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conoviator writes:
Those of us with elderly relatives need to have some frank conversations about how they are vulnerable to scammers. The story is light on the details of just how the victim was redirected to a scam web site.
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conoviator writes:
Bill Nye, one of the foremost science educators in the United States states that only the upper crust members of American science and technology (with degrees from top tier schools) understand science, particularly climate change. He opines that "regular software writers" dwell in the realm of the semi-science-literate.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
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conoviator writes:
NY Times has just published a piece providing more background on the healthcare.gov software project. One interesting aspect: "Another sore point was the Medicare agency’s decision to use database software, from a company called MarkLogic, that managed the data differently from systems by companies like IBM, Microsoft and Oracle. CGI officials argued that it would slow work because it was too unfamiliar. Government officials disagreed, and its configuration remains a serious problem."
