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Heart of the Milky Way Photos From NASA 111

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday November 11, 2009 @01:00PM from the do-you-need-newer-desktop-art dept.

PBH submitted a link to a really amazing composite image of the Milky Way released by NASA. They combined infrared, visible, and x-ray images taken by Spitzer, Hubble, and Chandra to create one beautiful image to commemorate the 400 years since 1609, when Galileo looked up.

US Call-Center Jobs — That Pay $100K a Year 362

Posted by timothy on Thursday August 27, 2009 @01:50PM from the payment-for-the-gift-of-gab dept.

bheer writes "BusinessWeek profiles a call center company called iQor which has grown revenues 40% year-on-year by (shock) treating employees as critical assets. It's done this not by nickel-and-diming, but by expanding its US operations (13 centers across the US now), giving employees universal health insurance, and paying salaries and bonuses that are nearly 50% above industry norms. The article notes that outsourcing will continue and globalization will continue to change the world's economic landscape. 'But the US is hardly helpless. With smart processes and the proper incentives, US companies can keep jobs here in America, and do so in a way that is actually better for the company and its employees.' Now if only other companies get a clue as well."

Comment Godwin's Law? (Score 1) 1016

by tj111 on Tuesday August 04, 2009 @01:01PM (#28943583) Attached to: California Student Arrested For Console Hacking

Does this count as Godwin's Law?

Comment Re:The other %1? (Score 2, Funny) 207

by tj111 on Tuesday June 30, 2009 @01:39PM (#28531653) Attached to: Most Complete Topographical Map of Earth Complete

Shhhhh!

Comment Start with Somethign they are interested (Score 1) 452

by tj111 on Monday October 13, 2008 @11:42AM (#25356343) Attached to: How Should I Teach a Basic Programming Course?

Start with something that the students are interested, ie how the basics of the web work. How when you visit a website, your actually requesting information from another computer not to different from their own computers. Then give them the basics to write a basic "internet" application, using something like the google app engine or a little apache server you have set up. Once you have their interest, then go into coding practices and such. And be sure to teach that programming is about making mistakes. If you don't make mistakes/errors, your not programming right, and your definitely not learning anything.

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