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I too am disappointed that the Google redirect workaround no longer works. I recently cancelled my WSJ membership as part of an effort to minimize my monthly expenses, so now I am …

I would go into finance, maybe as a CFA or some sort of investment/financial analyst. If I could go back in time and restructure my career aspirations as a teenager, I would pursue…

You are correct, it is not NLP. But I wouldn't downplay the potential of this javascript library. I have hundreds of digital documents that need to be sorted and archived. I am abl…

It seems, especially for major corporations, that on-call/pager duty is quickly becoming the norm for software development teams. I do agree that pager duty is a symptom of a funda…

I have been living in Austin for roughly 4 years, but after checking the map it looks like my area may not get fiber for some years to come, as well as much of the greater Austin c…

I took a look at the site for 5 minutes. If I had the day off, I wouldn't mind spending some time attempting to solve it.

I recently bought a Kindle Paperwhite, and also noticed how easy it was to tie the Kindle to an email account upon purchase, all without verification. This seems like something Ama…

As a former IBM'er, I believe IBM has lost their edge as a competitive company, and is now in a state of dysfunction and damage control. Bluemix, Watson, Jazz SCM, in my opinion al…

That is incorrect. IBM sold parts of its hardware business, along with employees and IP rights, to Lenovo. Years ago, IBM also sold its ThinkPad brand to Lenovo. The two companies …

This does not surprise me one bit, I'm pretty sure IBM holds a patent for this somehow.

It depends on who you ask. As a former IBM'er, I can attest that many of the employees I worked with turn to Cringely and the IBM Alliance [1] for IBM-related news and rumors. [1] …

Living in Austin, I've been closely following news related to Google Fiber's rollout throughout the city. The two big providers here, TWC and AT&T, are still doing business as usua…

I do not personally believe so. Much of the fear and paranoia surrounding the Y2K never materialized. Most organizations and companies made sure any of their affected systems were …

I don't blame people choosing to work in other business areas rather than putting their efforts in fixing government, curing cancer, improving medicine, rebooting our space program…

That's what I'm thinking too. Soon I plan to dispute my bill before the annual increase, or threaten to cancel and switch to AT&T.

I live in Austin and have Time Warner Cable, my bill is roughly $173.00 per month. This is includes Internet (30 Mbps down/5Mbps up) and basic cable (no premium channels). For peop…

Fascinating! Since childhood to this day, I use that same technique to ease myself into falling asleep. Personally, I see it as more relaxing than terrifying.

I applaud what DDG is doing. I've been using it as my default search engine for roughly 2 years. Yes, there are some areas for improvement, especially when it comes to complex tech…

Former IBM'er here. The reason IBM gives severance and extended benefits is not to look good, it's to prevent their employees from filing unlawful termination suits. Second, there …

Marvelous stuff! Having worked for years in the corporate trenches as a Software Engineer, your games once again reminded me how fun programming can be. I definitely will be taking…