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Comment For when... (Score 1) 95

by scottimus on Monday May 06, 2013 @05:01PM (#43647167) Attached to: Device Can Extract DNA With Full Genetic Data In Minutes

...you gotta sequence a lot of DNA RIGHT NOW! In all seriousness though, this is pretty neat. Not every step in technology has to be earth shattering.

Submission + - Adobe Creative Suite Going Subscription-Only 1

Submitted by JDG1980 on Monday May 06, 2013 @02:54PM

JDG1980 writes: According to CNET and various other sources, CS6 will be the last version of Adobe's Creative Suite that will be sold in the traditional manner. All future versions will be available by subscription only, through Adobe's so-called "Creative Cloud" service. This means that before too long, anyone who wants an up-to-date version of Photoshop won't be able to buy it – they will have to pay $50 per month (minimum subscription term: one year). Can Adobe complete the switch to subscription-only, or will the backlash be too great? Will this finally spur the creation of a real competitor to Photoshop?

Comment Good for them (Score 1) 109

by scottimus on Friday June 29, 2012 @07:54PM (#40500791) Attached to: China Slowing Nuclear Buildout In Response To Fukushima

Perhaps in the next China hosted Olympics they won't have to rush to sweep air pollution under rug

When Smart People Make Bad Employees 491

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday January 05, 2011 @03:03PM from the boss's-favorite dept.

theodp writes "Writing for Forbes, CS-grad-turned-big-time-VC Ben Horowitz gives three examples of how the smartest people in a company can also be the worst employees: 1. The Heretic, who convincingly builds a case that the company is hopeless and run by a bunch of morons; 2. The Flake, who is brilliant but totally unreliable; 3. The Jerk, who is so belligerent in his communication style that people just stop talking when he is in the room. So, can an employee who fits one of these poisonous descriptions, but nonetheless can make a massive positive contribution to a company, ever be tolerated? Quoting John Madden's take on Terrell Owens, Horowitz gives a cautious yes: 'If you hold the bus for everyone on the team, then you'll be so late that you'll miss the game, so you can't do that. The bus must leave on time. However, sometimes you'll have a player that's so good that you hold the bus for him, but only him.' Ever work with a person who's so good that he/she gets his/her own set of rules? Ever been that person yourself?"

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