"..how do I get back the enjoyment I used to have writing code?"

What do you like? Code something to do more of that.

I used to like music, so I wrote a music DB similar to scrobbler.
I like tech news now, so I wrote a "better" site to get it to me faster.
I watch a lot of tv, and I got annoyed when the daily show was a repeat. .
Are you a Sneakerhead? Write a db for your shoes.

Find anything, and write something to make that thing better.

Quoting the article: "The company (JP Morgan) has been working with Hadoop for more than three years"

Then the article quotes the experts:

"The good news is that Hadoop experts aren't born, they're trained. "I'm sure companies that train their workforces on Hadoop will derive lots of benefits," said Jeremy Lizt, VP of engineering at Rapleaf, in a recent interview. A data provider that has been using Hadoop for nearly four years, Rapleaf was among the earliest adopters."

What a difference a few months makes...

Given the number of comments take each post and divide by....

Got an email Hold on...

Management has now changed the comments to votes...

Given the number of votes FOR a post...

Email again, 1 sec...

We're now on a new project making a "facebook for insurance policies"?

This explains a lot. A Tahoe simply won't fit in my apt, in my cube, on my train to work, or anywhere else I need a signal.

So it looks like X2 and K56flex have a new challenger...

Here's the actual blog post from Netflix instead of the Techcrunch blogspam that quotes it:

http://blog.netflix.com/2011/09/explanation-and-some-reflections.html

A tip I always give:
1. Start writing something you want. (It'll keep you interested)
2. Google the SMALLER hard parts (String Parsing, data models, misc functions, etc)
3. Use that code. (No one is going to blame you for copypasta on your own project.)

Eventually you'll understand how the copied code works. After a few projects you end up writing your own version because you're better than "that guy you copied from".

"A change in emotions expressed online would be followed between two and six days later by a move in the index, the researchers said, and this information let them predict its movements with 87.6 percent accuracy"

Say What?:
- "A change in emotions expressed online" (50/50)
- "would be followed between two and six days later" (2-6 attempts)
- " by a move in the index" (50/50)

Rephrased:
- Flip 2 coins, you'll get the same face 87.6 percent of the time, if you keep trying up to 6 times.

I know i'm stepping into the Gambler's fallacy here, but does anyone want to expand on the coin analogy, i'd love to see it.

I'm working on a battery entirely powered by stories about battery improvements. It is due "within the next 3-5 years" and should improve our buzzword threshold by 2 fold!

I Think the problem is that "Johnny" doesn't like programming. Why fix that?

The worst employee is a specialist that hates his specialty. He's only going to fight his way out of his job and defer to others. Why do you think there's usually more IT managers than Developers? :)

1st page: Kids want to use their computers/gadgets at work.
2nd page: These kids are clueless as to how IT really works and unemployable.

Anyone who doesn't want that burger isn't un-American. They're inhuman.

I know it doesn't help much, but I recently moved ISPs from AT&T of this. It sounds childish and passive aggressive, but it's easier to do than you think.

1) http://lmgtfy.com/?q=internet+providers

2) When you find the best for you, just ask for free installation on the call. They always do it, if not, go to #2 in the list. (Bonus, new business always gets to a live rep immediately on a call. No waiting)

3) Request a weekend installation

4) Cancel At&t service. There's no contract with AT&T internet.

The only thing keeping you from unlimited data is those 3 steps (the 4th is the pay-off).