Shark Tank: It's all about communication

Yes, No, No ...Pilot fish gets an opportunity for a week of training, room and board paid for by the training company. All he needs is money for travel and approval from his boss. "I sent an e-mail to the boss asking for his approval to apply," says fish. "I received a reply in the affirmative. Then I sent another e-mail asking how to go about getting travel to said training. Travel denied. I explained that the training was free and that the room and board was free -- I just needed to get there and back. I included the documentation, and I even offered to pay my own way if I could have an authorized absence for that week. Denied again. Result: Opportunity lost. Why am I leaving this job again?"

Shark Tank: It's all about communication

Yes, No, No ...Pilot fish gets an opportunity for a week of training, room and board paid for by the training company. All he needs is money for travel and approval from his boss. "I sent an e-mail to the boss asking for his approval to apply," says fish. "I received a reply in the affirmative. Then I sent another e-mail asking how to go about getting travel to said training. Travel denied. I explained that the training was free and that the room and board was free -- I just needed to get there and back. I included the documentation, and I even offered to pay my own way if I could have an authorized absence for that week. Denied again. Result: Opportunity lost. Why am I leaving this job again?"

Shark Tank: It's all about communication

Yes, No, No ...Pilot fish gets an opportunity for a week of training, room and board paid for by the training company. All he needs is money for travel and approval from his boss. "I sent an e-mail to the boss asking for his approval to apply," says fish. "I received a reply in the affirmative. Then I sent another e-mail asking how to go about getting travel to said training. Travel denied. I explained that the training was free and that the room and board was free -- I just needed to get there and back. I included the documentation, and I even offered to pay my own way if I could have an authorized absence for that week. Denied again. Result: Opportunity lost. Why am I leaving this job again?"

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Robocar race winner: aging baby boomers may get self-guided wheels in the future

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Marines seek a few less servers, via virtualization

The U.S. Marine Corps plans to use server virtualization software as part of a plan to reduce its 300 data centers to about 30 fixed facilities and 100 "mobile platforms."

Robocar race winner: aging baby boomers may get self-guided wheels in the future

Chris Urmson, director of technology for a Carnegie Mellon team that won a DARPA race for self-guided cars, says 'autonomous vehicles' could be driving people around in 10 to 20 years.

MySpace plans new display-advertising network

MySpace today unveiled plans to launch a new advertising platform that allows small-business owners, bands and politicians to buy, create and analyze the performance of display ads on the popular social networking site.

Carnegie Mellon's robocar navigates big win in DARPA's Urban Challenge

Eleven self-guided vehicles took off from the starting line this past weekend in a race that ultimately could save lives on the battlefield. The winner: Boss, from Carnegie Mellon.

Canadian professor offers model for systems management

Monitoring the external behavior of applications -- including how busy a system is or the length of response time -- can determine a performance model that essentially describes how well the system will fare over time.