In 1993 a Stratus server was booted up by an IT application architect — and it’s still running. An anonymous reader writes: “It never shut down on its own because of a fault it couldn’t handle,” says Phil Hogan, who’s…
Ask Slashdot: Should You Tell Future Employers Your Salary History?
An anonymous reader writes: During the interview process for a technology job, I was asked to fill out an application which included questions about my compensation history. When I asked why, I was told that it was part of the…
Trump's Executive Order Eliminates Privacy Act Protections For Foreigners
Long-time Slashdot reader Kernel Kurtz writes : January 28 is supposed to be Data Privacy Day, so it seems fitting in an alternative sort of way that U.S. President Trump just signed an executive order that eliminates Privacy Act protections…
CNET Editor Rails Against Non-Consensual Windows Updates
schwit1 shares this angry commentary from a CNET senior editor: Maybe you’re delivering a presentation to a huge audience. Maybe you’re taking an online test. Maybe you just need to get some work done on a tight deadline. Windows doesn’t…
ISPs Finally Abandon The Copyright Alert System
“Major internet providers are ending a four-year-old system in which consumers received ‘copyright alerts’ when they viewed peer-to-peer pirated content,” reports Variety. An anonymous reader quotes Engadget’s update on the Copyright Alert System. It was supposed to spook pirates by…