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Comment Not For Everyone (Score 1) 45

Calm down. Just because Dropbox is big enough to "build their own cloud" doesn't mean it's right for everyone. There are always exceptions to the rule. Google, Facebook, Dropbox etc. are different. Your startup still needs the public cloud, be it AWS, Azure, or Google. When you get big enough, do what you want.

Cringely Looks at the WikiLeaks Debacle 163

dtwood writes "Infoworld's Cringely has an interesting take on the Julius Baer bank trying to silence WikiLeaks.org — and how stunningly stupid they've been. 'But the bank's solution is so mind-bogglingly stupid, you have to wonder if these guys need help getting their pants on each morning. First, this is exactly the kind of story bloggers and Net-centric journos crave. Big nasty corporation stomps all over plucky public-serving underdog. Who can resist that plot line? Second, the equation Bank Julius Baer = Money Laundering is now firmly cemented in the minds of everyone who has encountered this story, regardless of whether it's true. Trois: The documents in question, which might have been quickly forgotten alongside the 1.2 million others on the site, are now hotter than the Paris Hilton sex video. Dozens of mirror sites have sprung up, and Cryptome.org and PirateBay have squirreled away copies of the docs for any interested parties. "
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Demonoid Torrent Tracker Shut Down by CRIA 222

An anonymous reader writes "As of Tuesday, 25th September 2007, Demonoid is currently down, with no prior warnings from any moderators of the site. Both the main torrent page and the forum (fora) are no longer accessible. It is still possible to ping and trace the IP address of the site and it locates itself as in Canada. As of 6:45pm EST on 9-25-07, SSH and SMTP services are no longer active. Torrentfreak.com has since reported this is due to legal actions from the CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) who ordered Demonoid's ISP to shut down the site."

Comment Re:Fixed (Score 5, Funny) 348

it's like a guiness commerical.

billg: you know how we've forced every computer user in the world to buy a copy of windows for their computer?
steveb: yes
billg: well, i've come up with a way to make them buy TWO copies of windows for each computer!
steveb: brilliant!
billg: brilliant!
Google

Google Launches Free Wireless Broadband 116

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Ashish Kulkarni writes "Google has just announced the launch of Google TiSP (BETA)(TM), a free in-home wireless broadband service that delivers online connectivity via users' plumbing systems. All the dark fibre that google has supposedly laid out is now fully operational! Check out the description of how it works."

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