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In fact, the vast majority of foreign worker visas aren't snatched up by the tech goliaths. They're snapped up by low-tier consulting companies. [1]

Google may be forced to look abroad to find rock star programmers, but the overwhelming majority of foreign workers brought in to the country are not rock star programmers. They're rather low paid consultants.

1: http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/04/03/176134...

Next time you should focus on providing evidence to support rational discussion, instead of being facetious.

http://www.census.gov/econ/smallbus.html

The only thing you 'need' to use is the Start Screen, but that should be a rarity since you should have the majority of your familiar programs down on the bar. Moreover, even when you need to use it, you use it the same way you do in 7. Just hit the windows key and type away!

My one complaint would be that the settings are a bit of a mess. There was clearly a rush to make things accessible from both the Desktop and Metro side of things, and as a result the settings can be kind of odd to find/navigate.

I suspect that the backlash from those actions may have led the company to appeal the FISC orders, fearing similar potential future liabilities.

Source: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2007/11/yahoo-calls-withh...

Source: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/government-says-secret...

2) Moreover, if the alleged companies were knowingly providing user data to the US government as members of the PRISM program, they would be unable to confirm or deny this fact because it would be illegal for them to do so. The orders for compliance are accompanied with gag orders.

It’s limited and supervised.

Seven years of daily collections from every major telecommunication company in the United States is limited? I struggle to comprehend what William would consider excessive.

That is, just because you're on a browser that supports this exchange standard doesn't mean that you'll have access to the blob that actually does the decrypting. The major distributors will just continue their current strategy of platform/device lock-in.

I had gone into this thinking it would be a cool way to easily allow protected/authenticated cross-platform playback. But it does nothing of the sort. Content providers will still discriminate, and we'll be powerless to stop them. This just provides a common API for their discrimination. So... I guess that's something?

I also suspect the majority of them will be sold to teenagers with fairly under-powered vehicles ;)

I certainly agree that certain types of tasteless jokes can, and often do, objectify women. But what about a dongle/dong metaphor objectifies women? That's a rather severe overreach.

As much as I'd prefer things to look as nice as possible, the truth is that the market often doesn't care. I suspect people would allow Glass to slide, largely due to its futurist connotations, the same way they let many electric cars slide.

They're an organization I respect and trust, and I suspect I'm not alone. I'll be very upset if the data clearly supports Musk's claims.

Windows Update has been reasonably coherent since Windows XP. They've had the ability to push out software for a long, long time. Why isn't every person using Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 currently using Internet Explorer 10?

The issue at hand isn't that Internet Explorer 10 is bad. It's not! It's a great browser.

The issue is that Microsoft doesn't care about providing an ecosystem that protects people from legacy browser lock-in. They have the ability to transition tens of millions of users to a modern browser. But they haven't, and they won't. Actions speak louder than words. Or perhaps, in this case, inaction speaks louder than words. Until they join the rest of the browser vendors in the 21st century, they're simply not worth trusting.

For all we know lower testosterone levels may lead to a heightened business acumen.

Google clearly isn't sure about what direction to take the technology. They've espoused some vague notions about the importance of first person views and the ability to instantly capture precious moments, but that's about the extent of their push right now.

I think it's really cool that they're interested in getting devices into developers' hands to help them figure out where to take the technology.

I think OSX's interface elements are more approachable than these hidden elements, given his(and most people's) prior experience. If you've used Windows, you're not going to be a stranger to drop down menus or desktop like icons (a la the dock).

And I agree that the invisible user interface elements will be a nightmare for IT people around the world. But to be frank, I don't want to restrict change to things that make IT folks happy ;) (Of course, I'm not a company worth a few hundred billion dollars whose livelihood depends on enterprise acceptance...)

I'm interested in seeing how long it will take for these 'new' UI concepts, where screen edges and corners are elements to be touched and modified, to sink into the general consciousness. It seems to have sunk into the OSX world rather quickly. Now it's time to see how the other 90% cope with it.

I don't think there's any question Microsoft will include an extensive tutorial in Windows 8's final release. If they don't, we can safely laugh at them. As it is, though, this video is rubbish. I could make a similar video filming my Grandmother trying to use Windows 7(She only knows how to use a specific type of Web TV, sans mouse). I guarantee you we'll see similar results.

Windows has a massive install base. One of Microsoft's most important tasks will be to train their current users to make the transition to this new UI. It's not a small feat. But this video completely sidesteps the most important part in the process, and instead asks a man to use a novel, manufactured system with nothing but his natural inclinations. On those grounds, I think he does quite well. But the video is rubbish.

Fortunately, I believe it can be minimized[1]. I just hope that the minimization carries over between sessions.

1: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/02/dont-p...

So if we accept that Windows RT itself is a bundle, the headline isn't particularly misleading.

(Though I don't personally see any privacy issues with such a project)

Universities have requirements you need to cover in order to graduate. So when a job lists a BS CS degree as a requirement, they're saying they expect you to be familiar with the core subjects of the field. Certainly not an expert in any one subject, but at least familiar. (If they want subject area experts they'll usually be advertising for MS/PhD with a focus in [blah]) Obviously this still gives the Universities a great deal of trust, with the implication that in order to receive the degree, you had to demonstrate your capability. That's a sizable question mark, even though it's what University accreditation is supposed to be for...

Sorry, went off on a bit of a tangent there. Anyways, four years of self-directed learning won't necessarily cover the same subject matter they may expect you to be familiar with.

It doesn't sound like he'll be making that ruling until at least midway through this month.

Edit: I'm not sure mistrial is precisely what I mean. Maybe just re-trial? Any clarification would be appreciated.

By Universal Computing, are you referring to accessibility on the web? Platform accessibility?