So they end up spending MORE money making sure each person who needs access has a dedicated line? What if those people change regularly, or are halfway across the world? That kind of networking is expensive, takes a long time to implement, and doesn't adapt to a changing environment very well. For things that aren't "national security will be totally compromised" important, I'd rather they hire competent system administrators and programmers than spend money trying to connect a bunch of people to a propriety network.

Posted to LulzSec Twitter on hour ago:

"We're currently working with certain media outlets who have been granted exclusive access to some of the News of the World emails we have."

Because it makes it accessible from places other than the physical location it's stored at. That can be really useful, you know?

This is a great idea when it comes to the way kids learn and where they struggle.

I'm wondering, though, what happens when a student doesn't have a computer or internet access.

Well, on a 3G connection it takes about 3 seconds, tops, to load a file.

I use a web app called ShiftEdit.

I'm a web developer (I mainly build web apps), so everything I work on is hosted on a remote server. Saving and opening can take a little longer online than on your computer, but it's honestly not too bad.

Other than images, the personal site I'm working on I have created completely in ShiftEdit.

I use my Cr48 every day at home. I can code on it and do what I need to do. I have learned to operate with minimal file downloads and don't have anything to print. It does what I need it to. Right tools for the job and all that...

The only things on G+ that are made public without a choice is your name, gender, and a picture of your choosing. If you're worried about that information being more than what you'd like to share with the general public, you've got bigger issues and probably shouldn't be on a social networking site in the first place. To chalk those peices of info up to "zomg, they're giving away our private info to anyone!" is just fear-mongering. Please stop and stay on your lawn.

Legitimate concern, I suppose.

1) So what? The information isn't leaving google. It's just making sure I don't have to look an ad targeted at demographics that have nothing to do with me. If I'm going to see adds, I prefer them to be about things I like.
2) This is an option that can be disabled.
3) If you're too lazy to configure your profile, don't have one. The only info that you can't make private (and control EXACTLY who sees it (hard to do in FB)) is your name and Gender.

In other words, if you don't want to be social, don't have a social networking account. If you don't want your information used for tailoring ads to you, then plan on paying for your service.

Uh oh, I bet there's going to be a lot of pissed off 4channers. Who wants to bed Telstra gets DDOSed soon? :P

There's already a browser extension that allows you to manage your FB lists a la Google+ circles.

http://lifehacker.com/5817472/circle-hack-displays-your-facebook-friends-in-circles-like-google%252B

This is what qualifies as news? I know /. has been slipping a bit lately, but seriously?

If you're running Linux, you probably don't have any viruses. It seems to me that uninstalling programs you don't use every couple months would be a lot easier than re-installing the OS... ever.

Despite that, I've been running my install of Win7 for over a year now, practice general maintenance, and it's still running as smooth as ever. Having to re-install an OS every year is either the sign of a poorly designed OS or just plain laziness.

Apple favoring corps over users. Gee, didn't see that one coming.