February 2012
37 posts
CIO role will eventually cease to exist, claim... →
infoneer-pulse:
The position of chief information officer could disappear from the business landscape within five years’ time, according to nearly one in five chief financial officers questioned in a snapshot survey.
Seventeen percent of the 203 CFOs who participated in the poll, part of a report released today by Getronics entitled ‘The Changing Role of the CFO’, said they believe the role of...
"But I can't shake the feeling that, as with... →
jennydeluxe:
Great warmup by Adrian, but it ain’t over till we know: IS HORSE_EBOOKS SELF-AWARE?!
The mystery continues…
NY TIMES: "People who constantly reach into a... →
inothernews:
THE FUTURE IS SO BRIGHT YOU GOTTA WEAR SHADES?
And the idiots will wear them while driving.
Are search engine result figures accurate? →
infoneer-pulse:
The first lesson of search engine accuracy is that the number of results you’ll get depends on the computer you’re using and which copy of Google you’re using. There are several copies of Google in the world, and your search query will be dispatched to whichever version is the least busy.
The results will also be personalised, according to what you’ve searched for previously...
Watchtingletech:
(via Designing better user interfaces) /via http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3602640
The Two Things about Web programming
nevver:
Control-C
Control-V
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towerofsleep:
Heems - computers
Man, I love...
Researchers Find Flaw in an Online Encryption... →
infoneer-pulse:
A team of European and American mathematicians and cryptographers have discovered an unexpected weakness in the encryption system widely used worldwide for online shopping, banking, e-mail and other Internet services intended to remain private and secure.
The flaw — which involves a small but measurable number of cases — has to do with the way the system generates random...
Google Says ‘Gchat’ Is Not a Word | Betabeat →
nickdouglas:
lol shut up google
scientist: the average person spends 18 hours online per week.
me: you mean per day
scientist: what
me: what
fjall:
Tumblr won’t let me upload this totally rad My Little Pony gif I made. There must be something up with the servers.
edit: It’s probably going to upload all my attempts to upload it today all at once and annoy people.
Yep.
“What if a computer could accurately grade student essays? It could change the...”
– The End Of Multiple Choice? The Quest To Create Accurate Robot Essay Graders (via fastcompany)
Tumblr Hires Writers to Cover Itself - NYTimes.com →
nevver:
in case you missed it
