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Re:Gas Engines, and the People Behind Them, Are Cast Aside f... by numpad0 on Saturday July 24, 2021 @11:44PM (#27946516)
That’s like telling kernel developers to go back to tech support jobs. Most of those losing jobs are not assembly workers.
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Re:Gas Engines, and the People Behind Them, Are Cast Aside f... by bin_bash on Sunday July 25, 2021 @12:11AM (#27946638)
You're right, I hadn't considered that. It takes a lot more skill to build a transmission than a car seat.
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Re:Gas Engines, and the People Behind Them, Are Cast Aside f... by 8note on Saturday July 24, 2021 @11:49PM (#27946531)
I think it's more akin to telling COBOL programmers that everyone has migrated and that their skills aren't needed anymore
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