by Joseph Forbes | Feb 28, 2013 | Blog Entry, HAPPINESS, MONEY, TECHNOLOGY
from the because-commuting-sucks dept. Remote working has existed for centuries. And now is the perfect time for its comeback. … Prior to the Industrial Revolution, goods were manufactured by contracting individual craftsmen who worked out of their homes. The...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 28, 2013 | MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGY
from the sacred-cows-make-great-brisket dept. William D. Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy, writes that although we have been bombarded with tales of woe about the potentially devastating impacts of cutting the...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 28, 2013 | Blog Entry
from the watch-out-for-monoliths-this-time dept. Indie Kickstarter-funded short HENRi stars a sci-fi legend in a role very much like HAL-9000 — with a twist. Wired writes: ‘If it sounds a little bit like 2001: The Later Years, then here’s the real twist:...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 28, 2013 | Blog Entry, HAPPINESS
When I was a young designer, I always asked other people how they got noticed for their work. The answer I most consistently received was “do good work.” Now, when people ask me the same question, I respond with the same answer. Good work always speaks for...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 28, 2013 | Blog Entry, INTERNET, SECURITY, Technicals, Web Hosting
from the keeping-the-lights-on dept. There has been worldwide (all locations) total outage of storage in Microsoft’s Azure cloud. Apparently “Microsoft unwittingly let an online security certificate expire Friday, triggering a worldwide outage in an online...