Comment Re:Doorstops (Score 1) 228
No, you missed part of my comment, I said someone did it "the right way".
Comment Re:Doorstops (Score 1) 228
...but please noone ever do this again, or at least give good warning so that we can avoid going down the path until it's complete.
Someone did do it, the right way. Steven Erikson and the Malazan Book of Fallen. Epic, big (10 very large books) and very well written, and yes, even complete. It can be done. You just need the right writer.
Comment The Asteroid Field (Score 1) 57
I think my eyes are getting better. Instead of a big dark blur, I see a big bright blur.
Comment Re:As we don't like republicans. (Score 1, Troll) 211
Actually I'm surprised Sarah used a public e-mail account while the Gov of Alaska...I would have thought she would have subscribed to the George W. Bush school of...wait did Bush go to school?
Comment more interesting (Score 4, Funny) 211
Just add a colon and it becomes a more interesting story..."Alaska Must Release Palin: E-mails by May"
Submission + - Signs of Apocalypse (weirdcorner.com)
mikebgd writes: While all three events are likely unrelated, they come after recent reports of mysterious dead birds falling from the sky in both Arkansas and Louisiana. Thousands of dead birds were found in Beebe, Arkansas on New Year’s Eve, and a few days later, around 500 of the same species were found 300 miles south in Louisiana. In the days prior to New Year’s, nearly 100,000 fish surfaced in an Arkansas river 100 miles west of Beebe. Officials are now saying that fireworks likely caused the Arkansas bird deaths, and power lines may be to blame for the death of the birds in Louisiana.
Submission + - Software Engineer named the Best Job of 2011 (careercast.com)
BigTex200 writes: Study names Software Engineer as the best job for 2011, Systems ranks #5! Others on the list include number-cruncher jobs like Mathematician, Statistician, Actuary, etc.
From study:
"Software Engineer, a job that involves the design and creation of software for everything from operating systems to cell phone "apps" to interactive games, ranks as the best job of 2011, according to this year's Jobs Rated report. Surveying 200 different professions across a wide variety of industries, skill levels and salary ranges, Jobs Rated researchers determine their rankings according to five core criteria: Work Environment, Physical Demands, Outlook, Income and Stress. The goal of each Jobs Rated report is to determine how gratifying each job will be for a majority of workers – not just those who are famous or exceptional – so they can be sorted into a list of the "worst" and "best" professions"
From study:
"Software Engineer, a job that involves the design and creation of software for everything from operating systems to cell phone "apps" to interactive games, ranks as the best job of 2011, according to this year's Jobs Rated report. Surveying 200 different professions across a wide variety of industries, skill levels and salary ranges, Jobs Rated researchers determine their rankings according to five core criteria: Work Environment, Physical Demands, Outlook, Income and Stress. The goal of each Jobs Rated report is to determine how gratifying each job will be for a majority of workers – not just those who are famous or exceptional – so they can be sorted into a list of the "worst" and "best" professions"
Submission + - LinkedIn To Go Public In 2011 (eweekeurope.co.uk)
geek4 writes: Professional social networking site LinkedIn is planning to go public later this year, according to reports
LinkedIn — the social networking site for business professionals — is reportedly considering a stock offering within the first quarter of 2011.
The company is working on the documentation with three financial advisers, including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley, according to Reuters.
The value of LinkedIn's shares in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) remains confidential. However, its shares in secondary markets like SharesPost are reportedly worth around $2.2 billion (£1.4 billion).
The report follows news of Facebook's recent fundraising that has attracted $450 million (£290m) from Goldman Sachsand $50 million (£32m) from Russia's Digital Sky Technologies. Speculations also surround the company's implied gesture to go public in 2012.
LinkedIn — the social networking site for business professionals — is reportedly considering a stock offering within the first quarter of 2011.
The company is working on the documentation with three financial advisers, including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley, according to Reuters.
The value of LinkedIn's shares in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) remains confidential. However, its shares in secondary markets like SharesPost are reportedly worth around $2.2 billion (£1.4 billion).
The report follows news of Facebook's recent fundraising that has attracted $450 million (£290m) from Goldman Sachsand $50 million (£32m) from Russia's Digital Sky Technologies. Speculations also surround the company's implied gesture to go public in 2012.
Comment A Worm? (Score 1) 249
So it's like a bottle of tequila?
Comment Re:Meanwhile (Score 4, Funny) 353
What's he gonna say, "You're doin' a heckuva job, Tony!"
Comment Re:Aliens! (Score 1) 452
No, no, New Mexico has a spaceport now...
Comment Re:WTF? (Score 1) 112
Was the subject of your post ("WTF?") in reference to the original post or your own?
Comment Re:Facebook currency (Score 1) 85
It was meant to be a joke, but in a deep, insightful way...
Comment Re:I find it interesting... (Score 1) 920
Of course, all the pizza from Antarctica comes from the frozen food section...
Comment Facebook currency (Score 4, Insightful) 85
How many Facebook dollars does it take to buy a Congressman?
