Comment How long is the US coastline? (Score 1) 189
"The US coastline is X miles long at a resolution of Y centimeters". There. FTFY.
Comment Re:Who cares? (Score 1) 173
I'll tell you who cares: anyone who wants 1 billion customers, that's who.
Still not tech, though.
Comment Not a good idfea (Score 1) 299
> Fashion retailer The Iconic is no longer running quality assurance as a separate function within its software development process,
You'll be sooorrrrreeee.
You'll be sooorrrrreeee.
Comment More than a google but less than a googleplex (Score 2, Interesting) 115
number of possible positions as reported by Demis Hassabis.
Comment Clarke Cylinder (Score 1) 151
Actually, the idea of a so-called "O'Niell Cylinder" was put forward in 1973 by Arthur C. Clarke in a book titled Rendezvous with Rama.
Comment A solution (Score 2) 195
It is really easy to solve this problem. Hire more tech workers.
Comment Re:And now you know ... (Score 2) 182
It is a strange thing that not one of the presidential candidates has even mentioned the H1B visa program.
Comment Fee for not using my card? Really, Chase? (Score 1) 398
I canceled my Chase card when I got a letter from them telling me that they were going to charge me a fee because I was not using my card enough.
Comment Standard? I don't think so. (Score 1) 208
Grandy maintains that 'many OHA members are developing proprietary user experiences, which they are not contributing back into Android — as is standard for open source projects — for fear of losing competitive advantage in the marketplace.'
Whether or not developments are contributed back to the project depends on the license. The BSD style licenses, for instance, have no such requirement.
Army Asks Its Personnel to Wikify Field Manuals 143
Hugh Pickens writes "The NY Times reports that the Army began encouraging its personnel — from the privates to the generals — to go online and collaboratively rewrite seven of the field manuals that give instructions on all aspects of Army life, using the same software behind Wikipedia. The goal, say the officers behind the effort, is to tap more experience and advice from battle-tested soldiers rather than relying on the specialists within the Army's array of colleges and research centers, who have traditionally written the manuals. 'For a couple hundred years, the Army has been writing doctrine in a particular way, and for a couple months, we have been doing it online in this wiki,' said Col. Charles J. Burnett, the director of the Army's Battle Command Knowledge System. 'The only ones who could write doctrine were the select few. Now, imagine the challenge in accepting that anybody can go on the wiki and make a change — that is a big challenge, culturally.' Under the three-month pilot program, the current version of each guide can be edited by anyone around the world who has been issued an ID card that allows access to the Army Internet system. Reaction so far from the rank and file has been tepid, but the brass is optimistic; even in an open-source world, soldiers still know how to take an order."
Comment Capitol Buildings Signage (Score 1) 301
I can see it now: "Microsoft Hall of Justice"
