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Say Cheese: Studies Show Smiling Is Good for You Here's a reason to crack a smile: Smiling is good for you and those around you. Studies show that a smile can cause positive physiological changes in the smiler and improve interactions with others, too. With a genuine smile, you can benefit not only yourself but also your workplace. |
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Malware "Gauss" Aimed at Online Banking in Middle East Russian security company Kaspersky Labs recently announced the discovery of a new cyber threat called “Gauss” that targets online banking in the Middle East. Likely activated in September 2011, Gauss infections have been recorded more than 2,500 times by Kaspersky's cloud-based security system. |
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Test Automation Gone Wild The stock market has a messy relationship with software. It operates on automation software, but that same software recently made the news for triggering stock plunges. If financial firms aren't scrimping on testing, then what or who gets the blame? Is there a place for testing in production? |
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Why the UK Police Are Wrong about IT and Why You Should Care While value for money is always important, a more important question should be “What problem are you trying to solve?” Unless you fully explore the problem, you’ll have no idea if IT is the best solution. |
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What Is DevOps All About? DevOps is an umbrella concept that serves as a response to the "wall of confusion" that sometimes occurs when the communication between development and operations becomes unreliable. How does this confusion come about? What are some of the elements that fall under the DevOps umbrella? |
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The Fundamental Attribution Error If you find that you are able to blame your own errors on your circumstances but blame everyone else's errors on character or personality flaws, you might be under the influence of the fundamental attribution error. This sort of thinking isn't just bad form; it can have dire consequences. |
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Learning by Osmosis We've got access to more information than at any time in history, but all that information can be a benefit or a burden. Don't squander your attention. Spend it intelligently, and make sure you get something of value in return for your time by adjusting your information intake. |
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What Knight Capital Group Needs to Know about DevOps On August 1, 2012, Knight Capital Group suffered a disastrous electronic trading glitch, caused by a bug that was introduced during a software upgrade the night before the incident. |
