24-year-old Russian billionaire [in rubles, that is] buys TVR

Yup, that's right.  Specialty British sports-car maker TVR is now owned by a pimply-faced Russian nerd, to the immense disappointment of his family.

Interview report

I just had a very positive-feeling interview with UBS (think Gnomes of Zurich) in Stamford, CT for a support analyst position.  I actually wound up talking to the existing support analyst in Stamford (who was surprised no-one in HR had talked to me yet).  Subjectively, I'd say I pretty much aced it.  (There was one SQL question I honestly had to shrug and admit not remembering the answer to, which was "What's the difference between an inner and outer join."  The rest of the "technical" questions were elementary to the point of triviality.)

It's in the hands of HR and my recruiter now, I believe.  I don't know whether there's an onsite interview as the next step, but I assume so.

It's official....

...Windows has a lower TC0 (that's Total Cost of 0wn3rsh1p) than Linux.

Meanwhile, California Performance Review is recommending that California government agencies investigate and evaluate open-source solutions, noting that the Franchise Tax Board and the Department of Transportation each saved on the order of $300,000 on a single application.

(Source credit: bitmines on ICB.)

Interview followup

So, I talked to the recruiter again this afternoon.  (Actually, he called while everything was down due to having to do some unscheduled electrical work -- I jiggled an electrical socket in the next room, and suddenly all the alarms in the office started squealing.  I would up replacing the outlet, and then having to swap out two SLWaber surge-protector power strips that had gone berserk and would not reset.)  So, basically where we stand right now is that UBS liked my experience, were impressed with my skills, and are moving forward.  This is looking very positive.  It has the look of light at the end of the tunnel, and it doesn't appear to be an oncoming train.