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What If Drivers were Hired Like Programmers?

Job title: Car driver Job requirements : Professional skills in driving normal- and heavy-freight cars, buses and trucks, trolley buses, trams, subways, tractors, shovel diggers, contemporary light and heavy tanks currently in use by NATO countries. Skills in rally and extreme driving are obligatory!  Formula-1 driving experience is a plus.  Knowledge and experience in repairing of piston and rotor/Wankel engines, automatic and manual transmissions, ignition systems, board computer, ABS, ABD, GPS and car-audio systems by world-known manufacturers - obligatory!   Experience with car-painting and tinsmith tasks is a plus.   The applicants must have certificates by BMW, General Motors and Bosch, but not older than two years.  Compensation: $10-$15/hour, depends on the interview result. Education requirements: Bachelor's Degree of Engineering.

Why The Next Version of OS X After Mountain Lion Wouldn’t Be Named After a Cat

Up until Mountain Lion (10.8), Mac OS X’s 'wild cat' code names kept on evolving from Cheetah to Puma, from Jaguar to Panther and then from Tiger to Leopard . Once OS X  Lion hit, it seemed Apple had peaked, with no bigger lions to choose from, but then Cupertino managed to suprise everyone with Mountain Lion . Now what? As the brilliant webcomic XKCD makes clear, not a lot of good cat names are left, once you count out code names that have already been tech products, like Lynx or Ocelot . Mac OS X Housecat ? Please. I’ll take Mac OS X Saber-Toothed Jungle Cat , though. - John Brownlee  via Cult of Mac Source XKCD via Gizmodo

A Dramatic Surprise On A Quiet Square

TNT launches its "Your daily dose of Drama" TV ad in Belgium. Now that's what I call a TV commercial / best of advertising.

An Awesome Reply From CEO Of J P Morgan To A Pretty Girl Seeking A Rich Husband

A young and pretty lady had posted the following on a popular forum: Subject: What should I do to marry a rich guy?  I'm going to be honest of what I'm going to say here. I'm 25 this year. I'm very pretty, have style and good taste. I wish to marry a guy with $500k annual salary or above. You might say that I'm greedy, but an annual salary of $1M is considered only as middle class in New York. My requirement is not high. Is there anyone in this forum who has an income of $500k annual salary? Are you all married? I wanted to ask: what should I do to marry rich persons like you? Among those I've dated, the richest is $250k annual income, and it seems that this is my upper limit. If someone is going to move into high cost residential area on the west of New York City Garden(?), $250k annual income is not enough. I'm here humbly to ask a few questions: Where do most rich bachelors hang out? (Please list down the names and addresses of bar...

Great explanation of windows firewall

Now that's the great explanation of windows firewall. Image courtesy of 9gag.com Find five things which are not right in this picture... :P

Geek Meditation Session

What's the Difference between a Boss and a Leader?

A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. - Russell H. Ewing The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY will always be his boss. - Diane Ravitch The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way. - Henry Miller The executive exists to make sensible exceptions to general rules. - Elting E. Morison The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven't made up their minds. - Casey Stengel A Boss A Leader Drives employees Coaches employees Depends on authority Depends on goodwill Inspires fear Generates enthusiasm Says "I" Says "we" Places blame for breakdown Fixes the breakdown ...