jacktams.co.uk

“Applications in England are down over 50% more than in any other part of the UK as a result of the government making it the most expensive country in the world in which to gain a public degree.” via BBC News – UK university applications down as fees rise. I can’t even be bothered to [...]

Here in lies RIMs’ problem – it repels talent. Uhh [long pause] you know, Canada is the wrong direction for me my friend. It’s cold up there [laughs] via The exit interview with Jon Rubinstein: ‘What we accomplished has been amazing’ | The Verge.  

Alarm Bells! “They are in a pickle. Their pickle is security,” Mr. Heins said in an interview. “When the first big security flaw even happens in one of the large enterprises, you will see this turn around. Wait for the day this happens.” via In Europe, Some Lovers of the BlackBerry Now Seek A New [...]

Children’s brains could be left damaged and they could suffer temporary ‘dementia’ by playing computer games, a leading scientist has warned. via Computer games leave children with ‘dementia’ warns top neurologist | Mail Online. I think it would be entirely appropriate to lose the “Leading” and “Scientist” from the article. A “Leading Scientist” would be [...]

Thanks to a mob mentality of those who are ill-informed or just plain stupid. Forcing the RBS Chief to refuse his bonus has just written £320,000,000 (the loss is growing see) off the market cap of RBS. That means this whole debacle has cost the taxpayer at least £262,400,000. Paying the bonus in the first place would [...]

HP says it expects the software will be fully open-sourced by September, at which point its official name will be Open webOS 1.0. via HP: webOS to be fully open-sourced by September, Enyo 2.0 framework available to developers today — Engadget.

The first rule of security, the mechanism for your security/encryption should be able to fall into enemy hands without compromising said security. Several years after the theft of source code for several of its security products, Symantec has recommended that users of pcAnywhere, which allows users to remotely connect to another computer, disable the software [...]

For a word that can so vastly change the fortunes of a company, it’s worth noting that no generally accepted definition of the word design exists. This means when your boss stands up in front of the team at that all-hands and says, “We’ll have a design-centered culture,” there’s a good chance he’s saying nothing [...]

One measure announced was greater power for shareholders to block excessive pay or redundancy packages. via BBC News – Government plans to curb executive pay announced. The once great Vince Cable, sprouting some tosh. Thanks to the coordinated effort of the worlds’ central banks, dolling out effectively free money to anybody who asked. Large corporations/companies [...]

Announcement : Research In Motion Names Thorsten Heins President and CEO Board Acts on Recommendation of Co-CEOs to Implement Succession Plan Mike Lazaridis Named Vice Chair of the Board Jim Balsillie Remains a Director Barbara Stymiest Named Independent Board Chair Prem Watsa Named Independent Director Via RIM – PR Analysis: Basically the players have been [...]

Theres nothing like creating something for a problem that doesn’t exist. Idea: Whenever your car is moving, we disable your phone. If you need to have a gadget to stop you doing something which is stupid in the first place, then you shouldn’t be in the car. Scosche has a simple plug-and-play solution to help curb [...]

“They could hire 3,000 people overnight,” said Jennifer Rigoni, who was Apple’s worldwide supply demand manager until 2010, but declined to discuss specifics of her work. “What U.S. plant can find 3,000 people overnight and convince them to live in dorms?” via Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class – NYTimes.com.

Ruby and JavaScript are obviously languages from the perfect shelf… https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/wat