tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155684422024-10-02T09:38:48.462-07:00<br> India, China, America. <br> Geekery, Demographics, Policy.Mentokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078651495321611759noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15568442.post-1652643563303164462020-07-20T22:24:00.001-07:002020-07-20T22:31:35.891-07:00

I'll just say it right now after a loooooong hiatus with this blog. Seedr is worth having as a seedbox. Free or if you're making bank, *pay them.* If you want to start with 500 megs of extra free space sign up with this link. In 2020 there aren't many "free seedboxes" other than MaxSpeedBox and Seedr. MSB starts you out with 2 gigs when you register, Seedr starts you out with *3 gigs*. If you're

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No, seriously. Read this and tell me you don't feel the same: "Never in the history of intergenerational transfers has one generation left such a mountain of IOUs to another as the baby boomers are leaving to their grandchildren. When you do the math, there is only one logical political home for today’s teens and 20-somethings ... and that is the Tea Party. For who else is promising to slash

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Want to know why you, or your kids don't have journeyman jobs in the USA? Because of a corporate SUBSIDY/ HANDOUT called the H1B VISA. We have PLENTY of workers in the USA! We're the ONLY country that GIVES AWAY middle class jobs to China & India. END THIS PROCESS. SIGN THIS PETITION. (link goes to Whitehouse.gov) Your Uncle Drunky thanks you for your time.

Mentokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078651495321611759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15568442.post-91444371216963953772011-09-27T20:42:00.001-07:002011-10-14T18:25:29.861-07:00

Hey kids, it's your Uncle Drunky, back to the land of blogging when he feels like it. This is not the 'review of Tron Legacy & why it's Atlas Shrugged for our time. That may come later. Now we come to a kid who sounds like every clued 30-something I've met lately. Read his comment here before you launch into my reply: "Hans, my man, I have some advice to you, and to ANYONE under 40: SHRUG

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Today's required reading comes from Mark Sigal, @netgarden on twitter. It raises the right questions of 'what now' --now that we all have to move on in the wake of three Boomer presidencies, here in the USA. But first, a little refresher about why NO ONE wants to make a business or 'participate' in this mess: "I remember when I started my first career in real estate back in 1988, and the

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In case you were wondering why I follow H1B 'Immigrant' shills like my little sahib Wadhwa as well as NASSCOM Don Tennant so closely... here's your answer: The decay of American STEM jobs: "The folks at Scientific American have launched "1,000 Scientists in 1,000 Days" -- a program to bring together scientists, teachers and students to improve America's "dismal" showing among wealthy

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Believe it or not, you can get news from Fox. Sometimes, when van Susteren meanders off script. Now listen as Grandma Helmethead of the State Department breaks it all down about how we armed the Mudjahadeen: (Via Planetseeder - Hillary Clinton Admits the U.S. Government Created al-Qaeda.) Of course, anyone who has been paying attention or who has seen 'The Power of Nightmares' knows that

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I suppose a whole buttload of GenX'ers and younger will be moving to Canadia after reading this: "A hurricane of debt, deficit, and demographics is heading to the shores of all developed economies. With it will come high inflation rates, high costs for credit, low growth rates, and weakening developed country currency value. Ben Bernanke in a helicopter will not stop the hurricane’s devastating

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It's raining EVEN MORE Desi slimeballs in New York -- the official state of Indian corruption, second only to New Jersey. This time? An old 'Indian Innovation' called 'human trafficking' by any other name. But we'll get to that: "Another Indian diplomat has been hit by charges of forced labour by domestic help taken from India. Prabhu Dayal, India's consul-general in New York, was slapped with

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(UPDATE: So why would Michio McScience big up H1Bs? Why, to increase the sales of his new, "mixed reviews because of filler" book. Don't believe me? Here's the lame talking point right here in the book itself.) In a move that's rivaled only by the baseless threats of the Goldman Sachs and others who collected bailout & paid bonuses, now we have Michio Kaku carrying water for the Slavery 2.0 /

Mentokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078651495321611759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15568442.post-72158992344229243232011-06-18T16:34:00.001-07:002011-10-14T18:25:29.858-07:00

In other words, Mr Boomer: Your kids are screwed if this bill passes and you do not share in the pain. Oh, you don't want to hear it? Again? Okay, then I'll talk to anyone born after 1964 in the US: Looks like the Boomers will get one last fuck in on the anyone GenX & under before they move on to bedpans & broomhandles -- and the occasional midnight toke in the nursing home: "So who are the

Mentokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078651495321611759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15568442.post-69735667299033956592011-06-17T06:47:00.001-07:002011-08-30T18:24:59.569-07:00

