>>Two programming jobs were advertised in the Sunday San Jose Mercury News. It has been a
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>long time since any such positions have been advertised! One position is for a VC++ or C++ programmer, while the other one is for an IC die manufacturer with unstated requirements.
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>>This will go a long way in filling the 192,000 IT jobs lost in Silicon Valley since April of 2001.
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>Damn right! Let's help the economy!
>Let's see, assuming that the two are filled, 192,000 - 2, wait, le'me think... wait, don't hurry me...
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>Oh yeah! There's still 191,998!
>Yep, the economy is improving. So sayz Shrub. (The deficit is increasing too BTW).


I heard they have a real problem with the deficit! They ran out of ink to print funny money and do not know what to do. :)