. My boss's boss made it clear in my interview with him that he didn't like me, but I was hired anyway. It didn't take long... Toxic work 330 Talking to you, Bernard, is like preaching to the choir. :-) I just realised why I cannot accept that task to do computer modelling at my... Toxic work 331 BMJ OK, Bernhard. I am reading the book "Toxic Work" further. The author is talking about... Toxic work 332 On Tue, 2 Aug 2005, Enthropy Fighter One of the problems of advice from authors is that it may not apply to you. You may not have a personality like the author. If you get... also for...was: Toxic work Straydog If they said what actually works, then people might follow that advice, actually succeed, and, perhaps, depose those same bosses or prosper... Toxic work 334 Enthropy Fighter In my experience, most bosses aren't willing to discuss this sort of thing. Once they've made up their minds where you are in the pecking order... Toxic work 335 Enthropy Fighter That sounds like a load of rubbish. It ignores the fact that people can be very nasty and they... How's this for career advancement She Theodora was...the daughter of a bear trainer, grew up in the odor of a circus, became an actor and... Justinian How's this for career advancement.... 337 Justinian did indeed pull together existing Roman Law into a unified code. In doing so, he made some important changes from... How stuff gets started beginning of quote---- Persian historians put the responsibility for the quarrel on the Phoenicians. These people came originally from the coasts of the Indian Ocean; and as soon as they had penetrated... Justinian How's this for career advancement.... 339 On Sun, 31 Jul 2005, Ken Smith Let me make a "tweak" on what you said, based on what I've... Justinian and Roman Law 340 Harvard, Leiden, Oxford are some of the leading law schools that offer Roman Law ( generally... Justinian and Roman Law 341 Seamus A turn-of-the-century translation of the Insbreastutes is on-line at under Roman law, a child has rights from the moment of conception. A freeborn man is one free from... New Ezine devoted to career development in Science 342 Thanks for the link to your website. I had a good look around there is a lot of great information. I was especially impressed... New Ezine devoted to career development in Science 343 I am sure many are obsolete now (I know some are), but to find out... New Ezine devoted to career development in Science 344 I should have explained that when I said successful scientist I was refering to successful scientist at many different levels not just the star PIs. I completely agree that it takes more than one perspective... New Ezine devoted to career development in Science 345 And, another two specific things: i) luck with connecting witht the right people, and ii... New Ezine devoted to career development in Science 346 Straydog The funny thing is that I am finding the same story as on s.r.c. on the other forums as well. Recently I started to participate... Ok, how about this career growth and career environment quote.... Everyone knows what became of Nero I'm not so sure: he fiddled while Rome burned. But how his mother helped him get there--and how he repaid her--is an even better... Ok, how about this career growth and career environment... 348 On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, BMJ There were a few emperors with specialized tallents that were not well developed. I wonder if dubya has... Ok, how about this career growth and career environment... 349 On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, BMJ deleted the historical details b-c beyond-the-scope-of... Truth and Consequences of Offshoring Summary: Truth and Consequences of Offshoring Truth and consequences of offshoring: Recent studies overstate the benefits and ignore the costs to American workers "August 2, 2005 Briefing... Truth and Consequences of Offshoring 351 On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, leslie It would help to know who these organizations are AND... Truth and Consequences of Offshoring 352 Straydog He made an election yr promise to steel workers in ohio(?) that they won't... Truth and Consequences of Offshoring 353 Kamal R. Prasad snip Well, "kama", I don't know who this "Russel" guy is, but I never said I would tell you anything. People especially can't be expected to respond... Truth and Consequences of Offshoring 354 Kamal R. Prasad A) Bush isn't running again so he doesn't want to win votes. B) What candidates do want to do is win elections... Truth and Consequences of Offshoring 355 On Sun, 6 Aug 2005, Kamal R. Prasad This is a poor example because, as you yourself reported here, his efforts did not work, he backed out. On the contrary, Bush has gone to... What did Kamal say What did I say...was: Truth and Consequences of Offshoring On Mon, 8 Aug 2005, Kamal R. Prasad Oh? Well, how nice of you to edit out the context of what your two sentences... What did Kamal say What did I say...was: Truth and Consequences of Offshoring 357 On Tue, 8 Aug 2005, Kamal R. Prasad Actually, this is wrong, too. I can give references to statements by... What did Kamal say What did I say...was: Truth and Consequences of Offshoring 358 On Tue, 9 Aug 2005, Peter Yeah....I'd pretty much go along with that. Yeah...I'd go along with that, too. I don't think the Indians are stealing (in a direct, denotative sense... What did Kamal say What did I say...was: Truth and Consequences of Offshoring 359 Well, let me expand on that. It seems that in the USA (and maybe a lot of other places in the world) there is a growing materialism, egoism... What did Kamal say What did I say...was: Truth and Consequences of Offshoring 360 This argument seems to be going back and forth. this is how i see it: The US government cannot legislate to force a company to keep... What did Kamal say What did I say...was: Truth and Consequences of Offshoring 361 Peter depends on whether the only consumers on this planet are americans. US govt can put tariffs and state that only goods manufactured in the... What did Kamal say What did I say...was: Truth and Consequences of Offshoring 362 On Wed, 9 Aug 2005, Kamal R. Prasad This is a totally separate issue and... Truth and Consequences of Offshoring 363 Actually, I'm Canadian, but I agree with you on who scuttled stem cell research in the country... my career in August After the last reorganisation in our natl lab, I am located in a cubicle next to my old office. I t is occupied... some results Recently we had a staff meeting in our dept. The head was talking about promotions, and he told... some results 366 On Thu, 11 Aug 2005, Enthropy Fighter They are guaranteeing that any job you might be interested in is NOT promised to you... some results 367 Thank you for your comment, Art. However, I think you should not be able to