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Cyber war between Indian and Pakistani Hackers (3)
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The cyber war between Indian and Pakistani hackers (or cyber army?) is in full swing and here is a summary of the hacks in the last few weeks: Pakistani hackers hacked Andhra Pradesh CID website(www.cidap.gov.in), Pakistan’s Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority’s (OGRA) website (http://www.ogra.o...) was hacked by Indian hackers Earlier, Pakistan Cyber Army (PCA) had hacked the websites of ONGC (www.ongcindia.com), Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) (www.iirs.gov.in), Centre for Transportation Research and Management (CTRM) ...Contribute comment -
New Amazon S3 Client for Windows - CloudBerry Explorer (10)
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Though it’s easy to assume that CloudBerry Explorer is some application for BlackBerry, this is actually a new Windows based client for Amazon S3 service that just entered public beta and sports an impressive array of features. Tab Interface of Cloudberry Explorer What I liked most about CloudBerry Explorer is their tabbed interface so you can have multiple connections to Amazon S3 from the same window. Pretty useful if you like to work in parallel ...Shared by Atul Arora (71) GeniusBoyWonder (4) gisc (2) Kevin C. Tofel (0) Mark Douglass (0) Mike Fruchter (55) Paul (20) Rama (0) raQuiam (0) tstitt (1)Contribute comment - Did You Know? [favorited by 15 people] (2)
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The Best Video Podcasts about Tech, Software and Internet Culture (44)
onThis is your guide to some of the best tech podcasts about Internet, computer software, gadgets, viral web videos, productivity and online culture. You can download these podcasts in iTunes, Adobe Media Player or any other feed reader that supports media enclosures. Podcasting Directory: The Top Tech Video Podcasts CNET Loaded – Natali Del Conte discusses the top technology news of the day in this daily video show. GeekBrief TV – One of the longest ...Shared by adam (102) Anand L (0) asblogger (0) Ashwin (0) Atul Arora (71) Cesar (0) Chris (2) Compulsivo (6) dobata (0) elsterama (0) Erdal Özsular (1) Eric Geller (3) ferhmo (0) gisc (2) Gökmen Karasu (0) greg (0) Guy (0) hasamba (0) Jamieasp (0) JP Adams (0) Keshav Khera (0) Ketan Khairnar (0) Kevin Doyle (4) Kyle (0) Mr.Aziz (0) Nicolò Borghi (0) Palmetto Equipment (6) Phillip Dade (0) Rama (0) Ray (0) Rick Klau (7) Rob Schlüter (0) Ron Bertino (0) Sampad Swain (11) Seshu Karthick (3) Sharon Harper (3) sirish (0) Tim Hoeck (12) tmiket (1) Todor (7) Ullash (0) Yaser Sulaiman (14) yiwenyao (1) zsafwan (16)Contribute comment
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50% of US engineering students dropout - Why? (27)
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The United States graduates about 70,000 engineers each year, and another 30,000 with advanced engineering degrees, according to Daniel Hastings, Dean of Undergraduate Education at MIT. The numbers could be double that. On average about 50% of U.S. engineering students dropout. John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins argues that we must encourage more U.S. students to choose engineering. He notes that India graduates 450,000 engineers each year and China another 300,000. Actually, those numbers include all ...Shared by Aaron (3) Abhilash (0) Andrew Ferguson (0) blindsurf3r (1) Chris Craft (2) Coop (3) dannywahlquist (0) evo (0) Fleep Tuque (0) Gavin (0) Greg (0) Hari K Gottipati (1) Jeff P. Henderson (9) junal (0) Lu Tao (4) Mike Fruchter (55) Nir Z. Pengas (5) Nitin (6) Rama (0) Rene Cunningham (19) Robert Scoble (2) Roberto Bonini (0) Roger Chen (5) slmnhq (0) voidfiles (4) Win (0) xantha (0)- xantha said: as a former EE who changed to CS...
- Greg said: This guy is ugly, but he makes good points.
