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miller60 writes:
GoDaddy says yesterday's downtime was caused by internal network problems that corrupted data in router tables. "The service outage was not caused by external influences,” said Scott Wagner, Go Daddy’s Interim CEO. “It was not a ‘hack’ and it was not a denial of service attack (DDoS)." The outage lasted for at least 6 hours, and affected web sites and email for customers of the huge domain registrar.
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InfoWorld_Pete writes:
This week's Kindle Fire announcement shows Amazon is serious about displacing Apple's iPad/iTunes combination in the home, with major improvements in its hardware and Amazon's huge book and growing video and music libraries. But, as InfoWorld's Galen Gruman writes, the Kindle Fire could also diminish the iPad in the office, should the Fire displace it at home. Why? At its core, the iPad's ability to serve both business and personal uses means it's the perfect vehicle for BYOD; the Fire isn't so suited. So, that could favor corporate-issued iPad deployments, not user-driven ones, and thus constrain the iPad to being just another type of work PC. The odds remain in the iPad's favor, but the even possibility of such a shift is surprising.
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sciencehabit writes:
If you spent time at the beach this summer, you probably encountered seagulls screeching overhead and eating trash. You probably also encountered their poop. Seagull droppings can carry disease-causing microbes like Escherichia coli and Enterococcus, which can contaminate beaches and water. Now scientists have found a way to fight back: Release the hounds. In a new study, researchers show that unleashing dogs keeps the seagulls away—and the water at the beach free of microbes.