Collaborate Disseminate
Last month C dropped from 3rd to 4th in TIOBE’s ranking of programming language popularity (which tries to calculate each language’s share of search engine results). Java moved up into the #3 position in September, reports TechRepublic, which notes tha… Continue reading C Drops, Java (and Rust) Climb in Popularity – as Coders Seek Easy, Secure Languages
With online dating apps, “Americans have increasingly been marrying someone more like themselves,” reports Bloomberg, citing new research that says this accounts for roughly half of the rise in household income inequality between 1980 and 2020:
Using… Continue reading Did Online Dating Increase US Income Inequality?
Seattle is the smartest city in America, with Miami and then Austin close behind. That’s according to a promotional study from smart-building tools company ProptechOS. Newsweek reports:
The evaluation of tech infrastructure and connectivity was based… Continue reading What’s the ‘Smartest’ City in America – Based on Tech Jobs, Connectivity, and Sustainability?
Long-time Slashdot reader Geoffrey.landis writes: According to a new report from the United Nations, the world population is expected to grow to an estimated peak of 10.3 billion people in the mid-2080s, an increase over the current global population o… Continue reading The World’s Population Is Projected To Peak At 10.3 Billion In the 2080s
Developing free and open source software can be a thankless experience. Most folks do it because it’s something they’re passionate about, with the only personal benefit being the knowledge that …read more Continue reading Long-Term OctoPrint Stat Manipulation Uncovered
Slashdot’s 10 most-visited stories of 2023 seemed to touch on all the themes of the year, with a story about AI, two about electric cars, two stories about Linux, and two about the Rust programming language.
And at the top of this list, the #1 story … Continue reading What Were Slashdot’s Top 10 Stories of 2023?
“For several years, thousands more high-earning, well-educated workers have left California than have moved in,” reports the Los Angeles Times:
Even though California has experienced lopsided out-migration for decades, the financial blow has been cush… Continue reading The Wealthiest Californians are Leaving the State, Hurting the Economy, Statistics Confirm
“For several years, thousands more high-earning, well-educated workers have left California than have moved in,” reports the Los Angeles Times:
Even though California has experienced lopsided out-migration for decades, the financial blow has been cush… Continue reading The Wealthiest Californians and Leaving the State, Hurting the Economy, Statistics Confirm
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post:
Working from home appears to be here to stay, especially for women and college-educated workers, according to economic data released Thursday that revealed how Americans spent their time… Continue reading Working From Home ‘A Permanent Shift’, New US Data Suggests
“Harvard Scholar Who Studies Honesty Is Accused of Fabricating Findings,” writes the New York Times. The Harvard Crimson student newspaper has the details:
At least four papers authored by Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino contain fraud… Continue reading Harvard Scholar Who Studies Honesty Is Accused of Fabricating Findings