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Laid-off IT workers muzzled as H-1B debate heats up

IT workers in the U.S. are challenging their replacement by foreign visa holders. Lawsuits are on the rise. Lawmakers are being called. And yet many of those >>>

Posted: January 29, 2016 in Editorial, Reference, Social, Technology Job Market

Ex-Disney IT workers sue after being asked to train their own H-1B replacements | Ars Technica

Anger at Disney over last year’s hiring of foreign IT workers won’t relent. Source: Ex-Disney IT workers sue after being asked to train their own >>>

Posted: January 26, 2016 in Editorial, Social

PBS Documentary – The Warning (2009) on Vimeo

Posted: January 26, 2016 in Editorial

North Carolina’s voter ID law goes on trial | Reuters

SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Minority voters in North Carolina will have a harder time casting a ballot this presidential election year if a judge allows >>>

Posted: January 25, 2016 in Computer, Editorial, Security, Social

Koch brother resigns from museum board after calls from scientists | Grist

The billionaire polluter was on the American Museum of Natural History’s board for 23 years. No more. Source: Koch brother resigns from museum board after >>>

Posted: January 22, 2016 in Editorial, Environmental, Social

For defying no-call lists, Dish faces potential fines totaling $24 billion – GeekWire

Dish’s telemarketers allegedly failed to heed no-call lists, and the satellite-TV provider may be fined up to $24 billion, a sum larger than the company’s Source: >>>

Posted: January 21, 2016 in Editorial, Social

Google, HP, Oracle Join RISC-V | EE Times

The RISC-V open source processor core is rising as an alternative to ARM with support from Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others. Source: Google, HP, >>>

Posted: January 2, 2016 in Computer, Editorial, Processors, Security, Servers

Why Engineers Can’t Stop Los Angeles’ Enormous Methane Leak | Motherboard

A river of harmful gas is spewing into the air around Los Angeles, and won’t be stopping any time soon. Source: Why Engineers Can’t Stop >>>

Posted: December 27, 2015 in Editorial, Energy, Environmental, Fossil Fuels, Social

Theresa May wants to see your internet history, so we thought it was only fair to ask for hers | UK Politics | News | The Independent

The Home Office has refused to make Theresa May’s internet browsing history public under freedom of information rules, arguing that a request to do so >>>

Posted: December 27, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Internet, Security, Social

Juniper Backdoor Picture Getting Clearer | Threatpost | The first stop for security news

Experts digging into the Juniper backdoor have determined attackers have subverted a NSA backdoor in the Dual_EC_DRBG algorithm used in NetScreen firewalls. Source: Juniper Backdoor >>>

Posted: December 22, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Internet, Security, Social, Software