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Comment Re:I had to look up sparse array (Score 1) 128

Would you really expect more? This test isn't a test for college grads- its a test for high school seniors to get them out of 1-2 semesters of bottom level CS courses, by proving they already know the basics. The point isn't to trick them or to expect them to know everything, its to see if they can save some time/money on intro level topics.

Comment Not convinced (Score 0) 194

Funnily enough, I probably spend 20% of my TV watching on actual broadcast TV. The rest is watching torrented stuff, usually shows I missed when they were on at the time, sort of timeshift++. As such, I'd say this view of TV winning is about as realistic as the music industry saying they have one over on MP3s.

Comment Idiots in the real world (Score 0) 359

This sort of garbage just proves how financially inept anyone who thinks BitCoin et al have any sort of long term future is. Sure, it appeals on a nerdy/privacy/stick it to da man level but most of us are in the real world. This is not how it works, this is not how countries work, this is not how global financial processes work.

And whose ass did those numbers get pulled from?

Submission + - Has Microsoft made a mistake with the new default Windows 10 wallpaper? (windows10update.com) 1

Ammalgam writes: A few days ago, software giant Microsoft shared a video of their new Windows 10 default wallpaper. The Windows 10 “hero” image as it’s called “blasts lasers, pumping smoke machines, colored filters and falling crystal dust,” Microsoft says. According to a video (over) explaining the new design, a huge team of people built a Windows logo “out of light”. On Windows10Update.com, Onuora Amobi offers 5 reasons why this was probably the wrong image for Microsoft to use. What do you think of the image?

Submission + - Slashdot now plays adds with sounds without permission (slashdot.org)

farnsaw writes: One of my goto sites for technology news has just become my least favorite. To the point that I will probably not return and certainly not often. What happened? I had slashdot open in one tab and was actively working in another when suddenly advertisements started to play. I could't figure out where it was coming from but after closing tabs one at a time I found it was Slashdot. Their video ads now play without prompting at full volume. Not muted, not at 1% volume, but at full normal volume. Unacceptable to all, not just me. I expect readership to drop drastically as other readers encounter this awful behavior.

Comment Re:It's all about the environment... (Score 2) 126

Different people do well in different environments. I've been where everyone had offices. It sucked. Complete lack of human interaction, very few work friendships, and a high bar to actual collaboration. I found it a depressing environment. I work in an open environment now. Once in a long while I'll have trouble concentrating due to noise. But that loss in productivity is absolutely crushed by the gains due to just being able to talk to people. And crushed by the increased productivity I have due to higher morale and more fun at work. I'd run away from any environment with offices.

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