Articles by Dice Staff
-
Some Recruiters Demand Social Network Connections
Some recruiters are instructing job seekers to add them to their social networks if they want help finding work, but some candidates are pushing back. “One recruiter said that if I wanted the job… -
The NSA isn't The Only Thing Spying on You
[caption id="attachment_15949" align="aligncenter" width="500"] "Smart" devices make good spies, if you're not careful.[/caption] Infoworld ran a story today that will be old news to the paranoid… -
Intel Puts PC on SD Card; MakerBot Ships Home 3-D Printer
[caption id="attachment_15908" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Intel's Edison PC on a chip; MakerBot "affordable" edition among its 3D printers.[/caption] At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)… -
Intro to Pipes on the Linux Command Line
An interesting and useful capability in Linux is the use of the pipe on the command line. Pipes take the output of a command and use it as input to another command. Stringing commands together ma… -
How Valve’s Culture Sets It Apart
Like any other game company, Steam’s creator Valve faced challenges in recruiting talent during its early days. As a solution, CEO and Co-Founder Gabe Newell decided to focus on building a strong… -
Omaha Employers Predict Increase in Tech Hiring
Companies in the Omaha, Neb., area plan to hire 1,400 IT professionals and 300 engineers in the next two years, according to a survey from AIM, an Omaha-based nonprofit that promotes technology c… -
Oppression is Stronger Than the Internet: Study
[caption id="attachment_15879" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A May 2011 protest in Istanbul against Internet censorship and surveillance.[/caption] The Internet can serve as potent a tool to o… -
Steam Gamer Boxes Pit Linux Against Windows
[caption id="attachment_15871" align="aligncenter" width="592"] Valve's Steam Controller and a selection of first-generation SteamOS Machines.[/caption] At this year's Consumer Electronics Show i… -
Nvidia Uses Crop Circle to Launch 'Supercomputing' GPU
[caption id="attachment_15821" align="aligncenter" width="448"] Nvidia's "super" Tegra K1 CPU and the crop circle stunt/omen of its coming.[/caption] It's never good when the CEO of a big tech fi… -
Pre-Employment Credit Check Hits Tech Workers Hard
Technology job candidates are among the most likely to be screened with pre-employment credit checks, so they may be particularly interested in a proposal in Congress that would bar employers fro…