Re: [GTALUG] Boeing India software engineers

Dhaval, your dim view of the Indian value chain is unfounded because India is now ranked 3rd in A.I. research. Indeed, if you're higher up in the value chain in North America then you certainly do run the risk of losing your job because, for example, A.I. research has to be pretty high up in

Re: [GTALUG] Boeing India software engineers

that places like India have very talented people who can do the job, do it better and work cheap! /gary On 19-03-13 11:28 AM, Dhaval Giani wrote: On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 4:21 PM Gary via talk wrote: Well, as I had indicated in an earlier email, it is a fact that from a U.S. census 74

Re: [GTALUG] Boeing India software engineers

I don't think that one can statistically make the case that one nation or region of the world has better or less competent workers than any other for the simple reason that "in country" variation is far greater than the "between country variation". I think the more salient point is that there

Re: [GTALUG] Boeing India software engineers

ube on how to fix everything anyway and you can do everything by yourself; I'm a pretty good plumber, I've fixed a faucet once. Alex. On 2019-03-13 10:10 a.m., Gary via talk wrote: I believe the short answer is that if you live in North America, you should avoid wasting money on a costl

Re: [GTALUG] Boeing India software engineers

demographics. However, I don't believe that this view has been fully understood in this country. /gary On 19-03-13 10:39 AM, Dhaval Giani wrote: On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 3:10 PM Gary via talk wrote: I believe the short answer is that if you live in North America, you should avoid wasting money

Re: [GTALUG] Boeing India software engineers

I believe the short answer is that if you live in North America, you should avoid wasting money on a costly academic education, even if you're very gifted, and, instead, focus on vocational training that can never be outsourced, such as postal work, fire fighter, ambulance paramedic and

Re: [GTALUG] Boeing India software engineers

and *48* for Japan; and, by 2030, India's dependency ratio should be just over 0.4. /gary On 19-03-12 06:45 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 3:37 PM Gary via talk wrote: I must complement Boeing management for the huge sums that they save on salaries by shifting software

[GTALUG] Boeing India software engineers

I must complement Boeing management for the huge sums that they save on salaries by shifting software engineering to India. Gleaned from the URL below I take it that the average Boeing software engineer in India makes 26,930 rupees/month, which is about $500 Canadian and that makes an annual

Re: [GTALUG] Rogers "Anyplace TV" does not support Firefox

[...as one who has totally given up on getting big business to understand their imminent demise] I disagree. The very fact that Doug Ford can get elected on a platform like "A buck a beer" speaks to the utter stupidity of the masses. This is a testament to the fact that the masses are

Re: [GTALUG] kdevelop5

I think I found the problem with kdevelop and it appears to reside in Qt5. I've been writing code with Qt and so when I upgraded to kdevelop5 I naturally upgraded Qt to Qt5. And that's when the problems started. However, I just switched back to Qt4 in kdevelop5, instead of using the new Qt5,

[GTALUG] kdevelop5

Does anyone here use kdevelop? I just downloaded the latest version and when I set breakpoints (yes the Makefile sets the -g option) kdevelop recognizes the breakpoint by colouring the line but then when debugging it skips right to the very last line of code, thus ignoring my breakpoints. I

Re: [GTALUG] Ontario Bill 72: "Right to Repair"

via talk wrote: Incidentally, some MBA's such as Steve Jobs, do provide real value, instead of relying on marketing hype, but sadly, in this age, many do not. Jobs was a MBA? --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org

Re: [GTALUG] Ontario Bill 72: "Right to Repair"

If you build a desktop and populate it with parts that you choose then you have a big advantage as you can replace parts willy nilly, if they break down. However, if, instead, you buy a laptop then you're at the mercy of the manufacturer. Incidentally, some MBA's such as Steve Jobs, do

Re: [GTALUG] Ontario Bill 72: "Right to Repair"

provide real value, instead of relying on marketing bullshit, but sadly, in this age, many do not. /gary On 19-03-07 11:53 AM, Gary via talk wrote: Its planned obsolescence. At one time many companies were run by engineers; sadly, now the MBA's are in charge so "the art of the scam" ta

