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Christopher Nerney
Member since: September 2010
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Follow Chris on Google+Chris Nerney writes about research news and the latest discoveries in the areas of science, technology, space and psychology.
Areas of Interest: technology, Science, psychology, space
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Christopher Nerney wrote Women, you know how your men act all happy when you succeed? Well, they secretly hate it It seems that men aren't particularly thrilled when their female partner succeeds.
5 weeks 3 days ago
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Christopher Nerney answers Re: What’s the difference between Windows mainstream support and extended support? Both mainstream and extended Windows support includes paid support, security update support and access to Microsoft Knowledge Base and online help. Here's what the extended version doesn't include: Free incident support Warranty claims Design changes and feature requests
5 weeks 3 days ago
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A leading geochemist says he's found more evidence that life on Earth may have been seeded by rocks from Mars.
5 weeks 4 days ago
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I've seen my daughters get some pretty lame refurbished replacements for their broken iPhones, so I'm not a refurbished fan. Maybe if you just want an extra iPad laying around and don't want to pay full price, but I just think newer is worth the extra cost if you can afford it.
5 weeks 4 days ago
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Ever wonder why haters hate? Two university researchers think they have an answer.
5 weeks 6 days ago
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Christopher Nerney answers Re: If I own multiple web sites, should I link them all together, or will that actually hurt SEO? I'm not sure what you mean by "linking them all together," but over the years I've run multiple properties simultaneously -- both professionally and personally -- and it's always best to leverage what you have. Synergy is a powerful force on the Internet.
5 weeks 6 days ago
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If you harbor any hopes of being on board the spaceship scheduled to reach Mars in 2023, better get that application in by Saturday.
6 weeks 5 hours ago
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Christopher Nerney answers Re: Will the Ubuntu Edge smartphone still be made since it did not meet its crowdfunding goal? Short answer: Not right away, and maybe never. Canonical CEO Jane Silber says the company plans to release an Ubuntu phone in the second quarter of next year, but it won't be the dual OS (Android/desktop Linux) "convergence" device that the Edge was intended to be. She still says convergence is the future, though.
6 weeks 3 days ago
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Age discrimination permeates all industries. IT is no different, sadly, so there's absolutely a chance it could be a "significant limiting factor" in your career.
6 weeks 3 days ago
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Officials from a parish in south Louisiana videotape several trees being pulled underwater by a large sinkhole.
6 weeks 4 days ago
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My children have used Leaps and said they were easy to use and a lot of fun.
6 weeks 5 days ago
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A site called Ebook Friendly suggests that instead of trying to figure out which device is better for reading ebooks, it's best to first determine your reading preferences. The site offers a 12-question assessment that will help you decide.
6 weeks 5 days ago
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Christopher Nerney wrote Science panel only 95% certain that humans are causing global warming, so obviously the debate rages on! The percentage of scientists convinced that human activity is causing global warming continues to rise, but that won't matter to the climate-change deniers.
6 weeks 6 days ago
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It's do this, do that, do the other thing -- and all at once!
7 weeks 7 hours ago
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A company that is highly profitable and pays its executives enormous salaries should be able to pay an intern some amount of money. Free labor in return for "valuable experience" is often a recipe for exploitation.
7 weeks 3 days ago
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Our destiny may be in the stars, but we're a long way from getting there. And that's OK.
7 weeks 3 days ago
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NASA wants to figure out what kinds of food people living on Mars should eat, but the agency also should be studying the psychological impact of life in space.
7 weeks 5 days ago
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Christopher Nerney answers Re: Would you get a 2013 Nexus 7 now, or wait until the bugs have been worked out? If you don't need a tablet (or a new tablet) now, you may as well wait. But if you really want one, the Nexus 7 has gotten some really good reviews, so I wouldn't worry that it's a piece of junk.
7 weeks 5 days ago
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What are near-death experiences? Scientists may at least have found some physiological evidence.
7 weeks 6 days ago
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The number of applicants for a one-way ticket to Mars continues to grow.
8 weeks 7 hours ago
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Android 4.3 includes some security features lacking in previous versions of Google's mobile OS:
8 weeks 9 hours ago
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From the 1700s through today, time travel has been an incredibly popular topic for science fiction.
