Well, as I had indicated in an earlier email, it is a fact that from a U.S. census 74% of those with STEM degrees do not work in STEM. This is my authority. However, even IEEE says that the "tech shortage" is just a myth: https://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/the-stem-crisis-is-a-myth https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/05/13/how_the_myth_of_a_cana... https://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-myth-of-the-tech-talent-shortage-wh... /gary On 19-03-13 10:57 AM, Alex Volkov wrote:
I'm also going to chime in and say this point is pretty ignorant implying that the only vocational work is worthwhile.
You say you have some understanding of science, programming, linux and AI, but have you done anything that's been used by other people? Have your received any feedback on your work? If not then whatever you've done is just entertainment, this is an indulgence from your point of view, and I don't believe you have authority to say this is not useful;
It's the same as if I were saying that no one needs vocational training because there's a bunch of videos on youtube on how to fix everything anyway and you can do everything by yourself; I'm a pretty good plumber, I've fixed a faucet once.
Alex.
On 2019-03-13 10:10 a.m., Gary via talk wrote:
I believe the short answer is that if you live in North America, you should avoid wasting money on a costly academic education, even if you're very gifted, and, instead, focus on vocational training that can never be outsourced, such as postal work, fire fighter, ambulance paramedic and medical laboratory services. In that way there is a clean bifurcation in the nature of work that is carried out between here and India.
In this wonderful age, you don't have to spend a penny indulging your interest in computer science, technology, physics and mathematics as you have internet resources for that purpose. For example, I'm a retired postal clerk but I entertain myself by downloading lectures on these topics. I've taught myself c++ and I have lots of fun developing applications in Linux. I have a passion for A.I and mathematics but I know that, if you live in this country then these studies can never be more than an indulgence, unless you have really good connections; but then, in that case, you can just get a degree in medieval history before taking the helm as CEO at some company, which is what Carly Fiorinas did with HP.
https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2014/09/30/carly-fiori...
/gary
On 19-03-12 09:25 PM, James Knott via talk wrote:
A number of years ago I read that India is generating more engineers per year that the rest of the world combined. How good they are - - - - that's another question. Several years ago, many companies decided to cut costs by moving help desks etc. to India. Many have come to regret that decision, due to
On 03/12/2019 06:45 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote: the poor quality "help". In another thread, I mentioned how many put cost ahead of value and we get garbage as a result.
One very important question a lot are missing is who is going to pay for products, services, etc., when more and more of the jobs are moving overseas. At one time, it was just cheap manufactured goods. Now it's IT, legal and medical services and more. When does it end?
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