Google 'Wasting' $16 Billion On Projects Headed Nowhere

"Google's engineering culture is 'wasting profits,' according to a new report published today that refers to $16 billion worth of Google projects that are going nowhere. According to the analysis, it's not that the ideas — such as the Kansas City Fiber Project, driverless cars, and other engineering efforts — are bad. Rather, it's Google's poor execution that is killing the company and adding billions of dollars worth of projects to its 'trash pile.'"

With this article, discover some flaws of the giant Google. And maybe you will be interested in joining them to fix this.

The link to the article.


(I found this article on slashdot.org : here. It's a great site to have the latest news on a lot of science-related topics)

David Bizer on Campingtv | Le Camping

campingtv | Le Camping:
"WHEN, WHO AND HOW TO HIRE?" BY DAVID BIZER

You might enjoy listening to David talk about recruiting again!
What do you think?
see you soon
james

"Everybody wants to hire great people. But there is a lot of competition and not everybody may know your startup. You have to be convincing and to know exactly what you want. For that, you should ask you some simple questions like : "In twelve months, what will this person have achieved?", "Do I like this person from a personal standpoint?" All of David Bizer's tips, Talent Geek at HackFwd, in this excellent vidéo."

World Water Day

Hello everyone!

Here is a page about a international campaign for a conscientious consume of water and some products that use plenty water in their production process. Here it is:

http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/

Actually, the World Water Day was the March 24th, but some events will still happen the following days. Moreover, you can find some curious information in their website, notably the amount of water required to produce a single 100g steak ( http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/downloads/WWD2012_VW_FRIEZE.pdf )


See you tomorrow!

Alan Ferreirós

Pair programming : engineers are not alone anymore

You’re in a car driving 100 miles per hour on a dirt road. The turns are 100º hairpins and there are inclines and dips that would make a normal car’s shocks fall right off their axles.

Lucky for you, you’re not alone. You have a partner. Because there are two of you, you can split the responsibilities of getting to the finish line first – in one piece.

• Driver: focused on the intense control of the steering wheel, manning the accelerator, brake pedals and the clutch, and don’t forget the all-important emergency brake
• Navigator: tasked with reading map directions, checking wind speed/engine lights and alerting the driver of impending turns, dips and inclines.

This is the basis of pair programming. The deliberate practice of staffing every workstation with two software engineers focused on writing software together. Similar to rally racing, the driver and navigator have the same goal – write high-quality and maintainable code that works.

Read more !

SXSW: The World Comes To Austin - YouTube

SXSW: The World Comes To Austin - YouTube:
"The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals offer the unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. Fostering creative and professional growth alike, SXSW is the premier destination for discovery."

Yes! some of the presentations and shows are being broadcast live! So you can watch from here!

This is about Music, Film but also emerging technologies...

Here's a video about google search. What are people searching for most?  He explains what "planking" is! And demonstrates it!

What do you think? Did you know about planking?

Teen Exploits Three Zero-Day Vulns for $60K Win in Google Chrome Hack Contest | Threat Level | Wired.com

Teen Exploits Three Zero-Day Vulns for $60K Win in Google Chrome Hack Contest | Threat Level | Wired.com:
This is the news that David presented to us.....  wow!

Just hours before the end of Google’s $1 million hack challenge, a teenager who once applied to work at Google without getting a response, hacked the company’s Chrome browser using three zero-day vulnerabilities, one of which allowed him to escape the browser’s security sandbox.

Harald Haas: Wireless data from every light bulb | Video on TED.com

Harald Haas: Wireless data from every light bulb | Video on TED.com

Prezi Workflow in 15 minutes

Does everyone know about ZUIs?  Zoomable User Interfaces???
Do you remember seeing Prezi presentations?
Can Prezi replace PowerPoint for you?
What are the advantages? Disadvantages? Do bad Prezi's make you sea sick?
(But don't bad powerpoints put you to sleep?)

Here's a little guide to using Prezi...

Prezi Workflow in 15 minutes by Adam Somlai-Fischer on Prezi: "Prezi Workflow in 15 minutes
How to use Prezi - Interface and workflow"

What do you think?  How about leaving a comment?

See you soon.
james

5 Tips For Young People at Job Fairs | The CampusLIVE Blog

5 Tips For Young People at Job Fairs | The CampusLIVE Blog:

"Today will be focused on recruiting."

David Bizer's talk seems to have gone well. He sent this article and suggested that I share it with you. What do you think of it? James

PS:

I'm looking forward to getting feedback from each of you about David's visit.

(Just send me 2 or three paragraphs about what you learned, or what impressed you the most. Subsequently i'll forward them to David who i'm sure will be interested in your feedback too.)

All devices can be hacked !

http://www.ted.com/talks/avi_rubin_all_your_devices_can_be_hacked.html

A video from www.ted.com which show experiments on hacking some devices like cars or pacemakers. Really interesting !