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Microsoft’s desktop operating system rules the market. Over 90 percent of the world’s desktop and laptops are running some version of Windows. However, same can’t be said of Microsoft’s Windows Phone. So what exactly kept the company from being a leader in mobile space? At the Code/Mobile conference, Ray Ozzie had a few answers. By 'becoming relevant' apparently. Genius.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: By 'becoming relevant' apparently. Genius.
Reads like a classic Dilbert!
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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MCX, the retailer consortium behind Apple Pay competitor CurrentC, has already been hacked, according to an email sent out to those people who have signed up for, or downloaded, the CurrentC app. OK, who had 15 minutes in the pool. You can collect (via CurrentC, sorry)
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Is it even possible to assess competence in agile development with a test? You could easily apply this rant to any developer certification, me thinks
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Simple. Prioritize the questions. Answer the first one. Evaluate how well you did on it. If you did well, repeat on the second, etc. If you did poorly, examine what caused the poor result, apply what you learned as you answer the second, etc.
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A nice rant with good points.
But there is another reason for certification: if your employer sends you to a seminar, he wants you to learn something there - instead of hanging around and not caring about the seminar's objectives. Hence many employers prefer seminars with some kind of test. (Note: that was a statement in a public discussion by someone involved in the certification industry!)
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The open source JavaScript framework is geared for faster development of Web and mobile apps. The other, other JavaScript framework claims it's baked
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A new study suggests that naturally occurring chemicals in cocoa can reverse age-related memory decline in healthy adults. For only 25 chocolate bars a day...
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Oh, yeah, I forgot about that.
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Insert more chocolate!
TTFN - Kent
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"Oh, no, Mr. Lightbody, it's not going in that end." -- The Road to Wellville
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throw new OutOfChocolateException();
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Google has just quietly launched a rather nifty new feature: free international calling to 25 different countries through Hangouts/Gmail/Google+. HiGrandmaHowAreYouThat'sGreatSendMoneyOKLoveYouBye
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At one place I worked in the late 90s we had some remote equipment that we needed to communicate with and we found that we could connect it to a cellular MODEM then connect, send instructions, get status, and hangup in less than a minute. And calls less than a minute were free.  Much cheaper than running networking infrastructure.
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Very lovely workaround (they should have bonussed you with the money saved  )
TTFN - Kent
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For the rest of 2014, the first minute of most calls to 25 countries are free,
Idiotic marketing gimmick, but I'm sure it'll bring droves over to Google's services.
Marc
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NoMyPCIsntSpewingVirusesGoAwayBuhBye!
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Hey, Gustav, how you doing?
Fine.
Me, too. Bye!
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Hello, Gustav?
Yes?
I have a question for you.
What is it?
I'll call you back to ask...
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Yo, Pradeep! What's up?!
Well, lots of things. Call me back about 20 times and I'll let you know.
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Extending Office 365 functionality to third-party developers, Microsoft has exposed a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) so other companies can add features and capabilities to the online productivity service. VBA not required?
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Ooohhh... one Clippy coming right up! 
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Clippy now, Clippy forever.
"What is dead may never die..."
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Christopher Shields wrote: "What is dead may never die..."
How do you kill that which has no life?
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