Diary of a Network Geek

I haven’t heard much in the US news about the fires in Victoria, but I know it’s bad.

I know people down there, though, thankfully, none of them seem to be effected by the bushfires.  Still, a lot of people are and the death toll has topped 200.  But, I won’t dwell on how bad it is.  Instead, I’d rather point out some folks trying to help.

This is mainly for the techies and comes to me via ProBlogger.  SitePoint, who publishes really interesting web design books, among other things, has their headquarters in Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria.  In their effort to help out their neighbors, they’ve got a special deal going on their eBooks.  Now, through Friday, Australian time, SitePoint is offering five books of your choice for the price of one, in PDF format.  The proceeds of this will all go to help the Australian Red Cross Victoria Brushfire Appeal.  It’s a worthy cause and you get some great books out of the deal, too.  So, if you’ve got the cash, it’d be a great way to help out.

Just thought I’d let folks know.

so, why can’t we?

Take our jobs back, that is. According to this article on Australia IT, a call center was brought back to Australia from India due to public outcry. Apparently, the Australians were outraged that a company would set up a call center in a foreign country and have people there pretend to be Australian, to allegedly provide “better service”. So, because of public opinion, the company brought the call center back to Melbourne.
Hmm, so, now, are they all racists there? Or, are they just nationalists that want to see their own citizens get, and keep, jobs? And, if they can do it, why don’t we? Wake up, America!! It’s time we fixed our own economy!!