- Hari K Gottipati said: I like the idea "US should staple a Green Card to every foreign student's engineering diploma and encourage them to stay in the USA"
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German Doctor Cures an HIV Patient With a Bone Marrow Transplant (95)
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reporter writes "HIV is the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Until now, HIV has no cure and has led to the deaths of over 25 million people. However, a possible cure has appeared. Dr. Gero Hutter, a brilliant physician in Germany, replaced the bone marrow of an HIV patient with the bone marrow of a donor who has natural immunity to HIV. The new bone marrow in the patient then produced immune-system ...Shared by Alexander Tsang (0) Andy (0) Antonio Checa (0) Ara (3) Army of Gnomes (12) Benjamin (0) Bill (1) binduwavell (2) blindsurf3r (1) Braden (0) Brian (0) Bryce (0) Carey (6) Carl (2) Carlton (1) Chad (1) Chad Riden (1) Chris Charabaruk (5) Chris Craft (2) CJ Millisock (1) Clint (0) Cornelius (0) CRLS (16) Damir (0) Damon (0) Dan (0) Dan (4) Daniel Austin (3) dknowles (0) Dr. Howell (6) Dre (0) Dustin Hillard (5) erbianchi (0) Erica Baker (5) Erik Garcia (7) Erik J. Heels (1) Flint (0) Fuzzyman (0) g b (3) Geoff Schultz (2) Glenn Batuyong (3) Greg (0) harleycw (0) jake (0) Jakob (4) Jamin (8) Jared (0) jimyjoshi (0) jjh (0) jmw (0) Joel (0) Joey Doll (0) Josh (1) Justin Yost (6) Kambiz (0) Kevin Branigan (0) Lee (0) linuxchic (3) macasek (1) MAK (2) Manuel (1) Matt (0) Matthew (2) medraught (30) Michael Klier (0) Neil (53) Nick Miller (0) Nolan (0) Odysseus F (1) Patrick (0) Patrick Patterson (1) Peat (1) phrakture (0) pneal (0) psybuzz (0) rainmaker (0) Rama (0) RMathew (1) Robert Accettura (0) Rui (2) Steph (3) Steven (0) Steven Molen (1) SVallie (0) terri (12) Tom (0) Tometheus (5) Travis Bedard (0) trygve (3) Twi (0) Vern H. Gill (0) Vu (1) Wes Kelley (0) wille (1) Yerameyahu (19)Explore read 12 notes- Chris Charabaruk said: If you can't attack the cause, attack the symptoms! It's worked to cure other problems before.
- Bill said: Holy crap.
- harleycw said: The point here is there are clear paths to cures for serious medical problems like this.
- CJ Millisock said: Dr. Gero Hutter, a brilliant physician in Germany, replaced the bone marrow of an HIV patient with the bone marrow of a donor who has natural immunity to HIV. The new bone marrow in the patient then produced immune-system cells that are immune to HIV. Being unable to hijack any immune cell, the HIV has simply disappeared. The patient has been free of HIV for about 2 years.
- wille said: Dags att sälja sina aktier i kondomtillverkare snart då...
- Fuzzyman said: Looks like it won't be long before the rich really have nothing to fear from AIDS any more...
- Erica Baker said: Dr. Gero Hutter, a brilliant physician in Germany, replaced the bone marrow of an HIV patient with the bone marrow of a donor who has natural immunity to HIV. The new bone marrow in the patient then produced immune-system cells that are immune to HIV. Being unable to hijack any immune cell, the HIV has simply disappeared. The patient has been free of HIV for about 2 years.
- trygve said: *Wow*, that's a huge breakthrough.
- Chad Riden said: Good news, AIDSy McGoo!
- Twi said: ?!
- Lee said: Holy crap. What is the success rate of this?
- pneal said: If this is true this is incredible.
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The 90/10 rule of marketing a job (76)
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Most hiring managers don't understand organizations that go to extraordinary lengths to find and retain amazing people. And from their point of view, they're completely correct. Pay market wage, run a classified, process the resumes. Done. It only takes 10% as much effort to hire someone in the bottom 90% of the class. And it takes the other 90% to find and cajole and retain the top 10%. Most hiring, especially in a down market, ...Shared by abhi (0) Adriana Lukas (0) AJ Batac (7) Andy Yates (4) Annette Shacklett (7) Benjamin Reece (0) billspaced (0) Bobby Saini (0) Brian Temple (0) Chad Levitt (0) Dan (13) Dan The Plumber Conover (5) Daniel J. Pritchett (6) dasmart (1) Dave Fleet (1) dlerinc (0) Dominik (4) Dr. Ernie (0) DrBaher (3) Eric (0) Eric Barroca (1) Fred Schechter (9) Glenn Gleason (2) GP (19) Graham (0) Hashim (0) Himanshu Sheth (0) Jannik (0) Jay (0) Jeroen (0) jfiorato (0) John (1) John Biesnecker (2) Jon (7) joshua (1) Julie Gallaher (3) JuneM (0) Kneale Mann (1) Kris (0) Lindsay Olson (0) marshall (4) Matjaž (3) Matthew Gowan (0) Matthew Kimberley (0) Maya (5) Me (0) Megha (0) Miguel Cavalcanti (0) Mike (0) Murat Kahraman (0) Nate (19) noel (2) Ozgur Alaz (0) Paul Dunay (8) pereticnr1 (2) Peter Warnock (0) Rahul Deodhar (27) Rama (0) Ray (1) relaxedg (0) Retno Nindya (0) Richard Marr (0) RLivsey (0) Rob (3) Rob Boek (0) Rowan M (0) RoyBlumenthal (0) Saul (4) schauba (22) soulcookie (2) Tom Vanlerberghe (1) UTCB (0) Vince Maniago (0) Wayne Sutton (6) Yasin (0) YulAOL (0)Explore read six notes- Adriana Lukas said: hear, hear! and any company doing 'employee of the month' deserve to be downgraded...
