boilednut writes “Steve Jobs’s recent missive on the deficiencies of Adobe’s Flash is still reverberating around the Internet. In this editorial, John Sullivan of the Free Software Foundation responds, arguing that Apple is presenting users with a false choice between Adobe’s proprietary software and Apple’s walled garden.”

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In a nationwide survey, midlife women were asked to define the most important elements of a great job. In addition to a good salary and benefits, a profession with a bright future, a high level of control and a flexible schedule were the choices.

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Facing rising unemployment and having seen uncertain results from the stimulus bill, President Obama is hosting a “jobs summit” that lacks a diversity of opinion, several analysts say. Missing from a partial list of attendees released by the White House are the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business.

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lbalbalba writes “Electronic Arts is shutting down its Westwood-based game developer Pandemic Studios just two years after acquiring it, putting nearly 200 people out of work. ‘The struggling video game publisher informed employees Tuesday morning that it was closing the studio as part of a recently announced plan to eliminate 1,500 jobs, or 16% of its global workforce. Pandemic has about 220 employees, but an EA spokesman said that a core team, estimated (more…)

Back in 1997, Larry Ellison was on a beach in Hawaii. After sipping his second Margarita that evening, he turned to his pal Steve Jobs, who was listening to Bob Dylan on his Sony Walkman. “Steve…Steve…STEVE! Hey, let’s buy Apple.”

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College is an amazing, diverse, and exhilarating experience. However, the self-sufficient student inevitably arrives at the quick and abrupt realization that the joys of college life come with an expensive price tag. Are your allotted funds are depleting faster than expected? Are you in desperate need of a way to bring in extra cash?

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