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What does Bob do for cheap labour?
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What does Bob do for cheap labour?
How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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True story. I worked on putting a Mobile Phone Network into Calcutta in 1995. One of the things we suggested to the operator was that they fit some kind of security on their basesites to prevent theft etc.
At the first site we visited after that meeting we found that they had a bloke living in the cellsite with his mattress, brew kit etc.
Probably cheaper than fitting remote alarms I suppose.
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostCan they do all codes?How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to high office" - AesopComment
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostTrue story. I worked on putting a Mobile Phone Network into Calcutta in 1995. One of the things we suggested to the operator was that they fit some kind of security on their basesites to prevent theft etc.
At the first site we visited after that meeting we found that they had a bloke living in the cellsite with his mattress, brew kit etc.
Probably cheaper than fitting remote alarms I suppose.
It's a very different economy when labour is so cheap. When thinking of building a swimming pool we Westerners think "Where can I rent a JCB?" In the third world you simply get a gang of shovel wielders in. Car transporters? Nah - hire a fleet of drivers.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Insourcing back to Oz
There is a company operating in Western Sydney that is run by a recent Indian migrant to Oz. He is also a taxi driver, that's how I met him. He picked me up outside the bank I work at and took me home one late night. He was asking me detailed questions about the internals of the JVM. He clearly knew quite a lot so I asked him a few questions. Turns out, he is subcontracting work from Indian outsourcing companies back into Australia. He is getting Indian students at Aussie uni's to do the coding. He then double checks the work and then the Indian outsourcers take it on. Eventually the software comes back to Australia no doubt.Comment
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So is that all development is these days, a sweatshop churning out code like cheap T-shirts or footballs?
Do we have many coders on here?Comment
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostSo is that all development is these days, a sweatshop churning out code like cheap T-shirts or footballs?
Do we have many coders on here?Comment
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Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View PostComment
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostCan they do all codes?
Don't they all look like this?Comment
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