- Daniel J. Pritchett said: "If your organization can thrive with ordinary folks, then the marketing you're doing right now to fill the ranks might even be overkill. You've got plenty of resumes. No need to pretend you're doing anything much more than bottom fishing, though. That plaque for employee of the month? You can sell it on eBay.On the other hand, organizations that work best with extraordinary talent are almost certainly not investing enough in finding and developing it. If marketing works so well that you spend a fortune on it, why aren't you marketing your jobs? If talent is so important that you are betting the company on it, why aren't you actually investing in finding and retaining that talent?"
- Nate said: Most companies I know of in technology are investing--very heavily at that--to keep top talent. Marketing is a good mindset to approach hiring with: a company's brand image and the perception of the culture and coolness is a distinct reflection of how much people want to work there.
- billspaced said: No kidding!
- Richard Marr said: I'm having exactly this problem
- Hashim said: Seth is proposing a solution without a problem. This is what headhunters are for.
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CNN Hologram Technology May Change Web Conferencing forever (28)
onThis is awesome. The female reporter that you see in the CNN newsroom here is actually miles away but appears to be standing on stage inside the room courtesy the "hologram technology" that CNN is testing for the first time. CNN Hologram Interview - Waxy Now just imagine if Cisco extends this hologram technology to web conferencing. Related posts:Save Web Pages Forever with Iterasi; Images & Hyperlinks Stay IntactBecome a Celebrity: Put Your Face on ...Shared by alsiladka (4) Ashwin (0) chatsky (0) chris chambers (0) Darth Peeth (0) David Rabkin (0) Eric Geller (3) gisc (2) gk (0) Guy Vander Heyden (0) Jeethu (0) josenlared (20) NOLFXceptMe (1) Rahul Gaitonde (13) Rama (0) Razzu (0) Rob (0) Rob Jongschaap (14) Sai Gudigundla (10) Sai Prasad Kothapalle (0) Sam (0) ScorpFromHell (0) Siddharth (1) sukumar (5) Todd Albertson (9) TOMHTML (3) Ullash (0) Vinod (0)Explore read five notes
- Jeethu said: OMG OMG OMG !!!!
- Sai Gudigundla said: This is just awesome...
- Razzu said: is this stuff for real :O ? or did they photoshop the video ?
- Todd Albertson said: This is cool!
- Sai Prasad Kothapalle said: Be everywhere from your bedroom :)
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QUOTE: Figure out the absolute least you need to (38)
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Figure out the absolute least you need to do to implement the idea, do just that, and then polish the hell out of the experience. —John Gruber’s one central, overriding guideline for iPhone UI designShared by Aaron (0) Andrew M (0) andy bons (0) bennylope (3) Brent (0) Chronicole (0) David (10) DHS (0) djspark (0) Dr. Ernie (0) Ernesto Jiménez (0) Gabriel (1) jana4u (0) Jennifer Breazeale (0) Jeroen (0) Jonathan Washburn (0) Jonathon Juvenal (0) Kevin Ridgway (0) Kris (0) luc (0) Martin Gordon (1) Matt Gillooly (0) Mike (0) MV (0) pedstrom (0) Picky Eater (1) Rama (0) Robert Conn (0) Ryan (0) Sebastian (0) SengMing (7) siva (0) tadhgk (2) terry (5) tig (0) Tim (14) Tim Harris (1) Ward Andrews (0)- luc said: Cool quote...
- Chronicole said: Definitely thinking this is the best way.
