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Hi folks,

I'm an software developer who's been inactive for a few years. I do web development, but I'm a user when it comes to security and crytography tech. Years back, I used to listen to the Security Now! podcast to try to stay abreast of the best practices for security in my personal and professional life, but it was too long and often adapted to people who don't know how computers work.

I follow HN somewhat via Hacker New Daily. Is there anything similar with regards to security / crytography news?

Waiting for link. Saw on Bloomberg TV.

EDIT: Verdict was unanimous. No infringement of either patent.

First link: http://www.businessinsider.com/verdict-is-in-for-oracle-google-2012-5

Hi folks,

I've got friend and fellow HN reader here in Central NJ. We were thinking of starting a meetup for people interested in programming/technology in the area. I'm talking North/East/South Brunswick, Kingston, Montgomery, Princeton, and all the rest. We have a sneaking suspicion that there are some people working on startups or cool software projects within the enterprise that we'd like to meet about. If you're generally interested at all, you can find my email here: http://scr.im/daveslab

Thanks!

Hi folks,

This might be precisely the wrong community to ask this question of, but here goes. I work as your standard Java/Oracle programmer in the finance sector. It's a good job, good benefits, and I'm lucky to have it. However, the constant go-go-go nature of my company and my team are starting to wear on me. There are tight deadlines that we never make and end up putting out a half-baked product with all the features and none of them done well. We work late hours many days because of completely unnecessary demands by management. The yelling, midnight phone calls, and complete intellectual boredom are driving me nuts.

Now I know what you're thinking: "So what? That's not that bad? You should work at MY company." Frankly, I hear you. However, programming is not my life. I'm intellectually exhausted when I come home and have no drive to pursue the things I TRULY love (unfortunately, those things do not pay). Yes, in the end, coding is a wonderful hobby and interest but mostly just a job for me.

Perhaps some of you wish you could change places, but for my sympathetic readers: do you know of any programming jobs/industries where there is less pressure/demand on us?

Hi guys,<p>I've been working at a well-known firm for about two years as a software dev. However, I just received a interview for an even better shop, Google. In the interview coming up, there are supposedly a lot of questions about algorithms an data structures, etc. I know enough to hold my own as your average developer, but I've never had a full course in this stuff. I used to be a physicist, so I'm good with math, but I'm really nervous about trying to beef up with so little time, a couple of weeks. Any ideas for someone like myself to get a crash course in this stuff?<p>Thanks for any help!