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Like I said, it is no longer the case. The paywall was there on the first couple of days. But, I guess when the articles age they no longer charge?
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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Putting a can of beer in a brown paper bag is about to look like child's play. A new product that's somehow been approved by US regulators makes booze as discreet as a packet of sugar. It's called Palcohol, and it transforms a shot of vodka or rum into a pocketable pouch of powder. "Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down In a most delightful way"
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Microsoft has at last announced that its acquisition of Nokia's Devices division will close this Friday, April 25. Originally expected to close last quarter, the $7.1 billion purchase was delayed pending regulatory approval. Bland, but it could be worse
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Better than Microsoft Mobile oy. They can do without the kvetching.
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Worries the search giant is turning into a "superstate" immune from prosecution. "Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?"
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Zee Germans. Was already in the news.
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New Microsoft Mobile Oy subsidiary will serve as the company's mobile devices division, according to a letter obtained by Nokiapoweruser. Oy vey.
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For Larry Heck, a distinguished engineer in Microsoft Research, this first release of Microsoft Cortana offers a taste of what he has in mind. Over time, Heck wants Cortana to interact in an increasingly anticipatory, natural manner. "Do not speak the seven-word activation code unless you mean it."
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Do you think he built in an Easter Egg for people that say "Cortana, go to Heck"? 
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Just as CDs replaced tapes as a more efficient means of playing music, and digital files replaced CDs to do the same, HTML5 is making Flash obsolete. See above news item about IE6 never dying.
Flash will probably be around as long as COBOL (not to insult COBOL by association)
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Totally agree with this one. Will be glad to see that "black box" known as flash go...
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Can't wait either. I need to do another trial run with flash disabled by default. The last time I did so (2 years ago???) flash based video players were too common to make it a tolerable experience (heavy adblock use already stomped most ads into oblivion so no real win there). As the TNW article reported, it's almost certainly still too early to uninstall flash entirely, or even relegate it to be solely installed within my WTFsite browser (IE, also hosting a java infection); but if it's rare enough to make click to play an acceptable UX, that would be a significant bump in my browser security profile.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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I'll believe it when I see it. But I sure wanna believe it.
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When I see that I can play two sounds real time at the same time (Mixing) across multiple different devices... I'll jump up and down for joy. Until then... Flash is still the only thing that does this reliably.
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A new study reveals today's developers have a coveted job and wield power and influence -- and more than half expect to become millionaires. I'll wield power and become rich just slightly after simians wing their way.
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..more than half of develoepr's find it amusing to state their salary expectations in binary.
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That's the only way mine will ever be "in six figures"
TTFN - Kent
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"Also, developers seem to be losing the stigma of being viewed as nerdy, introverted geeks, and instead are knowledgeable and involved."
But I like being a nerdy, introverted geek! 
/ravi
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You know the article is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide its strength because:
Quote: ...a survey of 1,000 U.S. software developers to gauge their attitudes about their roles in business, society and politics...
...80 percent said that outsourcing has been a positive factor in the quality of work at their organization.
The only way the latter could be plausible would be if they interviewed developers in the countries that do the bulk of outsourced coding or if they interviewed CIOs and other pointy haired chair warmers instead of developers. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Independent noncoders won't displace established developers, but they can help clear up a business's IT backlog. Guess who gets to clean up after them though?
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Independent noncoders
I thought those were called VB coders. 
Marc
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Yeah, this story really made me think of VB developers. At least the classic, "let me hack something up to solve a simple problem (that isn't)" variety. They've been around for quite some time, but hearing them called 'Citizen Developers' is really an amusing development.
TTFN - Kent
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Marc Clifton wrote: Kent Sharkey wrote: Independent noncoders
I thought those were called VB coders.
You're confusing independent with incompetent. Independent non-coders are people who either setup basic workflows in sharepoint as mentioned in the article (anything beyond a basic workflow is a level of WTFery requiring a sharepoint guru), or who program in Excel (formulas or basic VBA).
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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The Redmond company is testing out a new pilot program that allows developers to comment on reviews left on apps for Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1 devices in the U.S. Is "Oh yeah, so's your Momma" valid response to a product review?
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Microsoft has failed to eradicate the browser that launched in 2001, two months before Windows XP. "Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 introduces powerful new features while retaining the superior performance and stability of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5."
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