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Marketing lessons from the US election (160)
onThe polls open in a few minutes, and unlike pundits that wait until after the polls have closed, I thought I'd do the opposite. It's obvious that this is the most talked about election in the history of the world, and I think there are some lessons for every marketer, regardless of nationality or political leanings. It turns out that one way you learn about marketing is by analyzing it. (The other way is to ...Shared by Özgür Emre (0) Aaron (5) Aaron (0) AJ Batac (7) Alen3000 (0) Alex (0) Alex Hardy (1) Alex J. Mann (0) Alex Sysoef (2) Alexandre (3) Andreas (0) Andy Geers (0) Andy Yates (4) ani625 (11) Annette Shacklett (7) Antoine (13) Armando Alves (0) Atul Arora (71) Atuuschaaw (25) BasikX (0) billspaced (0) Billy Bicket (0) Bjoern - Hamburg, Germany (1) Bobby Saini (0) Boris (0) Brandon J. Mendelson (2) Bret (1) brian (3) Carl Fyffe (2) Chandoo (0) Charlene Li (0) Charles (0) colleen wainwright (1) danblank (0) dann (0) Daryl Tay (0) dav (0) Dave Conrey (1) Dave McDowell (0) Dave Woodard (0) David Cohn (1) David Schultz (1) derek markham (102) Devlin D (0) Doug Williams (1) Dr. Ernie (0) dstillermann (0) eflorida (0) EggHe/\D (0) ekaye (7) Ellie Mirman (0) Elroy Jetson (2) elstudio (0) Fred Schechter (9) Ganius Tanuel (0) Gauravonomics (20) Gautam John (3) George Kao (0) glecharles (2) GP (19) Greg (0) hyermish (0) iAdramelk (2) iAlja (3) Ingrid Ihasz (0) Ismail Dhorat (0) Iulian Dogariu (0) J (0) Jabs (13) jalam1001 (8) Jeff (4) Jeremy Cabantous (1) jmeallen (0) Joanna Young (0) John Fleming (0) Johnny Makkar (1) Jon (7) Jonathan C. Dietrich (0) Jonathan Washburn (0) JonathanRauch (0) Jorg (0) Joseph Rodgers (20) Josh (0) Juras Vetrau (12) Justin Yost (6) Karoli (17) kepp (23) Kiran Denniz (25) Kirk Won (0) Kneale Mann (1) kskobac (1) Lakshmipathy Bhat (0) Lee Jarvis (0) Leximo (34) lkratz (1) Love Digital (0) madbaker (0) Marco Montemagno (4) mark (0) Mark (1) Matt Gillooly (0) Matt Heerema (0) Matthew (0) Mattias Kindell (0) Meg Roberts (0) Michael Hyatt (0) Miguel Lucas (1) Moah (0) mr94 (1) Neal "thePuck" Jansons (32) Nice Fish Films (4) Nicolas Gosset (2) Nicolò Borghi (0) noel (2) pana (0) Patrick (0) Patrick Xotels (0) Paul Dunay (8) Paull Young (3) Pete Barry (0) Philippe Martin (0) Podcast Mike (0) Rach (0) Rachit Chandra (0) Rafi (0) Rama (0) Ramit Sethi (0) Richard (0) Rick (0) RLivsey (0) Robert Carpenter (2) Robert Dempsey (3) Romuald Restout (0) RoyBlumenthal (0) Ryan (0) Saru (0) Sarven Capadisli (0) SAWagner30 (2) Scott Bradley (33) Scott Overpeck (17) Stanley Stevens (1) stefan (0) Stefano (0) Stephanie Gulley (0) Steve (0) Steven Bradley (0) Stuart Maxwell (0) Taylor Davidson (0) Teresa (3) terry radford (0) Thaddeus Clark (2) thefluffanutta (3) Todd (3) Todd Lohenry (5) Todd Waller (0) Veken (1) vu* (1) waissa (0) Wayne Hastings (0) Wyn Lim (0)Explore read 12 notes
- Annette Shacklett said: Shared by Jim Kloss: “Jim said: Seth Goodin is just starting to come into my skimming view (thanks Annette). He says a lot of stuff I like here, especially when he recognizes that advertising, done correctly, is *not* advertising. It is relating to, understanding, using and believing in a product ... and then simply telling others about it and why you like it - personally or in some other way where a bond of trust occurs. Remove the trust and you have an "ad" or "spam" or whatever you want to call 99.999999% of what passes for advertising these days.I voted for Obama largely because I trust him more than I trust any of the punk rethuglican fascist liars. I know he'll do stuff that I think is stupid, but even then, I trust he has a lot more on the ball than I do when it comes to public service and civics and vision.He has earned that trust largely through words at this point. Now it's time to see if his actions reconfirm that trust.”Annette replies: At its core advertising/marketing is simply communicating - communicating about a product or service. Somewhere along the line, in many instances, creating a need rather than fulfilling a need. (I think Curtis Adams documentary "The Century of Self" discusses the idea). Much of that type of advertising is fear-based - you know the kind. If you teeth aren't bleached paper white no one will like you. It's not nice to fool Mother Nature! And so on. I loathe that kind of advertising and my dislike of it has cost me at least one client.Trust is one reason I support Obama. His seeming ability to listen, think and digest ideas are other reasons. I'm also relieved to soon have a person in the White House who doesn't scream fear-based bullshit at his constituents, nor smirk or sneer in arrogance at us.
