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Holographic code Terrence Dorsey9-Jan-12 9:30 Terrence Dorsey 9-Jan-12 9:30  Help me, DRY principles. You're my only hope. Source: The Endeavour Siri and Apple iPhone4S called serious data hogs atbennett9-Jan-12 7:23 atbennett 9-Jan-12 7:23  iPhone 4S users hog double the bandwidth of iPhone 4 users and triple that of iPhone 3 users, according to a study by NDP. Is Siri to blame? (from ITworld) SOPA sponsor Lamar Smith calls criticism 'completely hypothetical' atbennett9-Jan-12 7:07 atbennett 9-Jan-12 7:07  Dear anti-SOPA people: your concerns are unfounded, your groups are illegitimate, and you have no specific arguments. Signed, Rep. Lamar Smith. (from ITworld) What tomorrow's phones really need: smarter Wi-Fi atbennett9-Jan-12 3:16 atbennett 9-Jan-12 3:16  Mobile broadband is still pricey and has its limits. So why don't phones do a better job at switching to Wi-Fi? (from ITworld) Eager for Facebook's IPO? Take a look at what's happening to Groupon and Zynga shares atbennett6-Jan-12 9:40 atbennett 6-Jan-12 9:40  Shares of social media companies Groupon and Zynga continue to stumble in the few weeks since being offered to the public. Source: ITworld Will Apple tarnish brand with Target 'store-within-a-store' outlets? atbennett6-Jan-12 9:39 atbennett 6-Jan-12 9:39  Apple reportedly plans to begin putting smaller Apple Stores in Target retail outlets. Good or bad idea? Source: ITworld Rick Falkvinge says copyright laws are ridiculous atbennett6-Jan-12 8:04 atbennett 6-Jan-12 8:04  Many people ignore copyright laws, so Rick Falkvinge, Swedish Pirate Party leader, says we should stop pretending to follow them. Source: ITworld Why 37signals refuses to use interview 'parlor tricks' when hiring programmers atbennett6-Jan-12 7:23 atbennett 6-Jan-12 7:23  Hiring programmers is tough. Do whiteboard programming tests or logic riddles really help hiring managers make better choices? (read the ITworld article) Could coding be the next mass profession? Terrence Dorsey5-Jan-12 9:45 Terrence Dorsey 5-Jan-12 9:45  The butcher, the baker, the application code maker... Source: Also How I Lost, Regained and then Turned Down an MVP Award Terrence Dorsey5-Jan-12 9:44 Terrence Dorsey 5-Jan-12 9:44  "We're gonna need to go ahead and move you downstairs into storage B." Source: devlicio.us The Plan for Code Terrence Dorsey5-Jan-12 9:44 Terrence Dorsey 5-Jan-12 9:44  One small step for man; one giant leap for open source at NASA. Source: NASA Why we don't hire programmers based on puzzles, API quizzes, math riddles, or other parlor tricks Terrence Dorsey5-Jan-12 9:43 Terrence Dorsey 5-Jan-12 9:43  Hey, Rocky, watch me pull a coder out of my hat. Source: 37signals 23 Useful Online HTML5 Tools Terrence Dorsey5-Jan-12 9:43 Terrence Dorsey 5-Jan-12 9:43  Build the web on the web. Source: DesignModo Hackers Said to be Planning to Launch Own Satellites to Combat Censorship Terrence Dorsey5-Jan-12 9:42 Terrence Dorsey 5-Jan-12 9:42  "You see, I've turned the moon into what I like to call a 'Death Star'." Source: PCWorld Nginx overtakes Microsoft as No. 2 Web server Terrence Dorsey5-Jan-12 9:42 Terrence Dorsey 5-Jan-12 9:42  The little ngin that could. Source: InfoWorld E-mail is the Universal Platform Terrence Dorsey5-Jan-12 9:41 Terrence Dorsey 5-Jan-12 9:41  "Discourse is fleeting, but junk mail is forever." Source: Contactually The Future of CouchDB Terrence Dorsey5-Jan-12 9:41 Terrence Dorsey 5-Jan-12 9:41  Farewell CouchDB. Hello Couchbase Server. Source: Damien Katz Internet Access Is Not a Human Right Terrence Dorsey5-Jan-12 9:41 Terrence Dorsey 5-Jan-12 9:41  That's all fine and good if you *invented* the internet, but... Source: NYTimes.com Facebook brings back the Hacker Cup atbennett5-Jan-12 4:42 atbennett 5-Jan-12 4:42  The first four rounds of the contest will be held online, starting Jan. 28. The top 25 finalists will be flown to Facebook's headquarters on March 27 for a final round. The winner will be awarded US$5,000, and three runners-up will be awarded cash prizes as well. (Read the ITworld article) Oracle gears Netbeans for building better user interfaces atbennett5-Jan-12 4:39 atbennett 5-Jan-12 4:39  The newly released NetBeans version 7.1 comes with full support for Swing, JSF and Oracle's newly updated JavaFX (ITworld article) .NET's Sort Is Not Secure. Don't Use It. Terrence Dorsey4-Jan-12 9:15 Terrence Dorsey 4-Jan-12 9:15  Here's a Better One. Source: Twiddling the Bits Professionalism and discipline in software development Terrence Dorsey4-Jan-12 9:15 Terrence Dorsey 4-Jan-12 9:15  A Q&A with “Uncle Bob” Martin Source: TechTarget Modern Cross Platform Development Terrence Dorsey4-Jan-12 9:14 Terrence Dorsey 4-Jan-12 9:14  The many ways to target iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and Linux. Source: Dodgy Coder Zork on the PDP-10 Terrence Dorsey4-Jan-12 9:14 Terrence Dorsey 4-Jan-12 9:14  There is a link to click here. Source: The Digital Antiquarian A Programming Idiom You've Never Heard Of Terrence Dorsey4-Jan-12 9:13 Terrence Dorsey 4-Jan-12 9:13  Do something, do something else, then undo the first thing. Source: prog21

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