Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Is the Internet of Things Just Empty Hype?
A lot of tech companies have made very big investments in the Internet of Things (IoT). Take Google, for example, which shelled out a cool $3.2 billion for connected-devices developer Nest in 201… -
North Dakota: National Hub for Drones?
North Dakota reportedly wants to become a national hub for drones. The state hopes to achieve this by building an extensive airport for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Northrop Grumman is the an… -
Can Machine Learning Improve Online Reviews?
Having assisted in everything from search engines and sentiment analysis to fraud detection and medical diagnosis, machine learning is getting a new use: diminishing the power of fake online revi… -
Puppet at 10: Still Popular... And Lucrative
As Puppet closes in on its 10th anniversary, it’s clear that the open-source configuration tool is here to stay. Systems administrators and tech pros all over the world use it to manage the confi… -
Average Job Vacancy Rises to 27.3 Days
Is it taking longer for people to land their next jobs? According to data from DHI (Dice's parent company) and other sources, the answer is yes. DHI regularly collaborates with Stephen Davis, an… -
Is the Engineer Interview Process Broken?
Over on his personal blog, developer Zachary David Forrest (who currently works at Sonos) has a posting on interviewing software engineers that’s attracted some buzz on Hacker News and other site… -
Apple Watch: Early Hit or Total Dud?
Some 2.79 million Apple Watches have sold since the device went on sale in April, according to new data from Slice Intelligence (as quoted by Reuters). Slice Intelligence based its data on e-mail… -
Phone Usage Could Tell If You're Unemployed
Can changes in phone usage detect real-time unemployment? According to a group of MIT researchers, the answer is yes—and such patterns could provide insights into why it takes so long for some la… -
Is Microsoft's .NET Ecosystem on the Decline?
Fifteen years ago, Microsoft created C# as part of its .NET initiative. It’s built into Visual Studio, the company’s Integrated Development Environment (IDE), and used to develop programs for Win… -
Tech's Weirdest Job Interview Questions
Tech companies are famous (or infamous, depending on your point of view) for tossing weird brainteasers at job candidates. Microsoft used to ask some candidates why manhole covers are round; Goog…