Money? Sex? Not for computer techs - Brisbane Times
Choosing a career is often a tough decision to make. While a lucky few knew what they “wanted to be” and tailored their education toward that goal, the rest of us dithered and dallied until we either fell into a career or were coerced into one by our

Social scientist creates computer model to determine human perception - PhysOrg
Professor A. Kimball Romney’s research led to this mathematical visualization of cone photo receptor sensitivities. In theory, this visualization is the operational key to creating uniform, high quality color in a variety of fields. Daniel A

USM goes steady on computer-glitch culprits - New Straits Times
Khu Li Huang (in wheelchair) speaking to fellow undergraduate Maimunah Ibrahim (left), 61, from Sabak Bernam, Selangor. With them are Khu s mother Ewe See Moi (second from right), USM Board of Directors chairman Tan Sri Prof Ani Arope (centre) and

Computer outage at state labor dept. - Birmingham Business Journal
A computer outage over the weekend has prevented online filings for unemployment insurance, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said Monday. The department said job-seekers can t make their biweekly report online, as is required to

Affiliated Computer Services plans to hire 600 people in Colorado - Colorado Springs Gazette
A Texas-based company announced plans to hire 600 people for a new call center in Colorado Springs, more than doubling its current workforce in the state. Affiliated Computer Services is looking for customer service agents, trainers, managers and

Colorado unemployment claims computer crashes - Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado’s computerized system for taking claims from the unemployed has crashed repeatedly in recent days, leaving thousands stuck on telephone holds and worried they will not receive their benefits. Problems with CUBline on-line, where people

First Solid-State Quantum Computer Processor Created - Popular Science
Researchers at Yale University have built the first-ever quantum processor using solid state components, and have run basic algorithms to prove how it works. Previous efforts have simulated a quantum processor without using electronic components. In

Moneylending offered but interest rate higher than that of an Ah Long - star.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: This mini-casino is located in a three-star hotel in the centre of the city and the entrance is through an innocuous door in the rear of the hotel. Except for a sign that says Open , the door looks like any other in the hotel. The

Web TV gains foothold on satellite, cable service - Victorville Daily Press
APPLE VALLEY Earl Allen doesn t pay a penny for cable or satellite television. And he doesn t pirate it either. Without any special equipment, Allen has hooked up his home TV with a seven-year-old laptop computer, allowing him to catch his

Body work moves from banging metal to computer-assisted tolerances - Abilene Reporter-News
If O.B. Barrett walked into Barrett Collision Center today, says his son-in-law Claud Champion, he wouldn t know the place. The business and the technology, he wouldn t recognize, said Champion, who in 1978 bought the business his father-in