I was listen to Dispatches on CBC radio the other day and they were talking about an interesting idea to increase the coffers for assisting the third world. They were talking about a Currency Transact Tax. You can read about it here.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Why Can't I Get A Bailout?!
The Canadian and American governments are tripping over themselves to bailout the auto industry. Well, there are some strings attached, but that is for another day. My big question is why does the business world have a hate on for IT. We are going to save jobs of people that can be replaced by machines. While we are cut jobs that require actual high skilled intelligent people.
I'm not blaming industry for shipping jobs to overseas. Sending jobs overseas is just a result of needing to satisfy shareholder value. The companies using overseas staff, have not reduced head count, they have just employed less expensive staff. There is a large number of highly qualified and talented people in these countries, they deserve jobs, so let them work.
My issue now is that all the other companies first reaction to cut costs and "Right Size" is to reduce there overhead. OK, but is the overhead always IT?? We have to pay the executives who's greed, ineptness, or pick your favorite adjective, more than the entire IT department for a salary, and then he deserves a bonus for bankrupting or tanking his company! Where is the executives accountability? Oh yeah it's in his desire to maintain his bonus.
I don't disagree that IT sometimes brings on the wrath of business folks on because IT does do stupid stuff. I also question the brain trust that retrains high school dropouts and people that don't like to use their brains into IT people. There is also a number of stereotypes within the IT community that doesn't help our cause. Ultimately we pay the price.
Since the mass hysteria called Y2K, more jobs have been lost in IT than people employed by the auto industry. Ohh, and business hasn't forgiven us for Y2K, even though it was their fault. In IT we get stuck with decisions that people that have no idea what the implications are. They just want to receive the pat on the back from the boss, or receive their kickback or what ever external stimulus has influenced the decision.
I want my bailout. I can do a bad job, I'll try really hard if give me money.....
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I'm not blaming industry for shipping jobs to overseas. Sending jobs overseas is just a result of needing to satisfy shareholder value. The companies using overseas staff, have not reduced head count, they have just employed less expensive staff. There is a large number of highly qualified and talented people in these countries, they deserve jobs, so let them work.
My issue now is that all the other companies first reaction to cut costs and "Right Size" is to reduce there overhead. OK, but is the overhead always IT?? We have to pay the executives who's greed, ineptness, or pick your favorite adjective, more than the entire IT department for a salary, and then he deserves a bonus for bankrupting or tanking his company! Where is the executives accountability? Oh yeah it's in his desire to maintain his bonus.
I don't disagree that IT sometimes brings on the wrath of business folks on because IT does do stupid stuff. I also question the brain trust that retrains high school dropouts and people that don't like to use their brains into IT people. There is also a number of stereotypes within the IT community that doesn't help our cause. Ultimately we pay the price.
Since the mass hysteria called Y2K, more jobs have been lost in IT than people employed by the auto industry. Ohh, and business hasn't forgiven us for Y2K, even though it was their fault. In IT we get stuck with decisions that people that have no idea what the implications are. They just want to receive the pat on the back from the boss, or receive their kickback or what ever external stimulus has influenced the decision.
I want my bailout. I can do a bad job, I'll try really hard if give me money.....
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Ghost Story
This incident took place in Dublin a while ago and although it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock take, it's true according to local towns people.
John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was walking on the side of the road hitchhiking on a dark and stormy night. The rain and fog was so severe he could only see a few feet ahead of him. There were no cars in sight and John was beginning to panic.
Suddenly, he saw headlights approaching. The car was traveling very slowly and came to a stop in front of him. Desperate for shelter and without thinking about it, John got into the car and closed the door.
Only then did he realize there was nobody behind the wheel and the engine wasn't running. The car started moving forward slowly. John looked at the road ahead and knew the car was approaching a sharp curve. Scared that the car would go over the embankment, John started to pray for his life.
Just before the car hit the curve a hand appeared through the drivers side window and turned the wheel.
John was paralysed with fear and terror as he watched the hand repeatedly come through the window though it never touched or harmed him.
Shortly thereafter, John saw the lights of a Pub ahead. Gathering all his strength, he opened the car door, jumped out, and ran towards the Pub. Soaking wet and out of breath, he rushed inside and started telling everyone about the horrible experience he just had. A silence enveloped the Pub when everyone realized he was crying.......and wasn't drunk.
Suddenly, the Pub door opened and two other people walked in to escape the stormy night. They, like John, were soaking wet and out of breath. Looking around, and seeing John Bradford sobbing at the bar, one said to the other, 'Look Paddy, there's that f*@#* idiot that got in our car while we were pushing it.'
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John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was walking on the side of the road hitchhiking on a dark and stormy night. The rain and fog was so severe he could only see a few feet ahead of him. There were no cars in sight and John was beginning to panic.
Suddenly, he saw headlights approaching. The car was traveling very slowly and came to a stop in front of him. Desperate for shelter and without thinking about it, John got into the car and closed the door.
Only then did he realize there was nobody behind the wheel and the engine wasn't running. The car started moving forward slowly. John looked at the road ahead and knew the car was approaching a sharp curve. Scared that the car would go over the embankment, John started to pray for his life.
Just before the car hit the curve a hand appeared through the drivers side window and turned the wheel.
John was paralysed with fear and terror as he watched the hand repeatedly come through the window though it never touched or harmed him.
Shortly thereafter, John saw the lights of a Pub ahead. Gathering all his strength, he opened the car door, jumped out, and ran towards the Pub. Soaking wet and out of breath, he rushed inside and started telling everyone about the horrible experience he just had. A silence enveloped the Pub when everyone realized he was crying.......and wasn't drunk.
Suddenly, the Pub door opened and two other people walked in to escape the stormy night. They, like John, were soaking wet and out of breath. Looking around, and seeing John Bradford sobbing at the bar, one said to the other, 'Look Paddy, there's that f*@#* idiot that got in our car while we were pushing it.'
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Political Correctness -- Definition
The following is supposedly the winning entry in an annual contest calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term.
This year's term was "Political Correctness".
The winner wrote:
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This year's term was "Political Correctness".
The winner wrote:
Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
Deadliest Warrior!!
Spike has been airing a cool new series called Deadliest Warrior. It's in the same vein as Animal Face-off, a number of engineers, and specialists in the selected weapons and warriors, run a series of tests. The data is then feed into a computer simulation and a winner is selected. A couple of the episodes are
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- Viking vs Samuri
- Ninja vs Spartan Warrior
- Shaolin Monk vs Maori Warrior
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