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March 22, 2012  10:59 AM

Lessons from Slashdot: Do You Need an IT Degree to Work in IT?



Posted by: Robin "Roblimo" Miller
CS, degree, entry-level, HR, open source, psychology, Slashdot, undergraduate

One of the greatest (and oldest) features on the famous Slashdot "News for Nerds" website is the Ask Slashdot section. It may have been the first example of online crowdsourcing. In any case, an Ask Slashdot question will get dozens or hundreds of answers from...

February 21, 2012  4:39 PM

Do You Want To Be a Google Summer of Code Mentor?



Posted by: Robin "Roblimo" Miller
developer, Google, local, mentor, O, open source, opening, prescreened, qualified, student, students, Summer of Code

You or your organization can apply to be a Summer of Code mentor starting February 27, 2012. The application deadline is March 9. There's a FAQ page that will answer your most obvious questions. You should...


October 24, 2011  2:05 PM

Job Satisfaction



Posted by: Robin "Roblimo" Miller
advancement, children, coder, helpdesk, introverted, IT management, open source, promotion, satisfaction, self-employment, spouse

We all talk about...


April 5, 2011  2:14 PM

How GNU Telephony Can Make Your Job More Secure



Posted by: Robin "Roblimo" Miller
admin, employment, IT, open source, pbx, promotion, telephone, telephony

GNU Telephony is not a single program, but a whole group of GNU programs that can be used to create a free (as in freedom) and very low (financial) cost


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