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Earlier in the month, news emerged that Kaspersky software had been used by Russian hackers to identify and steal sensitive NSA files from a US computer. Following the revelation, Kaspersky Lab started an investigation, and now the company has published its findings. It just appeared there. "Yeah, that's the ticket."
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At its inception, the internet was a beautifully idealistic and equal place. But the world sucks and we’ve continuously made it more and more centralized, taking power away from users and handing it over to big companies. And the worst thing is that we can’t fix it — we can only make it slightly less awful. On the other hand: we have kittens!
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A developer’s wish-list for any job is going to be long. In addition to better pay and benefits, suitable work-life balance and the ability to work remotely are fast becoming must-have elements for many. A new study helps shed more light on what tech pros are seeking, and it has some interesting insights. Where is 'a cookie' on the list?
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Talk about irony. IT is one of those jobs where you're expected to not have a life... mainly because the industry was founded on people that had no life. Go figure. 
Jeremy Falcon
modified 26-Oct-17 16:38pm.
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I could be persuaded to settle for a work salary balance. Too many people think that with me, its all about the money, which is just not true. For me its about the amount of money.
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In the context of the software industry, "work-life balance" is an oxymoron.
«While I complain of being able to see only a shadow of the past, I may be insensitive to reality as it is now, since I'm not at a stage of development where I'm capable of seeing it. A few hundred years later another traveler despairing as myself, may mourn the disappearance of what I may have seen, but failed to see.» Claude Levi-Strauss (Tristes Tropiques, 1955)
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"The criminals behind Bad Rabbit are tricking people into infecting themselves, by disguising the malware as an Adobe Flash installer and planting it on legitimate websites that have been compromised" The article contains a link that explains some "vaccination" that can prevent infection. Might cause some interesting discussions in the office as you explain the need to vaccinate the computers to prevent bad rabbits.
More info also here[^].
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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"But many pointed out that those same rights aren't afforded to many humans in the country.
The robot, named Sophia, was confirmed as a Saudi citizen during a business event in Riyadh, according to an official Saudi press release." That answers what happens to humans once the robots come for our jobs 
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The unveiling of Sophia can be seen here[^].
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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And the passport will have assembled and repaired dates 
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Assembly might have taken more than one day, but it is only presented once it is finished. I'd vote to call it an unveiling-day
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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I think this citizenship was out of necessity. The robot can't go anywhere because it can't make it passed the metal detector at the airport.
AI robots are such a good idea, no criminal will ever think to hack into it and make it commit crimes, turn on its owner or ever do anything bad. Its all lollipops and beach lounging from here on out.
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j snooze wrote: The robot can't go anywhere because it can't make it passed the metal detector at the airport.
At most airports you can go around. More a publicity-stunt then necessity; giving rights to a toaster, while most humans there have less rights than that toaster now has.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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A successful IT career requires constant learning and proving knowledge through IT certifications. I didn't bother reading it, maybe you will
"For me, one of the most important differentiators are industry certifications."
Yeah. A differentiator. That's a good term for them.
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Phase change memory works in a way that makes it amenable to doing math. Might be a little slow for DOOM
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Low-cost cloud backup and storage company Backblaze has published its latest set of hard disk reliability numbers for the second quarter of 2017. I don't think hard drives are that reliable if you keep them in the bathtub
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So, size does matter after all...
Jeremy Falcon
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Message Closed
modified 27-Oct-17 9:30am.
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IMO, wrong forum (Lounge would be better)
Things get a lot more complicated when implementing them in actual code, but that’s the base concept.
But given the audience, a statement like that is just pathetic. Come on. Even the Reed–Solomon error correction - Wikipedia page has better information.
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Discussions about "the best programming language or technology" are common in software development, but also arguably pointless. "I'd rather be a hammer than a nail"
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Yes, I would....
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I maintain that the number one consideration by magnitudes is: availability and cost of replacement engineers.
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Technology should be dictated by the CTO
I don't even know where to begin. 
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Quote: A full list of considerations for technology choice
Where is;
"M$ SUX, Windoze isn't secure, with Linux you can recompile the kernel"
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Rico is the largest such database anywhere, with 72,219 user interfaces (or UIs) from 9,772 Android apps across 27 Google Play categories, she says. It contains visual, textual, structural, and interactive design properties of each of those UIs, and can be searched by all three. "It's not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."
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Can good design be cost-effective
Jeez, that's even a question? 
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