How to Interview a Programmer. Bill Venners: How to Interview a Programmer « Recognizing good programmers among job applicants is not easy. This article contains interview techniques, garnered from a recent summit on writing better code, that can help you can find the most qualified programmers for your project. » [Zope Newbies>]
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New York Times
New York Times – free registration required A Radio Chip in Every Consumer Product. And, yes, Procter & Gamble will notice if a case of Pantene shampoo does not make it to the Wal-mart Supercenter in Broken Arrow, Okla. Its truck is equipped to monitor signals continuously from chips hidden in each case. If any… Continue reading New York Times
Questions about Creative Commons licensing
Questions about Creative Commons licensing. Tim Hadley has a good post, which he is going to keep updating, on legal issues regarding use of the Creative Commons license. [Ernie the Attorney]
VBWire
It's been a while since I pointed to VBWire. This is the best place to learn about new things for Visual Basic programmers. [The Scobleizer Weblog]
Ingo Rammer
Wow, when I was talking with Ingo Rammer last week I never expected him to run out and buy a Tablet (I don't recommend the Compaq one, by the way, because its digitizer isn't pressure sensitive and I believe that's a HUGE disadvantage). Taking off my NEC hat, I would have gone with the Toshiba,… Continue reading Ingo Rammer
this N.Y. Times article
Does Congress understand its own laws? – Apparently, not. And the proof is that they didn't even understand the full implications of McCain-Feingold finance reform bill. At least, that's what this N.Y. Times article suggests. Heh. [Ernie the Attorney]
When the Blizzard hits you can't go to work, or can you? – seven years ago N.Y Times writer Joe Sharkey boldly proclaimed that the Internet was vastly overhyped. The blizzard that struck the Northeast also struck a chord of awareness in Joe Sharkey that caused him to rethink his dismissive statement about the Internet. Here's how he describes waking up the morning after the blizzard hit:
The morning paper wasn't out front by 6 a.m. as it usually is, but the cable modem was humming; the broadband links to e-mail and news worked fine…
He then goes on to describe
The morning paper wasn't out front by 6 a.m. as it usually is, but the cable modem was humming; the broadband links to e-mail and news worked fine…
When the Blizzard hits you can't go to work, or can you? – seven years ago N.Y Times writer Joe Sharkey boldly proclaimed that the Internet was vastly overhyped. The blizzard that struck the Northeast also struck a chord of awareness in Joe Sharkey that caused him to rethink his dismissive statement about the Internet. … Continue reading
When the Blizzard hits you can't go to work, or can you? – seven years ago N.Y Times writer Joe Sharkey boldly proclaimed that the Internet was vastly overhyped. The blizzard that struck the Northeast also struck a chord of awareness in Joe Sharkey that caused him to rethink his dismissive statement about the Internet. Here's how he describes waking up the morning after the blizzard hit:
The morning paper wasn't out front by 6 a.m. as it usually is, but the cable modem was humming; the broadband links to e-mail and news worked fine…
He then goes on to describe
U.S. Is Behind European Nations on Crowd Safety, Experts Say
U.S. Is Behind European Nations on Crowd Safety, Experts Say. Experts say that the U.S. has done less than many other countries to prevent incidents like the two recent nightclub fires. By Eric Pfanner, International Herald Tribune. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
From Demo: 10 technologies to watch
SJ Mercury: From Demo: 10 technologies to watch. Of the 60 companies invited, I picked 10 I think are poised to change the way we interact with technology in the next three years or so — either because their product itself was so impressive, or because their idea is sure to inspire others in the… Continue reading From Demo: 10 technologies to watch
A Meteor of a Magazine
A Meteor of a Magazine. James Ledbetter's new book on The Industry Standard doesn't deliver the insider's story on how the magazine fell so quickly. By Andrew Ross Sorkin. [New York Times: Technology]