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Comment Re:Not the whole story. (Score 1) 159

According to my allergist (allergenist? neither looks correct.) Sanofi sold manufacturing rights to Company A, Company A didn't fill the auto-injectors with the correct amount of epi, so Sanofi bought back the mfg rights to fix the QC issues. Apparently that's the story they're telling doctors, anyway. ;-)
Cloud

Submission + - Microsoft Azure Fail: SSL Certificates WERE Updated - Sort Of (techweekeurope.co.uk)

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judgecorp
judgecorp writes: "Microsoft has published an explanation of the failure of Windows Azure earlier this month. Users of the Azure storage saw that an SSL certificate had expired. Microsoft's explanation says that the certificate had in fact been renewed, but an update with the new certificate details was not prioritised, and hadn't actually been implemented till after the old certificate expired. There are more interesting details, but Microsoft says better alerts and more automation will stop this particular fault happening again"
Robotics

Submission + - Not quite a T-100, but on the right track (bbc.co.uk)

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misanthropic.mofo
misanthropic.mofo writes: "Leaping from drones, to recon "turtlebots", humanity is making its way toward robo-combat. I for one think it would make it interesting to pit legions of robot warriors against each other and let people purchase time on them. Of course there are people that are for and against such technology. Development of ethical robotic systems seems like it would take some of the fun out of things, there's also the question of who gets to decide on the ethics."

Submission + - On the job certification training

Submitted by beerdini
beerdini writes: There is a debate going on within my IT department about how our continued training offerings compare to others in the industry that I'm hoping other Slashdotters can help to provide comparisons. Currently, if we are implementing a new technology or updated software we will send someone from IT for training to become a specialist, where they go to a formal training as a part of their job where they learn their new skills. Alternatively, for someone pursuing an industry certification they usually take the training on their own time and dime and on passing the certification exam they can submit the exam fee for reimbursement. This is the most common practice that I've seen in the various places that I've worked, but I have one co-worker that insists that it is our company's responsibility to pay for the materials, allow them to study and practice while on the job, and that all attempts to take the test should be paid by the company because it should be a company investment in the employee. So my question to the Slashdot community, what are continued training practices if your organization has them and are there any places that will pay for someone to get an industry certificate and any rules that may be associated with it.
Education

Submission + - 'Bandwidth Divide' Could Bar Some From Free Online Courses (chronicle.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The Bandwidth Divide is a form of what economists call the Red Queen effect referring to a scene in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass when Alice races the Red Queen. As the Red Queen tells Alice: "It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!" Keeping up with digital technology is like that race—it takes a continual investment of money and time just to keep up with the latest, and an exceptional amount of work to get ahead of the pack. "The question is, What is the new basic?" said one researcher. "There will always be inequality. But 100 years after the introduction of the car, not everybody has a Ferrari, but everyone has access to some form of motorized transportation through buses." Well, not everyone, but even fewer people have the online equivalent. Colleges considering MOOCs should remember that.

Submission + - 83-Year-Old Inventor Wins $40,000 3D Printing Competition (time.com)

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harrymcc
harrymcc writes: "The Desktop Factory Competition was a contest to create an open-source design for a low-cost machine capable of turning cheap plastic pellets into the filament used by 3D printers, with a price of $40,000. The winner is being announced today — and he was born during the Hoover administration. I interviewed 83-year-old retiree Hugh Latham — a proud member of the maker movement — and the contest's organizers for a story over at TIME.com."

Comment Re:The Quote of the Article (Score 1) 705

There is no professional license for network engineering, or any other computer related engineering, unless you are a mechanical/electrical/industrial engineer. Though I see the EIT qualifying exam now has computers on it, so maybe all engineers get some of it? I know the ACM and IEEE talk about licensing software engineers, and there are plenty of certifications for networking jockeys, but nothing yet.

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