Haunting photos of a village built to handle electronic waste

What programmers say and what they really mean ASK ITWORLD: Do you have any advice for older programmers thinking of joining startups? ITworld Tonight June 10, 2014 Share this email Haunting photos of a village built to handle electronic waste Stripped computers and air-conditioners are part of daily Chinese village life. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. What programmers say and what they really mean 2. ASK ITWORLD: Do you have any advice for older programmers thinking of joining startups? 3. Red Hat gears RHEL for the long haul 4. Windows gets the GitHub tool it deserves 5. Hackers behind iPhone ransom attacks arrested in Russia 6. BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Rails 4 Way 7. Cisco: Broadband providers should not treat all bits the same 8. Google pays $500 million to buy satellite maker Skybox Imaging What programmers say and what they really mean In today's open source roundup: What programmers say and what they really mean can often be very different things. Plus: Linux 3.15 released, and an interview with Linus Torvalds. READ MORE ASK ITWORLD: Do you have any advice for older programmers thinking of joining startups? Do you have experience working as - or with - an older programmer in a startup? By "older" I mean beyond 20-something, possibly with a family and obligations that your average fresh-out-of-school coder doesn't have to worry about. READ MORE Red Hat gears RHEL for the long haul Knowing how system administrators enjoy continuity, Red Hat has designed the latest release of its flagship Linux distribution to be run, with support, until 2024. READ MORE Windows gets the GitHub tool it deserves A big barrier to widespread adoption of GitHub by Windows users has been the lack of friendly tooling to interact with the service. That has changed with GitHub Windows 2.0. READ MORE Hackers behind iPhone ransom attacks arrested in Russia Russian authorities arrested a man and a teenaged boy from Moscow under suspicion that they compromised Apple ID accounts and used Apple's Find My iPhone service to hold iOS devices for ransom. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Rails 4 Way Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE Cisco: Broadband providers should not treat all bits the same The FCC's net neutrality rules need to make room for some traffic management, the company says. READ MORE Google pays $500 million to buy satellite maker Skybox Imaging New geographic data could find its way into Google apps. READ MORE SURVEY Take ITworld's cloud survey and you could win $500 ITworld is conducting a brief survey regarding cloud computing initiatives, and we value your input. The survey will take you about 10 minutes to complete. And there's a reward! Respondents who complete the survey will be entered in a sweepstakes to win a $500 cash prize. Take the survey now! GIVEAWAYS: Enter today for your chance to win! The Rails 4 Way Through detailed code examples, you'll dive deep into the Rails 4 code base, discover why Rails is designed as it is, and learn how to make it do exactly what you want. Enter now! JavaScript Essentials LiveLessons (Video Training) In 4 hours of video instruction, JavaScript Essentials LiveLessons provides a solid foundation on which to build skills, from the perspective of a web developer. Enter now! DON'T MISS... 10 tech products that are built to last 16 terrible computer pranks that could get you fired Your new PC needs these 22 free programs Pants on fire: 9 lies that programmers tell themselves History's 15 most popular computer scientists Follow ITworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to itworld_today as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 ITworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **