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I recently posted on LinkedIn, in response to the following question: Question: I have been Alumni since May of this year. I am currently seeking a position in I.T. and finding it very difficult to land the job. There are so many different levels to the I.T. industry and I am curious as to where […]

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As a Computer Science grad student (nearly done .. honestly), and someone that’s been in the industry for about 20 years, I have more then a few thoughts on Computer Science programs.  Generally there are a few types of Computer degrees one can get from a university: 1- Computer Engineering; the electrical engineering aspect of […]

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an article caught my eye this morning “The Future of the Internet” in smashingmagazine.com. The article was written by a fellow named Dan Redding. At any rate, Mr. Redding makes some valid points in terms of security, freedom, etc. To an extent I agree with his assertions about where the Internet is going, but my […]

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• Aug, 06, 2010
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I’ve been a habitual IRC user since about 1994.  IRC is a chat program, a little different then AOL Instant Messenger or Skype.  AIM and Skype are generally used as one to one communication.  I’ll connect to someone and chat with them.  IRC is a little different.  I connect to a “room” and I chat […]

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just some pictures of some datacenters. http://www.biffsocko.com/images/datacenters/

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Emily Lambert of Forbes.com published an article called: High-Frequency Programmers Revolt Over Pay. The gist of the article essentially says that: programmers toiling away at Wall Street’s secretive high-frequency trading shops–places like Goldman Sachs, Citadel and Getco. They wrote algorithms that take advantage of fleeting trading opportunities and bring in up to $100,000 a day. […]

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The National Journal Online has an article Millennials Defined By Technology Use which states: Millennials are at the leading edge of [technology],” said Tom Rosenstiel, director of Pew’s Project for Excellence in Journalism and moderator of a panel on media and information. Some 24 percent of Millennials say technology use makes their generation unique, far […]

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The Cassini Equinox Mission is a NASA four-year mission to explore the Saturn System via the Cassini spacecraft.  There is a terrific article in the Boston.com website highlighting some of the images sent back.

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I’ve been reading A Jim Butcher book called “Turn Coat“, It’s good. I’ve recently been turned on to his series of books called the “The Dresden Files“, about a Wizard PI in Chiago; and though I’ve been reading them out of order, I’ve been enjoying the journey into the fantastic. I generally don’t go for […]