Economic weirdness, Blockbuster's Bankrupcy, and a new way to deal with CAPTCHAs? It's must-know geeky job news!
Economics/Geekonomics:
A big dose of dumb from the still totally-screwed-up world of home loans (Hat tip to http://www.geekosystem.com/)
- Man's house gets sold as foreclosed despite the fact he paid cash for it – and this is in Florida, which has a lot of problems as it is.
- MUST READ: A major document processor used by many mortage companies admits to signing off on foreclosures without having read the paperwork. This says several things: the loan industry has some nasty bottlenecks, this will be lawsuit fuel to resist foreclosures, and the system is even more pathetically screwed up than we thought
Media:
Replace annoying CAPTCHA's with ads? Solve Media is looking to do this. There's a level of scary brilliance here that makes me think they're resume-worthy.
Mobile:
Verzion going to tiered prices – Some of this sounds necessary, but expect some of this to get mentioned in the continued ongoing Net Neutrality battles (poorly).
Technology:
Apple could sell 21 million iPads in 2011 – mostly with corporate sales. This is not just big for Apple, and Tablets, but a cultural shift to people being used to a different way of using computers (and a product that isn't Microsoft).
Red Hat has a 20% gain in Q2 earnings – Looks like it's doing quite well – and of course, it's a big name in Linux.
Do we have our first 'weaponized virus' in the form of Stuxnet?
Video:
A look at just how Blockbuster went bankrupct – a roundup that provides a nice summary of just what happened.
Roku ups its game in the wake of the Apple announcement with new features and pricing.
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Could Blockbuster have saved itself?