Comment FreeBSD? (Score 1) 189
And when will FreeBSD be coming to Azure?
Comment Good blueprint (Score 1) 89
When can we implement this Stateside?
Astronomers Confirm a Hot and Steamy Exoplanet 66
The Bad Astronomer writes "The extrasolar planet GJ 1214b was discovered in 2009 orbiting a nearby (40 light year distant) red dwarf star. The planet was quickly found to have a thick atmosphere, but it wasn't known at the time if the composition was water vapor or a hazy shroud of particulates. New Hubble observations confirm the atmosphere of the exoplanet is rich in water, comprising up to 50% of the atmosphere's mass (PDF). At 230 degrees Celsius, this means the planet is shrouded in steam."
Comment Re:Private cloud (Score 1) 141
This. Financial technology cannot and will not outsource to public clouds for confidentiality and reliability reasons. We're happy to adapt "cloud" technologies that Amazon and its ilk are using -- but these technologies will only exist in our data centers, behind our highly restrictive firewalls, accesible only to our services.
