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Read more of this story at Slashdot.judgecorp writes "Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has praised the user interface of Microsoft's Windows Phone, saying that aspects of its user interface are more 'beautiful' than comparable sides to the iPhone. The comments, in a New Domain, follow on from a comment by Forrester boss George Colony who blogged that Apple would decline in the post-Jobs era. Both pieces have kicked off the kind of online argument you would expect."

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What’s better than watching a cheesy B movie made decades ago? Watching the whole thing in just over three minutes, which some of you might still find to be a bit too long.

Thanks to the purveyors of fine retro cheese known as Everything Is Terrible you can get your fill of Can It Be Love? without wanting to blow your brains out. And the big buff guy doing a terrible impression of Ahnold in Terminator comes free with the price of admission!

(NSFW for one bad word)

–via Everything Is Terrible!(YouTube Link)

What’s better than watching a cheesy B movie made decades ago? Watching the whole thing in just over three minutes, which some of you might still find to be a bit too long.

Thanks to the purveyors of fine retro cheese known as Everything Is Terrible you can get your fill of Can It Be Love? without wanting to blow your brains out. And the big buff guy doing a terrible impression of Ahnold in Terminator comes free with the price of admission!

(NSFW for one bad word)

–via Everything Is Terrible!

Original Link: http://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/25/watch-120-seconds-of-pure-80s-cheese/

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Read more of this story at Slashdot.Hugh Pickens writes "Ken Gaebler discusses a new way of hiring called 'employment simulations,' which are gaining popularity among high-tech firms that are seeking data from prospective employees that you can't get from sit-down interviews. In a typical employment simulation, candidates participate in online 'video games' that leverage simulation software to determine how well candidates perform in actual job situations. 'There are no questions about your former work experience and office habits. There's simply a computer game. If you win, you get the job. If you lose, game over.' As one example, call centers are very amenable to simulations because the work environment (a series of computer programs and databases) is relatively easy to replicate and the tasks that make up job performance are easy to measure (data entry speed and accuracy, customer service, multitasking, etc). Other employment simulation programs have been written for healthcare, insurance, retail sales, financial services, hospitality and travel, manufacturing and automotive, and telecom and utilities. But skeptics say employment simulators and other computer-based hiring models have some drawbacks. 'Like any technology, the effectiveness of employment simulations is limited to the quality of the software and its accessibility to users,' says Gaebler."

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Modeled after the classic Nerf guns, the taggers come equipped with vibrating handles, flashing lights and sound effects to let you know when you’ve been hit. Even more fantastic is the reload system; when it’s time to recharge your piece, an ammo clip style tab pops out of the bottom. Slap it back into place in the fashion of your favorite action hero and you’re good to go. For those who truly want to dominate the lazertag arena, you can upgrade the handheld guns to the shotgun model for both intimidation and bragging rights. The Lazertag System 2PK by Hasbro even allows you to program specific modes for either outdoor or indoor use.Nerf and Lazerta

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