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This score is kind of insane.
Tesla Motors Inc.’s all-wheel-drive version of the battery-powered Model S, the P85D, earned a 103 out of a possible 100 in an evaluation by Consumer Reports magazine.
The combination of power and efficiency was so off-the-chart that the group had to recalibrate its ratings methods “to account for the car’s exceptionally strong performance,” according to a statement. Ultimately, the car was given a score of 100 that set a new standard for perfection. At $105,000 a pop, it will also literally break your wallet.
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In announcing its latest app initiative Wednesday, Amazon put an italicized emphasis on the fact that apps and games in the new "Amazon Underground" section are "actually free" for Android devices. That means users can go on an in-app purchase shopping spree for all of the chapters, items, options, and "energy" they want, while developers get pennies on the hour in exchange for giving up their beloved monetization plan. Penny for your thoughts?
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Globally, the report notes that AT&T, Bell Canada, Bharti Airtel, Cricket, Telefonica de España, Verizon, Viettel Peru S.a.c., Vodafone NL, and Vodafone Spain are all now using stealth headers. In many of these instances there's no opt-out mechanisms in place for users, or the opt-in mechanisms that exist don't actually work. Where's Rick Grimes when you need him?
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It's that time of year again. Apple's next iPhone event will take place on September 9th at 10AM PT, live at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. This is expected to be the unveiling of the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, which are reported to have animated wallpapers, 4K video capabilities, upgraded 12-megapixel cameras and front-facing flash, among other new features. We may even see something about force-touch iPhones. Let me guess, it will be the same phone with slightly different features...or it will be the iPhone 7, which in that case it will be the same phone only slightly bigger.
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Google is taking its recruiting efforts to its search engine, looking for programmers who search for particular programming terms. When Max Rosett, an aspiring computer engineer, took to Google search to get help on his project, he found himself on the other side of a two-sided mirror being cross-examined by Google without even knowing it. If only it was always this easy. What if I Google "Hey, give me a job!"
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They obviously hired Leslie[^] as well. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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My bad, didn't see it was already posted.
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Funding for development work on the Eclipse IDE and other projects will come from individuals and corporate users. So, how much do you want that bug fixed?
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In my opinion, they deserve the donation. Eclipse is a great IDE, for Java and C/C++ programmers. Next time I active eCommerce for my debit card, I will give them what I can. 
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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While most hackathons and programming contests encourage participants to develop usable software, a contest hosted by Binghamton University's Scott Craver asks users to develop code that is "subtly evil." "Look into my face and know, to look into my face is to look into the face..of EVIL!"
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It should be a warning in a compiler: Warning #666: Evil code 
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# define EVIL 0
Now I've lost interest. I'll leave the rest as an exercise.
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#include "tharizdun.h"
not entirely subtle but evil as evil can be 
Geek code v 3.12 {
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- r++>+++ y+++*
Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
}
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
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Evil! Evil! Impolite and evil!
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There’s a secret way to land a job at Google that’s actually much more interesting than the usual approach. Do you feel lucky?
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Just 1 percent of employees are responsible for 75 percent of cloud-related enterprise security risks. Or as they're usually referred to: management
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Management typically comprise 75% of the workforce of most companies, with the remaining 35% being accountants.
(Actually - the 1% who really are the risk are the DBAs...they know where the audit trails are)
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Duncan Edwards Jones wrote: Management typically comprise 75% of the workforce of most companies, with the remaining 35% being accountants.
75% + 35% =
In hope you are not accountant
Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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That was deliberate for humorous impact
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Kent Sharkey wrote: cloud-related enterprise security risks
Yeah! Management! But they're responsible for so much more than just "cloud" elephant-ups.
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Agile software development history doesn't begin with the Agile Manifesto—its roots go back much earlier. In the beginning, there was waterfall, and it was good. No wait, bad. Sorry, really bad. Honest.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: In the beginning, there was waterfall
No there wasn't; that came along later, due, no doubt, to the perception of havok among early developers who were gettin' it done.
Do you think Kernighan and Ritchey used freakin' Waterfall? Grace Hooper et al? I think not.
These early developers coded by the seat of the pants, or skirt as the case may be. They were agile before it was cool.
Agile is developers taking back their freedom after decades in the harness of Waterfall.
Oh, now I'll go read the article...
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: Oh, now I'll go read the article...
Nah - add that to the backlog for the next sprint
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