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Ello: The Exodus That Facebook Cannot Ignore

Yes, "exodus" is the right word here. If Facebook is the Pharoah's Egypt then Ello is the new promised land. And what exactly is being promised there? Anonymity, no ads, no commoditisation and many others claims Facebook cannot make anymore. Ello, a social networking site that started last year, is gaining momentum. The nitro-boost it needed came in the form of Facebook's rigid "real name only" stance. San Francisco, which has a large LGBTIQ community, did not welcome this move. Many drag queens and trans people took offense to the fact that their Facebook accounts were blocked because they were not using their legal names — something many people in the LGBTIQ community avoid, either for fear of being outed or because most of them do not identify with the gender and the name they were assigned at birth. Ello, on the other hand, was started by seven programmers and artists, who collectively believe that Facebook is not a social network anymore. It is mor
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It Is Not Your Mama's QA ... :) - QA Testing

Wow, what a whirlwind! Functional testing, services testing, Cloud testing , SOX compliancy, hiring. Processes, a metrics program, contracts. It's not so much what to do, it's where to start. So I thought I'd start at the beginning. One of the biggest problems any new QA/QC manager has is the existing staff's preconceptions of "what testing should be" and "how testing should work". They base that on what they've experienced in past companies. The problem with that is often "QA" at those former companies was (ahem) somewhat less than what it could have been. Perhaps the testing staff weren't especially valued, and their sole contribution came at the end of the project where the problems they found inevitably led to project delays, or a product with problems in production due to lack of time to fix those problems. Sometimes they didn't test a certain type of application at all. Often they were ignored throughout the

Bitcoin: Can Anyone Hack It? Its More Secure Than People Think

One of the main issues holding back the popularity of Bitcoin right now is security. Bitcoin security is a tricky subject, and it's not something that can be described in a three to five minute news segment on CNBC or Bloomberg. While there have been plenty of stories of bitcoins being stolen by bad actors over the past few years, it's important to realize that there is a difference between Bitcoin and bitcoins. Bitcoin, with a capital "B", is the name of the protocol and payment system, while bitcoins are the currency used on that network. By differentiating between the two, it becomes easier to understand the truth about Bitcoin security.   Bitcoin Has Never Been Hacked The first thing that needs to be pointed out when it comes to the security of this cryptocurrency is that Bitcoin has never been hacked . All of the stories of stolen or hacked bitcoins are referring to online exchanges and wallets that are created as services outside of the Bitcoin bl

Huawei Improved Loading Time Of Smartphone Battery

Huawei has developed by its own account, a new technology that allows to boost smartphone battery within ten minutes at 50 percent of their capacity. Overall, batteries should be charged approximately ten times faster than is currently standard.  The technology comes from the Huawei subsidiary Watt Lab. On the Battery Symposium in Japan they recently showed three different concepts. A 600 mAh battery for example reached within two minutes 68 percent of its capacity. Another current memory with 3000 mAh was charged after five minutes to 48 percent, which is rich with a Huawei smartphone for a talk time of ten hours. The quick charging is made possible by the addition of heteroatoms to the molecules of the graphite anode of the battery. They serve as a catalyst for the reception and transit of lithium by the carbon deposits. The heteroatoms shorten loud Huawei charging time, without lowering the energy density or the battery life. Currently Huawei subjects neither the ba

Office 2016 For Mac - These Are The New Features

Office 2016 for Mac offers several interesting innovations, especially for professionals. The new version works optimally with the cloud and the Windows version of Office 2016th Microsoft not only Office 2016 for Windows available, but in parallel also the version for OS X. Thus, it is the first time for years finally a common version for both operating systems, which interact perfectly with each other and their documents are compatible with each other. Especially companies benefit if they use Macs parallel to Windows PCs. Because with the new version, users get also common features and the same operating options. The surface is almost identical, but differs in one capacity or another, for example when it comes to the new intelligent search or search in the ribbon. These functions remain the Windows version reserved. Microsoft has finally made it into the new version that documents also are compatible between the different systems and the representation or calculations do n

Samsung Galaxy E7 VS iPhone 6 Plus: All Similarities And Differences

Apple's iPhone 6 Plus is ranked as the number one smartphone in the world right own. The tech giant Apple launched two of its biggest smartphones iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in September 2014. Both latest iPhones include a number of changes over its predecessors, including larger display, a faster processor, upgraded cameras and improved LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity.  Samsung's latest smartphone from E series, Samsung Galaxy E7 , was launched four months after the release of iPhone 6 Plus. Here we are comparing the specifications of Samsung Galaxy E7 with the core features of iPhone 6 Plus. Read on to know what is similar and what is different in these two handsets. Galaxy E7 comes with a 5.5 inches Super AMOLED touchscreen capacitive with 16M colors. The resolution is 720x1280 pixels and the pixel density is 267ppi. iPhone 6 Plus also has a 5.5 inches display but it comes with a higher resolution that is 1080x1920 pixels and 401 pixels per inch. iPhone 6 Plus has an L

Thoroughly Understand The Contents of Your Dissertation – Dissertation Writing Services UK

The first and foremost thing in dissertation writing is that the writer must have an in-depth and thorough understanding of the contents to be included in the dissertation. A lot of knowledge, research and profound understanding of the topic are required on the part of the students to successfully come up with this difficult and most important task of their academic life. Writing a dissertation without pre-planning and research can lead a student to an abysmal failure. The students must keep in mind that any grammatical, stylistic and linguistic error can leave a bad effect on their academic career as the tutor are always seeking the most original and authentic sources to be used in dissertations. Along with using the latest and most relevant sources, a personal point of view on the part of the student is also required by the tutors.  Usually, the students are in the habit of following samples and guidelines provided by their peers and don’t try to use their own point of view a