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randomStuff | 13 years ago | on: Living outside America

The US is a large country so people like to hate on us. Same goes for China and Russia.

randomStuff | 14 years ago | on: GM Says Facebook Ads Don't Work, Pulls $10 Million Account

that is why Orkut and Google+ have changed the world and have movies about them. There were social media sites before Facebook and so far they have found an effective formula, this could easily change.

randomStuff | 14 years ago | on: How not to ask questions at a conference

How else am I suppose to promote my poorly conceived idea for a startup, without making a comment in the form of a question?

Conferences are supposed to be as much about gaining wisdom as imparting wisdom. Clearly the question part of a talk is the correct form for this two way transfer of wisdom.

randomStuff | 14 years ago | on: Apple rejecting applications which use Dropbox

Not according to the EU law, did you see how the microsoft IE case got resolved.

randomStuff | 14 years ago | on: Apple rejecting applications which use Dropbox

The US gov & EU need to go sue Apple like they did MicroSoft fo they anti competitive behavior w/respect to Windows Exploiter. Apple better recognize, federal trade commission done come after publishers that signed up for Apple's iBooks and agreed to collude on prices. Apple need da see the da light and reform they ways before it be too late and they need da settle wida govament

randomStuff | 14 years ago | on: South Korean military starts iPhone ban in its major buildings, permits Android

This is just so they can favor Samsung Galaxy phones. We save their ass in the Korean war and prevent North Korea from using nuclear weapons Seoul. And, this is how they repay us; typical ingrates.

randomStuff | 14 years ago | on: Disruptions: With No Revenue, an Illusion of Value

I'm not entirely sure if I agree with the author that we are in a bubble. Many of the big companies in the valley such as Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, etc ... are flush with cash. The fact that they are buying smaller companies for a lot of money a bubble it does not make. The share prices for Apple and Google at the moment may be very high but the share prices do represent revenue. Look at Facebooks deal with Instagram, it was $300 million cash and $700 million in options. That is a huge difference from an entirely cash deal.

randomStuff | 14 years ago | on: Brazil's copyright societies indicted for fraud

"we own up to the fact that remixing is a big part of the creative culture ... something that is true of the US as well, but isn't as universally acknowledged" ever wonder why American rap music only samples for 30 seconds, let me give you a hint if they went longer than that they would have to pay a royalty. Most artists have accepted and worked creatively within this confine. As for "isn't as universally acknowledged"; according to wikpedia a higher percentage of people in Brazil can't read than America http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_r... this leads me to believe your point is moot.

randomStuff | 14 years ago | on: IBM 1959 Job Post

I noticed none of the software jobs were in India.

randomStuff | 14 years ago | on: Big Data's Big Problem: Little Talent

This is a total ploy by large companies to increase the H1-B visa cap. I have seen companies post job openings with starting salaries of 40K for experienced developer positions so they can then claim there were no American applicants.

Its a self fulfilling prophecy, if companies outsource the jobs then people don't study those skills for fear of their job going to India; then the companies complain that there aren't enough Americans with CS degrees so they need more H1-B visas.

The US needs tariffs in the IT industry to save our skill base so we can be competitive long term.

randomStuff | 14 years ago | on: The Deleted City — Take a walk around Geocities

Geocities forgot that in real cities people have to pay taxes.

randomStuff | 14 years ago | on: Coming Soon: the Drone Arms Race

You clearly don't watch enough action movies. The historical record of virtually all attempts on a US presidents life being the result single individual acting alone, have no relevance. :P