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Comment Re:The genius of EPIC (Score 1) 240

Well, I know a lot of people who work for Epic, and I even spent a summer or two there myself. I have to say that this myth of burning people out is just that, a myth. It seems to be coming from a very vocal minority. Nobody I've spoken to seems to feel this myth is true and in fact most people genuinely enjoy working there. Yes, sometimes people work 60+ hour weeks. But I think that's true just about anywhere you'd look when you're coming up to a release or a large bug. Nobody seems to mind. I know people who have been there for 10+ years and they have no plans to move on. I worked with veteran programmers and fresh college grads. Epic's not as bad as public opinion of it seems. If you're ever in the Madison area, I recommend stopping in for a tour - the campus is incredible.
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Submission + - Sludge in Flask Gives Clues to Origin of Life (sciencemag.org) 1

sciencehabit writes: In the 1950s, scientist Stanley Miller conducted a series of experiments in which he zapped gas-filled flasks with electricity. The most famous of these, published in 1952, showed that such a process could give rise to amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. But a later experiment, conducted in 1958, sat on the shelf--never analyzed by Miller. Now, scientists have gone back and analyzed the sludge at the bottom of this flask and found even more amino acids than before--and better evidence that lightning and volcanic gasses may have helped create life on Earth.

Submission + - Happy 80th Birthday, William Shatner! (wired.com)

gregg writes: Today another geek legend celebrates a birthday. Best known for portraying Captain James T. Kirk, William Shatner has cemented himself into geek science fiction lore forever. Today he begins his ninth decade on this planet — yes, Captain Kirk is now 80 years old.

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