Comment Re:Clues so far... (Score 1) 354
This quote must somehow be useful, but I can't enter it into the text field. The field accepts only numbers (positive and negative) and commas.
Submission + - Recruit Hot Talent by...Not Leaving Contact Info? (craigslist.org) 3
An anonymous reader writes: Google has previously used coding competitions to locate
top talent. In a new twist on the idea, an anonymous tech company is
posting a help-wanted ad that challenges
developers to find out who the company is. A little digging and text mashing reveals
a website containing a Web 2.0 puzzle that makes notpron look like child's play.
So, fellow developers, who is this company, and, well, what is the
significance of the date "1-18-08 " ?
Science Magazine's Top Stories of 2007 36
ahab_2001 writes "The journal Science has put up its annual Breakthrough of the Year list. They're looking at the top-ten scientific accomplishments for 2007. Leading the list are studies of human genetic variation, and a flood of new discoveries that point toward a future of genomic medicine and even "personal genomics" — with all of the potential issues of ethics and privacy that entails. Runners-up include advances in cellular and structural biology, astrophysics, physics, immunology, synthetic chemistry, neuroscience, and computer science. In addition to the articles from the journal, there's a video on human genetic variation and a podcast as well." Some similarities here to Time magazine's list on the same subject.
Submission + - Googling Yourself More in 2007?
Ponca City, We Love You writes: "More than twice as many Americans googled themselves in 2006 than five years previous — and many are googling their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, as well according to a report released recently by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. The survey shows that the percentage of US adult Internet users who have looked for information about themselves through Google or another search engine has more than doubled in the past five years (pdf) from 22 percent in August, 2001 to 47 percent in December, 2006. Only 3 percent of internet self-googlers say they Google themselves regularly, 22 percent say "every once in a while," and three-quarters say they have googled themselves once or twice. And while almost everyone who has googled themselves say they are satisfied with what they have found online, 4 percent of all users reported finding embarrassing or inaccurate information that resulted in a bad experience. The original report, "Digital Footprints," contains many more interesting observations (pdf)."
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