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This[^]. And to answer the question; a fool and his money..
Doesn't even mention if the vibration is used as salt, or as something that is supposedly "unique" enough to identify a person (which sounds like a stretch).
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Yet another solution looking for a problem to solve. And this doesn't seem to be a very good solution either.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Senators raised the stakes against some of America’s biggest tech companies on Wednesday, telling them they must take more comprehensive action against foreign actors misusing their platforms. "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."
I've been avoiding this whole news path to keep things out of the political (and US-ian) realms, but this seems like it might affect our industry.
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Normals think it must be easy and were all just being lax.
Countless normals come and go from our shop with exasperation saying "Can't we pass laws against this?" We always have to remind them what www is and if you don't like someone from <insert unsavory="" country="" of="" the="" day="" here=""> being as close to you as they are on the public network then your only recourse is to unplug from it.
The blank looks are precious.
Frankly I'd call their bluff.
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Apparently our Senators have never watched one of the millions of television shows where any 12 year old hacker can "bounce his signal" across the globe to hide his identity. 
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Not that I'm a glutton for punishment, but I'd be interested to see the software that these Senators write. I'd tell them to make a law that puts a boolean value of ImABadPerson in the http header of every request. That we we can easily parse out if this person has bad intentions while on the web.
Wait maybe I read the headline wrong, perhaps they are angry over Olympic wins and that is supposed to be "Senators blast tech companies over Russian Medaling..."
If that's the case I wouldn't look to the tech community for athletes although I'm sure there are some decent ones.
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j snooze wrote: I'd tell them to make a law that puts a boolean value of ImABadPerson in the http header of every request. That we we can easily parse out if this person has bad intentions while on the web.
 You've solved it! Well done!
TTFN - Kent
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So they're out mustering monies for future re-election?
Someone's therapist knows all about you!
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With C# we have always tended towards major releases: bundle a lot of features up, and release less frequently. We even went so far as routinely omitting the traditional ".0" when we talked about C# 6.0! What's the point?
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Kent Sharkey wrote: What's the point?
I think the official definition is: "The position inside the opposition's blue line along the edges of the rink."
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Goooooaooooaooaooaoooaoooaaaaallllllll! 
TTFN - Kent
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Kent Sharkey wrote: What's the point?
 Good pun!
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Have you been googling articles on how to build an outstanding developer resume? Stop right now. It’s a waste of time! Cover letter? That’s a waste as well. I guess having a place to build and write about that portfolio would be handy?
Yeah, sorry about that huge irritating banner/popup they do. Here's a >click< so you don't run out.
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A bit hyperbolic compared to my experience. Yes, all those things are great and could set you apart but you're still expected to have a basic résumé and cover letter. At least for the companies to which I've applied.
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Won't read it, but you can't just be showing off what you wrote for your employers -- it's not yours to show and it could be confidential. We had to call the legal department on a past contractor a few years back.
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The article is talking about personal projects, articles, blogs, open source, etc to demonstrate expertise. Not production code. Good point to make nonetheless 
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If I'm hiring for a developer position and a candidate sends me a portfolio, his resume and portfolio are going in the trash. It tells me s/he's pretentious.
(BTW, I toss cover letters immediately.)
Edit: Links to online articles, especially here on Code Project, are fine. But even then, I won't bother unless I intend to bring the person in for an interview. In other words, the resume is what sparks the interest.
modified 31-Oct-17 20:48pm.
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TopTal, eh? I'm not particularly fond of them.
None-the-less, a resume doesn't cover 10% of what I've done / can do. Which is why I created (http://www.marcclifton.com) ages ago.
Irony is, even though that's at the top of my resume (as well as a link to my CP articles page) and in my email sig, literally 95% of people (managers, recruiters, etc) don't even look. It's my opening question in a phone interview now: "Did you look at my website or my blog or my articles?" If the answer is no, I tell them to look and call me back when they've done so, as I'll be asking them about what they saw. I kid you not.
One of the main reasons I took this contract gig with a company up in Albany was that when I walked into the interview, one of the senior programmers and the direct supervisor literally opened up the conversation with "wow, we're really impressed with your articles and website." That in itself was a very positive sign.
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A bit less then four years ago I was looking for work in London. I sent dozens of standard one pagers. Perfect in any way, edited by a native speaker, designed by graphical designer. Without feedback. Then I switched to portfolio.
Not a pretentious one, but a human one, a simple one. It shows my thought processes, my approach to solving problems, my understanding of business needs, and my passion for work. Here it is. I have not updated it for four years - Tomaz Stih - Software Engineer[^].
I landed a contract two weeks after publishing it. Today people are still sending me job offers. And, occasionally, I receive a mail from recruiter who wants to help me improve my CV because I got it all wrong. As Marcus Buckingham says: "First, break all the rules." If you have a talent to describe what you did, how you did it, and why you did it and attach a few sexy screen- shots -- just do it. What better promotes us but the work we do?
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Tomaž Štih wrote: What better promotes us but the work we do?
Perhaps. I like:
Tomaž Štih wrote: It shows my thought processes, my approach to solving problems, my understanding of business needs, and my passion for work.
Because I think more than the work we do (much of which is probably work we'd rather NOT be doing), how we do it is more important. Unfortunately, the "how" just doesn't seem to be on the radar of many companies, or if it is, the question they want answered is whether I can be forced into the way they do their work. To which the answer is usually "no." Sort of limits my employment options. 
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I pretty much got into IT because I had a personal website on att.net, back in the late 90's. They were my ISP at the time. Then I created a personal website with a javascript tabbed portfolio of all sorts of things and got consulting jobs in 2004 because of it. By 2009 my full-time employer blocked my website with WebSense; so I eventually a retired it. It's still on the wayback machine!
As for now, I don't think a portfolio would be helpful for me, but for a new graduate, I still think it would be relevant today.
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Web development is no longer number one, with a wide range of skills now in demand. Time to start phoning it in
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A new type of smart fabric developed at the University of Washington could pave the way for jackets that store invisible passcodes and open the door to your apartment or office. Sorry, I don't have the data for you. It's on my other shirt.
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And he stole the shirt right off my back!
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Why do people keep inventing "passcodes" using physical things that aren't always used, are replaced, or which can be easily lost or stolen? I suppose it prevents the "chop of the hand" trick. (Perhaps students at University of Washington don't realize that most people don't need to wear jackets most of the time.)
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