MBC1977 - Slashdot User

Perhaps Microsoft Isn't Going The Way of the Dinosaur Just Yet-> 0

Submitted by MBC1977 on Wednesday February 29, @02:21AM

MBC1977 writes "Say what you will about Microsoft, you have to admit they have some very interesting ideas about where they want to take you tomorrow."
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Microsoft To Purchase Skype-> 0

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on Tuesday May 10 2011, @03:39AM

MBC1977 writes "Rumor on Wall Street is that Microsoft is expected to announce Tuesday that they have purchased Skype for $7 to $8 Billion dollars. Can Microsoft do better than eBay (who also had purchased Skype and sold it back to the founders for 2.75 Billion dollars) with this purchase?"
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Dr. Bose To Donate Company to M.I.T.-> 0

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on Saturday April 30 2011, @10:05PM

MBC1977 writes "(From the Article):

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced Friday that Bose, the 81-year-old founder of the sound system company that bears his name, has donated the majority of Bose Corp.'s stock to the school.

Very cool indeed!"
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Revitalizing Burned-Out Engineers and Programmers-> 0

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on Wednesday April 27 2011, @08:09PM

MBC1977 writes "I'm fairly certain that all of us at one time or another have fallen into marathon coding, either due to deadline or trying to implement the next big idea.

So how do you re-vitalize yourself (or your employees)?"
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Apple Thinks of The Children (Seriously)-> 0

Submitted by MBC1977 on Sunday April 25 2010, @09:10PM

MBC1977 writes "Apparently the Apple is continuing their defense of the children by limiting the purchases of their new iPad (for life mind you, as one gentleman found out). At what point does a company's genius crossover into insanity, is the $64,000 dollar question of the day."
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Google Threatens to Pull Out of China-> 0

Submitted by MBC1977 on Tuesday January 12 2010, @08:26PM

MBC1977 writes "Apparently Google has had enough of China's repressive policies and is considering ceasing all business... one wonders if they really will man up and do this..."
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Pentagon Is Seeking High School Hackers for Summer-> 0

Submitted by MBC1977 on Friday May 22 2009, @12:06AM

MBC1977 writes "Uncle Sam is now offering a variety of summer jobs (i.e. recruitment) to all high school age programmers / hackers. Could be fun, or could be a way to track future programmers. I'd be wary..."
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Valedictorian Penalized For Overachievment 0

Submitted by MBC1977 on Friday June 20 2008, @10:26PM

MBC1977 writes "One has to seriously wonder whether our schools are out to promote students' ability to excel, when you read articles like this.

One has to ask whether schools really want students to succeed or just do "well enough"."

Potential Work for Auction on Ebay

Submitted by MBC1977 on Thursday November 30 2006, @03:47PM

MBC1977 writes "From the article, "A student puts a percentage of his future income up for sale on eBay, hoping investors will cover his education costs"

This brings up an interesting question, how does one quantify an individual's (or any potential job position) work / delivery potential? I wonder because this could change the dynamic of employer / worker relationships and how they are valued."