- Todd said: Liking Jim's Quickie idea - it makes good sense and is really something I should get together for Talking Stick. That said, there's a part of me that likes it with its small 50ish subscriber base and cozy feel. So I waffle back and forth between thinking I should promote it or leave it as-is and letting it be that little hole in the wall restaurant that nobody knows about and is a quiet secret between friends...
- Podcast Mike said: Excellent article.
- Jeff said: Excellent insight as always from Seth Godin.
- Michael Hyatt said: This is a really thoughtful piece that analyzes the election from a “marketing products” viewpoint. Excellent!
- hyermish said: Seth Godin offers some pre-election result analysis of the marketing strategies of the major campaigns.
- glecharles said: A generally good read from Godin that covers the election, marketing and Tribes in one meaty swoop.
- Aaron said: Great analysis from Godin. Campaigning has changed. Obama figured that out. McCain didn't. And that could make all the difference. We will soon find out.
- Atuuschaaw said: The tribe that Obama built identified with him. Attacking him was like attacking them. They took it personally, and their outrage led to more donations and bigger turnout. This is the lucky situation Apple finds itself in as well. Attacking an Apple product is like attacking an Apple user.Randy said: I agree! The Obama supporters utilized a lot of time, energy, and funds to build the "surge" we've seen over the last two years. I really enjoy Seth's ideas, but the use of the word "marketing" grates against some inner chalkboard of mine. ;-)
- lkratz said: managing the list !
- Rachit Chandra said: "Motivating the committed outperforms persuading the uncommitted"
- Jonathan C. Dietrich said: When you buy a product, you're also buying the marketing.
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Let A Thousand Web APIs Blossom (60)
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ProgrammableWeb has been doing a fantastic job chronicling web app APIs for over three years, and today they reached a milestone, surpassing 1000 APIs tracked. ProgrammableWeb is a great resource for developers cooking up great mashups, so kudos to them. Quite fittingly, the 1000 API mark was achieved by the submission of the New York Times Community API, demonstrating that mashups are now mainstream. ProgrammableWeb has noticed that one successful API tends to generate others ...Shared by Aad 't Hart (2) adang001 (0) Alex (0) binduwavell (2) Cass (0) Chuck LeDuc Díaz (2) David (2) Dedric "That One" Lam (0) Dimituri (1) dodgster (0) Dustin (1) Eoin (3) Eric Schoonover (0) Erik J. Heels (1) Gaiskopf (0) GeniusBoyWonder (4) Ghosthead (34) GP (19) Haidong (4) ianchin (6) jccamus (0) Jemima Kiss (0) Jim (1) Kevin (0) Khosrow Ebrahimpour (0) kidakaka (0) Kishore Balakrishnan (0) Laurent (0) Lena (0) louisgray (19) markhawker (0) marx (20) Matt McAlister (0) Matthew Harman (0) Michael Downs (0) Net (0) Nihar (2) Punksolid (9) Rama (0) Renato Targa (0) Rene Cunningham (19) Rex (19) Richard Olsen (0) Richie Rump (5) riordan (0) Robert Denton (0) Robert-Reinder Nederhoed (0) Ron (0) shin ohkubo (0) Stefano Vitta (0) Takashi Mizohata (0) That Kid from Omaha (0) TiTi (33) Toby (0) Tom Wentworth (0) Toy (0) Transid (0) vishwas (0) yoshy (0) Zach (0)- That Kid from Omaha said: Congrats to the Times team, and all those who've worked hard to open the Web's infrastructure to others to build upon.
- Haidong said: programmableweb, good place to find and research APIs
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Free eBook- Fish Where the Fish Are (49)
