tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post3671721159593162444..comments2024-03-27T18:15:59.096+08:00Comments on Economics Malaysia: Thoughts On Budget 2015hishamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-1378341306720747932014-10-24T18:23:43.837+08:002014-10-24T18:23:43.837+08:00@Rithmatist, you are spot on with that observation...@Rithmatist, you are spot on with that observation, dude. When I was involved with the Ivy Bridge project a couple of years back, Intel was actively tapping the resources of its cosmopolitan researchers from its facilities the world over. And those facilities are essentially stocked with American trained locals who can think outta a box or “beyond the mind” in a jiffy<br /><br />Warrior 231Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-46425101639045559832014-10-23T16:40:19.037+08:002014-10-23T16:40:19.037+08:00With all due respect, I don't think it's t...With all due respect, I don't think it's that simple.<br /><br />Yes, the US has been the home of great technological advances and developments.<br /><br />But it had (and still has) the advantage of being able to pick and choose the best and brightest of immigrant talent.<br /><br />A visit to the corporate campuses of Apple, Google or Facebook will show this.<br /><br />But it's notThe Rithmatistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-49838857412188209192014-10-23T14:14:17.754+08:002014-10-23T14:14:17.754+08:00Yet most of the most prominent advances in the fie...Yet most of the most prominent advances in the field of IT have come from a country where lux and squalor coexist side by side.<br /><br />Yup, the good old US of A.<br /><br />The birthplace of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter etc etc.<br /><br />And home to Silicon Valley, private equity funds, venture capitalists....well, you get the picture.<br /><br />I'd postulate bee farseernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-91498085508050178742014-10-20T22:23:00.999+08:002014-10-20T22:23:00.999+08:00You are sadly right, anon. I don’t think you would...You are sadly right, anon. I don’t think you would fancy being a prole in a high income country like Equatorial Guinea or errr…….Cayman Islands :<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bank_high-income_economy<br /><br />Being a high income nation is a misnomer when you have squalor and lux living side by side….or more accurately in the valleys and the hills…cue Rio or Lembah Pantai and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-27470139457729416442014-10-20T20:36:39.291+08:002014-10-20T20:36:39.291+08:00Re: one year child care leave. I support this, in ...Re: one year child care leave. I support this, in fact I think gov'n & companies should be encouraged to allow employees regardless of gender to take unpaid career breaks. Of course there needs to be certain ground rules established. Trust me, not many employees will take this option unless they have to. For one, not many can afford the loss of income; secondly, your career do suffer a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-47228599711035684502014-10-20T15:40:03.624+08:002014-10-20T15:40:03.624+08:00I dun like the idea of high income country. It mak...I dun like the idea of high income country. It makes a lot of people suffer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-29633798833148102542014-10-20T10:34:47.192+08:002014-10-20T10:34:47.192+08:00Non-volatile growth will put both of us out of a j...Non-volatile growth will put both of us out of a job :PJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03517459200735545587noreply@blogger.com