Very long-time Slashdot reader Jim Hall — part of GNOME’s board of directors — has a Christmas gift. Since 1994 he’s been overseeing an open source project that maintains a replacement for the MS-DOS operating system, and has just announced…
Facing Layoff, An IT Employee Makes A Bold Counteroffer
ComputerWorld reports: In early December, Carnival Corp. told about 200 IT employees that the company was transferring their work to Capgemini, a large IT outsourcing firm. The employees had a choice: Either agree to take a job with the contractor…
You're An Adult, But Your Brain Might Not Be, Researchers Say
“The human brain reaches its adult volume by age 10, but the neurons that make it up continue to change for years after that,” reports the New York Times, citing a new paper by neuroscience researchers that questions when “adulthood”…
Is Your Internet Connection Free From Bufferbloat?
Bufferbloat is that “undesirable latency that comes from a router or other network equipment buffering too much data,” according to the site for an ongoing project trying to address it. Now long-time Slashdot reader mtaht writes:Inside the lede-project, two core…
After Brexit, More Than 100 Firms May Move To Ireland
An anonymous reader quotes The Daily Mirror: Ireland has said it has received more than 100 inquiries from major firms looking to move from the UK because of Brexit. Martin Shanahan, the chief executive of the Industrial Development Agency, said…
Shopping Online
When shopping online, always use your credit cards instead of a debit card. If any fraud happens, it is far easier to recover your money from a credit card transaction. Gift cards and one-time-use credit card numbers are even more…