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Comment It depends on why you are estimating (Score 1) 483

If you're trying to estimate the size of project for budgeting purposes, then function-point counting is a useful method. Over time you can learn how an organization performs and your estimates will become more accurate. If you're trying to estimate for the purposes of visibility then don't—you're better of using one of the agile development methodologies.

Feed Science Daily: Astronomers Get First Look At Uranus's Rings As They Swing Edge-on To Earth (sciencedaily.com)

An edge-on view of Uranus' rings, possible only once every 42 years, shows that the dust distribution has changed significantly since Voyager 2 took photos in 1986. Keck and Hubble observations show the inner rings more clearly as the bright outer rings dim, and may discover new moons that shepherd the ring debris.

Flock, the Web 2.0 Browser? 263

escay writes "Cardinal, the Beta 1 version of Firefox-based browser Flock, was released Tuesday with many polished features. Some of the features include drag-and-drop photo uploading for Flickr and Photobucket, an in-built RSS aggregator, direct blogging tool, and shared favorites/bookmarks. In step with Web 2.0 philosophy, Flock provides a rich user-centric experience, making it easier to bring information to the user and vice versa. It is available for Linux/Mac/Windows, and you can download it here. (And for those of you trying to get Flash working in Firefox on an AMD64 Linux machine, try this and be pleasantly surprised!)"

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