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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Hey at least Xerox didn’t bribe
It sounds like bribery gallory is happening in Washington City. Up for grabs is a contract for managing parking meters and such. It seems several companies have made some donations to city counsel members. It sounds like Xerox indirectly did … Continue reading
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How to Get a Refund for an Android App You Bought and Doesn’t Work
Interesting article, it sounds you are OK if you get the paperwork going in the first 15 minutes after buying it. After that…you have to decide if you time is really worth more than the time it takes to get … Continue reading
Xerox having issues with Medicaid in Montana
Xerox was to modernize Montana’s medicaid system…sounds like its not going well and being “renegotiated”. http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/xerox-montana-ponder-what-to-do-about-stalled-medicaid-computer/article_8ecfd9b8-651a-11e3-ba85-001a4bcf887a.html
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Get things cheaper on ebay
By looking for mis-spelled items in the description. Apparently there are now 2 websites that do the “search” for misspellings for you. They are fatfingers.com and eaby.com. http://lifehacker.com/eaby-finds-misspelled-items-on-ebay-for-cheaper-prices-1482960264?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lifehacker%2Ffull+%28Lifehacker%29
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How to find a Serial port
Good write-up on how to find the debug serial port on an embedded system. What is also interesting in this article is a tool the author wrote to help determine the baud rate of the serial port. http://www.devttys0.com/2012/11/reverse-engineering-serial-ports/ http://hackaday.com/2013/12/14/reverse-engineering-serial-ports/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29
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Make a 9V Battery Powered Function Generator
Interesting build. Not sure if its worth it or just buy a used one (or cheap one from China) yet. http://makezine.com/2013/12/14/make-a-9v-battery-powered-function-generator/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=%24%7Bfeed%7D&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24%7Bmakezineonline%7D+%28%24%7BMAKE%7D%29&utm_content=%24%7BGoogleReader%7D
Google acquires Boston Dynamics, the robot builder behind Big Dog and Cheetah
I had to post this up as fast as I can. This is a very interesting buy for Google. I wonder what the long term goal google has for all the robot stuff they have been buying up. http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/14/google-bought-boston-dynamics-its-over-for-humans/?ncid=rss_truncated
Xerox CRO, can’t get good recruits anymore.
What the Xerox CRO failed to mention as to why top talent wasn’t flocking to her verse Google/Facebook/etc for research jobs at MIT, was bettter benefits, job security, bonuses, prestige, etc etc etc. Thats the one bit I got from … Continue reading
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With an HSA, you are more likely to manage healthcare costs
Article comes from a Xerox group. Its a no-brainer since HSA, Health Savings Account, is your money, so you are going to watch it more carefully. I wonder if Xerox used its own employees for the survey? http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20131211-906536.html?dsk=y
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Xerox best place to work for….
Its one of the best places to work if you are gay or lesbian. Which is not saying much cause if you look at the glassdoor reviews, its not so great overall http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/xerox-reviews-SRCH_KE0,5.htm. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2013/12/11/best-workplaces-for-lesbian-gay-employees-named/3988373/
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