Funny you should mention Linux. I've been toying with that idea myself,
but, as was called to my attention, it would require my starting a brand new
hobby with lots of steep learning curve, and tea is about as intellectual as
I get.

BTW, I spent some time in India some time ago, and I did see a couple people
working at local jobs, so they can't all be IS'ers or be working overseas,
eh?

Michael

Space 7/15/05


> Historically Indian jobs are always overseas. They work hard and send
> money back home. They should be willing to buy fair trade teas. Our
> local news is a story of an Saudi family who kept an Indian woman a
> virtual slave for domestic and love chores. I blame the IS problem on
> Bill Gates who cried before Congress about a shortage of IS and now is
> developing half of the next Windows release in India. I need to switch
> to Linux.
>
> Jim
>
> Michael Plant wrote:
>> Space 7/15/05
>>
>>
>>> You could allow more Indians with green cards to work in the IS
>>> industry displacing domestic workers. The infrastructure and labor of
>>> the oil producing countries of the Middle East are Indian. Where's
>>> there is money there are Indians. India can handle it's own labor
>>> problems. This is nothing more than a guilt trip like starving
>>> children who want me to give up part of my tea allowance so they can
>>> eat some of the white bread which won't sell because of the Atkins
>>> diet.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>
>>
>> Jim,
>>
>> Why, you saw right through me. Your astute analysis shows me and the Indians
>> up. So, when did you develop this profound respect for Indian people? I'm
>> sure you meant nothing biased in your pronouncements.
>>
>> Michael
>