Articles by Dice Staff

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  The Meaning of Code Is...

  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPC5iYDYG-0&wmode=window&h=315&w=560&h=315] For years philosophers and gurus have tried to answer the ultimate question, “What’s the meaning of life?” At t…
• Social Analytics and the Movies

  Social media is both a blessing and bane for Hollywood. Social networks are highly effective ways to promote new movies and gauge consumer interest in films before, during and after their release…
• NYC Data Centers Are Normal, Work Continues on Verizon Network

  Days after Hurricane Sandy, things are almost back to normal among the affected data centers in New York City. But Verizon has sounded a warning note that its communications infrastructure could…
• AMD's New Opteron 6300 Optimized for TCO

  [caption id="attachment_5678" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Opteron 6300 pricing.[/caption] Advanced Micro Devices has announced its Opteron 6300 microprocessor, also known as the “Abu Dhabi”…
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  The Sex Appeal of the Data Scientist

  The sexiest job of the 21st Century is... Data Scientist. At least that's what Thomas H. Davenport, a visiting professor at Harvard Business School, says. You see, he describes data science as be…
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  For Hacker Intelligence, Visit Their Forums

  The best way to protect your networks is to think like a hacker, and the best way to find out what hackers think is to spend some time on their public discussion boards. This is exactly what the…
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  Scott Guthrie on ASP.net, Azure and Open Source

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2L-xZBCoqo Scott Guthrie has made a big bounce at Microsoft. He was the key developer of ASP.net and now he’s the Corporate VP for Windows Azure. At the 2012 Silic…
• Linaro Forms Enterprise Group

  For every ARM server, there needs to be a corresponding operating system, right? Linaro, the non-profit engineering organization whose mission is to develop Linux-based, open-source software for…
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  Surviving a Technical Interview

  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_4KEasVSIw&wmode=window&h=315] Have you frozen during a technical interview, or been stumped by a question? Your answer should be "yes," and you're not al…
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  Samsung's New Chromebook: A Low-Performing Bargain

  Google's new Chromebook, manufactured by its trusty hardware partner Samsung, comes with a 11.6-inch, 1366 x 768 display, Samsung Exynos 5 Dual processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage space, VGA webcam,…