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Oregon Engineer Wins Traffic-Light Timing Lawsuit
Arlington, Va.—On December 28, 2018, Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon entered a judgment largely ruling […]
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Withdrawing from the Microsoft MVP Program
When I was first named a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, back in the early 2000’s, I was very proud. Really, I was. There was a cohort of smart, generous, and engaged engineers who were…
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Winter Is Coming for Java Updates
Winter is coming for Java updates with no free public updates in sight! Get the support you need with Zulu Community and Zulu Enterprise.
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US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums
Only the Netherlands has a higher average compulsory payment wedge than the US.
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Apple’s $9 engineering marvel no one wants (2017)
It’s the Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter. I figured Apple got rid of the headphone jack and came up with this simple adapter to send analog audio signals from the phone to a 3.5 mm jack. Simple, right?
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The Secret Rules For Getting Hired
I'm going to let you in to three TOP SECRET rules for getting hired. These are the hidden techniques used by TOP interviewers… Never Tell The Candidates The Rules Of Success I read an infuriating blog post recently: "If someone doesn't send a thank you email, don't hire them". This is a great way to limit your talent…
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Apple Plus – brand versus subscription
Apple’s talk about services got specific with a bunch of news subscription services. Most of them are sensible and worthy iteration, but the company still hasn’t explained exactly what it plans with its push into commissioning billions of dollars of premium TV (Spielberg! Oprah!). Maybe all of this
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Battery Power's Latest Plunge in Costs Threatens Coal, Gas
Access the latest perspectives on the energy transition with samples of research reports and data-driven analysis from BNEF experts.
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Buy Yourself a Latte
A Latte a Day Isn’t Going to Ruin Your Retirement If spending $5 a day on fancy coffee puts your retirement at risk, you’ve got bigger problems. Bloomberg, April 3, 2019 Sorry, but no. If a daily latte is the difference between achieving your financial success or suffering devastating failure, then there…Read More
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Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg Addresses the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Report
We at Boeing are sorry for the lives lost in the recent 737 MAX accidents. These tragedies continue to weigh heavily on our hearts and minds, and we extend our sympathies to the loved ones of the...
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But I'm Not a Lawyer, I'm an Agent
Just over a quarter century ago, when I was a young scribbler traipsing around the metro desk of the Baltimore Sun, I had an early opportunity to learn a lesson about money, about ethics, about capitalism and, in particular, about the American entertainment industry. And Dorothy Simon, she raised no fools. I only…
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Nordic Valley’s brilliant, zero-budget solution to trail/lift status
I love clever solutions to complex problems. I seldom engage in daisyslots casino gambling just to solve complex algorithms and devise strategies. I've covered dozens of them over the years. But today, man, today's might just take the cake.Here's the thing: trail status widgets can get tricky.For example, Winter…
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The future of undersea Internet cables: Are big tech companies forming a cartel?
Guest Post: Content providers are increasingly investing in new submarine cables. Are they forming a cartel?
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No one should have to travel in fear
I’ve worked for Silicon Valley companies for more than a decade and international travel is a necessary part of my job. I’ve had my fair…
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Implementing API Billing with Stripe
Writing new billing and payments code with Stripe for our video call API
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From Show HN to Series D
Read the latest company announcements, partnership news, and press highlights here.
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Chef extends open-source licensing to all its software
IT Automation for everything from configuration management to continuous delivery.
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The MacBook keyboard fiasco is way worse than Apple thinks
Apple keep insisting that only a “small number of customers have problems” with the MacBook keyboards. That’s bollocks. This is a huge issue, it’s getting worse not better, …
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Why Evernote failed to realize its potential
Evernote has been plagued by a series of managerial missteps and failed product launches. The company’s future is far from certain.
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