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Submission + - "An Internal Brain Drain" (sciencemag.org) 1

Submitted by walterbyrd on Sunday March 20, 2011 @06:24PM

walterbyrd writes: Dr. Norman Matloff of the University of California-Davis computer science department, argues that US citizens are avoiding "Science Technology Engineering Math" (STEM) careers, because US citizens see those fields as being ruined by massive offshoring, and inshoring.

Submission + - Facebook Acquires Feature Phone App Maker Snaptu (zdnet.com) 4

Submitted by Krystalo on Sunday March 20, 2011 @05:46PM

Krystalo writes: Facebook has agreed to acquire Snaptu, an Israeli startup that makes Java-based feature phone apps, for an estimated $70 million. The acquisition, for which neither company would reveal financial details, is expected to close within a few weeks.

Earlier this year, Facebook worked with the mobile development firm to build a feature phone app that is accessible free of data charges in various overseas markets. The company says the Facebook for Feature Phones app currently works on more than 2,500 devices.

Comment funny (Score -1, Troll) 165

by christovas on Friday May 14, 2010 @12:45PM (#32208720) Attached to: In Argentina, Law Against Plagiarism Plagiarized

Go figure battleempire.com

Comment took our site down (Score 1) 250

by christovas on Friday May 14, 2010 @12:38PM (#32208586) Attached to: Car Hits Utility Pole, Takes Out EC2 Datacenter

Took our site down battleempire.com

Comment A hope for all Geeks (Score 1) 161

by christovas on Monday March 02, 2009 @07:21PM (#27045981) Attached to: Science Unlocks The Mystery Of Belly Button Lint

excuse me for being excited, but my hot ass GF just finished her EP and man its sweet! What better way to get a review than my fav. group of geeks. (..and yes, in the realm of geeks, i'm considered a super-geek, even having worked in the "black world") So yes, there is hope for the geeks out there!!! :) Comments welcomed: www.leahfairchild.com oh, feel free to test my geekology.

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