Wednesday, July 28, 2010
In Vivo, In Vitro, In Silico | blog@CACM | Communications of the ACM
Daniel Reed speaks of the continuing challenges in understanding even the simplest of organisms. He paints a simple, but great picture to help understand some of the enormous challenges and opportunities ahead for those of us in bioinformatics, particularly for those with interests in high performance computing. Daniel said it best -- indeed, these are exciting times!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Prince: "The Internet is dead"
Ummm, so Prince says that he Internet is dead. Seriously, Prince, what are you thinking?
My personal favorite quote:
"All these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you."
I need to adjust my course material for this fall ASAP! I wonder what new field I should go into?
Friday, July 09, 2010
Report on The Market For Computing Careers
The Market For Computing Careers
Though the overall job market in this country continues to experience rough times, the prospect for those students pursuing computing careers seems to continue to remain strong. In fact, some data here suggests that the need is growing.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Data mining is a "hot job"
10 Hottest Careers in America - CBS MoneyWatch.com
This is pretty cool -- Data mining is rated the third hottest job in America, as defined by UCSD. A "hot job" is a job with large demand and growth potential.
I'm also pleased to see embedded engineering on this list, coming in at #4. I've always told my students that there are far more opportunities for software development if you can get your vision of software outside of the desktop and laptop boxes.
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