Day: October 18, 2020

Bill Gates Asked Microsoft’s ‘Junior Engineer’ Job Interview Question

DevNull127 writes: Let’s say you’re interviewing for a junior engineering position at Microsoft,” Bill Gates was asked. “Why should we hire you?” “I like to be on a team,” Gates replies. “I like ambitious goals. I like thinking through how we can anticipate the future. Software is cool, and I want to be involved.” The…


Best home security cameras of 2020 that run on batteries – CNET

Want a security camera that can go pretty much anywhere? Here are your best bets. …read more Source:: CNet


Google Pixel 5’s wimpy camera is driving me to the iPhone 12 – CNET

Commentary: For this photo enthusiast, the Pixel 5’s middling camera hardware has undercut Google’s advanced image processing. …read more Source:: CNet


An iPhone-loving Best Buy rep told me which phone to buy and I’m stunned

They’re coming at you very quickly. Foldables phones over here, new iPhones over there. I went to Best Buy to seek guidance. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Duality of Light Explored by Revisiting the Double-Slit Experiment

We’ve all seen recreations of the famous double-slit experiment, which showed that light can behave both as a wave and as a particle. Or rather, it’s likely that what we’ve seen is the results of the double-slit experiment, that barcode-looking pattern of light and dark stripes, accompanied by some handwaving about classical versus quantum mechanics….


Google’s Internal Data Suggests Employees Feel Less Productive At Home

The Information reports: Google’s engineering directors are grappling with a worrisome trend: internal data that indicate productivity during the coronavirus shutdowns deteriorated among engineers, particularly newly hired ones. One internal survey viewed by The Information found that in the three months ended in June, only 31% of the company’s engineers polled felt they had been…


Fitbit Sense review: An ambitious smartwatch that takes on too much – CNET

The Sense tracks your stress, temperature, blood oxygen and sleep. But interpreting all this data can be puzzling. …read more Source:: CNet


Apple Watch SE isn’t as cheap as the Series 3. So how do you decide which to buy? – CNET

We compare Apple’s latest Watch SE with 2017’s Watch Series 3. …read more Source:: CNet


iPhone 12 Pro Max camera: Why this pro photographer is super excited – CNET

A longer zoom, a bigger image sensor and vastly improved night mode? Count me in. …read more Source:: CNet


Where We’re Calculating, We Don’t Need No Seven Segments!

There have been many attempts at electronic numerical display technology over the decades since the first incandescent bulb or neon tube flickered into life at the command of a primordial computer, but the lowest common denominator has remained the humble seven segments. Here it might end, but for [Ken Yap] who has taken inspiration from…