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Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Intranet solutions, what Soft/Tools (slashdot.org)

Submitted by Kaleidoscopio
Kaleidoscopio writes: At my company we have severall intranet applications.
The problem, is that most of them are cloned from a 12 year old ASP application, so basically we keep the same code and layout and adapt as well as we can.
We have been trying for years to change things, but my boss insists that we recycle since its faster than developing something new.
Our main problem at this point is that the code is pretty much garbage after years of changes by severall people and while developing something new is faster, maintenance of the old applications is nightmarish.
We decided to create in our own time, a new framework from which we can develop new applications for our Intranet, if we suceed we may finally enter the 21st century.
Problem is, what to build it on?
Our external supplier suggests Silverlight/Moonlight and .Net, our Java expert wants to build it all in Java while one of our IT guys wants a PHP/MySql solution.
What does the Slashdot crowd suggest?
Personally I'll go with anything as long as it will run in Linux and Windows clients (Server could be Unix or Windows) and will hopefully be around in 10 years time.
The Courts

Submission + - High Court Rules In Favor Of Top Gear Over Tesla S (dailytech.com)

Submitted by esocid
esocid writes: In 2008, BBC's "Top Gear" aired an episode featuring the Tesla Roadster. One of the show's car reviewers, Jeremy Clarkson, gave a less-than-flattering analysis of the vehicle, sparking a legal case with the automaker that doesn't seem to be working out in Tesla's favor.
Now, it looks as though Tesla is losing this battle after a full-day hearing yesterday at the high court in London. "In my judgment, the words complained of are wholly incapable of conveying any meaning at all to the effect that the claimant [Tesla] misled anyone," said Tugendhat. "This is because there is a contrast between the style of driving and the nature of the track as compared with the conditions on a public road [...] are so great that no reasonable person could understand that the performance on the [Top Gear] track is capable of a direct comparison with a public road." The hearing now continues on Tesla's claim that "Top Gear" made five other false accusations about the Roadster. Tugendhat has postponed judgment on Tesla's malicious falsehood claim, and is expected to deliver a verdict in the coming weeks.

Comment All of the above and more (Score 1) 314

by Kaleidoscopio (#37453812) Attached to: I tend to keep random notes most often ...
If I'm at my computer I'll create a txt file and save it to the desktop so I'll check it later (visible).
If I'm at home I'll write it down on the first piece of paper I can find.
If I'm with my wife she will hand me a proper piece of paper which she has tons of to keep notes.
If I'm on the street I'll just write a note on the phone.
If I'm on a random computer I just fire up GMail and write a draft or use google docs.
If I'm on a meeting I write things in my designated blank book (which people at meetings think its professional)
If I'm on a date with a hot girl I'll let her scribble her phone number on my body... :D
Privacy

Submission + - ID system may turn tide on data breaches (scmagazine.com.au)

Submitted by
mask.of.sanity
mask.of.sanity writes: "British researchers have developed a federated identity framework that could help to curb the string of recent data breaches by eliminating the need for websites to handle private user data.

The Trusted Attribute Aggregation Service validates identity credentials from institutions like banks, governments and universities. Users can choose what credentials to use, and click a box to deliver them via a one time password to a web site.

It's a hotly debated area, especially around the contentious area of trust. Because, at the end of the day, why would a bank want to take on responsibility of guaranteeing credentials?

You can see a short demo video of the system here, or contact its creator to see it for yourself."

Comment Wife is a teacher (Score 1) 310

by Kaleidoscopio (#36238186) Attached to: My current printer has printed ...
And so she prints lots of stuff on it, be it exercises for the kids or whatsoever.
Her school as printing facilities, but the people there are clueless, so she prints the originals at home and then just asks for copies.
The only things I ever print at home are vouchers for stuff bought online (planet tickets, hotel reservations, etc).

Comment Job Change FTW (Score 1) 247

by Kaleidoscopio (#35878188) Attached to: Promotion Or Job Change: Which Is the Best Way To Advance In IT?
Truly, job change has been the pivotal point in my career. Every time I change company (willingly) I get a promotion and a pay rise, only exception was when I delivered my resignation and my current company made me a generous counter-offer to keep me (I stayed). If I hadn't delivered my resignation I would still be doing the same thing for the same salary, few companies that I know promote inside people, most prefer to pick an outsider... :(

Comment Got a mail with new VPN passwords after I left (Score 1) 218

by Kaleidoscopio (#35232510) Attached to: 10% of IT Pros Can Access Previous Jobs' Accounts
Before leaving my company, I implemented a forward rule on my mail account so I would get any new mails untill the account was closed. I had lots of contacts and there is always someone who isn't aware that we left, that way I could warn anyone who mailed me.
To my complete surprise, 3 months after leaving I received a user and password for the VPN network which allowed me to log in to the corporate network and do whatever I pleased.
Why, you ask? Well they hired someone with the same name as me (first and last) and instead of deleting my account and creating a new one, they just reset the password and gave him my old account.
If I hadn't warned the IT Staff at my old company to remove the forward rule, I would still have access to everything...
Science

Immaculate Conception In a Boa Constrictor 478

Posted by samzenpus from the gold-frankincense-and-mice dept.
crudmonkey writes "Researchers have discovered a biological shocker: female boa constrictors are capable of giving birth asexually. But the surprise doesn't end there. The study in Biology Letters found that boa babies produced through this asexual reproduction — also known as parthenogenesis — sport a chromosomal oddity that researchers thought was impossible in reptiles. While researchers admit that the female in the study may have been a genetic freak, they say the findings should press researchers to re-think reptile reproduction. Virgin birth among reptiles, especially primitive ones like boas, they argue may be far commoner than ever expected."

Submission + - Chess ratings - move over Elo (kaggle.com)

Submitted by databuff
databuff writes: Less than 24 hours ago, Jeff Sonas, the creator of the Chessmetrics rating system, launched a competition to find a chess rating algorithm that performs better than the official Elo rating system. The competition requires entrants to build their rating systems based on the results of more than 65,000 historical chess games. Entrants then test their algorithms by predicting the results of another 7,809 games. Already three teams have managed create systems that make more accurate predictions than the official Elo approach. It's not a surprise that Elo has been outdone — after all, the system was invented half a century ago before we could easily crunch large amounts of historical data. However, it is a big surprise that Elo has been bettered done so quickly!
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Volvo Safety Demo Goes Poorly 34

Posted by samzenpus from the that-wasn't-supposed-to-happen dept.
Lanxon writes "At a demonstration of Volvo's new collision warning system in Sweden this week, Wired got first-hand experience (and video) of what happens when it goes badly wrong. The new Volvo S60, due for release later this year, was fired out of Volvo's testing tunnel at around 30MPH, and the collision detection system should have kicked in, bringing the car automatically to a halt before hitting the truck in its path. It didn't. Instead, the brand new car ploughed into the back of the truck in front of us, and indeed the world's press who had gathered in Sweden to see the collision detection system in action."

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