The truth is out there
28 Aug 2010
theodp writes “Out of necessity, reports Slate, tech startups are changing the way workers are screened and hired. Take database technology startup RethinkDB, whose old-school recruiting effort — job boards, external recruiters — yielded hundreds of resumes, dozens of phone screens, and numerous four-hour meetings with viable candidates, but no one who fit their criteria. ‘They [recruiters] can’t tell the difference between the competent Read the rest of this entry »
27 Aug 2010
Captain Catherine Spencer returns as England Women look to book their place in the World Cup semi-finals with a win over the United States on Saturday.
26 Aug 2010
Pace bowler Amjad Khan is to leave Kent when his contract expires at the end of the season.
26 Aug 2010
WebMink writes “Despite the fervour of some, the dark secret of every GNU/Linux distribution is that, until August 18 this year, it depended on software that was under a non-Free license — incompatible with the Open Source Definition and non-Free according to Debian and the FSF. A long tale of tenacity and software archeology has finally led to that software appearing under the 3-clause BSD license — ironically, at the behest of an Oracle Read the rest of this entry »
26 Aug 2010
jamie writes “A new site called Digg In The Future – created by 17-year-old high-school student Raj Vir as a research project – says that its algorithm can predict with 63-percent accuracy what shared links are going to make it to the front page of the Digg website. (Does it allow for brigades?)”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
25 Aug 2010
The start of the final Test between England and Pakistan is delayed because of poor weather.
24 Aug 2010
Buffalo55 writes “These days, you don’t have to worry about misleading box art, thanks to sophisticated video game graphics. In the 70s and 80s, though, companies tried to grab a consumer’s attention with fancy artwork that bore no resemblance to the actual game. Atari, in particular, was one of the biggest offenders, particularly with its 2600 console.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
24 Aug 2010
English pair Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork move into the second round of the World Championships mixed doubles with a win over Valeriy Atrashenkov and Elena Prus.
23 Aug 2010
Russia’s former Olympic figure skating champion Yevgeny Plushenko is banned indefinitely for competing without permission in exhibitions.
23 Aug 2010
Just over a year ago, we found out that Nokia Siemens provided internet monitoring equipment to Iran. Now, reader Tootech sends in news that the company is being sued by an Iranian journalist who was captured with the help of that equipment. From El Reg: “Isa Saharkhiz went into hiding following Iran’s 2009 presidential elections, after publishing an article branding the Grand Ayatollah as a hypocrite who was primarily responsible for vote tallies Read the rest of this entry »