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kar2014

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    Comment #8956714

    Okay that is anti-competitive, than what shall we call dumping a useless service onto consumers that they have to overpay for? Also these ISP's keep their competitors at bay, so co…

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    Comment #8816423

    I'm sure, you understand that equates directly to jobs moving to other countries. Do you prefer to keep jobs in the country or kick them elsewhere?

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    Comment #8801596

    >Less start-ups overall would increase the amount of great programmers available Sure, kill the innovation. Don't start many startups. Hilarious.

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    Comment #8801223

    Actually, here's how I'd put it. If you are not competitive (in your terms, drive down the salary) OR produce something great at prices others can. Then jobs and companies will go …

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    Comment #8801187

    I'm all for remote work and offshoring but those things have insidious effects. See how Dell lost to Asus. http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-current-relationship-betwee...

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    Comment #8801121

    Here are the insidious effects of outsourcing and remote workers. Slowly and surely they will take over. Take a look at this and you will understand the dangers of offshoring and r…

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    Comment #8801079

    Or they could offshore and you could day dream about your double salary all you want. That is a possibility, wait, it is a reality, already happening.

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    Comment #8801065

    If you are just worried about keeping your salary up, that will go down no matter what, as the talent pool all over the world increases and companies will offshore more work, that …

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    Comment #8801008

    Some are true. If you interview a lot you know most of the interviews are useless to figure out good candidates from mediocre ones.

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    Comment #8800999

    Why can't programmers work as contractors from their location before filing for their H1B's? Yes, hiring process has to change. The companies those who have distributed teams have …

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    Comment #8800897

    >If Paul can figure out a way to filter in the great developers while filtering out those that are only coming to make money, then I'd be completely behind his plan to let them all…

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    Comment #8800845

    > but do people really not believe that if starting salary for an A+ developer was $150k, or whatever, that we might get more high-achievers First, US is already the third country …

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    Comment #8399318

    I agree, I've seen it time and again, people taking multiple medicine for sleep disorder and nothing works. What works is taking a manual job or if you cannot take such a job, put …

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    Comment #8135463

    Texas is right-to-work state. Musk is a smart guy.

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    Comment #8110648

    >There are, of course, Christians who would be perfectly happy with the idea of Jesus being a pot-smoker and drinker I have yet to know such a Christian. >And let's ignore the fact…

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    Comment #8110593

    It was meant for hypocrites like Pharisees of the day. And to make His point He also said, who if their donkey or oxen has fallen in pits will not pick them up immediately on Sabba…

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    Comment #8110525

    I doubt anyone following Jesus wants to see him as profane, pot-smoking, alcohol-drinking character. That is how this series portrays him. This does not look evolutionary by any me…

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    Comment #8110498

    Dark has shades. He is referred to be a Galilean.

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    Comment #7663983

    Government do and can regulate the mergers. They do it all the time and for last couple of big mergers with Comcast this has been on table but they seem to see Comcast with favorab…

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    Comment #7663932

    Remember ATT bid for T-Mobile? FCC stopped the deal to keep the competition and also so consumers have a choice. Same applies here but seems they are turning their eyes away. Your …

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    Comment #7663030

    Based on what I've seen and heard, Comcast has history of doing things like this. They have entered in contract with apartment complex across the nation and have mandated each apar…

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    Comment #7662964

    Free market is where consumer has right to buy the goods they want and suppliers have right to produce goods they want. I agree to your point, both sides should have options to sel…