http://techtoil.org/wiki/ 2009-01-01T20:26:21-07:00 http://techtoil.org/wiki/ http://techtoil.org/wiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-12-31T18:15:07-07:00 walterbyrd http://techtoil.org/wiki/doku.php?id=articles:news_and_commentary&rev=1230772507&do=diff I could not help but notice how many posts from seeker.dice.com forums, and elsewhere, are of the same nature. Below are just a few recent examples: " “Recently I graduated from the Network Engineering program at Trios College in Ontario, Canada in September of 2008.”" text/html 2008-12-12T13:40:05-07:00 walterbyrd http://techtoil.org/wiki/doku.php?id=articles:serverinfo&rev=1229114405&do=diff Hardware * CPU Quantity: 9 * CPU Speed: 0.99 * RAM Quantity: 9 Network * Primary IP for Server: 123.123.123.123 * Additional IPs: * Port quantity: * Switch port ID: * DNS: * Location: * Is the server active in e-Commerce? TRUE text/html 2008-12-12T13:37:15-07:00 walterbyrd http://techtoil.org/wiki/doku.php?id=articles:all_techtoil_articles&rev=1229114235&do=diff * 2008-Aug: August 2008 News Recap * 2008-Aug: What THEY don't want YOU to know about H1B Workers * 2008-Aug: July 2008 News Recap * 2008-Aug: Is offshore labor all that great a bargin? * 2008-Aug: IT field avoidance should be a no-brainer * 2008-Jul: WSJ:"Tech Departments Cut Budgets, Stop Hiring" * 2008-Jun: "The Decline and Fall of the American Economy: Offshoring Our Security" * 2008-Jun: New York Times Article about Age Discrimination * 2008-Jun: CIS: "H-1B Visa Numbers: N… text/html 2008-10-30T17:15:18-07:00 walterbyrd http://techtoil.org/wiki/doku.php?id=articles:contracting_companies&rev=1225408518&do=diff January 2008: Trying to find work through contracting companies can be as annoying as all hell. * Recruiters are often laughably ignorant about technology. As likely as not, the recruiter's previous job was selling custome jewellery at the flea market, or something like that. Don't expect a recruitor to understand that Solaris is a type of UNIX. * Recruiters often seem unwilling, or unable, to create a reasonable job description. * Recruiters lie to you. They bait-and-switch. They find… text/html 2008-10-15T20:04:26-07:00 walterbyrd http://techtoil.org/wiki/doku.php?id=articles:2008-sep&rev=1224122666&do=diff Sep 3, 2008 Bankrupticies on the rise for 55 year olds and up " “More people in their 50s and 60s are still making mortgage payments and carrying credit card balances than ever before,” she says. “Those debts make them vulnerable to any other problem—an illness, trouble with their pensions, loss of a part-time job, an adult child or grandchild who needs significant help. The squeeze is getting more intense, and without years of high earnings ahead of them, much of the pain falls directly on… text/html 2008-10-15T19:42:03-07:00 walterbyrd http://techtoil.org/wiki/doku.php?id=news_and_commentary&rev=1224121323&do=diff * New: September 2008 News Recap * 2008-Aug: August 2008 News Recap * 2008-Aug: "Foreign workers take jobs away from skilled Americans" * 2008-Aug: What THEY don't want YOU to know about H1B Workers * 2008-Aug: July 2008 News Recap * 2008-Jul: Is offshore labor all that great a bargin? * 2008-Jul: IT field avoidance should be a no-brainer * 2008-Jul: WSJ:"Tech Departments Cut Budgets, Stop Hiring" * 2008-Jun: "The Decline and Fall of the American Economy: Offshoring Our Secur… text/html 2008-10-14T09:28:20-07:00 walterbyrd http://techtoil.org/wiki/doku.php?id=halloween:why_halloween_will_suck_this_year&rev=1223998100&do=diff