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Google Unofficially Announces GDrive By Leaked Code 342

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday January 30, 2009 @09:34PM from the more-than-speculation dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Google has unofficially announced the GDrive by source code. In an in-direct way, Google has publicly advertised the new, much-anticipated online storage drive called the GDrive. If you take a look at the source code of some javascript within the Google Pack, you will clearly see the GDrive referenced. The code categorizes the GDrive as an 'Online file backup and storage' device. It also provides the following descriptions; 'GDrive provides reliable storage for all of your files, including photos, music and documents' and 'GDrive allows you to access your files from anywhere, anytime, and from any device — be it from your desktop, web browser or cellular phone.'"

Comment Re:Wasnt there some MIL-STD norm? (Score 1) 461

by sixide on Tuesday January 20, 2009 @07:10PM (#26538333) Attached to: Sniping Could Be the Next Killer iPod App

I don't see an ipod of any sort passing military standards. It's great that you can use a pair of COTS parts to make ballistics calculations easier, but this will never pass the test.

Overzealous AirTran Boots 9 Passengers Off 1002

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday January 02, 2009 @06:40PM from the fear-mongering-works dept.

An anonymous readerwrites "On Friday the wonderfully customer centric AirTran decided to remove a family of 9 US born Muslims after a comment between two family members regarding how close to the Jet engine they had been seated. The wonderful part is that after the FBI cleared the family 2 hours later, AirTran refused to fly the family, and refused to rebook them on their way from Washington to Orlando, Florida. The family purchased additional tickets on US Airways later that day, after AirTran requested that the irate father be escorted from their booking podiums by security. This whole story highlights the pathetic customer service we are getting from the Airlines these days — they actually treat us like criminals first and ask questions later. Just don't get me started on Delta." It's nice to see that stupidity still knows no bounds.

Facebook Nudity Policy Draws Nursing Moms' Ire 904

Posted by timothy on Thursday January 01, 2009 @05:16PM from the isn't-breastfeeding-for-the-children-too? dept.

HSRD writes "Web-savvy moms who breast-feed are irate that social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace restrict photos of nursing babies. The disputes reveal how the sites' community policing techniques sometimes struggle to keep up with the booming number and diversity of their members."

The Best Keyboards For Every Occasion 523

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday December 29, 2008 @04:56PM from the right-touch dept.

ThinSkin writes "ExtremeTech has written an article on the best keyboards in every category, such as gaming keyboards (macro and hybrid), media center keyboards, keyboard gamepads, and so forth. Of course, the big companies like Microsoft and Logitech dominate these lists, while smaller companies like Razer, Ideazon, and others play an important role as well."

Mediterranean Undersea Cables Cut, Again 329

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday December 19, 2008 @04:11PM from the cut-me-twice-shame-on-you dept.

miller60 writes "Three undersea cables in the Mediterranean Sea have failed within minutes of each other in an incident that is eerily similar to a series of cable cuts in the region in early 2008. The cable cuts are already causing serious service problems in the Middle East and Asia. See coverage at the Internet Storm Center, Data Center Knowledge and Bloomberg. The February 2008 cable cuts triggered rampant speculation about sabotage, but were later attributed to ships that dropped anchor in the wrong place."

Comment Re:Slashvertisement (Score 2, Interesting) 234

by sixide on Wednesday November 19, 2008 @08:20PM (#25826601) Attached to: Wolfram Research Releases Mathematica 7

I tried to use Octave for a while. It's a disaster. Most of the functionality is there, but some of my code ran at a snails pace in Octave. I "ported" it to MATLAB, and the speedup was around 100-200 fold.

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