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Lovely arrangements at the Tulip Show at Mountain View this last weekend. Images Shared with: Public

Check out Frank Gehry’s model for the new Facebook building. https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-menlo-park/unveiling-our-campus-expansion/408653002515369 Why isn’t your lawn on the roof? #architecture Images Links https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-menlo-park/unveiling-our-campus-expansion/408653002515369 #architecture Shared with: Public

I think there’s been entirely too much made of this, but I’m pleased the geeks dug into this and pointed out the obvious problems. I would like to note that https://mail.clintonemail.com/ takes you to the Outlook Web App backed by Microsoft’s Exchange. Would somebody in the press please ask Hillary when she plans to get support for her Outlook addiction? It might be time for intervention. Links https://mail.clintonemail.com/ BREAKING NEWS: Spam Filtering Service had access to Clinton Classified Emails « Dvorak News Blog Shared with: Public

Ladies, you too can kick ass in tech. Links This ‘Security Princess’ Is Google’s Secret Weapon Shared with: Public +1’d by: Paul Fernandez

These guys moved to real hardware, it cost them half as much as AWS, and it was better in almost every way. Why is the cloud so popular? Is it time for Netflix to publish another AWS love story? Links How and Why Swiftype Moved from EC2 to Real Hardware - High Scalability - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9212467 Shared with: Public Comments Christopher Hicks - 2015-03-16T18:55:38Z good comments in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9212467 Peter Hamilton - 2015-03-17T02:33:36Z ...

Hey Florida, don’t forget to burn the copies of 1984 and your scientific journals while you’re at it. With enough extra effort you can catch up with Texas in CO2 emissions. #ignorance_is_bliss Links #ignorance_is_bliss on google+ Florida Quietly Bans the Words ‘Climate Change’ in Environmental Protection Docs Shared with: Public +1’d by: Wing Wong Comments Wing Wong - 2015-03-10T02:23:24Z Unfortunately, we all live in the same freaking bio-system. :( This is a strong strong argument for planetary colonization. ...

If you want your answers to today’s key science questions spend more time watching cartoons. Links Homer Simpson predicted the Higgs boson theory 14 years in advance – Science author claims Shared with: Public

Here is my first game guide on Steam. Links Steam Community :: Guide :: Plants vs Zombies: All Achievements Guide Shared with: Public

This is a riot and so true. Links If Carpenters Were Hired Like Programmers Shared with: Public +1’d by: Wing Wong Comments Wing Wong - 2015-03-04T09:12:45Z Lol, but the analogy isn’t quite apt. Christopher Hicks - 2015-03-04T12:59:05Z Sure it is. People worry that I don’t have enough Rails experience when I had ZERO erlang experience before managing hundreds of erlang boxen. And I’m still years from reading or writing erlang. RECRUITER: “Can you work with Ruby?” ME: “I’m an ops guy! Your product could be written in COBOL and it barely changes my job.” RECRUITER: “We really want someone with more experience in Ruby.” ME: “But I won’t be reading or writing Ruby as part of my job according to your job description..” RECRUITER: “The programmers won’t be able to talk to you unless you speak their language.” ME: “Alrighty then, good luck with that.“But then later it gets better.HiIRING MANAGER: “We’ve been through thousands of resumes and dozens of interviews without finding a candidate. What can we do better?” RECRUITER: “It is a tough market out there. You just have to keep at it.“HM: “Should we change our job description requirements to bring in more candidates? RECRUITER: “If we relax our expectations we will be flooded with so many applicants we can’t handle it.“HM: “But how can somebody have 5 years experience with a product that has only been out 1 year?” RECRUITER: “For the best candidates that should not be a problem.“HM: “OK then, where’s the next stack of resumes?” In my screenplay version of this the recruiter doesn’t respond logically at the end. She shoots the Hiring Manager so he doesn’t spread the word that unicorn hunts are boring and not fun. Then she calls the HR mafia who come sweeping in to disappear the body. But I kept it closer to the analogy for this discussion. ...

The best part of this is that almost every country thinks they are the least arrogant and most compassionate. Somehow the Italians realize they are not the least arrogant, plus in a fit of fabulous self-realization Italians see themselves as the least trustworthy! So go to #italy because they are so passionate, but stay because they stole your wallet. Kudos to the fabulous writers and table makers at +The Economist. They are the /New Yorker/ of news IMHO. ...