tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15568442.post6902491029947309656..comments2023-06-26T08:56:08.294-07:00Comments on The Drunken Economist: BALLS! iPhone Geek / Hacker refuses to be 'slumdogged'Mentokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078651495321611759noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15568442.post-57871384357862265212009-11-02T15:18:01.235-08:002009-11-02T15:18:01.235-08:00The worst of all are sites like oDesk which try to...The worst of all are sites like oDesk which try to "bid" contracts out. I have seen iPhone jobs going for $30-$350. That's NOT per hour - that's for the WHOLE job. Less than $8/hr. Certain forces are trying to cheapen and degrade the programming profession because in the 90s the geeks took away everyone else's prestige. We eclipsed politicians, lawyers, doctors, execs, MBAs,Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452923078887212933noreply@blogger.com