mwnz

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by mwnz 9y ago
Not sure that you can consider the activation silent, given that they prompted people in their news feeds.
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by mwnz 9y ago
+1 to this. Like the news media haven't spent the last century abusing their influence on society.
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by mwnz 10y ago
As a resident of SF I find coffee-shop laptop users to be a pest in busy cafes. Coffee shops are a great social environment, and dominating a seat for an extended period of time while you are immersed in your computer runs counter to that c
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by mwnz 10y ago
Great article. Not hacker news.
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by mwnz 11y ago
Why do you think H1B employees are paid lower salaries? And what long-term liabilities are you referring to?
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by mwnz 11y ago
What advantage does that give the company?
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by mwnz 11y ago
Why do you assume they aren't getting paid market wages? Your statement, in a way, is contradictory. Engineers are perceived as scarce, but they aren't paid market wages.
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by mwnz 11y ago
Just as he took the time to speak to Ed Lee? I think you need to chill out a bit.
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by mwnz 11y ago
As a tech worker living in San Francisco, his 'open letter' infuriated me. If anything, it makes my life here more difficult, and reflects poorly on the industry I work in. Unintended consequence? Probably. But I will happily vent
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by mwnz 11y ago
You're missing the point. And it's a big point to miss.
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by mwnz 11y ago
Oh cry me a river. There is a theme evolving, and the media have latched onto it. Are lawyers and school teachers continually writing these self-righteous 'open letters'? Are lawyers and teachers of a growing, sufficient mass in a
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by mwnz 11y ago
Idiots like the author give tech workers a bad name. The move reeks of a publicity stunt, and the appropriate response would be for the industry to reject whatever startup he is fronting.
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by mwnz 11y ago
Take note, Auckland. The same dynamics exist there.
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by mwnz 11y ago
TBH, the author sounds like he would end up in a place that sells $15 IPA's. That's says more about the author, than SF.
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by mwnz 11y ago
Glancing through the comments, it looks like the troll has succeeded. SF bashing has begun. You don't have to move here, so chill out, people.
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by mwnz 11y ago
Ugh, don't feed the troll.
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by mwnz 11y ago
Do big companies really keep failing? I'm failing to see the evidence of that assertion.
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by mwnz 11y ago
Wage slavery is just fine as long as I can feed myself. Time has proven that the fantasy that we will all kick back and let the machines do all of our work is a fallacy.
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by mwnz 11y ago
You won't love them less, but they will grow up in a world where they are not necessary. They will struggle to feed themselves, and the value of their effort will be low. They will be relegated to mundane, highly simplified tasks. Econ
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by mwnz 11y ago
How on earth is this a peaceful thought?
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by mwnz 11y ago
Successful for the company. Not necessarily the population.
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by mwnz 11y ago
Again?
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by mwnz 11y ago
This really isn't gaming the H-1B system at all.
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by mwnz 11y ago
> We're living in a lite version of that utopian world today, actually. It's pretty damn cheap to live in Canada or the US Well, this is a prime example of why our trajectory is not converging to utopia. 'Things' a
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by mwnz 11y ago
Yes, but that greencard processes like the EB2 take a very long time. It is difficult for an employer to sign up an employee, with the hope that they begin work 12 months later. This processing period can easily balloon out due to random au
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by mwnz 11y ago
I have heard this utopian fantasy before. It's kinda laughable. Remember, greed will never disappear. Greed breaks the utopian hypothesis.
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by mwnz 11y ago
Agreed. The abuse of the system is the symptom of a broken system. The real solution is to revise the policy. Policy regulates. The market seeks to circumvent regulation.
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by mwnz 11y ago
Agreed. I came to the comments to post something to this effect.
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by mwnz 11y ago
Google+ had photos?
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by mwnz 12y ago
Sure, I'd raise my hand. But this is a very strange point for the OP to raise. Driverless cars are not at option at this time (calm down, I know they exist, I cycle amongst them daily). In the future, sure.

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