Archive for the ‘news’ Category

How heavy is the internet?

23rd November 2009 by No Comments

Lots of tech companies are known for the interesting interview questions they ask new job candidates. This is definitely one of the questions that could be posed. CNet UK estimates the combined weight of all the pcs, servers, smartphones, and other hardware that make up the internet. It’s a big number.
And another [...]

Likelihood of coded CA veto message

4th November 2009 by No Comments

A recent veto by CA governor Arnold Schwarzenegger contained an obscenity spelled out by the first letter in each line of the message. Was this a pure coincidence or was the message specifically written this way? The Wall Street Journal takes a look.

The numbers behind a new craps record

31st May 2009 by No Comments

The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that a woman in Atlantic City has broken a record playing craps by rolling the dice 154 consecutive times in one single turn. What are the odds of something like this happening? It turns out that it’s about 1 in 5.3 billion. Check out the full [...]

US government launches data website

21st May 2009 by No Comments

Today marks the official launch of Data.Gov, a website designed to share government information (economics, healthcare, environment, etc.) with citizens.
Here’s the official announcement from the White House Blog.

Analytics Career Newsletter

5th March 2009 by No Comments

IQ Workforce offers a bi-monthly email that includes our newest web/marketing analytics career opportunities nationally, industry resources and selected blog entries from our network of subscribers.