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Submission + - ASK SLASHDOT: How to build a personal cloud? 1

Submitted by MotorMachineMercenar
MotorMachineMercenar writes: Recent announcements from Google, Apple, MS, etc. about cloud services have left me cold: most of them would require me to pay fees, get attached at the hip to a service provider, or don't offer everything I want so I'd have to sign up for several services. Perhaps most importantly, I would be at the mercy of fickle service providers who might go offline without warning. So I've thought about building my own personal cloud for my music, movies, TV series and photos.

I could provide the server with my desktop PC, could use one of my internet domains to host FTP or whatever else is needed for the cloud. I would like to push and pull all the content to/from my devices, mainly desktop and laptop PCs and Android phone. It would be ideal if I could share the content with friends as well. Open source would be a huge plus.

Is there anything like this available already, or is there anything in alpha or beta?
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Submission + - Stamping out low cost nanodevices (vanderbilt.edu)

Submitted by RogerRoast
RogerRoast writes: Vanderbilt University scientists report that they have developed a simple technique for stamping patterns invisible to the human eye on to special class of nanomaterials. According to the article, the method works with materials that are riddled with tiny voids that give them unique optical, electrical, chemical and mechanical properties. “It’s amazing how easy it is. We made our first imprint using a regular tabletop vise,” Sharon M. Weiss the lead author said. The article was published in the latest issue of the journal Nano Letters

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