15th December 2012 Archive
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Grinchy Google to shut down another batch of services
No more free Exchange servers for you, matey
As part of its ongoing process of pruning and streamlining its engineering efforts, Google has decided to terminate yet another batch of unloved and little-used services, in what it's calling its "winter cleaning." Citing a need to "focus on creating beautiful, useful products that improve millions of people's lives every day …
Software 15 Dec 00:23
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McAfee warns of Project Blitzkrieg hack attack on US banks
No, not that McAfee, the other McAfee
Security firm McAfee warns that there is a credible threat of a coordinated Spring offensive against at least 30 US banks next year by Eastern European fraudsters. Talk of Project Blitzkrieg started after a message in September on a hacking board from a user identifying himself as vorVzakone, who was looking for recruits for a …
Security 15 Dec 00:52
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Wind, solar could provide 99.9% of ALL POWER by 2030
Even better: It could do so at the same cost as fossil fuels
A group of researchers has released a study that claims to shoot down the common perception that clean, renewable energy from wind and solar sources is all well and good, eco-wise, but that it's too uncertain, sporadic, and pricey for widespread use. "These results break the conventional wisdom that renewable energy is too …
Science 15 Dec 01:51
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Copyright trolls, biz scum, freetards - it's NOT black and white
Sysdmin blog New Media Rights man on the 50 shades of grey in IP debate
A new intellectual property rights organisation has popped up in the United States called New Media Rights. New Media Rights strikes a different balance than most intellectual property organisations; they champion the rights of independent creators as well as those of individual consumers. New Media Rights provide free legal …
Media 15 Dec 09:04
