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1. It's telling that the best "American" programmer is Chinese.

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 02:01 AM

Jan 2013

There was a time when WE were number one. Now we're passing number 35 and still on our way down.

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U.S. programmer outsources own job to China, surfs cat videos [View all] csziggy Jan 2013 OP

It's telling that the best "American" programmer is Chinese. Speck Tater Jan 2013 #1

He paid an entire team of Chinese programmers csziggy Jan 2013 #2

All he did was cut out the middle man. Speck Tater Jan 2013 #5

You're right - we need to get back to making stuff ourselves csziggy Jan 2013 #12

No, he's a whole bunch of Chinese jeff47 Jan 2013 #10

That. Is. Amazing. Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #3

I am literally ROFLMAO...and SMDH wonder.. VanillaRhapsody Jan 2013 #6

too bad I can't outsource my job like that.... n/t Victor_c3 Jan 2013 #7

Bob failed at one thing, and this is why he was fired. Glassunion Jan 2013 #8

What he "should" have done is to become an independent contractor csziggy Jan 2013 #11