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>I am in a professional job, and I doubt I could afford a decent place to live without parental help other than a crappy flat in a dodgy area. Then live in a the "crappy flat in a …

Yes .. here you go: The article is about the self-entitled generation of "emerging adults" (apparently who range from 18 to 40) of which the author was a part of, but now spends hi…

If you are an "emerging adult" at age 30, then there is a problem. Further, the author of this article claiming that these so called "emerging adults" are not lazy or self-entitled…

Sorry .. that is totally disconnected from reality. Not only have wages NOT risen, they have stagnated (and not kept up with inflation). Further, if you look at the list (link is i…

Bullshit. Complete and utter bullshit. I've been in this industry for nearly 20 years. There is no shortage. There IS A HUGE SHORTAGE of engineers willing to work for the pay and c…

If the supply of "highly skilled" people could not keep up with demand (which is what these companies lobbying Congress for uncapped H1Bs are effectively saying is the case), then …

Are salaries rising for "high-skilled" domestic workers?

I prefer to stay out of the legal cross-hairs of Big Blue ... thanks.

1. No. Assumption being that any thing "invented" while working for IBM, belongs to IBM. The developer does not "own" it. He/she is only listed as basically the "(co)-inventer". He…

I have not, but was on teams/worked with people that had submitted and were awarded patents. These weren't scientists or researchers. One was not even a developer. I hate to give t…

You would not believe the silly obscure things that IBM patents. It is a disgusting game they play.

Ding. Ding Ding. We have a winner. Creating / getting a patent at IBM is comical. Sort of like a game. All you have to do is document something, pass it to their patent lawyers ...…