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Comment Bad Assumption (Score 1) 869

by ktippetts on Tuesday May 03, 2011 @04:00PM (#36015378) Attached to: The Internet's New Alternate Reality

"... If you don't like the facts presented on the sites of established news organizations...." Unfortunately this statement assumes that the established news organizations are interested in finding and presenting the objective truth, which, as we know, is not an accurate assumption at all.

Submission + - 'Pre-crime' Comes to the HR Dept. (earthweb.com)

Submitted by storagedude on Wednesday September 29, 2010 @02:34PM

storagedude writes: Like something out of the Steven Spielberg movie Minority Report, a startup called Social Intelligence is mining social media to weed out job applicants based on their potential for violence, drug abuse or just plain bad judgment. The startup also combs sites like Facebook and Twitter to monitor current employees, presumably to monitor compliance with company social media policy, but as the criteria are company-defined, anything's possible. Just one more reason to watch what you post, folks.

Submission + - Chinese 'Apple Peel' turns iPods into iPhones (idg.com.au)

Submitted by

angry tapir

on Tuesday September 28, 2010 @06:51PM

angry tapir writes: "The Apple Peel 520, a Chinese-developed product that drew the media's attention for being able to turn an iPod Touch into an iPhone-like device, is coming to America. The add-on device, which just went on sale in China, has been billed as a more affordable option for users wanting to get their hands on an iPhone, but lack the budget."

Submission + - Father of Java, James Gosling unloads

Submitted by javab0y on Tuesday September 28, 2010 @04:08PM

javab0y writes: The folks over at basementcoders (http://basementcoders.com) did a podcast with James Gosling, The Father of Java, last week at a coffee shop in San Francisco during the JavaOne conference. In a raw and no-holds-barred interview, James let loose on Oracle, the Google Lawsuit, and his experience with IBM. You know its going to be good when he starts out saying "I eventually graduated in '83. Went to work for IBM which is, you know, is within the top 10 of my stuipidist career decisions I've made". The podcast was fully transcribed and can be found at http://www.basementcoders.com/transcripts/James_Gosling_Transcript.html.

Comment Re:Ellison's an Idiot (Score 1) 326

by ktippetts on Tuesday August 10, 2010 @06:43PM (#33210126) Attached to: Larry Ellison Rips HP Board a New One

Just a follow-up. I think this statement by Ellison also shows his commitment to his employees -- basically zero. What Ellison doesn't realize is that he did not single-handedly build Oracle. Jobs did not single-handedly build Apple, and Hurd did not single-handedly build HP. They all had a group of dedicated and committed employees that did it. So I feel sorry for Oracle employees -- sorry that your CEO can't see your contributions because his big inflated ego gets in the way.

Comment Ellison's an Idiot (Score 1) 326

by ktippetts on Tuesday August 10, 2010 @04:31PM (#33208742) Attached to: Larry Ellison Rips HP Board a New One

So what he's saying is that HP shouldn't enforce it's standards of business conduct even when the HP CEO breaks them? Interesting. Hm. Goes to show you the kind of person Ellison is...dollars over integrity. And that's what the problem is with all of society. I'm just glad that HP's board values integrity over the almighty dollar. They have set an example for the rest of the industry. My guess is that no other company but HP has the guts to stand up for it's values and it's integrity. Obviously the Oracle board doesn't, if the "No stranger himself to sexual harassment allegations" statement is to be believed.

Comment Re:Sounds Like Panic Mongering (Score 1) 410

by ktippetts on Thursday August 05, 2010 @06:30PM (#33155604) Attached to: Google and Verizon In Talks To Prioritize Traffic (Updated)

Couldn't have put it better myself. Very astute.

Comment The Real Question... (Score 1) 410

by ktippetts on Thursday August 05, 2010 @06:26PM (#33155570) Attached to: Google and Verizon In Talks To Prioritize Traffic (Updated)

...is when is the media going to be held accountable for their blatant and purposeful (or not) reporting mistakes? In my job, if I made a mistake like that, my superiors wouldn't hesitate to terminate....

Comment Um... (Score 1) 73

by ktippetts on Friday April 02, 2010 @03:49AM (#31704884) Attached to: Boy Left Stranded In Tree Because of Health and Safety Policy

...wow. I wasn't aware the press in the UK were as truth-challenged as they are here in the US....

Comment Hypocrisy Anyone? (Score 2, Insightful) 522

by ktippetts on Wednesday March 31, 2010 @09:31PM (#31696232) Attached to: Microsoft Claims Google Chrome Steals Your Privacy

...any claim about protecting privacy from the one company that has been the direct or indirect cause of so much private data being lost or compromised is really rich. I'd have to think that it's a red herring, really, to divert attention away from the privacy/security problems IE 6/7/8, Windows XP/Vista/7 have already....

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