"No matter how advanced our technology is becoming the mounting entropy of "hiring processes" is mind numbing." @Jack: I think one of the reasons behind this might be the fact that there's not a lot of people out there...
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"I think IT loses too many "imperfect" candidates during a recruitment screen by non IT-people. Who better than your peers to gauge your passion for learning?" @Laurianne: I totally agree with you on this. However,...
In reply to: Re: Hidden gems
In my experience, the best way to hire someone (and be hired for that matter) has been through candid conversations with the people working there. Talking about stuff the company does and the projects the candidate has done...
In reply to: Candid conversations
"yes, we all have to keep something to look forward to."
Ariella, hope for the best
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Then, there is going to be a lot of fist bumps. It is really amusing to imagine tow CEO's from two companies fist bumping each other -it would be so cool. Meeting a new group and fist bumping all would be a nice experience....
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" It is a fact that one in five people do **not** wash their hands." @asksqn: This fact, coupled with the other facts about handshakes that David mentioned, makes me even more freaked out about handshakes. The next...
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No warp reactor either, Well, jokes aside, the article mentions "solar electric propulsion for capturing and redirecting an asteroid." Perhaps NASA can adapt that to the Orion.
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"I suggest just washing your hands. That way, you can maintain social customs without conveying illness." @Thomas: Or how about having a wearable technology on your hand that automatically sanitizes the hand after every...
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Thanks Alison I have tried many of the whistle apps, but none worked. I was losing hope. Nonetheless, I installed one that you suggested, and... it did work. My dog came right away! I'm very happy about it. The one...
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@Broadway- Ha! I think he meant nice robots. :)
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It's also worth pointing out that "better" is a relative concept. Row 10, for instance, may be my ideal -- close enough to see well but not so close that it's too loud for me or I have to strain my neck to look up...
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@David, there have been plenty of robots in the entertainment field. Just see The Terminator. Or The Matrix. Not sure any of those robots could sing, but they sure could act ... very badly. Don't trust them!
In reply to: Re: Interaction
@SaneIT, I agree 100%. I can't tell you how excited I was when WP finally got an Angry Birds app. Unfortunately, it was so late in the game that no one was playing it anymore. That's usally how it goes. Hopefully Amazon...
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@heartpuppy,
Did you work from MSFT in the past? Why the aggression?
In reply to: Re: Let's be a little more serious about the word 'action.'
@David,
The real question is, with all those years of over delivering, do you feel like its been noticed?
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@mhasib, I agree. I think the only concern is the misconception that the good 'ol way of pen & paper is more 'secure' than digital. Once enough information is provided, consumers should understand that there's a digital...
In reply to: Re: How will they know?
@Kristin: The only personalized online experience I have ever particularly enjoyed (that I can recall, anyway) was old-school Netflix, with its once-excellent recommendation algorithm.Gone are those days, however. ...
In reply to: Re: Group love
On 7/28, Oracle's Master Product Manager for Oracle Database In-Memory published a detailed, technical blog post that insists that this optional feature is NOT automatically enabled. The optional feature is installed...
In reply to: Oracle's Response
@John80224 "And the fact there aren't enough visas is more due to misuse of the visa programs than any shortage in quantity." At what level are the visa programs misused? At the recruiting companies level or at the government...
In reply to: Re: Tech bubble - what's the one big worry?
@Angelfuego: There have indeed been numerous reports of teens abandoning Facebook -- seeing it as the more boring mainstream social site that their parents use -- for several other social networks. Snapchat, Instagram,...
In reply to: Re: Already Did. Not Missing it one bit. More free time to do what I want to do.
I myself have witnessed several Facebook friends announce they were deleting their Facebook accounts once and for all...only to see them crawling back a month or two later.The day I decide to quit Facebook for good,...
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InformationWeek Tech Digest - July 22, 2014Sophisticated attacks demand real-time risk management and continuous monitoring. Here's how federal agencies are meeting that challenge.
Building a Mobile Business Mindset
The differences between mobile apps and conventional Windows clients, or even web applications, are far more than skin deep. Yes, the touch-versus-keyboard interface, APIs, and programming languages are new, but that’s arguably the easy part. There are profound differences in how the two are built, the functionality each prioritizes, the release cycles on which they’re developed — even the attitudes, values, and work styles of the developers creating them.
IT Salary Survey 2014: Networking
Data center managers make slightly more than networking professionals, with middle-aged men on the coasts faring best. Both staff and management are optimistic about their career paths.
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