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Make my net worth great again. LoL

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[quote=FlyerInHi]Are our people that dumb?[/quote]Yes they are.

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Yay for competition. Looking forward to all of these new chips powering new devices.

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It’s nice if you can afford it. It sucks if you can’t. Just like, it’s nice to drive a 911 Turbo but if you have to go in debt and live pay check to pay check to do it, it would suck. Now, if the government can create rent control for 911 Turbo lease where I can lease it for $50/month, that would be freaking awesome. Or government can tell Porsche that in order to sell 911 here, I should be able to buy it for $15k.

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[quote=ucodegen][quote=flu]He didn’t know the difference between stack versus help wrto memory allocation[/quote]
I think you meant ‘heap’, not ‘help’. Took me a sec – was trying to figure out how stack and help were related… ;-P

I didn’t use the ‘reply’ function, so your post is still ‘editable’ – unless someone else directly replied to it.

I also think that part of the problem is the lack of concentration in the basics in computer systems from Universities in general. I saw that more recently the work done at UCSD classes were more oriented to building from libraries (ignoring that someone has to build some of the libraries and to use the libraries effectively, you need to understand how they are created).

BTW, if a person is largely working in kernel space, what the heck were they doing w/o knowledge of the difference between stack and heap? That is kind of like having a blind bull in a china shop.[/quote]Simple answer as to why the Universities are doing that. It’s because majority of startups out there today is about using libraries to build services. So, the Universities are just trying to prepare the students for careers that they most likely will be getting. I personally HATE those stack vs heap interview questions. I’ve never used it in my entire career and don’t expect to use it in the future. I tend to like to ask about TDD, clean code, refactoring, etc. If you know the difference about stack vs heap but then write the most unreadable code, it’ll be a big mess trying to maintain that code. Not to mention to difficulty to test, which mean even harder to maintain or add new functionality w/out breaking something.

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You’re right. That’s how I viewed insurance as well. However, I’m now looking at it as it as a way to fill the gap for the life I want my family to have vs the bare minimum life. Since the cost is so low, I’m will to cut out other areas of my life for that peace of mind (kinda like leaving a legacy in a way). $700-1k/year isn’t going to really change the way I live.

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flu, here’s the data from glassdoor for Software Engineer with <1 year of experience. I.E. fresh grad: https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Qualcomm-Software-Engineer-Salaries-E640_D_KO9,26.htm?filter.experienceLevel=LESS_THEN_ONE

So, a Sr. Software Engineer on H1B gets paid less than your average Software Engineer with < 1 year of experience at QCOM in SD.

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I wouldn’t cancel my Term Life Insurance. That’s the whole point of insurance, if shit hits the fan, you don’t have to worry. The point of life insurance is for your family to not have to worry about money if something happens to you. I rather that I never collect on my life insurance, like all other insurance. I feel it’s chump change for a peace of mind, kind of like other insurance, especially umbrella insurance. I would cut going out to fancy dinner once a month before I cut my life insurance.

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flu, I’ll be the contrarian here and stick my neck out there. I forecast this market will go higher and housing will go higher and all the market timer this time will stop calling you a market timer :-). I also believe we’ll see inflation again. So, I’m fully invested in the market. Been fully invested since the day after the election as I said I did.

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Data doesn’t lie. Here’s what QCOM is paying their Sr. Software Engineer H1B (most if not all have a Master): http://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=QUALCOMM&job=SENIOR+SOFTWARE+ENGINEER&city=SAN+DIEGO&year=2016

Here’s what their salary looks like for all Sr. Software Engineer: https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Qualcomm-Senior-Software-Engineer-San-Diego-Salaries-EJI_IE640.0,8_KO9,33_IL.34,43_IM758.htm

I’m pretty sure this salary discrepancy exist at other companies too.

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I hope you’re right flu.

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[quote=ltsdd]Please be more specific with this statement. Better yet, name three things that the Obama administration did or didn’t do that would justify such a conclusion.

I thought the administration did quite well domestically -specifically reducing unemployment in half. Internationally, it did an admirable job repairing relationships with our allies that the previous administration FUBAR. So, please let’s hear something concrete why you believe that the “last 8 years wasn’t what was best for the country.”[/quote]Obamacare, low labor participation, add trillions of $ in debt that he called Bush unpatriotic for doing.

As for internationally, still spending billions in Afghanistan and the middle east. Either go all in or go out. This 1/2 in 1/2 out isn’t getting us anywhere.

I’m sure you don’t agree with any of what I said. Which is OK.

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[quote=FlyerInHi]Ok fine. You didn’t like Obama and his direction.

But now you say we have this “shit show.” Is it fair to assume you don’t like Trump either?

Your blaming Trump’s ascent on Obama is misplaced and actually gives Obama too much credit. [/quote]Nope, I don’t blame it all on Obama. They all had their part. The Republican not working with the Democrats in congress. The Democrats saying we don’t care, since we have majority, we’ll do what we want. Obama saying he’ll use the pen and the phone if Congress doesn’t do thing his way. I can go on, but I’m sure you get the point. Now, all of that got taken to the next level.
[quote=FlyerInHi]You seem to say that today’s “shit show” is because of Obama, as if Trumpkins threw a destructive temper tantrum because of the past 8 years. Yeah, real mature.[/quote]No, today’s shit show is because Trump. The blame is on no one but him. You’re reading into something that isn’t there. However, I do blame the dysfunctional government and globalization that disenfranchise the working poor that brought the rise to Trump. Lastly, I blame the polarize voters who prefer extremes of their parties instead of voting for centrists. They got what they sow. Now, we have to deal with it.

I know you’ll come back and say it’s all the Republican’s fault and Democrats only did what they had to do. That’s your POV and I disagree. But again, it doesn’t really matter at this point. We got what we got.

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[quote=harvey][quote=AN][quote=harvey]You really don’t have a fucking clue how democracy works.[/quote]Tell that to the guy who created the gofundme campaign. *roll eyes*[/quote]

You want me to tell the guy who started a gofundme campaign that you have no fucking clue how democracy works?

The gofundme was a joke. A joke intended to emphasize the fact that Trump wants things but that he and his supporters don’t seem to understand that things cost money.

The false equivalence claims are lame. Nobody ever claimed that the costs of ACA/Obamacare would not be the responsibility of the American taxpayer. And yet now we have people believing that some comic book character with a superpower to “make deals” is going to get another country to pay for the stupid shit we are going to build.[/quote]LoL, damn, you’re angry. Life must suck.

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[quote=FlyerInHi]If you did so well under Obama then what’s the bitchin’? Economically, you should choose a certainty over an unknown.[/quote]Not bitchin’, just stating facts. It’s not about me. It’s what I see the direction the country is heading toward.

[quote=FlyerInHi]At least you are acknowledging that the country is losing. Don’t jump between policies that are best for the country and how you’re able to best navigate the system for personal gains.[/quote]What was going on for the last 8 years wasn’t what was best for the country. Don’t project your POV and assume everyone agree with your POV.

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