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The classic Mac/Windows game DEFCON is still available on Steam. Its combination of vector graphics and an eerie soundtrack are still a good but sobering experience.

I read somewhere that the pattern displayed by the CM-5 in the film was referred to as 'common and pleasing #6', as close as I can recall it. I've not seen a definition of the patt…

You seem to be in an org that has a well established process, and this can be a good thing. Many startups have 'requirements' scribbled on a napkin, and everybody 'just starts codi…

I've seen this movie.

SELF FOOT SHOOT DUP

Track down an old show called Denno Coil. Every character wears AR glasses, and there's practically a startup idea in every episode of the first season. It is so very Japanese that…

For US aerospace contracts, one of the standard provisions is the disposal and destruction of any remaining products and tooling. This is done for compliance with ITAR regs, to pre…

It is at times a good move, but make the offer before the rejection, possibly as being willing to work as a contractor and later go full time.

Your new manager is very likely to be a friend of the VP.

This video is fictional, and was made as a warning about where current tech could take us. I have no doubt that generals who have seen it are quite upset that they can't have it ye…

You're correct. The CEO is a former hedge fund guy, who has purchased a number of companies, shut them down, and added the IP to a portfolio. If Gibson ends up with new leadership …

CNN is full of it. The key paragraph in the article: "North Korea has never successfully tested an ICBM, despite repeatedly showing off what it claims are working missiles at milit…

I recall the Forth entry from 'how to shoot yourself in the foot in programming languages': self foot shoot dup.

Somebody should do a video startup that values free expression and adult topics of discussion, and eat their lunch. Oh, and cat videos.

I'm going to die from a bad implementation of bitcopy(). Great.

Heh, Steve Jobs unknowingly solved this problem years ago. Apparently he didn't want a license plate in order to protect his privacy, before plate scanners were a thing. In Califor…

When I see companies demanding people's lives, I now see a message. The message is from the executives, board members, and investors. The message is the reality behind 'corporate c…

That'll never happen. Congressmen and senators would then not be able to say "...and my opponent voted against the America Awesome Act..." in the next election.

Anything sufficiently sensitive or representing a US advantage over other nations is ITAR controlled.

You use very large values of 2.

There are still $1500 Pro exporters for IOS and Android listed on the site.

And this is a problem how?

Putting up transparent bubble wrap does a great job of blurring what's behind, while letting people see if you're in your office. Raid the shipping department.

Open to him.