transfer the US... some results 368 On Fri, 12 Aug 2005, Enthropy Fighter But, this is a quanbreastative difference rather than a qualitative difference. The managers always have the right to decide to pick from that... my career in August 369 On Fri, 5 Aug 2005, Enthropy Fighter This all hurts your chances but did you pursue the alternate supervisor? YOU have to push these guys!! You have to push.... You have one... my career in August 370 BMJ Wow, you guys (BMJ and Straydog) ramped up a lots of discussion. I would like to address the points of view of both of... my career in August 371 On Sun, 6 Aug 2005, Enthropy Fighter Well, so far, as you explained above, I still see no difference between what you have and... my career in August 372 yes, and the counter-counter is if our underling carries in a small concealed casette tape recorder (now, the cell phones will capture short image sequences, too) and get... my career in August 373 Straydog But isn't recording conversations without the other party's knowledge is illegal? On the other hand, one could always put the tape recorder on the desk and switch it on, but, then that... my career in August 374 On Wed, 10 Aug 2005, BMJ Yes if over the telephone. There was this Linda Tripp affair back in the clinton adminstration where she was tape... my career in August 375 On Wed, 10 Aug 2005, BMJ 1. I have read, in the WSJ, probably more articles written to address the problem of totalitarian-authoritarian BMOs... my career in August 376 Straydog He had officially become my boss a few weeks earlier. Did you have lots of My financial affairs were none of his concern. The point is that I bought a new car and... my career in August 377 Its a very very dicey situation because you are obligated to name your present supervisor and THEY are obligated to contact that guy, with or without your permission (and I've had this happen... my career in August 378 There are an awful lot of jobs out there, and I see an awful lot of stores around me, here, with "help wanted" signs. Other signs say, for example, "Accepting Applications" which to me does... my career in August 379 On Sat, 6 Aug 2005, BMJ You will never know, ahead of time, what will work or not work. Some people... my career in August 380 Enthropy Fighter It's called "networking". In other words, you know the "right" people and get what you want by circumventing the normal procedures. It sounds like somebody was throwing roadblocks in your way... my career in August 381 Sorry I don't have any effective strategic advice, just observations from my years in large governmental and quasi-governmental organizations (which may or may not be applicable to any organizations I... my career in August 382 It doesn't have to be true (footnote 1), but it would be helpful if it were helpful. footnote (take your choice or... scientists as screenwriters 383 Nothing irate here, I hope... (:--) And in fact you're probably right about the majority of SF writers not being scientifically... scientists as screenwriters 384 Being that some of this thread has spilled over from where I am (SRC) to r.a.m.d-f, we really don't have a good overview... scientists as screenwriters 385 On Sat, 6 Aug 2005, Ar Q As I've said before and should not have to again, now, there are actually quite... scientists as screenwriters 386 On Fri, 5 Aug 2005, rick++ What a waste. 1. Leave the screenwriting to the writers who (should) be able to put together an attractive script (even many today, without scientific help... Is this what you guys are talking about URL: .story High-concept solution to brain drain sought By David M. Halbfinger New York Times News Service Published August 5, 2005 LOS ANGELES -- Tucked... A new phenomenon: The University of the Telephone see quoted material at end) I did not bother to go past the first screen... 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Incompetent US programmers Here's Why Programming Jobs Go To India 393 You seem to have the notion that the Halting Problem somehow only applies to "unspecified" programs with "an undefined set of inputs" that implements "undefined algorithms." That, of course, is crap. Computer science doesn't deal... Incompetent US programmers Here's Why Programming Jobs Go To India 394 Seems like you guys are in agreement on the essence, and are getting yourselves tied up in a matter of semantics. ^^^^^^^ Nor is there any... Incompetent US programmers Here's Why Programming Jobs Go To India 395 LOL. Google is wonderful for the things it turns up to put in its sidebars. Here's one... Sydney company director Cleo Batchelor of the Year arrested for bestiality with rabbits A man faced a Sydney court today charged with having loveual intercourse with a rabbit and... Workers Of The Real World Imperial Japan would have used nukes on the U.S. if they had developed them in time: New... 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Chindia" a new buzzword The whole issue of Business Week for Aug 22-29 is devoted to the theme of both China and India and what it means for the... The Neocons' Childish Theory 405 I am beginning to agree with him. As other's have noted - World War II was won in less time and over more land than the current... US crimes against humanity. 406 On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, Kamal R. Prasad Good that you limited the comment to just the 20th century since... US crimes against humanity. 407 Straydog Im referring to post WWII and in countries with well-established democratic-legal systems in place. During... US crimes against humanity. 408 On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, Kamal R. Prasad You certainly did NOT specify this in your original sentence farther above and what you just made a comment about (your referring to WWII... US crimes against humanity. 409 snip slip of tongue. snip depends on what you mean by this country. For some, United States = US govt = Us politicians. For me... US crimes against humanity. 410 On Thu, 17 Aug 2005, Kamal R. Prasad More like slip of the brain.... I take "this country" to mean the whole package... Hey, Kamal Prasad, have you seen this..... 411 Straydog I can live with that -meaning Im not too ambitious and know how to create... Hey, Kamal Prasad, have you seen this..... 412 On Thu, 24 Aug 2005, Kamal R. Prasad You absolutely clearly said "...you haven't much of a clue about how hostile & militant India is to foreign domination" and that is definitely in... Hey, Kamal Prasad, have you seen this..... 413 Straydog kind of- it is a feeling and in a way, it isn't. If people are hostile to MNCs -then eleted represntatives who seek re-election will be... Hey, Kamal Prasad, have you seen this..... 414 On Thu, 25 Aug 2005, Kamal R. Prasad It is absolutel a feeling. It does NOT... 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