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> "An engineers actions are so far removed from revenue that they can't make a claim so directly" This statement is simply not true in my experience as an engineer in the tech indu…

I work as a freelance developer for two small companies (around 6-10 devs) and they both use GitHub privately. People are touting GitHub's move to per-user pricing as a triumph! I …

There are many, many ways to test! A control group, quasi-experiment evaluation etc. "Correlation does not imply causation". All she has is a hypothesis, a theory based on observat…

Quote: "By the end of the year, she had received just six doses of the drug instead of the usual twelve. Marette responded just as her doctors would have hoped from the full drug a…

The second he made-up a statistic quote: 9 out of 10 computer problems are fixed by turning it off and on again (I love IT crowd), I stopped listening!

I'm more looking forward to seeing the Sony VR. It's rumoured to be around the $250-$350 price mark. Sony have a history of getting traction despite not having the best spec/produc…

Do you have timeframes on other languages and how you are giving priority?

I believe there is more at play here. I hope someone more qualified would research this, very interesting.

Wow, this is really interesting stuff. One could read from this that to be more creative, say, for designers they should focus on the left screen.

I'm curious to find out if my experience is atypical with coders. Like most developers my workstation setup consists of dual/triple monitors. I've found (or at least perceived) whe…

Found httpie sometime back. I still use curl but 80% of the time I use httpie now.

I really feel sorry for the guy, but even just a few simple due diligence checks would have shown the company has no money even the accounts are overdue: http://companycheck.co.uk/…

Thanks so much for this. I've been using gevent 1.1a2 to support Python 3.4. Does this mean we are out of Alpha? __init__.py shows 1.1a3 tho!

Is there any evidence that dark colour schemes when coding help sleep pattens? I ask because after using the default theme of sublimetext for 6 months then going back to white back…

I often work late or watch movies on my laptop in bed. About 6 months ago I read about how screens/backlight have a negative effect on sleep pattens. I found an app called Flux ( h…

Instead of Facebook owing your photos and ID, they now own your phone numbers and your friends phone numbers! Not the best swap. WhatsApp Terms: "In order to prevent and reduce uns…

He shows a chorded keyboard for shorthand typing, how did that not catch on! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorded_keyboard Strange feeling watching the first computer mouse demo, f…

Really? Build a button yourself to overlock! The Pi is about giving you the tools, now, go forth and build.

I agree, my few experiences don't prove anything. He mixed LSD, cannabis and alcohol on that night. I also agree, I knew very little about his mental health before that day. His se…