Amazon Unbox, TiVo and the Big Bang Theory
So, I’m not impressed by Amazon Unbox via TiVo. For starters, the shows aren’t captioned, even though TiVo’s in-house ads and previews always are. This is an issue because the pilot episodes of...
View ArticleCalifornia mandates hands-free cell phones while driving
Well, it finally happened: a bill requiring hands-free devices for cell phone use in vehicles goes into effect next year: Smoak said he hopes the new laws will stop people from talking and driving....
View ArticleVictor Valley Airshow, redux
So, I survived. More than that, I had a pretty good time. I went up in airport manager Garry Abbott’s restored 1952 Beechcraft Bonanza C-35 (it was the cool silver one with blue flames painted all over...
View ArticleHappy Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Aaaar! It’s that time of year again, by thunder: Talk Like a Pirate Day! Here be some powerfully piratical links for you land-lubbers to catch up with: Learn to Talk Like a Pirate See How a Pirate...
View ArticleNYT says goodbye to subscription-only content
TimesSelect is dead: Effective September 19, 2007, TimesSelect has ended. Content previously published for TimesSelect is available free to all NYTimes.com visitors You still need to register to read a...
View ArticleHesperia Days parade
It’s official: Rain or shine, the Hesperia Days parade is on. Look for me, Peter and Sharon doing our best beauty queen waves tomorrow morning as we roll down Main Street.
View ArticleA blog I can “get behind”
This is what the Internet is for: Making fun of unnecessary quotation marks. From the AP: Isn’t it “funny” how something can “really annoy” you for ages and then you discover via “the Internet” that...
View ArticleMore about TimesSelect going bye-bye
On the Media had a good piece this weekend on the dissolution of TimesSelect. The argument given on the show is that Google News and the like can’t see firewalled content, meaning fewer readers and...
View ArticleFor the Alliance
The picture frame was a freebie gift at Blizzcon. I imagine they’ll start selling them on Blizzard’s online store at some point, if they haven’t already.
View ArticleClojure Web Developer, Kira Systems, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Full list: https://kirasystems.com/careers#op-162601-clojure-web-developer We’re looking for a developer to be a part of the core team for our Clojure and ClojureScript web application. Our stack...
View ArticleLinux systems engineer with Common Lisp experience, m-creations, Mainz, Germany
Full time position for German speaking Linux admin with Docker and Common Lisp experience near Frankfurt, Germany We are a small German software shop based in Mainz, Germany, founded in 2000. We create...
View ArticleLisp programmer, Keepit.com, Lviv, Ukraine
(See also: https://jobs.dou.ua/companies/surftown/vacancies/42175/) Keepit.com is expanding and we are looking for candidates to join our strong cloud software development team. We use Lisp systems to...
View ArticleLisp Engineer, MIND.AI, Seoul, Korea & L.A, USA
MIND.AI (http://www.mind.ai) is working on a brand new paradigm in artificial intelligence. We are looking to innovate REAL AI. Not just natural language processing but Natural Language Reasoning. We...
View ArticleSoftware Engineer (Clojure), Chatterbox Labs, UK
From this post: http://blog.chatterbox.co/recruiting-software-engineer/ Machine Learning; Artificial Intelligence; Natural Language Processing; Functional Programming; Java; Clojure; Lisp Chatterbox...
View ArticleJunior Lisp Developer, RavenPack, Marbella, Spain
See: https://www.ravenpack.com/careers/junior-common-lisp-developer At RavenPack we are searching for a Junior Common Lisp Developer to join RavenPack’s Development Team. As a Junior Common Lisp...
View ArticleSenior Lisp Developer, RavenPack, Marabella, Spain
See: https://www.ravenpack.com/careers/common-lisp-developer As a Common Lisp Developer, you will be part of the Analytics team which is in charge of the development and maintenance of applications...
View ArticleLisp Developer, 3E, Brussels, Belgium
See: http://3eeu.talentfinder.be/en/vacature/30101/lisp-developer You join a team of developers, scientists, engineers and business developers that develop, operate and commercialize SynaptiQ...
View ArticleSenior Common Lisp Developer | 3E | Remote (with some travel to Brussels)
More info here https://jobs.3e.eu/en/vacature/74459/senior-common-lisp-developer/ Writing elegant, clean code is your thing and you are not afraid to pick things up fast and be proactive in a team....
View ArticleDevOps Engineer | HRL Laboratories | Malibu, CA
Job posting: https://jobs.lever.co/dodmg/85221f38-1def-4b3c-b627-6ad26d4f5df7?lever-via=CxJdiOp5C6 HRL has been on the leading edge of technology, conducting pioneering research and advancing the...
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