Comment: Re:Of course... (Score 1) 997
And did you get some significant chunk of the cash you made them?...as if.
Comment: Re:Do this: (Score 2) 997
Indeed.
"canceling all non-stand-up meetings for the foreseeable future.
Ah, yes...the standup meetings. Somebody at my old job heard that buzzword a few years ago. Nothing like standing up for 3 hours listening to report after report that has to do with you only in the 3rd degree of separation.
Comment: Re:Is Facebook a viable long term business model ? (Score 1) 295
the source, who did not want to be identified because he had signed a non-disclosure agreement
Perhaps a better wording is "the source, who did not want everybody to find out he can't be trusted."
Perhaps a better wording is "the source, who did not want everybody to find out he can't be trusted."
Why BioWare's Star Wars MMO May Already Be Too Late 328
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from the i-find-your-lack-of-faith-disturbing dept.
from the i-find-your-lack-of-faith-disturbing dept.
Since the announcement of Star Wars: The Old Republic, many gamers have been hopeful that its high budget, respected development team and rich universe will be enough to provide a real challenge to the WoW juggernaut. An opinion piece at 1Up makes the case that BioWare's opportunity to do so may have already passed. Quoting:
"While EA and BioWare Austin have the horsepower needed to at least draw even with World of Warcraft though, what we've seen so far has been worryingly conventional — even generic — given the millions being poured into development. Take the opening areas around Tython, which Mike Nelson describes in his most recent preview as being 'rudimentary,' owing to their somewhat generic, grind-driven quest design. Running around killing a set number of 'Flesh Raiders' in a relatively quiet village doesn't seem particularly epic, but that's the route BioWare Austin seems to be taking with the opening areas for the Jedi — what will surely be the most popular classes when The Old Republic is released. ... the real concern, though, is not so much in the quest design as in BioWare Austin's apparent willingness to play follow the leader. Whenever something becomes a big hit — be it a movie, game or book — there's always a mad scramble to replicate the formula; in World of Warcraft's case, that mad scramble has been going for six years now. "
Periodic Table Etched Onto a Single Hair 59
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from the because-they-can dept.
from the because-they-can dept.
adeelarshad82 writes "The University of Nottingham's Nanotechnology Center decided to help Professor of chemistry, Martyn Poliakoff celebrate his special day by 'etching' a copy of a Periodic Table of Elements onto a single strand of the scientist's hair using a 'very sophisticated' electron ion beam microscope. The microscope creates a very fine etching of the periodic table only a few microns across by shooting a 'focused ion beam' of gallium ions at the hair. The technology here is nothing revolutionary, but it is inspiring to see a grown man get so giddy with the prospect of seeing science in action."
Comment: Re:Future government agency. (Score 1) 291
Shirley you mean raids.. For a couple of downloaded songs, expect a visit that makes the BATF effort at the Branch Davidians in Waco look like a Sunday school outing...
Don't call me Surely.
Comment: I hope they're not allowed to back down (Score 1) 291
That's a way to make sure your songs are forgotten by future generations, and they deserve oblivion.
Comment: Why is this an issue? (Score 1) 498
Yeah, the stuff from the '60s, if it wasn't migrated and kept up - that's a challenge, but any competent (and competently-managed) solution has at least one extra copy of everything it's got backed up, and keeps up with moving the data from the least-recently-accessed volumes so they never get a chance to rot - independently of media. I'm sure lots of the lesser solutions, like backup exec, commvault, legato, etc. can do it by now, in case you can't drive TSM.
Swiss Bank Has 43-Page Dress Code 212
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samzenpus
from the dress-for-a-specific-success dept.
from the dress-for-a-specific-success dept.
Tasha26 writes "The HR of Swiss bank UBS AG came up with an innovative 43-page document (French) to establish fashion 'dos' and 'don'ts' in their retail branches. Among the rules are such things as: 'neither sex should allow their underwear to appear,' perhaps Dilbert was a bit ahead of them on that. The document also mentions smells and 'avoid garlic and onion-based dishes.'"
Thief Posts His Photo To Facebook Victim's Account 222
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samzenpus
from the criminal-status-update dept.
from the criminal-status-update dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Washington Post reporter Marc Fisher discovered his house had been burgled; money, a winter coat, an iPod and his son's laptop were stolen. Imagine his surprise when Facebook friends of his 15-year-old son reported that a photo of the apparent thief, wearing Fisher's coat and holding a wad of notes, had been uploaded to his son's Facebook account. How addicted do you have to be to a social network to post a status update and upload your photo *while* you're burgling someone's house?"