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Submission + - 7 Signs Your Project is Headed for Failure (intuit.com)

Submitted by Esther Schindler
Esther Schindler writes: How can you recognize that your project is headed for disaster? Look for these warning signs.

For example: Everybody is “the Vision Guy.”: "Another political landmine is the flip side of nobody being in charge: Everyone thinks he is in charge. To demonstrate the need to be “part of” this important, career-defining project, every single stakeholder sees himself as a dog that needs to mark his territory by peeing on it."

Submission + - Activists top 2013 class of Internet Hall of Fame inductees

Submitted by gnujoshua
gnujoshua writes: The Internet Hall of Fame inducted 32 new members, today. This years class had a number of "policy innovators" and activists including Aaron Swartz (posthumous), John Perry Barlow, Jimmy Wales, and Richard M. Stallman.

Stallman had this to say upon his induction, "Now that we have made the Internet work, the next task is to stop it from being a platform for massive surveillance, and make it work in a way that respects human rights, including privacy."

Submission + - ICANN working group seeks to kill WHOIS (computerworld.com.au)

Submitted by angry tapir
angry tapir writes: An Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) working group is seeking public input on a successor to the current WHOIS system used to retrieve domain name information. The Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services (EWG) has issued a report that recommends a radical change from WHOIS, replacing the current system with a centralised data store maintained by a third party that would be responsible for authorising "requestors" who want to obtain domain information.

Submission + - Why Study Humanities? What I Tell Engineering Freshmen (scientificamerican.com)

Submitted by Lasrick
Lasrick writes: This is great. Here's a quote: 'But it is precisely because science is so powerful that we need the humanities now more than ever. In your science, mathematics and engineering classes, you’re given facts, answers, knowledge, truth. Your professors say, “This is how things are.” They give you certainty. The humanities, at least the way I teach them, give you uncertainty, doubt and skepticism.'

Submission + - Windows 8 killing PC sales

Submitted by yl-roller
yl-roller writes: IDC says Windows 8 is partly to blame for PC sales suffering the largest percentage drop ever.

"As if that news wasn't' troubling enough, it appears that a pivotal makeover of Microsoft's ubiquitous Windows operating system seems to have done more harm than good since the software was released last October."

Another article said IDC originally expected a drop, but only half the size.

I think people going to buy new PCs as often as they do cars — or even refrigerators. They're appliances. Microsoft should have realized it, and innovated in a new field instead of trying to update the old stuff. Maybe it's scroogled.
Science

Submission + - Researchers Say Temporary Tattoos Could Enable Electronic Telepathy (txchnologist.com)

Submitted by
MatthewVD
MatthewVD writes: "Noninvasive means of controlling machines via the mind, in the form of stick-on electronics that look like temporary tattoos, could soon enable people to talk over smartphones with only their minds, according to Todd Coleman at the University of California, San Diego. It's become increasingly viable to control devices, such as robotic arms, with brainwaves, but it still requires invasive implants. The new devices can detect signals linked with brain waves through the skin — though with less accuracy. The possibilities are almost limitless."
Privacy

Submission + - Online Dating Costs You More Privacy Than You Think (dice.com)

Submitted by yl-roller
yl-roller writes: Until I heard that people rarely reply to online dating profiles lacking photos, I was reluctant to post one. I just didn’t feel safe leaving myself open to connecting with who knows who. Now, as it turns out your privacy is at stake at almost every site Only LavaLife , Adult Friend Finder Ashley Madison say they’ll delete your data if you close your account. Only Zooskand Fetlife offer https encryption while you visit. And speaking of BDSM, if you want to know about the technology behind Kink.com, check this out. Oh yea, happy Valentine’s Day.

Submission + - Robots work better when you treat them like people (fastcompany.com)

Submitted by yl-roller
yl-roller writes: An MIT study found that cross-training, which is swapping jobs with someone else on your team to help everyone understand the work better, works even when the coworker is a machine. It kind of reminded me of this Stanford study that found people treat computers with the same kind of politeness that they use with people.
Businesses

Submission + - Reasons you're not getting interviews; plus some crazy real resume mistakes (dice.com)

Submitted by yl-roller
yl-roller writes: Not using standard job titles, not tying your work to real business results and not using the right keywords can mean never getting called for an interview, even if you have the right skills to do the job. I once heard to use the EXACT WORDING found in the ad when placing your keywords. I think you're even more unlikely to get a job if you actually DO some of THESE things.
Android

Submission + - How do you store sensitive data on your mobile devices?

Submitted by infodragon
infodragon writes: I'm just now seriously diving into the mobile world and have many questions surrounding all the devices, apps and options. However, one stands out; How do I protect sensitive data? On Linux this question is easy, I use RAID 1/5/6, depending on need, with LVM in the middle and topped with LUKS. This setup is very powerful and extremely flexible. Is it possible to match the strength of LUKS on Android? iOS? What are the solutions the /. crowd has used?
Idle

Submission + - Heart Attack Grill's Top Customer Dies of Heart Attack (cnn.com)

Submitted by Copper Nikus
Copper Nikus writes: John Alleman visited the Heart Attack Grill so often, the restaurant designed an entire line of clothing featuring a cartoon of its beloved "Patient Joe," and placed his face front and center on their menu. Now the restaurant reports via its Facebook page that its most loyal patron has passed away at age 52, from a heart attack.

According to the Las Vegas Sun, Alleman suffered a heart attack while waiting for a bus in front of the restaurant, which boasts highly caloric menu items such as the 9,982 calorie Quadruple Bypass Burger, Butterfat Milkshakes and Coronary Dogs.

May he rest in peace.

Submission + - What EMC looks for when it's hiring (dice.com)

Submitted by yl-roller
yl-roller writes: Because EMC has expanded through more than 70 acquisitions in eight years — it was hiring even during the recession — and because many of the acquired companies were startups, it is trying to leverage the more dynamic cultures it’s inherited and make itself more nimble and innovative. People it hired “need to be able to move fast and run,” Thus, a key to getting the company’s attention is to prove you can do what you say you can. In other words, when Murray asks if you can work fast, you can’t just say yes. You’ll have to use your previous achievements to prove that you can.
(Part of Dice's "landing @ series" about how to get jobs in various high tech companies.) Dice News in Tech (http://s.tt/1zHif)

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