Posts by IntgrSpin

In an average year, the US economy destroys and creates about 30 million jobs. Forrester research estimates a total of 3.5 million jobs offshored by 2015. That's a total outflow of 0.5% in the industries affected.

Quote: Its too much to demand from a job that requires no education and is merely an entry level task. That's for the market to decide (which it has)

Quote: You can quote all these "economists" as much as you want... We have NEVER faced this magnitude of ease in offshoring jobs as we do now. Nothing in the past compares to this. Don't write it, prove it....

Americans are demanding a living wage in an expensive country to live in. $15/hr translates to a mere $31K/yr, whether you slack off or not.

Here's some more... Quote: Stolen jobs? Dec 11th 2003 From The Economist print edition The rules of free trade apply to services as well as goods IN AMERICA, in Britain, in Australia, an awful thought has gripped...

Quote: you expand, so you can expand markets...if more go offshore, then guess what, more revenues come back to the u.s. anyways, as well as more markets for u.s. goods...you obviously cannot see that That's correct....

Can anybody show me data that shows offshoring is a significant portion of the natural economic 'churning' of job loss and creation? I'll save you time, no you can't because it...

I'm not so concerned about the CPU as I am about the graphics subsystem getting jammed on the 533MHz fsb of the XPS2. How can you tell?

I dig the XPS2, but I'm already pulling 50+ fps Doom3 on my 9100. What am I going to do with 100+ fps?

Well... I certainly don't want one of the first XPS2's out of the gate. I bought my 9100/MR9800 last August, so I'm also only about 1/2 way through my expected product lifetime. The new XPS's are sexy beasts, though. Maybe by Sept or...