Re: [GTALUG] Ontario Bill 72: "Right to Repair"

Its planned obsolescence. At one time many companies were run by engineers; sadly, now the MBA's are in charge so "the art of the scam" takes centre stage, which means that, rather than providing value, it is better to fool people into paying up for something that is of less value than is

[GTALUG] a programmer's humour

I found this on the web and I split a seam laughing How To Write Unmaintainable Code Last updated Thursday, 18-Nov-1999 20:27:28 PDT by Roedy Green ©1997-1999 Canadian Mind

Re: [GTALUG] optimum swap size

of it, I run a moderately large swap (~8 GB) and can watch large jobs drive swap usage up. Then /*I*/ decide if I want them dead. --dave On 2019-02-27 10:38 a.m., Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: On 2019-02-27 10:02 a.m., Gary via talk wrote: I have kubuntu 18.04 with 20 gigs ram. Does anyone know

Re: [GTALUG] optimum swap size

This is good to know. /gary On 19-02-27 12:10 PM, William Porquet wrote: I've done both as a hack yes. W. On Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 11:51 AM Gary via talk, <mailto:talk@gtalug.org>> wrote: So another 2 gigs of swap wouldn't hurt. Can I use a swap file IN ADDITION TO a swap

Re: [GTALUG] optimum swap size

So another 2 gigs of swap wouldn't hurt. Can I use a swap file IN ADDITION TO a swap partition? /gary On 19-02-27 10:12 AM, Jason Shaw via talk wrote: On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 7:02 AM Gary via talk <mailto:talk@gtalug.org>> wrote: I have kubuntu 18.04 with 20 gigs ram. Does an

Re: [GTALUG] optimum swap size

history, and a love letter from God. Em qua, 27 de fev de 2019 às 12:12, Jason Shaw via talk mailto:talk@gtalug.org>> escreveu: On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 7:02 AM Gary via talk mailto:talk@gtalug.org>> wrote: I have kubuntu 18.04 with 20 gigs ram. Does anyo

Re: [GTALUG] optimum swap size

worrying unnecessarily. /gary On 19-02-27 10:38 AM, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: On 2019-02-27 10:02 a.m., Gary via talk wrote: I have kubuntu 18.04 with 20 gigs ram. Does anyone know what the optimum size swap area that I should have? I asked a question about this at a GTALUG Q a few

[GTALUG] optimum swap size

I have kubuntu 18.04 with 20 gigs ram. Does anyone know what the optimum size swap area that I should have? Currently, my swap partition is 2 gigs. Can I increase that by creating a swap file in addition to the swap partition? /gary --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org

Re: [GTALUG] Co-op Issues

I think we should all learn to speak Mandarin /gary On 19-02-23 09:23 AM, Don Tai wrote: The average Chinese dev will make about $10k CAD. On Sat, 23 Feb 2019 at 08:45, Gary via talk <mailto:talk@gtalug.org>> wrote: Here's an interesting article from the U.S. census bure

Re: [GTALUG] Co-op Issues

Here's an interesting article from the U.S. census bureau, which likely applies to Canada as well: "The U.S. Census Bureau reported today that 74 percent of those who have a bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering and math — commonly referred to as STEM — are not employed in

Re: [GTALUG] Tutorials on Linux command-line -- any interest?

he only topics. There are many others, even from this mailing list alone. -- William On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 06:40:47PM -0400, Gary via talk wrote: > I will attend but I think it would be great if gtalug could get some > visibility on this for the public at large.

Re: [GTALUG] Tutorials on Linux command-line -- any interest?

I will attend but I think it would be great if gtalug could get some visibility on this for the public at large. How might this be done. /gary On 17-07-22 11:17 PM, William Park via talk wrote: Subject of "tutorial" comes up every year at Linux BBQ. This year, at Hacklab, was no different.

Re: [GTALUG] better than average article on why the federal payroll system is a mess

Chris, I think you're on to something here. Its the execs who are the problem. The fundamental problem is that the current crop of executives have no understanding of technology and yet technology is a key driver of productivity. These people are well versed in accounting principles and know