Comment Re:4 Ten hour days works better (Score 1) 1055

by bigdan43 on Wednesday January 14, 2009 @12:20AM (#26443905) Attached to: How Does a 9/80 Work Schedule Work Out?

I used to do this when working in an internet call center. It worked very well for me at the time but the only downfall was that the shifts were irregular so my weekends weren't always fri-sat-sun

Windows 7 Beta Released To Public After Delay 848

Posted by timothy on Saturday January 10, 2009 @04:31PM from the join-the-queue-or-ubuntu dept.

Z80xxc! writes "The Windows 7 Beta release is now available for download by the general public, in 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. Microsoft had previously announced availability around 3 PM PST on Friday, but after unexpected numbers of people proved to be interested in the download, had to postpone it to add more servers."

Audio CAPTCHAs Cracked; ReCAPTCHA Remains Strong 157

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday December 08, 2008 @11:19AM from the captcha-captcha-chameleon dept.

Falkkin writes "Ars Technica reports that audio CAPTCHAs consisting of only distorted digits or letters can be easy to crack using machine learning techniques. This includes most of the audio CAPTCHAs currently in use on the Web. The reCAPTCHA team has discussed their new audio CAPTCHA, which is resistant to this attack."

This Is the Way the World Ends 394

Posted by kdawson on Monday December 08, 2008 @05:44AM from the several-bangs-several-whimpers dept.

Dave Knott writes "The CBC's weekly science radio show Quirks and Quarks this week features a countdown of the top ten planetary doomsday scenarios. Nine science professors and one science fiction author are asked to give (mostly) realistic hypotheses of the ways in which the planet Earth and its inhabitants can be destroyed. These possibilities for mankind's extinction include super-volcanoes, massive gamma ray bursts, and everybody's favorite, the killer asteroid. Perhaps the most terrifying prediction is the reversal of the Earth's magnetic field (combined with untimely solar activity), a periodic event which is currently 1/4 million years overdue."

Model-View-Controller — Misunderstood and Misused 221

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday December 02, 2008 @04:36PM from the more-mvc-than-thou dept.

paradox1x writes "Malcolm Tredinnick shares a terrific rant against the misunderstanding and misuse of the Model-View-Controller design pattern. In particular he takes issue with the notion that Django should be considered an MVC framework. He says that 'It's as valid as saying it's a "circus support mechanism," since the statement is both true, in some contexts, and false in others (you can definitely use Django-based code to help run your circus; stop looking so skeptical).' I'm not sure I agree with the entire piece, but it is a very good read." We recently discussed another look at the bending and stretching of MVC patterns in the world of Web development.

Comment Non-paid OT? (Score 1) 1141

by bigdan43 on Thursday September 04, 2008 @12:28PM (#24875397) Attached to: Should IT Unionize?

I work in IT and I don't understand the article, maybe it's a US thing, I'm from Canada. I've always been paid for OT and it is voluntary, of course it's still heavily pushed. I'm not syndicated but I find I have pretty good working conditions. Is Canada different labour law wise or did I luck out with my job?