quoted from the NWU BizTech Offshoring Project: Last month, Scott McNealy, CEO of SUN, blasted tech workers as clueless droids. Here's Scott quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle: Alan Saracevic: "What is going to happen to the American worker if all the jobs went overseas?" Scott McNealy: "You sound like a piano player in the old days when there were 35,000 piano players playing in front of every movie theater when they had silent movies. You're saying, 'Who's going to employ all of us now … [Read more...]
Archives for 2003
anyone know of a job outside of california?
i can not tell you how absolutely disappointed i am in the state of california today. i understand that gray davis may not have been the best man for the job when things started to go downhill. i understand that he did not deal with the energy crisis early enough. i understand that he, as a governor, is being blamed for things that were not necessarily under his control. the voters in the state of california are nortorious for voting things into law without thinking about what is going to … [Read more...]
time to vote
ok, so i get to vote tonight after work. for the record, i'm voting no on the recall and yes on bustamonte (don't have to spell it right to vote for him). i think this whole recall business is silly. california doesn't have the money to pay for the recall, and yet the idot republicans paid like .09 a signature to get it on the ballot. and they say that democrats are spending money they don't have. how do the republicans think california is going to pay for this recall? i just hope all the … [Read more...]
which science fiction character are you?
i am galadriel... "Possessing a rare combination of wisdom and humility, while serenely dominating your environment you selflessly use your powers to care for others. Even the smallest person can change the course of the future. Galadriel is a character in the Middle-Earth universe. " and i do look like cate blanchett, don't i? well, i would if i hadn't dyed my hair darker... … [Read more...]
10 minutes left
there are 10 minutes left of friday morning and absolutely nothing has happened! can you believe it? i can't. i've been absolutely convinced that i had offended some god out there and that this week was just going to be shit. wait, have i spoken too soon? there are now 8 minutes left. something could still happen. i'm knocking on wood! oh yeah, did i tell you how lovely the rocker is? did i tell you? i had a wonderful talk with him last night, and i feel better. a ton better. maybe … [Read more...]
the friday five
1. What vehicle do you drive? i drive a 1999 vw passat v6, and a 1961 vw bug convertable 2. How long have you had it? i bought the passat in january 2000. i bought the bug in march 1992. 3. What is the coolest feature on your vehicle? the coolest feature of the passat is the blue lights on the dash board. the coolest feature of the bug is that you can put the top down and use the back seat like a pick-up truck. 4. What is the most annoying thing about your vehicle? i broke the knob that … [Read more...]
it’s thursday, did you really think nothing happened?
YEAH RIGHT! i got in my car this morning (just a bit late as usual), to go get my boss, and drive to work. i should have known. you would think that after 3 mornings straight of am excitement, i would have been prepared for this morning. i was not. i was not prepared. i pulled out of my driveway, noticing nothing. i get to the stop sign and i'm hearing a bit of a noise, but it was no big deal. i make my turn, and on to the next stop sign... i then make my turn, and i'm hearning this … [Read more...]
oh asstrofiend, what is a girl to do with you?
so, i've been writing my asstrofiend... i really do think that every girl needs an asstrofiend in their lives... i had a really bad, overly emotional day monday. i'm not saying that is a good reason to talk up my depression in my blog, but this is how i try and work things out (thanks to gigglechick for the words of encouragement). the day only got worse, depression-wise, and by the evening, even the rocker knew how sad i really was. poor rocker, this was his first experience with me being … [Read more...]
no stand-off :(
i just wanted to let everyone know that the mail room found a box that looked suspicious. that's it. nothing more. not only that, the box wasn't anything to have worried about. darn. i wanted a stand-off, or at least a jumper! hmph. … [Read more...]
morning rides
monday morning on the way to work, some idiot rear ended me. it really wasn't a huge deal. i was waiting at 7th and San Salvador, in a huge line of cars, for a pedestrian to cross the street. apparently the idiot behind me wasn't paying attention to the fact that i didn't move, and he tapped me. it jerked me in my seat, but didn't hurt my car. i knew he was going into the garage, so i went ahead in and slowed to talk to him. he went down below the garage so that i couldn't talk to him. … [Read more...]


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