When it comes to design, why do programmers tend to have difficulty in creating a simple and user-friendly user interface? Perhaps because programmers are traditionally left-brained and more focused on logic, analytics, objectivity, etc. This type of thinking is encouraged in academics.

As if web framework religious discussions weren’t annoying enough, one thing that I always think is missing from such debates is context regarding the type of application being developed. It’s like discussing the best mode of personal travel without taking the type and size of journey into account. There’s a reason why you walk to the mailbox and drive to the store. You can drive to the mailbox but it will incur costs greater than the benefits. Similarly, you can walk to the store as long as it isn’t too far, you have the time to do so and you aren’t buying much.

Short tutorial on how to get started writing a web application using clojure and compojure.

"Why not grab an open source program and modify it to fit your needs?" "You do realize that you decided to write an entirely new system from scratch, just because you didn't like a few things in existing programs; surely that's a serious net loss?"

Betcha.com craps out

Washington state's highest court has delivered a fatal blow to a website that billed itself as a person-to-person betting platform that connected people who wanted to make wagers.…

The latest government figures show hiring remains lackluster, with the nation's jobless rate rising to 9.6% in August.

Pressure on President Obama to do something about the weakening economy intensified Friday with new government data showing that hiring remains lackluster, nudging the nation's unemployment rate up to 9.6%.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) became the first investment bank to take steps to comply with the so-called “Volcker Rule” by shutting down its proprietary trading unit. JPM, the second-biggest U.S. bank by assets, told about 20 traders who work on its commodities trading desk that the company will close the unit, Bloomberg News reported, [...]This article (Invoking Volker: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) Shuts Proprietary Trading Unit, But Will Other Banks Follow) was originally developed by and is property of American Banking News. Checkout American Banking News for up-to-date banking news and peer to peer lending news. ...

Will I or won't I hit my goal this year of a $100k networth? It's possible. I'm at around $77.4k right now.I need to be extremely frugal over the next four months to hit my goal.As far as income goes, I'm expecting:Potential September IncomeProject A: $10000 pre-tax this monthProject B: owed $1600 + potential income of $3200 (pre-tax)Project C: owed $300 (pre-tax)Total: $14000 pre-tax... ~$9000 after tax.I'll prob spend $2000 this month on rent, food, insurance, gas, health, etc.So if I can do +$7000 this month I'll be at $84k.That leaves $16k that I need to make in 3 months between Oct & Dec, or $5.3k per month after tax.It's possible for Project #C I will start a $5k-$10k per month contract for 1 month. That would help a lot! Project B will likely pay around $3200 pre-tax for part-time, though it's not guaranteed. Project A is likely ending this month.I plan to donate 10% of any income above $100k that I earn and 15% of all income above $120k, if I happen to earn that much, 25% of all income over $150k. It's not much, but I like the idea of donating a portion of income I earn over ...

Faced with austerity programs and health-care reforms around the world, Roche launched a cost-cutting plan that may include job reductions and a revamp of its research-and-development business

The financial industry was a different beast twelve months ago. This time has shed some light on the toxic relationship between three key parties: the government, financial institutions and consumers. Thinking of the times before the economy fell, we were able to get a credit card easily and most people didn’t have too much trouble [...] Related posts:Saving Early vs. College Financial Aid Saving money as early as possible is definitely a positive... 5 Common Financial Brain Farts The world seems to be spinning at such a rapid... How Federal Rate Cuts Affect Your Savings Account Interest Rate So for the past two years, we’ve watched the Dow... ...

Though its often said that the average American will have seven careers in a lifetime, there is no statistical support for that figure.

Green Bay, WI September 3, 2010 Skyline Technologies, Inc. welcomes Jeff Hallett to its Business Intelligence practice as a Senior Business Intelligence Consultant. Jeff comes to Skyline from Versifit Technologies where he worked as a Solutions Architect and Project Manager. Jeff brings over 10 years of BI experience to our team and is well versed in the Microsoft stack of BI tools.Jeff earned...

Goldman Sachs is closing its Principal Strategies group, which trades using the firm's own money, Bloomberg News reported Friday.

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Oxford Business Group (OBG) is a global publishing and consultancy company which produces original economic and business intelligence on markets in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean.

Federal investigators said Friday that a suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosque in Tennessee was arson and offered a $20,000 reward for information le...

The wreckage of small plane that crashed in a lagoon off San Francisco Bay and killed the three people on board was recovered Friday. The founder of a local steel company was believed to be amon...

Mexican police have arrested six suspects in a bar fire that killed eight in the resort city of Cancun.

Nine people have died after a light aircraft belonging to a skydiving company burst into flames and crashed Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, police said. ...

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And , for his latest installment of his 2 week old G.O.O.D. friday Kanye West gave us “Devil In A New Dress”. By no mean was it in our plans to cover every song to be released by G.O.O.D. music on every G.O.O.D. friday but “Devil In A New Dress” clearly deserves every bit of burn it will see on the blogs. This new old sounding Kanye is what many have asked for and he is delivering san his-I-don’t-know-what-you-would-call-it hiccup with Justin Biber. Enjoy.

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Ben McKenzie shows co-star Keira Keeley a glass figurine in Tennessee Williams’ haunting memory play The Glass Menagerie. The Long Wharf Theatre production began previews on September 1 and opens September 12 with performances continuing through October 17, at LA’s Mark Taper Forum. Ben plays the Gentleman Caller Jim O’Connor. Pick up tickets to one of [...]

At this point, her shot at long-term success is hard to define.

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Always a store that helps define Melbourne's fashion scene for a season, their summer catwalk showing may have featured a women's line-up of high waists and exposed shoulders, but Fat's spring 2010 catwalk was owned by just one piece: a white, cross-backed bodysuit.

For Melbourne's male scenesters their hat tip towards an Americanised military fashion seemed like a last hoorah, given the style has evolved to new military for next season.

Entire Article: Read it by clicking Fat's picks for the city's summer.

Related Pictures (42 in total): See them by clicking FAT Spring / Summer 2010 (MSFW) or read up on fall 2010 fashion trends if you're not keen on the pictures.

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Everyone congratulate Ragan Fox for making it to fifth place on Big Brother! (Lord knows he congratulated himself enough during those endurance challenges.) But ultimately the 34-year-old college professor was undone by a showtunes-loving animatronic clam. The newly evicted houseguest stopped en route to the Jury House to enjoy an exclusive video chat with yours

Lynette Rice on networks' successes of the season (reality rules) and disappointments (scripted shows)

Snooki goes smushing, ''Runway'' Tower of Babble, ''Big Bro'' guy 'fesses up -- rewind a great week of TV!

Once upon a time, EW staff 'fessed up about books we snuck off our parents' shelves as teens; you too?

Drew Barrymore and Justin Long join a long list of significant others who mixed business and pleasure