Perl has got to be one of the WORST programming languages ever designed -- all those dollar signs to make up for bad syntax design. I thought C++ was bad, but C++ is syntactically a thousand times more sensible than Perl ever was. Even a syntactically obtuse language like Scala is better than Perl.

Perhaps the reason "Google chose not to disclose anything about the age makeup of its workforce" is that the company, like MOST other technology companies these days, is profoundly prejudiced against older (50+ years old) workers, even those who have kept up with the latest software technologies. So it appears that Google is overwhelmingly male, overwhelmingly white, and overwhelmingly young -- yes, they should be very concerned about diversity.

Someone has to pay for those multi-billion dollar sports deals.

Further proof that just throwing money at the problem doesn't necessarily solve the problem.

This is not an issue in New Hampshire, supposedly the only state where license-plate tracking is illegal.

Bragging about the number of lines of code that one writes is not a virtue.

Not if you went to Ohio State. :)

Got a 404 when attempting to access the source code on GitHub. https://github.com/CMSgov/healthcare.gov

What do you expect from a hack like Mark Zuckerberg?

They violated just about every rule in the book regarding the development of large computer systems. If the Apollo space program had been managed like this, it is conceivably unlikely we would've gotten an astronaut to orbit the earth, let alone get him to the moon. Maybe Obamacare should be run by NASA.

So Meg wants everyone to traipse on in from their homes to the cube farms which are noisy, crowded, and as such, on the verge of constant chaos. I know. I've been there.

It's been said that the average American spends 4 hours a day watching TV. That may have something to do with the low scores.

I guess 1st amendment rights extend only to U.S. citizens.

The $44,400 fine is not even a slap on the wrist. Not exactly a deterrent to other companies engaged in such activity.

They should not change this. This has been standard mouse-interaction behavour on most, if not all, UNIX (and UNIX variants) GUIs, not just GNOME.