Comment Big deal. The Master discovered this in 1972 (Score 1) 47
Remember when The Master discovered interstitial time, tried to enslave Kronos, and the Third Doctor stopped him?
Comment Ethics (Score 1) 127
It means it would be unethical for it to do it unless you paid it. Then it's fine.
Comment Dr. Anonymous Coward... (Score 1) 479
If you insist before the interview that they address you as Dr. Anonymous Coward -- you probably aren't going to get the job.
Comment Business case (Score 1) 602
Quantify the costs/benefits to the company of buying you a second monitor. How much more productive does it make you? Can you quantify the benefits somehow, either as increases to the bottom line, or recouping lost opportunities? (You might not be paid by the hour, so labor costs may vary - think situations where your higher productivity could save the company money.) Formulate a logical argument. Write a short business case - one or two pages long. Not too long - you just want to make your case, not be pedantic or boring.(Google how to write a business case.) If you can make your case, and your boss/company is somewhat rational, you should have your monitor. Good Luck!
FDA Asked to Regulate Nanotechnology 248
WillAffleckUW writes "According to the Washington Post, a coalition of environmental and consumer groups has asked the FDA to look at regulating nanotechnology. They point out that there are more than 100 nanotechnology products and that nanoparticles can penetrate cells and tissues, migrate through the body and brain and cause biochemical damage."
The World's Most Modern Management System 235
NeoPrime writes "CNN has a story
about an Indian IT outsourcing firm HCL Technologies, whose president feels
that 'employees come first and customers second.' He further feels
that every employee should 'rate their boss, their boss' boss, and any
three other company managers they choose, on 18 questions using a 1-5 scale.
There is even an electronic ticket system to flag anything they
think requires action in the company.
The company president explains, 'It can be I have a problem with
my bonus, or My seat is not working, or My boss
sucks.' This ticket is then routed to a manager for resolution. The article's argument: India has the most modern management system in the world."
Automated Linux Error Checking 25
Caydel writes "In a recent message to the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML), Ben Chelf, CTO of Coverity, Inc. announced an internal framework to continually scan open source projects for source defects and provide the results of their analysis back to the developers of those projects. The linux kernel is one of 32 open source projects monitored by Coverity. Coverity is looking for a few group-nominated maintainers to access the reports, in order to patch the bugs found before they are announced to the general public. For those not familiar with Coverity, they are a small company out of Stanford who monitor source code correctness through automatic static source code analysis."
