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more about #programming Identity Avatar: Scanners, X-rays, and the like scare me quite heavily enough already. I had to get a mouth x-ray semi-recently, and I think I asked the radiologist i... more » valkilmerisawful: is this one of those "no harm no foul" situations? more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Didn't someone notice an uptick in the dosimeters? more » ♠ Final ♠: Who ever in the hell was their Physicist was needs to be fired because that should have been caught way before then. On average you're getting a year... more » senorbelly: Can't do your own development? Fuck you, pay me. more » Noobs-R-Us: The second challenge should be coming up with a better bullet-proof business model to survive the next decade. more » Nick: you know what will cut down on the intrusions . . . wait for it . . . more » Nick: meaning that if apps want to align with Microsoft's Secure Development Lifecycle. suspense is killing me more » magikal04: took them how long to come to this conclusion? more » Xeno: Anything that makes programming this stuff easier is welcome. Efficiently multi-threading a program is not simple to do in any sense of the word more » Nick: i am not paranoid, but doesn't all this .NET based stuff give microsoft a proprietary death grip on everything? more » -
#health
Programming Error Gives People 8 Times Correct Radiation over 18 Months
In attempt to get better data, a hospital overrode default protocol on a CT scanner over a year ago. Now they've realized that they made a little mistake and have been giving people eight times the acceptable doses of radiation. More » -
#netflix
Netflix Will Continue To Farm Its Research Out To Cash-Strapped Nerds
Netflix's last foray into research bribery, a million dollar prize for anyone who could improve the company's recommendation algorithm by 10%, was a success, both as a programming project and a spectator sport. Naturally, they're doing it again. More » -
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#hboonitunes
HBO Bringing Shows to iTunes!?
According to Portfolio, Apple and HBO will team up to offer HBO original programming on iTunes in the next couple of weeks, and HBO may receive variable pricing and/or a higher profit percentage for its shows than other content providers. This is huge, not only because it marks HBO's first big move into the online media market, but also because they've managed to strong-arm a notoriously stingy Apple into their own financial terms. More » -
#directv
21 New DirecTV HD Channels Go Live, More To Come
DirecTV rolled out 21 of its promised 100 new HD channels today, boosting its HD count to 37 networks in all. Some of these, such as Showtime too, Starz West, and The Weather Channel, are total fluff. However, some of these, such as the NFL Network and A&E, are welcome additions. Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel were also listed among the new titles, but weren't there already HD channels for these two networks? Either way, we're just happy to have more pretty pretty TV to drool over. [DBSTalk]
