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How to Fire an Employee RespectfullyIf you’ve ever been laid off, downsized, dismissed, let go, or any of the other fifty or more euphemisms for “fired,” you know how gut-wrenching it can be. And doing the firing is not without its own trauma. Naomi Karten gives some advice on how to fire an employee as respectfully as possible. | 
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Earth's Startling Changes Shown via Timelapse by GoogleGoogle worked with the US Geological Survey, NASA, and TIME magazine to compile and release more than thirty years’ worth of images of Earth taken from space—using Google Earth Engine technology—into an interactive time-lapse experience. | 
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The Office: Recipe for Crafting a Creative Culture Not every office is going to be the perfect environment for everyone, but there are certain factors that encourage people to feel inspired and respected. Are you creating a healthy environment for your teams? It's really not as difficult as you might think. |
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Zapier Provides Outage Status Board for Nearly 200 APIsThere are service dashboards that track larger APIs, such as those for Google, Amazon, and Dropbox. But Zapier, a startup that integrates APIs and online services, is sharing its status board for nearly 200 online services, with millions of API requests performed a month—a big help for developers. | 
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To Estimate or Not to Estimate—That Is the QuestionIn the agile community there is a movement called “no estimates”—where people are challenging the value and validity of estimating the work required to develop software. Scott Sehlhorst looks at the different perspectives of those who challenge estimation. | 
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Ask Questions and Observe Language to Find State TransitionsBugs that peek out during a window of vulnerability can make us think we’ve been outsmarted. But in their sleuthing bag testers have a powerful tool that can surface such issues: state modeling. Bonnie Bailey describes how to ask the right questions and observe language to find state transitions. | 
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Different Approaches to the Future of Cloud ComputingCompanies seem to agree that cloud computing is the way things are going, but they are using different strategies to get there. Amazon is the largest cloud service, with Google's new announcements giving the giant a run for its money. But a SAP model—that may or may not be a cloud—is emerging. |
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How Cloud Computing Makes a Great Forecast for FlyingIt's not surprising that airports are feeling at home in the cloud. With cloud computing's ability to provide fast access to data across multiple platforms while meeting business needs by reducing costs, airports are beginning the shift in order to benefit their customers and their budgets. |
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