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Submission + - Ask X - New UI for Ask.com

ReadWriteWeb writes: "Ask.com is testing out a new Ajax powered 3-pane UI called Ask X, which is similar to the Ask City site launched a couple of weeks ago. As well as a new UI, Ask X introduces video search to the feature set. Ask.com attempts to differentiate itself from the likes of Google through its focus on topic clusters and "smart answers". They generally try to deliver a range of useful, topical information in its first page of results, so doing it over 3 panes and with some Ajax magic seems an appropriate solution."
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rbanffy writes: "One of the largest Free Software event in the world, the 8th edition of the International Free Software Forum called for papers. Proposals due on December 31st 2006."

Comment Add that to your resume (Score 5, Insightful) 204

My only real question in all of this is where is it headed?(mind the pun there) Are all of us tech geeks going to be required to be able to "jack" into the computer systems we administrate in the near future? Will programmers start designing software that allows us to see the layout of our network graphicly in our heads as we sit semi-concious in chairs? Maybe not, but it is a possibilty.

My curiousity is when will this sort of thing become competitve enough that it will start to be asked for on job applications? When will it get to the point that it is no longer an option but a requirement in order to administer large networks?

This sort of thing is straight out of movies, like Johny Mnemonic even from role playing games like Shadowrun.

If this sort of thing comes to fruition would you have a chip installed in your head?

I know I would.

But I don't know many others that would comprimise their bodies for a career. Would you?

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