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Submission + - Many using technology to enforce good behavior. (suntimes.com)

Ismellpoop writes: With the new year days away, many tools are now available to help people stay in line, including a GPS-enabled app that locks down texting once a car gets rolling and a program that cuts off credit-card spending. Another device monitors your workout and offers real-time voice feedback.

Have we entered an era in which electronics serve as mother, cop and coach because we can’t manage our own desires?

Submission + - Community colleges try renting textbooks. (chicagobreakingnews.com)

stupour-man writes: The sky-rocketing cost of college textbooks has become a hot topic, as it moved from an incidental expense to a major line item on the family budget. The average student pays $900 annually on books, according to the Student Public Interest Research Groups, and consumers have been clamouring for more options for years.

Comment And why exactly is the US gov using AWS? (Score 2, Insightful) 204

They can't even handle their own server farm? What does that say about technical competence of those employed by the government?
And you would think in these days of leaked this and that the government would try and keep their data a little closer to home.
AWS shut down wikileaks why can't they do the same for the US gov or al the very least do some snooping?

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