I kid you not, this opening popped up on Dice. Indian firms looking for U.S. Citizens. Keep in mind this is for a Senior developer and apparently you only need 5 years for that. That explains all of the failed projects you hear about and all of the shit candidates you have to interview. This low-skill off-shore shit has been a problem for years. In a COBOL shop you can be there 10 years and … What Indian Firms are Looking to Pay U.S. CitizensRead more
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Is Microsoft Going Out of Business?
Given recent pricing decisions, one has to ask if Microsoft is going out of business. Wall Street has been worried about the massive financial abyss that is AI and Cloud Computing. Despite what you might see in the chart, smart money has been getting out while fools rush in. Some of you may remember the GameStop Bubble. That’s where the supposed “professional investors” had massively shorted GME and ordinary people who were locked in and … Is Microsoft Going Out of Business?Read more
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Illegal Alien Raids Must Start at Elon Musk’s Tesla
Trump keeps spouting out that ass sitting on his shoulders about mass deportations and illegal alien raids, but is he willing to raid Elon Musk’s Tesla factories? Most of the “tech companies” courting favor from Trump now are hoping their shops don’t get raided. Much of this rant is due to an article by Janna Herron posted on Yahoo Finance. While some of it is okay, it is painfully obvious she knows absolutely nothing about … Illegal Alien Raids Must Start at Elon Musk’s TeslaRead more
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Flatpak Can’t Print or Attach Files
Flatpak printing and file attaching, especially with email clients that have been flatpaked, is a major (&)(*&+_ing nuisance. “Oh, we’re sandboxed!” will be the rallying cry from the support team that doesn’t want to actually fix anything. If your installation procedure, or even your first run where you ask everything else simply asked: Do you want to be able to print? Do you want to be able to attach files? It could actually fix the … Flatpak Can’t Print or Attach FilesRead more
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Flatpak Won’t Load URL
I see this mostly on Manjaro Cinnamon, but it’s rampant on other distros given the volume of complaints. It is yet another reason why Agile must be banned globally. Anything that can’t be tested automatically just isn’t tested in either the Microsoft or Linux worlds all because of Agile. The name of the file you need to create will change based on the desktop you are running. On Cinnamon it is this: Unless someone well … Flatpak Won’t Load URLRead more