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

by SBJ95 (#48041479) Attached to: Back To Faxes: Doctors Can't Exchange Digital Medical Records
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.
Programming

Programmer Privilege 353

Posted by Soulskill from the overlooked-inequality dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Philip Guo, an Asst. Professor of Computer Science at the University of Rochester, has written a thoughtful article on his education in programming. Guo explains that he was no particular coding wizard while growing up, but when he jumped into a CS major when he went to college at MIT, he received all sorts of passive and active encouragement — simply because he 'looked the part.' He says, 'Instead of facing implicit bias or stereotype threat, I had the privilege of implicit endorsement. For instance, whenever I attended technical meetings, people would assume that I knew what I was doing (regardless of whether I did or not) and treat me accordingly. If I stared at someone in silence and nodded as they were talking, they would usually assume that I understood, not that I was clueless. Nobody ever talked down to me, and I always got the benefit of the doubt in technical settings.' Guo compares this to the struggles faced by other minority groups and women to succeed in a field that is often more skeptical of their abilities. 'I want those people to experience what I was privileged enough to have gotten in college and beyond – unimpeded opportunities to develop expertise in something that they find beautiful, practical, and fulfilling.'"
Media

US Students Suffering From Internet Addiction 314

Posted by CmdrTaco from the also-high-on-sheen dept.
PsiCTO writes "American college students are hooked on cellphones, social media and the Internet and showing symptoms similar to drug and alcohol addictions, according to a new study. This probably falls under the no-big-surprise category. CBC Radio 1 played a couple of interviews with students that took part in the study. I especially liked the quote in which the student felt like he had a phantom limb experience with his cell phone."
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Submission + - Sludge in Flask Gives Clues to Origin of Life (sciencemag.org) 1

Submitted by sciencehabit
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)

Submitted by gregg
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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