A 62-year old friend of mine took an iOS certification course at the University of Washington (Seattle) and promptly found a full-time position at one of the Big Four professional services firms, developing mobile applications for their clients. Prior to this job, he was a self-employed specialty developer, until his wife fell ill and he needed to procure full-time employment.

So hope springs eternal - it's at least possible to get a job after being Of A Certain Age, if you have the right skills for the right field.

nebulo

The article makes a huge logical leap: that US laws governing items on federal lands somehow apply to items that are not on federal lands (for example, the asteroid belt). This is akin to saying that US antiquity laws would prevent a US citizen from prospecting for fossils in, say, Canada. What a load of baloney. The author is trying to conflate and confuse two issues (mining in space and prospecting on US federal lands) which are utterly unrelated.

Nebulo

Frost prist!?!

The days of Anonymous Cowards are seemingly coming to a quick close. This abdication of authentication authority seems in-line with the overall garden walling of various sections of the Internet, operating systems, and devices.

nebulo

The article states, "Of course there is no such Flash update. You should always download Flash from a genuine Adobe site."

This is poor advice. I would suggest, "Flash should never be installed on anyone's computer, ever."

nebulo

I blame Kate Mulgrew and Alanis Morissette! And maybe Natalie Merchant, too.

nebulo

I recommend paying particular attention to the entire book - it's an outstanding story by an author in his prime.

nebulo

Spoiler alert, because this isn't revealed until the end of the story:
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"Timescape" by Gregory Benford does this, quite elegantly.

I'm surprised to report that this one doesn't affect me; I can definitely perceive that the dots change color, even when they're moving around.

Nebulo

To coin a phrase, "Duke sucks."

Nebulo

...which might indicate that you could use the services of both acronyms.

nebulo

Um. Not sure which 1996-2000 you lived through, but that history doesn't quite match the one I experienced.

Nebulo

Foil absorbs light? I think you've been "smoking" too many "peppers".

nebulo

Cannot judge! All cultures are the same! Cannot judge! How dare you!

nebulo