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I, for one, welcome our robotic communist jobless future
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Massively leaked iFail 5S POUNDS pundits, EXCITES chavs
Something for the Weekend, Sir? Frantic ‘experts’ backtrack as new iPhone unexpectedly sucks
Everybody Loves Rayman: Legends dethrones Mario
Game Theory Plus: Diablo III’s console conversion, and Lost Planet 3 goes icy, slicey
Smartwatch craze is all just ONE OFF THE WRIST
Something for the Weekend, Sir? Digital watches were crap in the 70s so don’t expect any better now
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Dominic Connor used to boss IT pros and quants around in banks, and now recruits people for less crappy jobs in the City.
How City IT is under attack from politicians, diesel bugs, HR
The stupidest thing I’ve ever said was “if it was a jet, the tower would have collapsed” on September 11th and I feel the same about RBS. As I pass it most days, part of me expects to see crowds outside, perhaps including the police and TV camera crews, because I can’t understand why it still functions.
The Reg has covered in …
Think you're ready to make a big career bet? Read this first...
Disclaimer: Before taking any of my advice be aware that I once bet my career on OS/2 and that in all my careers articles my ambition is to help you avoid some of the mistakes I have made.
The Politburo at The Reg wants me to stick my neck out and show some trends in this “future” thing that young people seem so keen on nowadays …
So you want to be a contractor? Well, here's how it works
Back in the heady days of 1984, working on the development of Microsoft Unix (yes, that was a real product, AKA Xenix), we needed to write an Ethernet driver, but none of us really felt up to that. We needed to hire an expensive specialist.
And so I met my first contractor, who turned up in a far better car than anyone else and …
Is the IT industry short on Cobolers? This could be your lucky day
Let's make one thing clear: your previous jobs are not the reason why you were hired. You were hired for having skills that bosses need.
People are employed because they are needed to do things that must be done, not because they can do something that is merely desired.
It’s not all bad news. The current Big Data hype means …
Spotting a Big Data faker as you set up Big Data for someone
Having read my last Big Data piece, I fear that some of you will try to blag your way out of the declining Oracle/Java/VB market without the legs to support what’s on your CV.
This article is not for you: it’s for the poor souls who have to catch you out whilst trying to get in someone who’s at least mildly competent. There are …
iPads in education: Not actually evil, but pretty close
Education in the USA has long been a stronghold of Apple, the venerable Apple II being cheap and tough enough to survive in that hostile environment, skool.
But Apple’s gouging of UK consumers meant the prices were so high back in the day that it was worth flying to New York and paying air fares hotel and taxes to buy the beast …
