hello, There is some truth to the subject matter.I will leave it up to each
of you to
decide.https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/ageing/replacement-cover.pdf
Social scientist now know you need at least 2.0 kids per couple in order for a
civilization to survive.
About 15 years ago while living in Tucson, I made a posted about H1B and
Gabrielle Giffords to the Tucson Free Unix list (now shutdown). As I
recall she wanted to expand the H1B system.
I was met with hostility and one guy went as far as to ask if I were
afraid of more qualified people. Yik
I posted a video to YouTube about "is college worth it" This is my
personal experience : https://youtu.be/r-QXn8clLoQ
On 2023-07-16 20:03, George Toft via PLUG-discuss wrote:
There was no judgement in my statements - just observations and
arithmetic. Nor am I making any assertion about
I’m with Der.Hans.
On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 11:04 PM George Toft via PLUG-discuss <
plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> There was no judgement in my statements - just observations and
> arithmetic. Nor am I making any assertion about value - indeed, for my
> current role, my value is only
There was no judgement in my statements - just observations and
arithmetic. Nor am I making any assertion about value - indeed, for my
current role, my value is only determined by the lack of Eric Snowden
type of security breaches.
If you want to hear judgements, I can digress on how governme
I made the original post and it was based on an article and I'm pretty
sure I included a link. My intent was to alert others to keep their eyes
open, that was all. And I may have also posted that there is or is
going to be some free training for any entry level chip making position.
If intere
On 2023-07-16 14:37, der.hans wrote:
Am 16. Jul, 2023 schwätzte Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss so:
Thank you der.hans for opening a bag of worms. Everything today is
political
I did not open a bag of worms. I am very much closing the bag that had
already been opened. Discrimination is not acce
This particular thread is completely off topic. Everyone is entitled to
their opinions, but this is not the place to discuss them.
As for offensiveness. The plant isn't even built yet and people are
automatically assuming/voicing things that can't be taken any other way
than to know their a
Am 16. Jul, 2023 schwätzte Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss so:
Thank you der.hans for opening a bag of worms. Everything today is political
I did not open a bag of worms. I am very much closing the bag that had
already been opened. Discrimination is not acceptable.
and I do not blame folks for
Thank you der.hans for opening a bag of worms. Everything today is
political and I do not blame folks for having negative opinions on this
subject.
I agree "People coming from other countries are still people.". However
we let way too many people in. No need to import a bunch of Taiwanese
Am 07. Jul, 2023 schwätzte Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss so:
This is highly offensive and completely inappropriate.
People coming from other countries are still people.
PLUG has had members from many countries throughout the group's history.
We currently have members from several countries. N
You would think so, but it's more complicated. We're not getting the top
performers. Those are being snapped up by governments and companies that
directly interface with the educational institutions. Also, take
Argentina, for example. Back in early 2000's (when i was working with
george, small
:So you're saying the Indians and Argientinans obviously deserved the job
more than you since they would do the same work for less money? Also, why
would an American be better at the job than someone from anywhere else? Or
are you saying you are better than most of your peers in general, you're
p
Don't make me cry!!
On 2023-07-07 14:09, George Toft via PLUG-discuss wrote:
The only shortage that exists is technical people with Bachelors
Degrees willing to work for minimum wage.
Case in point. My employer is required to post HR crap in the public
spaces (break rooms). One of the posts
The only shortage that exists is technical people with Bachelors Degrees
willing to work for minimum wage.
Case in point. My employer is required to post HR crap in the public
spaces (break rooms). One of the posts showed Tata Consultancy was
providing a DBA for $66K/year. Tata takes 1/3 (t
I would not be surprised if the US also happened to grant them a load of
H1B visas as part of the deal to do just that, and I'm sure people will
line up across the island to get on that gravy train, particularly to
escape while they still can before China says No. Like most any one here
on visa, t
My younger son worked at the local 3rd Party MVD. He was talking to one
of the TSMC Managers who came in to register a vehicle about the local
jobs TSMC will create. She assured him that was not the case - most of
the workers will come from Taiwan.
This may very well be the case if an Americ
On 2023-06-08 04:52, David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss wrote:
I can always tell when discussions have gone off into the weeds when
the topic switches to assigning blame for things whose outcomes are
entirely predictable over time.
-David Schwartz
David please explain how our current problems wh
Good point. Back on topic then. TSMC isn't a sweatshop. Taiwan has a
different culture than we do and the corporate culture of TSMC is kinda
half and half between US and Taiwan (say what you want about H1Bs, but when
most of your decision makers are trained in the US, it has a
cultural impact).
I can always tell when discussions have gone off into the weeds when the topic
switches to assigning blame for things whose outcomes are entirely predictable
over time.
-David Schwartz
> On Jun 7, 2023, at 6:42 PM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
> wrote:
>
> Who's to blame indeed... We are
Who's to blame indeed... We are - our political class.
On 2023-06-07 18:25, Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss wrote:
QUESTION?
I understand TSMC produces the most chips in the world, and is
located
in Taiwan . Where did they get that technology and who paid for
that
> technology?
Being ol
> QUESTION?
>
> I understand TSMC produces the most chips in the world, and is located
> in Taiwan . Where did they get that technology and who paid for that
> technology?
Being old enough to be there and experience the start of mass-production of
copy/duplicate/counterfeit goods in the late 70's
On 2023-06-07 18:18, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote:
I asked the question because most of the advances in the world seem to
have come from the good ol USA. And who pays for this? Taxpayers.
Years ago I was at a Christian men's meeting and the speaker said we
should pay
I meant pray no
I asked the question because most of the advances in the world seem to
have come from the good ol USA. And who pays for this? Taxpayers.
Years ago I was at a Christian men's meeting and the speaker said we
should pay for ourselves first. At first that struck me as odd. Then
he went on to s
On 2023-06-07 13:59, James Mcphee via PLUG-discuss wrote:
Generally, if I hear it from cable news, there's a good chance it's
just someone drumming up support for something. In this case, we'll
probably hear about some kind of H1B system to make sure the new fabs
get all the people they need, et
Generally, if I hear it from cable news, there's a good chance it's just
someone drumming up support for something. In this case, we'll probably
hear about some kind of H1B system to make sure the new fabs get all the
people they need, etc. Same deal as when I was working at a company that
got bo
Don't believe everything you read on the internet. I've read that
Abraham Lincoln blames Donald Trump for giving the gun to John Wilkes Booth.
On 6/6/23 17:45, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote:
Chip maker TSMC is moving to chandler and I have read they are a
sweatshop
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TSMC’s office and Fab 21 is being built in the West Valley, between the 303 and
Dove Valley Rd, at about 47th Ave. It’s a HUGE facility under construction west
of the I-17 that can be seen when driving north towards Anthem.
Intel bought more land in the East Valley, tho.
-David Schwartz
> O
I work at Intel as a process engineer, and while we struggle with
work-life balance, TSMC takes it to a whole new level. You couldn't
pay me enough to work for them even if I lost my job today, that is
if I wanted to retain my marriage and ever see my kids again.
-Ma
Most Southeast Asian (SEA) countries' standards of work hours would horrify
most Americans if applied, but same as there (likely) will be no canings
here, labor laws tend to frown on mandating 60 hour work weeks. Of course
they will frown on the lazy American's "only" working 40 hours a week,
taki
Chip maker TSMC is moving to chandler and I have read they are a
sweatshop
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