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My collection– Enjoy. (This is the same folder I use for randomized backgrounds on my computers)...

I normally don’t post stuff written by others but I just had to share this one. It’s from Slashdot.org and sums up my experience with outsourcing to India really well. Hello there! Please refer to your opening on job posting site. I, Rajesh Sharma, would like to apply for the job.[…]My hourly rates are $ 9 USD. We all like to pretend this isn’t here and it isn’t happening, but I would say conservatively half the job market has disappeared in 10 years due to this currency/standard of living imbalance....

Oldie but goodie. We work weird (night) shifts - Just like prostitutes They pay you to make the client happy - Just like prostitutes The client pays a lot of money, but your employer keeps almost every penny - Just like prostitutes You are rewarded for fulfilling the client’s dreams - Just like prostitutes Your friends fall apart and you end up hanging out with people in the same profession as you - Just like prostitutes When you have to meet the client you always have to be perfectly groomed - Just like prostitutes But when you go back home it seems like you are coming back from hell - Just like prostitutes The client always wants to pay less but expects incredible things from you - Just like prostitutes When people ask you about your job, you have difficulties to explain it - Just like prostitutes Everyday when you wake up, you say: “I’m not going to spend the rest of my life doing this - Just like prostitutes ...

I just stumbled upon this cool video. A guy who calls himself Swede Mason has made a song using clips featuring Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson as a sort of “beat box”. The video is hilarious and really well made. Enjoy....

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Om restaurationsregninger – og topskat Et forsøg på en forklaring er historien om de ti personer, der hver dag går ud på restaurant og spiser middag sammen. Den fælles regning på restauranten ender hver dag på 1.000 kroner, og de ti deler den op på nogenlunde samme måde, som vi betaler skatter her i landet. De første fire – de fattigste – skal derfor ikke betale noget. Den femte skal betale 10 kroner, den sjette 30 kroner, den syvende 70 kroner, den ottende 120 kroner og den niende 180 kroner....

I don’t if the large hadron collider will turn into a black hole but I’m enjoying the cartoons on the subject :)...

Let’s try to sum up the Debian OpenSSH problems Last 4...