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Comment We're doomed... (Score 1) 104

I was pretty well convinced that the NSA and it's data sniffing what-not has become self-aware and is the first to do so. That may still be the case...

But I'm not pretty sure that the Googleplex is now self-aware and is trying to make itself self-mobile.

Next step, the Nexus-1000 Terminator....

Comment Mailbox, meh... (Score 1) 63

I signed up for that a while ago. I waited for my reservation to activate.

I turned fired up the app. I linked a Gmail account (only service they currently work with).

I toyed with it for a day. I found it unimpressive, unintuitive, limited, and not useful.

I unlinked my account.

App removed. I fail to see the value in it.

Comment Let's not forget LED Lighting (Score 1) 146

a large inrush current (such as a motor)

LED Lighting and the divers that run them have a significantly larger inrush current than incandescent lighting ( http://ledsmagazine.com/features/9/3/7/EcosystemFig3 ). I'd be more concerned about that than a motor.

This "feature" of LED lighting was not something that was initially taken into account.

Comment Not a "DROPBOX" Alternative - File Sync Yes (Score 3, Informative) 96

This is basically an "open source" version of what http://www.cubby.com/ did in their free beta--but is now a paid part of the service. It was called "DirectSync" ( https://www.cubby.com/features/ ) and didn't use any of the "cloud" part of storage from the service. You can see how it is now part of the paid service here: https://www.cubby.com/pricing/

I would expect any number of other providers are looking at this for a paid service. High end versions would include Globalscape's WAFS ( http://www.globalscape.com/wafs/ ) and File Replication Pro ( http://www.filereplicationpro.com/ ).

Free with good encryption is a great idea IMO. I for one would use it.

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