8 weeks 3 days ago
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Some people call global warming a "religion." Others live in California.
8 weeks 4 days ago
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Georgia Institute of Technology researchers use nanotechnology to create world's smallest version of da Vinci's masterpiece.
8 weeks 5 days ago
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Protecting a Word document with a password is very easy to do: 1. Click the File tab 2. Click Info 3. Click Protect Document, and then click Encrypt with Password 4. In the Encrypt Document box, type a password, and then click OK 5. In the Confirm Password box, type the password again, and then click OK
9 weeks 11 hours ago
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14 weeks 5 days ago
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I was discussing the current and future state with Ed Airey, a Product Marketing Director with Micro Focus. Because of the nature of his job, he has his finger on the pulse of everything COBOL.
14 weeks 6 days ago
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Verizon throttling Netflix streaming may not be the worst thing in the world
15 weeks 3 days ago
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Google Voice is great at voicemail and number blocking and other things. But it's not so great at working with other apps.
15 weeks 3 days ago
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abennett shared Scary weekend ahead: Animated monsters, Brad Pitt zombies and Chuck E. Cheese on LinkedIn Want something geeky to do this weekend? Check out our recommendations for the geekend ahead.15 weeks 3 days ago
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abennett shared The $200,000 software developer: We can build him, we have the technology on LinkedIn It’s unusual for a software developer to make $200,000 per year, but not unheard of. Here’s some advice about what it takes to get there
16 weeks 4 days ago
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Play our new hit game - identifying mystery sounds from technology or geek culture.
16 weeks 4 days ago
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abennett commented on Name That Noise: Down the rabbit hole
Ok, that one I got. Yesterday's had me stumped.
Play our new hit game - identifying mystery sounds from technology or geek culture.16 weeks 4 days ago
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Take the challenge to see if you can identify this sound from the world of technology and geek culture.
16 weeks 5 days ago
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Has Mr. Snowden, in his youthful naiveté, helped expose our own passivity, and complicity with a massive surrender of our Constitutionally guaranteed civil liberties? If it prompts much needed changes to privacy protections, then we all owe Mr. Snowden a debt of gratitude.
16 weeks 5 days ago
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What developers see as iterative and flexible, users see as disorganized and never-ending. Here's how some experienced developers have changed that perception.
17 weeks 6 hours ago
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The combination of System Administration skills and Programming skills is crucial to future professional growth.
17 weeks 5 days ago
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Google Glass isn't ready for prime time, but already is one of the most restricted, policed, and limited pieces of consumer technology out there.
17 weeks 5 days ago
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Software developers provide advice for others working on a project that seems doomed to fail
17 weeks 5 days ago
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18 weeks 5 hours ago
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"There are no more excuses. You have to be able to run both IPv4 and IPv6 all the time, anytime, because this is not going to be turned off. For any ISP and any edge provider, if you are not capable of running IPv6, you are not being noticed. Get going. Get IPv6 running." --Vint Cerf
18 weeks 3 days ago
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If there was ever a good time to be a Business Analyst it’s now, and here's why
18 weeks 4 days ago
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We measure the real-life speeds of wireless networks across the country.
18 weeks 6 days ago
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One company has (way) upped the ante in the search for good software engineers
18 weeks 6 days ago
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abennett shared French police end missing persons searches, suggest using Facebook instead on LinkedIn The latest victim of disruption by Internet technologies is a veteran of World War I: the missing persons search.
19 weeks 4 days ago
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San Francisco Police Officer Dennis Toomer provides advice on how you can avoid becoming a victim of cell phone theft
20 weeks 6 days ago
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While there's nothing you can do if hackers get into a database with your password in it, you can still protect yourself for all the other worst-case scenarios involving hacking. This tech tip gives basics on how to do that.
20 weeks 6 days ago
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A new study finds that older developers know more about programming than younger ones, including new technologies
22 weeks 5 days ago
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All through the month of April, ad-supported Windows 8 apps have gotten no ads. That means no revenue for developers. What gives?
22 weeks 6 days ago
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All through the month of April, ad-supported Windows 8 apps have gotten no ads. That means no revenue for developers. What gives?
23 weeks 3 hours ago
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