It was only a matter of time: " The first person ever appointed as the CIO of the federal government, Vivek Kundra, is resigning after two and a half years on the job, the White House said Thursday. There was no hint in the announcement made by Jack Lew, director of the Office of Management and Budget, that Kundra's exit was prompted by a shift in the White House's view on IT. Lew, who

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The first rule of NASSCOM lobbying, it seems, is big up the brilliant Indians. The second rule of NASSCOM lobbying is to 'bag on the Chinese' when talking about your clients isn't working. And the third rule of NASSCOM fight club is.. well… you know. Since Don doesn't have much clue about the Chinese, even to bag on them, I decided to comment: "I'll be brief. And a 'devil's advocate.' &nbsp;

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Never waste a good comment, especially if it's from a NASSCOM sponsored blog like Mumbai NASSCOM Don Tennant's so-called 'IT Edge': "Wow, Mumbai Don sinks to new lows for his NASSCOM employers: &nbsp; 1/ Whoring out his entire family on a shaky premise of 'Asian ethics'.. whatever that is. &nbsp; 2/ Considering Indians 'Asians' when they have more in common with Afghani Pashtuns than Chinese,

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Sometimes these blog entries just write themselves. After all, if we must grant blanket amnesty & citizens' rights to lawbreakers in the United States, what's the value of the rule of law? If we just allow anyone in to lowball the locals in a time of really high unemployment, then what's the value of citizenship? Like my favorite lobbyist Vivek Wadhwa, the 'immigration at any cost' folks on

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Bearing in mind that "India is the Outsourcing Leader," this comes as no surprise. At all: "May 11, 2011 - A new survey from Lieberman Software Corporation, taken at the recent Infosecurity Europe 2011 event in London and mirrored at RSA Conference 2011 in San Francisco, shows that the relationship between many outsourcing companies and their clients is at a breaking point. According to the

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So kids, it's your Uncle Drunky again. I found this gem in the early morning, from one of my favorite GOV/Mil/Infosec lists, KGS NIGHTWATCH. If you want REAL NEWS ala Cryptogon, Public Intelligence, or Wikileaks you NEED to be on this list! Any apologies to KForce Gov or the NIGHTWATCH admin for length of passages.. but the kids need to be introduced to your list, as they will be assuming the

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So kids, it's your Uncle Drunky. Yes, THIS is my 'advice to you about education and going to a foreign country' post. Having done it a number of times. The education thing too. This is a loooong one so bear with me. I'm kinda scratching my head about my favorite little sahib, Vivek Wadhwa. Who'da thunk? He's actually a nice if harmless academic 'in real life' if you go by these tweets (reversed,

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What with the stagnant economy among other things, it looks like the worm is starting to turn for beleaguered geeks and other victims of H1B slavery. Ron Hira, of the Rochester Institute of Technology, finally getting some press: At the House Subcommittee on Immigration, a critic of the program, Ronil Hira, highlighted that Indian companies operating in the U.S., such as Infosys, Tata and Wipro

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Looks like someone over at Haaretz in Israel is paying attention: "The president, who came to power with liberal slogans and a pose of reconciliation with the Muslim world, speaks like Martin Luther King but operates in the international area like a right-wing/conservative outlaw from Alabama. He may defeat the Republicans at the polls, but he has adopted their ideological path." (Via Obama

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Before I launch into my next screed about the education bubble & college, this is one for all those H1B-wannabes who will 'pay' $20K+ to some dubious Desi so that they can pursue the so-called 'American Dream.' Here's the message: The hippies in the US government have woken up. Youtube: And the main story: "DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- Two men, who ran a software company in Clinton, Iowa, are

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This is the Drunky Anthem: Fantastic. -Drunky out.

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This is NOT my 'advice to Indian Youngs and others who can't afford college'. This is just something that's been in my Drafts folder since... last month. Uncle Drunky, you're a lazy fcuk. Aye, guilty as charged. This is more for the Amelickan kids who are being played by Barry O'Blackbush anyway. So. Here we are: This is Slavery 2.0, and the 'Slumdogs' are the slaves whether they're onshore or

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Hello kids, it's your Uncle Drunky. Live and direct I bring you a unique perspective of Slavery 2.0. From the inside. If you're an American, unless you're a Boomer, sit down and have your painkiller handy. Sorry for the length, it would have been very easy for me to cut this up into something 'incriminating' ala Fox News. That is not my intent. I want you to see the motivation as to why H1B

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You gotta love the dicknose chimpanzee of CNBC, Larry Kudlow. He's only got ONE thing on the brain: "The human toll here looks to be much worse than the economic toll and we can be grateful for that." You stay classy, Lar. -Drunky out.

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