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2012-01-27

There’s an old joke: uh, two elderly women are at a Catskills mountain resort, and one of ‘em says, “Boy, the food at this place is really terrible.” The other one says, “Yeah, I know, and such small portions.”

Tomorrow: We rebroadcast an interview with Woody Allen, remember Etta James and hear a review of the new HBO series Luck.

This got a chuckle out of me.

Source: NPR

2012-01-26

wired:

Blaming Search for Piracy

A private and confidential document, which is no longer very private or confidential, outlines a claim by entertainment groups that Google and Microsoft search engines not only enable users to find illegal copies of copyrighted material, but direct users preferentially to such copies.

Photo: Flickr/Will Burns

Next they’ll just decide to go after computers.

Source: Guardian

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Looking up Computer Science jobs.

ohsochill:

It ain’t that easy homie. I’ma be FRESH outta school. My field makes NO difference in my chances of getting a job. Economy’s still bad, and companies still want you to be a seasoned genius before they consider hiring you.

For what it’s worth, HackerNews does a monthly “Who’s Hiring?” thread that’s definitely worth keeping tabs on. Here’s the January 2012 thread, if you’re interested.

Sorry the job market isn’t treating you right. I hope things get better for you. :)

Source: ohsochill

2012-01-25

hackedy:

lloydscott:

Pretty Hips Davis

365musicproject:

So, what is it?

SKINNY HIPS DUPREE

it is funny because it is accurate

Fat Bones White. I guess it’s time to dig out my blues guitar.

Source: 365musicproject

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Absolutely, 100% true: Learning to code is learning to use logic and reason, and express your intent in a consistent, understandable, repeatable way. Learning to code is learning to get under the skin of a problem and reduce it to it’s simplest form. Learning to code is learning to harness power external to yourself and provide instructions to realise your ideas – whether that be directly to a computer, to delegate to one or more professional programmers or even a human team that work for and with you in any dicipline. Learning to code is ultimately a fantastic way to gain a multitude of transferrable skills.

— The Kernel

(via swaglikepg)

Source: kernelmag.com

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lemongrad:

first time grading labs as part of my new TA job:

I just started as a tutor for a class I took last semester. It’s a pretty wild difference being staff instead of student.

Source: lemongrad

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leehoney asked: how is it semantics? do pray tell

I think they’re trying to separate messages between users by type, so adding in Fan Mail makes sense. An Ask is then meant for communicating back and forth between Tumblr-ers and Fan Mail is for when you want to send me a message about how awesome I am.